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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
Period: 1990s
Crossing (Gemini 1776) Unique signed hand-colored paper assemblage with collage
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Murray Crossing, 1999 Unique hand-colored paper assemblage with collage on Rives BFK on white Rising 4-ply museum support board Signed and dated in pencil 19 1/2 × 30 × 4 inches Framed: held in acrylic shadow box frame Unique hand-colored paper assemblage with collage on Rives BFK on white Rising 4-ply museum board support, signed and dated in pencil. This mixed media paper construction with hand coloring is housed in an acrylic box shadow frame, part of the "Crossing Series" of 33 works, each entirely unique, published by Gemini G.E.L., Catalogue Reference: Gemini 1776 Provenance: the Family Collection of Harry W. and Mary M. Anderson Artist Biography: Elizabeth Murray (b. 1940, Chicago, IL—d. 2007, Granville, NY) was an artist at the forefront of American painting for five decades and is considered one of the most important postmodern abstract artists of her time. Her drive and determination produced a singularly innovative body of work characterized by a Cubist-informed Minimalism and streetwise Surrealism. Throughout her career, she reveled in the physicality of paint and approached her work through the constructive vocabulary of sculpture, warping, twisting, splintering, and knotting her canvases. In her innovative and deeply imaginative body of work, Murray not only reclaimed the medium of paint as her own but shared personal evocations of birth and death, laughter and confusion, fullness and loss. From an early age, Murray wanted to be an artist—a cartoonist actually. With the support of her high-school art teacher, Elizabeth Stein, Murray enrolled at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with the aim of becoming a commercial artist. However, she would spend more time learning from the works on view in the museum than in the classroom, gravitating toward the paintings of El Greco, Francisco de Zurbarán, Georges Seurat, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso. Above all, it was the work of Paul Cézanne and Willem de Kooning that fueled her commitment to becoming a painter. After graduating in 1962, she went on to continue her studies at Mills College in Oakland, California. In 1967, she moved to New York City, where she would live and work until her death in 2007. Murray’s works from the 1960s reflect an irreverent embrace of the materiality of paint. Here, the artist experimented with elements of sculpture while maintaining allusions to the figure informed by her long-standing affinity for cartooning. Murray’s childhood love of Walt Disney and comics would underpin many aspects of her art throughout her career. During the 1970s, Murray dismantled—then rebuilt—many of the compositional strategies and theories associated with Minimalism. Using curved lines and complex shapes loosely informed by mathematical ideas, she introduced geometries that transform scale, shape, and form to her thickly painted and layered compositions. In the following decade, Murray introduced three-dimensionality to her canvases, bringing about a complete break from traditional, flat, rectilinear compositions. Muddied, moody, and gestural, the paintings of the 1980s blazed a course of international recognition and notoriety. In these works, interiors, tables, coffee cups, shoes, and other signature themes emerge from skeins of spray paint and graffiti-like markings. During the 1990s, Murray’s works became flatter while retaining a high degree of compositional elaboration and chromatic exuberance. In the final years of her career, the artist offered new visions of her characteristic motifs in vibrantly painted, multipaneled paintings. Throughout her stellar career, Murray was a much sought-after instructor, visiting artist, and lecturer. Appointments include instructor at Rosary Hill College (1965–67), visiting artist at Wayne State University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1973), instructor at Bard College (1974–77), visiting instructor at California Institute of the Arts (1975–76), lecturer at Princeton University (1977), instructor at Yale University (1977–80), instructor at School of Visual Arts in New York (1978–80), lecturer at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (1979, 1985, and 1992), lecturer at Maryland Institute College of Art (1981), lecturer at New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture (1987), guest curator of Artist’s Choice: Elizabeth Murray at The Museum of Modern Art, New York (1995), visiting professor of studio arts at Bard College (1999–2003), and instructor at Brooklyn College (2003–07). Murray received numerous honors in recognition of her work, including the Walter M. Campana Award from The Art Institute of Chicago (1982), an award from American Academy of Arts and Letters (1984), Medal for Painting from Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (1986), an honorary doctorate from School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1992), induction as an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York (1992), Larry Aldrich Award (1993), an honorary degree from Rhode Island School of Design (1993), MacArthur Fellowship (1999), an honorary doctorate from The New School (2001), National Artist Award from Anderson Ranch Art Center (2002), Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement from College Art Association (2007), and an award from CITYarts (2007). Significant public commissions include two New York City Transit mural projects: Blooming (1996) at Lexington Avenue/59th Street and Stream (2001) at 23rd Street/Ely Avenue. Monographic institutional presentations include Elizabeth Murray: Drawings 1980–1986 at Carnegie Mellon University Art Gallery (1986), Elizabeth Murray: Paintings and Drawings at Dallas Museum of Art (1987, traveled to List Visual Arts Center at MIT; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Des Moines Art Center; Walker Art Center; and Whitney Museum of American Art), Elizabeth Murray: New Work at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (1988), Elizabeth Murray Prints: 1979–1990 at Barbara Krakow Gallery (1990, traveled to Bates College Museum of Art, David Winton Bell Gallery at Brown University, Davison Art Center at Wesleyan University, and Florida Gulf Coast Art Center), Elizabeth Murray: Recent Work at Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University (1991), Elizabeth Murray at Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College (1993), and Elizabeth Murray: Works on Paper, Virginia Commonwealth University (1998). In 2005, Murray earned the distinction of becoming only the fifth woman to receive a career retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, following Louise Bourgeois, Lee Krasner, Helen Frankenthaler, and Jackie Winsor...
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1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Abstract Watercolor Painting, 'Fire Series', C. 1992 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Homemade fish tank acrylic painting expressionism surrealist
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Elisabeth Sabala (1956) - Homemade fish tank - Acrylic Acrylic measurements 64x98 cm. Frame measurements 70x104 cm.
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1990s Abstract Art

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Acrylic

Untitled, 1991, Oil on paper, Analytical Painting, Abstract
Located in Milano, IT
In this masterpiece Claudio Olivieri experimented with palette darkening, using a spray gun to distribute the oil and achieve an unprecedented result. In addition, this painting give...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Paper, Oil

Untitled Abstract Expressionist painting on canvas - hand signed
Located in New York, NY
Gail Winegar Untitled Abstract Expressionist painting, ca. 1998 Oil on canvas painting Hand-signed by artist on the back This is a unique work Frame included in a strip frame Measure...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Cape Horn, 1995, Oil on canvas, Analytical Painting, Abstract
Located in Milano, IT
In this masterpiece Claudio Olivieri experimented with palette brightening, using a spray gun to distribute the oil and achieve an unprecedented result. In addition, this painting gi...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

In Ashes, 1990, Oil on Canvas, Analytical Painting, Abstract
Located in Milano, IT
In this masterpiece Claudio Olivieri experimented with palette darkening, using a spray gun to distribute the oil and achieve an unprecedented result. In addition, this painting give...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Red River in Forest Abstract after Jackson Pollock
Located in Soquel, CA
Red River in Forest Abstract after Jackson Pollock Wonderfully earthy abstract of red river with trees in background circa 1970s by an unknown San Francisco artist. Heavy texture ad...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

“Circumventing the Sun” Contemporary Abstract Metallic Gold Gestural Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract painting by Houston-based artist Virgil Grotfeldt. The work features metallic gold-toned gestural strokes created with acrylic paint and bronze powder. Signed, titled, and dated on the reverse. Currently unframed, but options are available. Artist Biography: Virgil Grotfeldt was born in 1948 in Decatur, Illinois, and studied at Eastern Illinois University and the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. After a brief stay in Chicago, he settled in Houston in 1977, where emerging galleries and alternative spaces such as Diverse Works and the University of Houston Lawndale Annex were fostering a vibrant new art scene. His last teaching position was at Houston Baptist University. Although Grotfeldt frequently collaborated with the Dutch artist (and former student of Joseph Beuys) Waldo Bien beginning in the late 1980s, and remained close to the artist community in Houston, he maintained a deeply personal sensibility. Preferring a monochromatic palette of earth tones, which contributed to his work’s sense of timelessness, Grotfeldt emphasized texture as an expressive device. He experimented with materials, working with coal powder, clay, ground metal, acrylic, and metal dust on paper, which he combined with carbon, watercolor, or oil. He incorporated found letters, antique maps, and nautical charts to initiate a dialogue between conscious systems of order and the expressive freedom of the subconscious. One of Virgil Grotfeldt’s last bodies of work, a series of sixteen oil paintings completed during the final year of his illness, was based on MRI scans of his brain. With utmost clarity, these works document Grotfeldt’s key ambition to make sense of the many forces life entails its contradictions, inflictions, and puzzles. By making the MRI scans his material of choice, he abstracted the records documenting the failing health of his body. But by painting on them as a point of departure, he was able to create something vivid and vibrant, a home for the imagination built by an undeterred spirit. Grotfeldt had numerous national and international solo exhibitions. His work is part of the Menil Collection, Houston; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the Chengdu Museum, China; and the Fritz Becht Collection, Amsterdam. In 2003, a major publication of his work, entitled Virgil Grotfeldt, with text by Patrick Healy, an introduction by Walter Hopps...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Acrylic, Pigment

"Arch Points" - Abstract Expressionist Indigo Dye on Acrylic Resin Sculptural
Located in Soquel, CA
"Arch Points" - Abstract Expressionist Indigo on Acrylic Resin Sculptural San Francisco abstract expressionist (American, 20th c.). Signed indistinctly lower right. Indigo dye and ...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Paper, Epoxy Resin, Dye

9 Boxes Installation Bright Yellow conceptual portrait of artist Clemens Briels
By Rene Rietmeyer
Located in Miami, FL
This 9 box installation by Rene Rietmeyer is bright yellow, deep layered painted oil on wood, that can be installed in any configuration or design. This Dutch artist created metaphy...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Wood, Oil

Cats. Cardboard, mixed media, 75x29 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Cats Cardboard, mixed media, 75x29 cm ALEKSANDRS DEMBO (1931. Paris – 1999. Riga) Born in 1931 in Paris, France, died in 1999 in Riga, Latvia. Professional training: Janis Rozental...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Cardboard, Mixed Media

E. Jacobson 18 Colors.. original painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Ellis Jacobson (San Diego, 1925 - Palma de Mallorca, August 23, 2013) was an American cartoonist and painter who lived most of his life in Palma de Mallorca (Spain), where he develop...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Paper, Mixed Media

Geometric Abstract with Circles in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Geometric Abstract with Circles in Acrylic on Canvas Bright and colorful abstract composition by Melvin K. Allen (American, 1922-2012). Several circles are shown overlapping each ot...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Roller Coaster – No.5
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tony Khawam is an established contemporary artist known for his figurative abstract work, and a technique based on accumulative singular strokes or lines in a chaotic but controlled ...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Oil Pastel

Roller Coaster – No.4
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tony Khawam is an established contemporary artist known for his figurative abstract work, and a technique based on accumulative singular strokes or lines in a chaotic but controlled ...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Oil Pastel

Jungle Nights Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Color, texture, light and shadow interplay in this dark jewel tone abstract by an unknown Bay Area abstract expressionist artist (American, 20th Century). Signed indistinctly ("Cydo"...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil

Profil Orange
Located in CANNES, FR
Paco Rabanne ( 1934 -2023 ) " Profil Orange " 41 X 31 cm 49 X 39 cm framed . colored pencil , Gouache, felt-tip pen and graphite on paper . signed and dated 1999.
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1990s Abstract Art

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Felt Pen, Color Pencil, Graphite

Toy. 1998, canvas, oil, 50 x 60 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Toy. 1998, canvas, oil, 50x60 cm Ivars Muizulis (1936) 1956 – Graduated from the Liepaja Art College, Department of Sculpture 1956 – 1960 – Studied at the Art Academy of Latvia, P...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Oil, Canvas

Monograph: Anish Kapoor (Hand signed and inscribed to Nadine by Anish Kapoor)
Located in New York, NY
Anish Kapoor Anish Kapoor (Hand signed and inscribed to Nadine by Anish Kapoor), 1998 Hardback monograph (Hand signed and inscribed to Nadine by Anish Kapoor) Hand signed and inscri...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Circles composition - Lithograph by Momo - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
Circles composition is an artwork realized by Momo, in 1990s. Mixed media color lithograph, 73 x 53 cm.  Edition 81/125 Good conditions Momo, sometimes stylized as "MOMO" (born...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Lithograph

Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Fire Series', C. 1995 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Paper, Watercolor

The Poet's Eye
Located in London, GB
Robert Motherwell The Poet's Eye 1990 Aquatint and carborundum in black and blue, on J. Whatman paper, Edition of 35 Image size: 45.1 x 60.3 cms (17 3/4 x 23 3/4 ins) Sheet size: 64....
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1990s Abstract Art

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Aquatint

Untitled (SF-346)
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph on Waterleaf white wove paper. One of 25 Roman numeral impressions, aside from the Arabic numeral edition of 100. Signed and numbered ...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Color, Lithograph

News Update 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"News Update" by Abiodun Nafiu Azeez is a captivating artwork that portrays a group of people, some of whom are holding newspapers. Through this piece, Azeez skillfully explores the relationship between media and society. The juxtaposition of individuals reading newspapers in a group setting speaks to the shared experiences and conversations that news can generate among people. Azeez's work invites viewers to reflect on the influence of media in shaping our collective understanding of the world. The piece beautifully captures the essence of interconnectedness and the power of information in our lives. Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gallery) About Artist Abiodun Nafiu Azeez is an accomplished artist with a diverse background in contemporary painting, particularly Osogbo art. However, his true passion lies in abstract expression, where he seeks to promote African art, culture, and nature. Influenced by his artist father, he paints to preserve memories and connect with broader societal concerns. Abiodun's artistic style is characterized by the abstraction and simplification of human compositions. He employs vibrant oil colors, often focusing on primary colors that transition into secondary and tertiary hues. His subjects stand out against neutral backgrounds, creating a harmonious balance in his paintings. A prominent feature in his works is the use of red, blue, and yellow tones, subtly blended to emphasize form and shape. His artistic journey includes training under renowned bead painting contemporary artist Jimoh Buraimoh...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Invading Abstraction 1-4
Located in Wilton, CT
woven silk, gold leaf, photo collage screen print
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1990s Abstract Art

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Gold Leaf

Untitled (Conceptualism, Abstract Expressionism, Gerhard Richter, Anselm Kiefer)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ursula von Gierke (Conceptualism, Abstract Expressionism, Gerhard Richter, Anselm Kiefer) Untitled Lithograph 1993 Size: 23.25x16.5in. Edition: 25 Signed, dated and numbered by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1924 Tags: Contemporary visual artist,1970s art,Conceptualism,Minimalism,Process art,Land Art,Expressive figure painting,Abstract Expressionism,Gerhard Richter,Anselm Kiefer,Georg Baselitz,New York City,Andy Warhol,Street art,Jean-Michel Basquiat,Keith Haring,Graffiti art,Feminism,Photorealism,Latin American artists,Arte Povera,Jannis Kounnelis,Mario Merz,Michelangelo Pistoletto,Mono-Ha movement,Japanese artists,Korean artists,Materials in art,Natural and industrial materials Ursula Von Gierke is an established contemporary visual artist. Ursula Von Gierke was born in 1952. Artists Kuan Aw Tan, Nicholas Mount, Frank Alberto De Matteis, Chloe Cheese...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Lithograph

The Snail
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
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1990s Abstract Art

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Oil

Porcelain Plate of Princess of Wales Theatre ceiling design (Limited Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Frank Stella Ceiling: Princess of Wales Theatre, 1996 Limited Edition Silkscreened Porcelain Plate in presentation box 12 inches diameter Edition 262/2000 Rarely found stateside - es...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Porcelain, Screen, Mixed Media

Rare Early Important Flower Abstract Modernist New York Israeli Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist orchid flower still life oil painting by Abraham Pariente. Oil on canvas, circa 1980. Signed. Displayed in a modernist frame. Important large and impressive work!
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1990s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Space Field, Digital Iris Print Muse X Large Photograph on Heavy Paper
Located in Surfside, FL
These are from the 1990s printed at Muse X and never framed. they are unsigned and unnumbered but from a very small edition. they are quite beautiful. Victor Raphael was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1950. He studied art and theater at California State University Northridge and graduated from UCLA. He has exhibited throughout the nation and abroad. In 1996, his work was among the 50 best examples of Polaroid photography included in Polaroid 50: Art and Technology, an international touring exhibition commemorating the company’s 50th anniversary. He works in a wide range of media spanning painting, photography, filmmaking, printmaking, and digital technology. He creates complex and beautiful images that expand conventional views of time and space. For the past three decades, Raphael has produced a unique body of work by merging traditional media such as painting, photography and printmaking with modern electronic media, including video, digital printing and interactive technologies. In addition to his central themes of the exploration of the cosmos and aspects of travel–through space or time–and their visual records, the artist has developed an important body of paintings, in which water, for instance, and its protean and timeless qualities, form an important part. His photography process of digitally manipulating NASA photographs of planets and other natural celestial phenomena into Polaroid prints, and next altering them by hand with metallic paints and gold and metal leaf. Education: University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1973, Magna Cum Laude California State University, Northridge, 1968-1970 SELECTED ONE AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA, From Lead Into Gold Oregon Jewish Museum, The Heavens Spread Out Like A Prayer Shawl Skirball Cultural Center, Illuminated Reflections: A Bill Aron and Victor Raphael Collaboration. Cypress College, Victor Raphael & Clayton Spada Collaboration: From Zero to Infinity Karpeles Manuscript Library and Museum, Santa Barbara, CA, Jean-Pierre Hebert & Victor Raphael: Illuminated Collaboration Cypress College, Paris Polaroids: Art In The City Of Lights Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, Victor Raphael: Envisioning Space (20-year survey with catalogue) Santa Monica College, Space Fields, Abstractions and Jackson Pollock 1980-1991 (catalogue) Richard Green Gallery...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Soap bubble VII
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
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1990s Abstract Art

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Oil

Soap bubble V
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
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1990s Abstract Art

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Oil

Limited Edition numbered Italian Blue Ceramic Plate for Dallas Texas restaurant
Located in New York, NY
Louise Bourgeois Limited Edition Ceramic Plate depicting Malloreddus alla Sarda, Dallas Texas, 1998 Ceramic Plate 10 in diameter Edition 457/1000 (read description; the edition was n...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Ceramic, Porcelain, Screen, Mixed Media

People's Daily News Collage - Chinese Newspapers by Toshio Sekiji
Located in Wilton, CT
lacquered Chinese newspapers
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1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper

Dancing Guardian
Located in Provincetown, MA
Budd Hopkins was part of New York’s initial wave of abstract expressionists which included Mark Rothko, Robert Motherwell, and Jackson Pollock, among others. Hopkins’ hard-edged pain...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Acrylic

Window
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), alongside Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning, made up the quartet of American artists that radically defined abstraction and establish...
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1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Etching

Extra-Large Warm Blue And Orange Contemporary Abstract Face By Hans Bouman
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
An exquisite contemporary painting by Dutch artist, Hans Bouman. In this painting Bouman creates a captivating interplay of colors and forms that gives rise to an enigmatic abstract face that invites interpretation and contemplation. This captivating large-scale abstract painting is a harmonious blend of warm white, earthy tones, invigorating orange, and calming blue hues. Hans Bouman, born in the Netherlands in 1951, embarked on his artistic journey at the Amsterdam Graphic School and the Gerrit Rietveld Academy of Fine Arts. During the early 1980s, Paris became his haven of inspiration, where his debut in galleries marked the onset of an international presence that continues to flourish. Bouman's artistic evolution is characterized by cycles of creativity, but it is his larger-than-life hieratic heads that he is renown for. These remarkable pieces pay homage to influences as diverse as the Moai sculptures of Easter Island, the intricate masks of Africa...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Space Field, Digital Iris Print Muse X Large Photograph on Heavy Paper
Located in Surfside, FL
These are from the 1990s printed at Muse X and never framed. they are unsigned and unnumbered but from a very small edition. they are quite beautiful. Victor Raphael was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1950. He studied art and theater at California State University Northridge and graduated from UCLA. He has exhibited throughout the nation and abroad. In 1996, his work was among the 50 best examples of Polaroid photography included in Polaroid 50: Art and Technology, an international touring exhibition commemorating the company’s 50th anniversary. He works in a wide range of media spanning painting, photography, filmmaking, printmaking, and digital technology. He creates complex and beautiful images that expand conventional views of time and space. For the past three decades, Raphael has produced a unique body of work by merging traditional media such as painting, photography and printmaking with modern electronic media, including video, digital printing and interactive technologies. In addition to his central themes of the exploration of the cosmos and aspects of travel–through space or time–and their visual records, the artist has developed an important body of paintings, in which water, for instance, and its protean and timeless qualities, form an important part. His photography process of digitally manipulating NASA photographs of planets and other natural celestial phenomena into Polaroid prints, and next altering them by hand with metallic paints and gold and metal leaf. Education: University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1973, Magna Cum Laude California State University, Northridge, 1968-1970 SELECTED ONE AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA, From Lead Into Gold Oregon Jewish Museum, The Heavens Spread Out Like A Prayer Shawl Skirball Cultural Center, Illuminated Reflections: A Bill Aron and Victor Raphael Collaboration. Cypress College, Victor Raphael & Clayton Spada Collaboration: From Zero to Infinity Karpeles Manuscript Library and Museum, Santa Barbara, CA, Jean-Pierre Hebert & Victor Raphael: Illuminated Collaboration Cypress College, Paris Polaroids: Art In The City Of Lights Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, Victor Raphael: Envisioning Space (20-year survey with catalogue) Santa Monica College, Space Fields, Abstractions and Jackson Pollock 1980-1991 (catalogue) Richard Green Gallery...
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1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Yellow Figure in Black Stockings
Located in Soquel, CA
Evocative yellow figure in black stockings oil painting by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). From a collection o...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Oil, Paper

Edge of the Universe - British Abstract art watercolour painting St Ives Newlyn
Located in London, GB
This British abstract watercolour is by noted artist David Gwyther Irwin. Painted circa 1990 it is one of a series of paintings and is entitled Edge of the Universe. A superb paintin...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Watercolor

Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Untitled', c. 1990's by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
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1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"General EP" by Ernest Tino Trova, screen print on museum board
Located in Glenview, IL
"General EP", by well known Italian American artist Ernest Tino Trova, is one screen print of a portfolio of 8 titled "Personae, etc", drawn by the artist from May through October of...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Screen

CORE (geometric abstraction, Neo Geo lithograph phosphorescent colors)
Located in New York, NY
Peter Halley Core, 1991 Limited Edition Silkscreen with lithography on Coventry Rag paper. Pencil signed and numbered 13/50 on the front Publisher: Edition Schellmann & Pace Editions...
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1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Screen, Lithograph

Space Field, Digital Iris Print Muse X Large Photograph on Heavy Paper
Located in Surfside, FL
These are from the 1990s printed at Muse X and never framed. they are unsigned and unnumbered but from a very small edition. they are quite beautiful. Victor Raphael was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1950. He studied art and theater at California State University Northridge and graduated from UCLA. He has exhibited throughout the nation and abroad. In 1996, his work was among the 50 best examples of Polaroid photography included in Polaroid 50: Art and Technology, an international touring exhibition commemorating the company’s 50th anniversary. He works in a wide range of media spanning painting, photography, filmmaking, printmaking, and digital technology. He creates complex and beautiful images that expand conventional views of time and space. For the past three decades, Raphael has produced a unique body of work by merging traditional media such as painting, photography and printmaking with modern electronic media, including video, digital printing and interactive technologies. In addition to his central themes of the exploration of the cosmos and aspects of travel–through space or time–and their visual records, the artist has developed an important body of paintings, in which water, for instance, and its protean and timeless qualities, form an important part. His photography process of digitally manipulating NASA photographs of planets and other natural celestial phenomena into Polaroid prints, and next altering them by hand with metallic paints and gold and metal leaf. Education: University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1973, Magna Cum Laude California State University, Northridge, 1968-1970 SELECTED ONE AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA, From Lead Into Gold Oregon Jewish Museum, The Heavens Spread Out Like A Prayer Shawl Skirball Cultural Center, Illuminated Reflections: A Bill Aron and Victor Raphael Collaboration. Cypress College, Victor Raphael & Clayton Spada Collaboration: From Zero to Infinity Karpeles Manuscript Library and Museum, Santa Barbara, CA, Jean-Pierre Hebert & Victor Raphael: Illuminated Collaboration Cypress College, Paris Polaroids: Art In The City Of Lights Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, Victor Raphael: Envisioning Space (20-year survey with catalogue) Santa Monica College, Space Fields, Abstractions and Jackson Pollock 1980-1991 (catalogue) Richard Green Gallery...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Vintage American School Modernist Abstract New York School Minimalist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Step into the realm of American abstract art with a remarkable piece that embodies the essence of the New York School and Minimalist movements. This captivating artwork is a testam...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Otto Diction" by Ernest Tino Trova, screen print on museum board
Located in Glenview, IL
"Otto Diction", by well known Italian American artist Ernest Tino Trova, is one screen print of a portfolio of 8 titled "Personae, etc", drawn by the artist from May through October ...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Screen

"Sunset in Florence" Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Landscape
Located in Carmel, CA
"Sunset in Florence" is a striking 20" x 28" abstract expressionist landscape by the renowned artist Masri, offering a rich tapestry of color and motion. The canvas is a medley of mo...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Space Field, Digital Iris Print Muse X Large Photograph on Heavy Paper
Located in Surfside, FL
These are from the 1990s printed at Muse X and never framed. they are unsigned and unnumbered but from a very small edition. they are quite beautiful. Victor Raphael was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1950. He studied art and theater at California State University Northridge and graduated from UCLA. He has exhibited throughout the nation and abroad. In 1996, his work was among the 50 best examples of Polaroid photography included in Polaroid 50: Art and Technology, an international touring exhibition commemorating the company’s 50th anniversary. He works in a wide range of media spanning painting, photography, filmmaking, printmaking, and digital technology. He creates complex and beautiful images that expand conventional views of time and space. For the past three decades, Raphael has produced a unique body of work by merging traditional media such as painting, photography and printmaking with modern electronic media, including video, digital printing and interactive technologies. In addition to his central themes of the exploration of the cosmos and aspects of travel–through space or time–and their visual records, the artist has developed an important body of paintings, in which water, for instance, and its protean and timeless qualities, form an important part. His photography process of digitally manipulating NASA photographs of planets and other natural celestial phenomena into Polaroid prints, and next altering them by hand with metallic paints and gold and metal leaf. Education: University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1973, Magna Cum Laude California State University, Northridge, 1968-1970 SELECTED ONE AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA, From Lead Into Gold Oregon Jewish Museum, The Heavens Spread Out Like A Prayer Shawl Skirball Cultural Center, Illuminated Reflections: A Bill Aron and Victor Raphael Collaboration. Cypress College, Victor Raphael & Clayton Spada Collaboration: From Zero to Infinity Karpeles Manuscript Library and Museum, Santa Barbara, CA, Jean-Pierre Hebert & Victor Raphael: Illuminated Collaboration Cypress College, Paris Polaroids: Art In The City Of Lights Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, Victor Raphael: Envisioning Space (20-year survey with catalogue) Santa Monica College, Space Fields, Abstractions and Jackson Pollock 1980-1991 (catalogue) Richard Green Gallery...
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1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

French Feminine Contemporary Colorful Abstract Painting By Jean Pierre Guiot
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
A beautiful and soft feminine gouache painting by French artist Jean Pierre Guiot. With a soft dark color palette of dark green, yellow, red, and blue, this piece exudes an emotional...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Gouache

Space Field, Digital Iris Print Muse X Large Photograph on Heavy Paper
Located in Surfside, FL
These are from the 1990s printed at Muse X and never framed. they are unsigned and unnumbered but from a very small edition. they are quite beautiful. Victor Raphael was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1950. He studied art and theater at California State University Northridge and graduated from UCLA. He has exhibited throughout the nation and abroad. In 1996, his work was among the 50 best examples of Polaroid photography included in Polaroid 50: Art and Technology, an international touring exhibition commemorating the company’s 50th anniversary. He works in a wide range of media spanning painting, photography, filmmaking, printmaking, and digital technology. He creates complex and beautiful images that expand conventional views of time and space. For the past three decades, Raphael has produced a unique body of work by merging traditional media such as painting, photography and printmaking with modern electronic media, including video, digital printing and interactive technologies. In addition to his central themes of the exploration of the cosmos and aspects of travel–through space or time–and their visual records, the artist has developed an important body of paintings, in which water, for instance, and its protean and timeless qualities, form an important part. His photography process of digitally manipulating NASA photographs of planets and other natural celestial phenomena into Polaroid prints, and next altering them by hand with metallic paints and gold and metal leaf. Education: University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1973, Magna Cum Laude California State University, Northridge, 1968-1970 SELECTED ONE AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA, From Lead Into Gold Oregon Jewish Museum, The Heavens Spread Out Like A Prayer Shawl Skirball Cultural Center, Illuminated Reflections: A Bill Aron and Victor Raphael Collaboration. Cypress College, Victor Raphael & Clayton Spada Collaboration: From Zero to Infinity Karpeles Manuscript Library and Museum, Santa Barbara, CA, Jean-Pierre Hebert & Victor Raphael: Illuminated Collaboration Cypress College, Paris Polaroids: Art In The City Of Lights Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, Victor Raphael: Envisioning Space (20-year survey with catalogue) Santa Monica College, Space Fields, Abstractions and Jackson Pollock 1980-1991 (catalogue) Richard Green Gallery...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Senza Titolo, Anni Novanta, Olio su carta, Pittura Analitica, Astratto
Located in Milano, IT
In questo capolavoro Claudio Olivieri ha sperimentato lo schiarimento della tavolozza, utilizzando una pistola a spruzzo per distribuire l'olio e ottenere un risultato senza preceden...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Paper, Oil

Mother and Child - Abstract expressionist figuative original acrylic on paper
Located in Columbus, OH
Spontaneous, alive, pure joy expressed in lovely painting of a mother embracing her child. Hessam Abrishami is a master of vibrant colors, dynamic composition, and powerful expressi...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Acrylic

Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Fire Series', C. 1996 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Abstract composition 2 by Yvan Moscatelli - Oil paint on wood 90x110 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on wood 110x90 cm, don't need frame. Yvan MOCATELLI is an artist born in Italy in 1944. His works have been sold at public auction 15 times, mostly in the Painting category. Be...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Oil

Water to Land
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This intimately scaled watercolour grid is a quiet contemplation of color: washed charcoal, blue, cyan, kelp green, lime and white. The poetic title may hint at the literal ratio of water to land in the world that is represented through color in this elegant artwork. Milly Ristvedt, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the Centennial Exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Watercolor, Crayon, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Color Pencil

Leader and Followers
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Leader and Followers" is a visually striking piece of art that immediately captures the viewer's attention. The artwork, which was created using a combination of oil colors, feature...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Rare Early Important Flower Abstract Modernist New York Israeli Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist orchid flower still life oil painting by Abraham Pariente. Oil on canvas, circa 1980. Signed. Displayed in a modernist frame. Important large and impressive work!
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1990s Abstract Art

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Canvas, 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.

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