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
Recognized Seller Listings
Black for Mozart
Located in London, GB
Robert Motherwell
Black for Mozart
1991
Lithograph and collage, Edition 23/40
162.6 x 104.1 cms (64 x 41 ins)
RM15195
Paper: White Tyler Graphics Ltd. (TGL) handmade paper; white Ri...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Color, Lithograph
untitled (Dancing Figure)
By Walt Kuhn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Dancing Figure
Wood carving with pigment, c. 1913
Unsigned
Provenance: Kuhn Heirs, Maine
Kennedy Galleries, New York, until 1983
...
Category
1910s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood
Untitled
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled
Color lithograph, 1959
Unsigned (as issued)
From: Derriere Le Miroir, No. 113, 1959
Publisher: Editions Pierre a Feu
Editor: A. Maeght
Small edition as it appeared in the ma...
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Sagrada Dualidad XVI. Oil on canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sagrada Dualidad XVI, 2018 by Angélica Chavarro Franco
From the series Sagrada Dualidad
Oil on canvas
Size: 170 DM cm x 5 cm D
Unpacked: 7 Kg Approx...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sagrada Dualidad XVII. Oil on canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sagrada Dualidad XVII, 2018 by Angélica Chavarro Franco
From the series Sagrada Dualidad
Oil on canvas
Size: 170 DM cm x 5 cm D
Unpacked: 7 Kg Appro...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Festival No. 6
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Festival No. 6
Color woodblock, 2002
Signed, titled and numbered in pencil (see photos)
Edition: 50 (10/50), see photo
Provenance:
Ninion and Sheldon Landy Collection, Donors to A...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Woodcut
Untitled (Plate 3)
By Terry Haass
Located in Fairlawn, OH
From: Kaleidoscope (6 plates)
Signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 100 (3/100)
Printer: Lacouriere et Frelaut Imprimeur, Paris
Paper: BFK RIVES watermark on some sheets from the se...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Aquatint
Untitled, 1982 (SF82-254)
By Sam Francis
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled (SF82-254) from 1982 is an acrylic painting on paper, with an image size of 19.5 x 13.25 inches, signed and dated 'Sam Francis 1982' verso, a...
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Bambuzal, Abstract painting. From The Series Matas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Bambuzal, 2022 by José Ignacio Suarez Solis
From The Series Matas
Acrylic paint on canvas
Size: 100 H x 150 W cm.
Unframed
_____
Son of Cuban parents, José Ignacio Suarez Solis arriv...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
BAT
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Bat
Embossed color aquatint and etching on Arches paper, 1976
Signed by the artist in pencil lower right (See photo)
The Print Club of Cleveland stamp verso
Edition: 261
The Print Cl...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Aquatint
Bambu em sépia, Abstract painting. From The Series Matas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Bambu em sépia, 2017 by José Ignacio Suarez Solis
From The Series Matas
Acrylic paint on canvas
Size: 150 H x 160 W cm.
Unframed
_____
Son of Cuban parents, José Ignacio Suarez Solis...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled
Color lithograph, 1963
Unsigned (as issued)
From:Derriere le Miroir, Volume 141
Large unsigned edition
Printed by Mourlot, Paris
Published by Aime Maeght, Paris
Condition: C...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Umbra series 17, Abstract Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Umbra series 17, 2023 by Rodrigo Zampol
From Umbra Series
Oxidated and varnished brass. Wooden chassis
Dimensions: 40 cm H x 30 cm W
Weight: 3 kg
Packa...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Brass
Intenciones del Silencio XVI. Mixed media on canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Intenciones del Silencio XVI, 2023 by Angélica Chavarro Franco
From the series Intenciones del Silencio
Mixed media (Oil paint and textile) on canvas
Frame size: 17.9 H in x 13.9 W...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Textile, Canvas, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil
Terra de pindorama, Abstract painting. From The Series Matas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Terra de pindorama, 2023 by José Ignacio Suarez Solis
From The Series Matas
Acrylic paint on canvas
Size: 120 H x 180 W cm.
Unframed
_____
Son of Cuban parents, José Ignacio Suarez S...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled (six vignettes)
By Pierre Courtin
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed lower center edge
Annotated verso: “5 Juin 1966
_____ et de soleil, de et d’oseille”
Image: 6 3/4 x 4 5/8"
Frame: 14 1/2 x 12 3/4"
Finishe...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
untitled (Color collage)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled
Printed paper collage elements on cardboard, 1960
Signed in pencil lower right
Condition: Excellent
Board size: 13 3/8 x 15 1/2 inches
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Coqueiros de Klee, Abstract painting. From The Series Matas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Coqueiros de Klee, 2013 by José Ignacio Suarez Solis
From The Series Matas
Acrylic paint on canvas
Size: 90 H x 90 W cm.
Unframed
_____
Son of Cuban parents, José Ignacio Suarez Soli...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mato e bambu, Abstract painting. From The Series Matas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Mato e bambu, 2023 by José Ignacio Suarez Solis
From The Series Matas
Acrylic paint on canvas
Size: 40 H x 40 W cm.
Unframed
_____
Son of Cuban parents, José Ignacio Suarez Solis arr...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Red II, Expanded Metal Pigment Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Red II, Expanded Metal Pigment Painting, 2017
From the series Expanded Metal Pigment Paintings
Oil and pigment on canvas
Mounted on a stretcher
Size: 200 H x 200 W cm.
Unpacked: appr...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Pigment, Canvas
Palmeiras derretendo na luz, Abstract painting. From The Series Matas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Palmeiras derretendo na luz, 2004 by José Ignacio Suarez Solis
From The Series Matas
Acrylic paint on canvas
Size: 150 H x 110 W cm.
Unframed
_____
Son of Cuban parents, José Ignacio...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pindorama, Sec XVI, Abstract painting. From The Series Matas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Pindorama, Sec XVI, 2022 by José Ignacio Suarez Solis
From The Series Matas
Acrylic paint on canvas
Size: 50 H x 50 W cm.
Unframed
_____
Son of Cuban parents, José Ignacio Suarez Sol...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
MATA SÉCULO XV II, Abstract painting. From The Series Matas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
MATA SÉCULO XV II, 2013 by José Ignacio Suarez Solis
From The Series Matas
Acrylic paint on canvas
Size: 120 H x 180 W cm.
Unframed
_____
Son of Cuban parents, José Ignacio Suarez So...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bessie Smith - If You Don't Like My Peaches - Don't Shake My Tree
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Bessie Smith - If You Don't Like My Peaches - Don't Shake My Tree
Collage, 1980
Signed and dated in pencil lower right (see photo)
Titled in pencil lower left
Original price verso '...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Magazine Paper
Early Days
By James Nares
Located in New York, NY
2015, screenprint, 47 x 34 3/4 inches, edition of 48
Signed and numbered by the artist on the front.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Particle and Wave 1
By James Nares
Located in New York, NY
Nares uses large brushes of his own manufacture to create gestural markings that appear almost three-dimensional. This is a multi-color screenprint printed on heavy weight paper wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Black and Grey II, Expanded Metal Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Black and Grey II, Expanded Metal Painting, 2017 by Clemens Wolf
From the series Expanded Metal Paintings
Oil on canvas
Size: 150 H x 120 W CM
Unpacked: 5 kg Approx.
Crated: 30 kg A...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Black and Grey I, Expanded Metal Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Black and Grey I, Expanded Metal Painting, 2017 by Clemens Wolf
From the series Expanded Metal Paintings
Oil on canvas
Size: 150 H x 120 W CM
Unpacked: 5 kg Approx.
Crated: 30 kg Ap...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Intenciones del Silencio XIV. Mixed media on canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Intenciones del Silencio XIV, 2018 by Angélica Chavarro Franco
From the series Intenciones del Silencio
Mixed media (Oil paint and textile) on canvas...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Textile, Canvas, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil
Intenciones del Silencio XV. Mixed media on canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Intenciones del Silencio XV, 2021 by Angélica Chavarro Franco
From the series Intenciones del Silencio
Mixed media (oil, fabric, and texts) on Assemb...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Textile, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Fabric
Red and Black I, Expanded Metal Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Red and Black I, Expanded Metal Painting, 2023 by Clemens Wolf
From the series Expanded Metal Paintings
Oil on paper
Size: 70 H x 50 W cm.
Hand-signed back by the artist
Unique
Expa...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Paper
Red and Black II, Expanded Metal Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Red and Black II, Expanded Metal Painting, 2023 by Clemens Wolf
From the series Expanded Metal Paintings
Oil on paper
Size: 70 H x 50 W cm.
Hand-signed back by the artist
Unique
Exp...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Oil
Intenciones del Silencio XII. Mixed media on canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Intenciones del Silencio XII, 2018 by Angélica Chavarro Franco
From the series Intenciones del Silencio
Mixed media (Oil paint and textile) on canvas...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Textile, Canvas, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil
AS TARCILAS, Abstract painting. From The Series Matas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
AS TARCILAS, 2020 by José Ignacio Suarez Solis
From The Series Matas
Acrylic paint on canvas
Size: 100 H x 180 W cm.
Unframed
_____
Son of Cuban parents, José Ignacio Suarez Solis ar...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Black and White III, Expanded Metal Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Black and White III, Expanded Metal Painting, 2017 by Clemens Wolf
From the series Expanded Metal Paintings
Oil on canvas
Size: 150 H x 120 W CM
Unpacked: 5 kg Approx.
Crated: 30 kg...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bambu em cores século XV, Abstract painting. From The Series Matas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Bambu em cores século XV, 2022 by José Ignacio Suarez Solis
From The Series Matas
Acrylic paint on canvas
Size: 150 H x 160 W cm.
Unframed
_____
Son of Cuban parents, José Ignacio Su...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Black and White II, Expanded Metal Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Black and White II, Expanded Metal Painting, 2017 by Clemens Wolf
From the series Expanded Metal Paintings
Oil on canvas
Size: 150 H x 120 W CM
Unpacked: 5 kg Approx.
Crated: 30 kg ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Black and White I, Expanded Metal Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Black and White I, Expanded Metal Painting, 2017 by Clemens Wolf
From the series Expanded Metal Paintings
Oil on canvas
Size: 150 H x 120 W CM
Unpacked: 5 kg Approx.
Crated: 30 kg A...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Astral Comic' — 1970s Modernist Abstraction
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Edward Landon 'Astral Comic', color serigraph, 1978, edition 25, Ryan 12. Signed, titled, and annotated 'Edition 25' in pencil. A superb, painterly impression, with fresh colors, on ...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Red and Black I & II, Expanded Metal Painting. Diptych
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Red and Black I & II, Expanded Metal Painting. Diptych, 2023
by Clemens Wolf
From the series Expanded Metal Paintings
Oil on paper
Overall size: 70 H x 100 W cm.
Individual Size: 7...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Oil
Registros XXII, Abstract Paintings. From The Series Registros
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Registros XXII, 2023 by Nat Orlowski
From The Series Registros
Lacquers, pigments, Indian ink, acrylic, water, and sun on canvas.
Size: 500 H cm x 150 W cm.
Unique
Impressions of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, India Ink, Acrylic, Pigment
Intenciones del Silencio VII. Mixed media on canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Intenciones del Silencio VII, 2019 by Angélica Chavarro Franco
From the series Intenciones del Silencio
Mixed media (Oil paint and textile) on canvas
Frame size: 14.9 H in x 16.9 W...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Textile, Canvas, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil
Umbra series 16, Abstract Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Umbra series 16, 2023 by Rodrigo Zampol
From Umbra Series
Oxidated and varnished brass. Wooden chassis
Dimensions: 40 cm H x 30 cm W
Weight: 3 kg
Packa...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Brass
Bright Web, 1973 (SF73-5)
By Sam Francis
Located in Greenwich, CT
Bright Web is an acrylic on paper painting with an image size of 22 x 30 inches, signed and dated verso 'Sam Francis 1973 Tokyo' and framed in a custom, closed-corner, gold-leaf fram...
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Particle and Wave 2
By James Nares
Located in New York, NY
A stunning example of Nares' gestural brushstroke prints with copper-colored background. Printed on heavy-weight paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Registros XX, Abstract Paintings. From The Series Registros
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Registros XX, 2023 by Nat Orlowski
From The Series Registros
Lacquers, pigments, Indian ink, acrylic, water, and sun on canvas.
Size: 500 H cm x 200 W cm.
Unique
Impressions of pa...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, India Ink, Acrylic, Pigment
Intenciones del Silencio XIII. Mixed media on canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Intenciones del Silencio XIII, 2018 by Angélica Chavarro Franco
From the series Intenciones del Silencio
Mixed media (Oil paint and textile) on canva...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Textile, Canvas, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil
A Shift in Season with Pink and Black - colorful, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Aron Hill
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Aron Hill’s dynamic graphic compositions were inspired by the work of the late Canadian modernists like Jack Bush. Minimalist shapes and bold colours continue to characterize their n...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
untitled (Nude)
By Peter Marks
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Photograph, gold leaf and magazine mixed media collage
Unsigned
Provenance:
Estate of the artist
Sheet: 16 x 14"
Peter Marks (1935 -2010) was born in New York City on January 18...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media
IRAFAS, Abstract painting. From The Series Matas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
IRAFAS, 2017 by José Ignacio Suarez Solis
From The Series Matas
Acrylic paint on canvas
Size: 150 H x 160 W cm.
Unframed
_____
Son of Cuban parents, José Ignacio Suarez Solis arrived...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Registros XXIII, Abstract Paintings. From The Series Registros
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Registros XXIII, 2023 by Nat Orlowski
From The Series Registros
Lacquers, pigments, Indian ink, acrylic, water, and sun on canvas.
Size: 480 H cm x 180 W cm.
Unique
Impressions of...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, India Ink, Acrylic, Pigment
MALLORCA
Located in Santa Monica, CA
DORR BOTHWELL ( 1902 - 2000)
MALLORCA
Serigraph, Signed, titled and numbered 8/25 in pencil. Signed and dated in the print. Image. 13 1/8 x 9 inches, sheet 19 7/8 x 12 3/4 inches. ...
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Intenciones del Silencio VIII. Mixed media on canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Intenciones del Silencio VIII, 2019 by Angélica Chavarro Franco
From the series Intenciones del Silencio
Mixed media (Oil paint and textile) on canvas
Frame size: 16.9 H in x 14.9 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Textile, Canvas, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil
Registros XXI, Abstract Paintings. From The Series Registros
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Registros XXI, 2023 by Nat Orlowski
From The Series Registros
Lacquers, pigments, Indian ink, acrylic, water, and sun on canvas.
Size: 500 H cm x 200 W cm.
Unique
Impressions of p...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, India Ink, Acrylic, Pigment
Intenciones del Silencio X. Mixed media on canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Intenciones del Silencio X, 2018 by Angélica Chavarro Franco
From the series Intenciones del Silencio
Mixed media (Oil paint and textile) on canvas
...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Textile, Canvas, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil
Registros XI, Abstract Paintings. From the series Registros
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Registros XI, 2023 by Nat Orlowski
From the series Registros
Lacquers, pigments, Indian ink, acrylic, water, and sun on canvas.
Size: 240 H cm x 140 W cm.
Unique
Impressions of pa...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, India Ink, Acrylic, Pigment
Intenciones del Silencio IX. Mixed media on canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Intenciones del Silencio IX, 2018 by Angélica Chavarro Franco
From the series Intenciones del Silencio
Mixed media (Oil paint and textile) on canvas ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Textile, Canvas, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil
Blue Rythms (Agerup 188) after the 1966 painting, Peinture.
By Zao Wou-Ki
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Blue Ruthms (Agerup 188)
after the 1966 painting, Peinture.
Etching with aquatint, 1968
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil (see photos)
Edition: 95 (74/95)
Plate: 17 1/2 x 21 1/2"
...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Aquatint
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