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StilleFischenStill - contemporary expressionistic abstract painting with words
StilleFischenStill - contemporary expressionistic abstract painting with words

StilleFischenStill - contemporary expressionistic abstract painting with words

By Willi Bucher

Located in Schierensee, SH

"StilleFischenStill" is a large, unique oil on canvas painting of German artist Willi Bucher. It depicts an abstract landscape in thick oil colors with printed works, great depth an...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

DayofRest - contemporary expressionistic abstract painting with words black/grey
DayofRest - contemporary expressionistic abstract painting with words black/grey

DayofRest - contemporary expressionistic abstract painting with words black/grey

By Willi Bucher

Located in Schierensee, SH

"DayofRest" is a large, unique oil on canvas painting of German artist Willi Bucher. It depicts printed words that flow like a mantra on the canvas and in thick oil colors dripping ...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Printer's Ink

Immaculate Sigh of Stars

Adam ShawImmaculate Sigh of Stars

$11,500

H 54 in W 48 in D 2.5 in

Immaculate Sigh of Stars

By Adam Shaw

Located in Napa, CA

Shaw’s large paintings bring to life intensely-colored abstract shapes by layering his paintings with words, phrases, graphs, and numeric equations, while using a myriad of technique...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Enlightened - contemporary humorous artwork of female portrait with words
Enlightened - contemporary humorous artwork of female portrait with words

Enlightened - contemporary humorous artwork of female portrait with words

By Katharina Grossmann-Hensel

Located in Schierensee, SH

She combines her unique painting style always with word snippets which creates her idiosyncratic style between painting, illustration and the written word.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Every Day, Contemporary Portrait with Poetic Hand-Lettered Words, Green palette
Every Day, Contemporary Portrait with Poetic Hand-Lettered Words, Green palette

Every Day, Contemporary Portrait with Poetic Hand-Lettered Words, Green palette

By Anne Siems

Located in Dallas, TX

Across the figure’s chest, hand-painted calligraphic text reads: “every day I see or hear something that more or less kills me with delight.” The words - borrowed from Mary Oliver - ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Good at Sitting Around - contemporary  artwork of female portrait with words
Good at Sitting Around - contemporary  artwork of female portrait with words

Good at Sitting Around - contemporary artwork of female portrait with words

By Katharina Grossmann-Hensel

Located in Schierensee, SH

She combines her unique painting style always with word snippets which creates her idiosyncratic style between painting, illustration and the written word.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mae, Original Painting
Mae, Original Painting

Joyanna MargoMae, Original Painting, 2022

$850

H 20 in W 24 in D 1.5 in

Mae, Original Painting

By Joyanna Margo

Located in San Francisco, CA

Joyanna's paintings begin with meaningful words, usually lyrics, scrawled on the canvas.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Large Cubist Musical Painting by Red Hammond
Large Cubist Musical Painting by Red Hammond

Large Cubist Musical Painting by Red Hammond

By Red Hammond

Located in New York, NY

SYMBOLS AND MEANING I build a painting with symbols that go beyond words, creating works that may appear somewhat opaque, mysterious, at times.

Category

1980s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Enchanted Castle, Original Painting
Enchanted Castle, Original Painting

Enchanted Castle, Original Painting

By Joyanna Margo

Located in San Francisco, CA

Joyanna's paintings begin with meaningful words, usually lyrics, scrawled on the canvas.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Artist Jose Manuel Giraldez Ramos Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Artist Jose Manuel Giraldez Ramos Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting

Artist Jose Manuel Giraldez Ramos Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting

Located in Miami, FL

The painting is signed on the bottom right. The artists explains the inspiration for this painting with the following words: The work goes beyond decoration to become a source of v...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Change Of Season

Don WunderleeChange Of Season, 2018

$900

H 30 in W 24 in D 1.5 in

Change Of Season

By Don Wunderlee

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: trying new approaches using some drip techniques and squeegee with hand painting Words that describe this piece: green,yellow,blue,landscape, drip, season, organ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Contest 5

Charles MiesmerContest 5, 2009

$12,000

H 52 in W 62 in

Contest 5

By Charles Miesmer

Located in Fairfield, CT

Aside from landscapes and abstractions, Charlie has also worked on a series of paintings which reveal his fascination with words and the tricks they can play on the human eye.  

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Paper Trail 4

Paper Trail 4

By Charles Miesmer

Located in Fairfield, CT

Aside from landscapes and abstractions, Charlie has also worked on a series of paintings which reveal his fascination with words and the tricks they can play on the human eye.

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper, Wood Panel

Untitled

Charles MiesmerUntitled, 2008

$10,500

H 56 in W 36 in

Untitled

By Charles Miesmer

Located in Fairfield, CT

Aside from landscapes and abstractions, Charlie has also worked on a series of paintings which reveal his fascination with words and the tricks they can play on the human eye.  

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Untitled

Charles MiesmerUntitled, 2015

$15,000

H 60 in W 48 in

Untitled

By Charles Miesmer

Located in Fairfield, CT

Aside from landscapes and abstractions, Charlie has also worked on a series of paintings which reveal his fascination with words and the tricks they can play on the human eye.  

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Untitled #17a

Untitled #17a

By Charles Miesmer

Located in Fairfield, CT

Aside from landscapes and abstractions, Charlie has also worked on a series of paintings which reveal his fascination with words and the tricks they can play on the human eye.  

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Paper

Instruction

Charles MiesmerInstruction, 2010

$12,000

H 56 in W 41 in

Instruction

By Charles Miesmer

Located in Fairfield, CT

Aside from landscapes and abstractions, Charlie has also worked on a series of paintings which reveal his fascination with words and the tricks they can play on the human eye.  

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Contest 1

Charles MiesmerContest 1, 2009

$12,000

H 52 in W 62 in

Contest 1

By Charles Miesmer

Located in Fairfield, CT

Aside from landscapes and abstractions, Charlie has also worked on a series of paintings which reveal his fascination with words and the tricks they can play on the human eye.  

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Contest 4

Charles MiesmerContest 4, 2009

$12,000

H 52 in W 62 in

Contest 4

By Charles Miesmer

Located in Fairfield, CT

Aside from landscapes and abstractions, Charlie has also worked on a series of paintings which reveal his fascination with words and the tricks they can play on the human eye.  

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Untitled

Charles MiesmerUntitled, 2011

$9,500

H 36 in W 48 in

Untitled

By Charles Miesmer

Located in Fairfield, CT

Aside from landscapes and abstractions, Charlie has also worked on a series of paintings which reveal his fascination with words and the tricks they can play on the human eye.  

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Woman on Water 2

Woman on Water 2

By Charles Miesmer

Located in Fairfield, CT

Aside from landscapes and abstractions, Charlie has also worked on a series of paintings which reveal his fascination with words and the tricks they can play on the human eye.  

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Contest 2

Charles MiesmerContest 2, 2009

$11,000

H 52 in W 62 in

Contest 2

By Charles Miesmer

Located in Fairfield, CT

Aside from landscapes and abstractions, Charlie has also worked on a series of paintings which reveal his fascination with words and the tricks they can play on the human eye.  

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Untitled

Charles MiesmerUntitled, 2012

$12,000

H 40 in W 60 in

Untitled

By Charles Miesmer

Located in Fairfield, CT

Aside from landscapes and abstractions, Charlie has also worked on a series of paintings which reveal his fascination with words and the tricks they can play on the human eye.  

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Woman on Beach

Woman on Beach

By Charles Miesmer

Located in Fairfield, CT

Aside from landscapes and abstractions, Charlie has also worked on a series of paintings which reveal his fascination with words and the tricks they can play on the human eye.  

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Untitled

Charles MiesmerUntitled, 2016

$8,000

H 30 in W 40 in

Untitled

By Charles Miesmer

Located in Fairfield, CT

Aside from landscapes and abstractions, Charlie has also worked on a series of paintings which reveal his fascination with words and the tricks they can play on the human eye.  

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper, Wood Panel

Woman on Water

Woman on Water

By Charles Miesmer

Located in Fairfield, CT

Aside from landscapes and abstractions, Charlie has also worked on a series of paintings which reveal his fascination with words and the tricks they can play on the human eye.  

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Scandinavian Carpet Rollakan Swedish Cross Motif Design
Scandinavian Carpet Rollakan Swedish Cross Motif Design

Scandinavian Carpet Rollakan Swedish Cross Motif Design

Located in Ferrara, IT

Describing this rug to someone who hasn't seen it in person is like painting a picture with words. Imagine an abstract symphony unfolding beneath your feet—a delicate dance of soft b...

Category

Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavi...

Materials

Wool

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AS IF - colorful abstract painting with words
AS IF - colorful abstract painting with words

AS IF - colorful abstract painting with words

By Ford Crull

Located in Seattle, WA

Colorful abstract painting with words - Red - Yellow - Black Ford Crull paints with a rare confidence and boldness.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wax, Oil

RANDOM THOUGHTS - large colorful.abstract painting with words
RANDOM THOUGHTS - large colorful.abstract painting with words

RANDOM THOUGHTS - large colorful.abstract painting with words

By Ford Crull

Located in Seattle, WA

Large colorful.abstract painting with words - White - Red - Blue - Green Ford Crull paints with a rare confidence and boldness.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wax, Oil

WHAT WERE YOU THINKING - white abstract painting with words

WHAT WERE YOU THINKING - white abstract painting with words

By Ford Crull

Located in Seattle, WA

White abstract painting with words - Red - Black - Symbols Ford Crull paints with a rare confidence and boldness.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Wax

U JUST DON'T GET IT - white abstract painting with words
U JUST DON'T GET IT - white abstract painting with words

U JUST DON'T GET IT - white abstract painting with words

By Ford Crull

Located in Seattle, WA

White abstract painting with words - Red - Black - Symbols Ford Crull paints with a rare confidence and boldness.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Graphite, Canvas, Wax

Judaica Whimsical Folk Art of Synagogue or Tomb with Hebrew words
Judaica Whimsical Folk Art of Synagogue or Tomb with Hebrew words

Judaica Whimsical Folk Art of Synagogue or Tomb with Hebrew words

By Rebecca Levy

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A classic example of whimsical folk art done with raw and unbridled emotion for Israel and Judaism. an early example of Jewish Folk Art or naive art. great 1940s Auto on right and fa...

Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Anatoly Belkin Circa 1991 Russian Painting Pravda Mayakovsky
Anatoly Belkin Circa 1991 Russian Painting Pravda Mayakovsky

Anatoly Belkin Circa 1991 Russian Painting Pravda Mayakovsky

By Anatoly Belkin

Located in New York, NY

Here is how I see it. The painting is filled with Russian words. After a bit of research we've uncovered a lot about the artist and the painting.

Category

Late 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Untitled (Plant), pink, blue, fuchsia, black and white, painting, still life
Untitled (Plant), pink, blue, fuchsia, black and white, painting, still life

Untitled (Plant), pink, blue, fuchsia, black and white, painting, still life

By Matthew Heller

Located in Inglewood, CA

The artist Matthew Heller lives and works in Santa Monica and has shown his art works at the Bergamot Station, DCA Fine Art Los Angeles, Glu Gallery Los Angeles, and various other ga...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

“They're Just Words” Abstract Contemporary Black & Yellow Painting with Text
“They're Just Words” Abstract Contemporary Black & Yellow Painting with Text

“They're Just Words” Abstract Contemporary Black & Yellow Painting with Text

By Tra' Slaughter

Located in Houston, TX

Black and tan contemporary painting by Houston, TX artist Tra' Slaughter. The painting features a simple and fun typography that reads "they're just words" in black set against a whi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Linen

A Traditional English "Pub" Print Titled with words of wisdom
A Traditional English "Pub" Print Titled with words of wisdom

A Traditional English "Pub" Print Titled with words of wisdom

Located in NYC, NY

A traditional print with a comic situation with traditional words of wisdom (visible in one picture).
Provenance: Christie's, London Picture size is 8"x5 3/4" over all is 11...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Love Letter 2

Adam ShawLove Letter 2

Sold

H 16 in W 12 in D 2.5 in

Love Letter 2

By Adam Shaw

Located in Napa, CA

Shaw’s large paintings bring to life intensely-colored abstract shapes by layering his paintings with words, phrases, graphs, and numeric equations, while using a myriad of technique...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Love Letter 1

Adam ShawLove Letter 1

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H 16 in W 12 in D 2.5 in

Love Letter 1

By Adam Shaw

Located in Napa, CA

Shaw’s large paintings bring to life intensely-colored abstract shapes by layering his paintings with words, phrases, graphs, and numeric equations, while using a myriad of technique...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Love Letter 3

Adam ShawLove Letter 3

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H 16 in W 12 in D 2.5 in

Love Letter 3

By Adam Shaw

Located in Napa, CA

Shaw’s large paintings bring to life intensely-colored abstract shapes by layering his paintings with words, phrases, graphs, and numeric equations, while using a myriad of technique...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Impressionist 1940s Nude, Signed Oil Painting, Light Green Colour
Impressionist 1940s Nude, Signed Oil Painting, Light Green Colour

Impressionist 1940s Nude, Signed Oil Painting, Light Green Colour

By Gregori Gino

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Born in Milan, Italy, in 1906, the grandson of the painter Martin Kroller, and early on took to painting with tremendous dedication, in the words of Claude Riviere “Gregori was born ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

as I could not see the coal in great bulk, I could not admire it

as I could not see the coal in great bulk, I could not admire it

By Cole Sternberg

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Sternberg inscribes text on canvas before painting over the words with several gestural layers, seeking to transform and eviscerate the content.

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Mixed Media

rotational moments guided by a sand bar
rotational moments guided by a sand bar

rotational moments guided by a sand bar

By Cole Sternberg

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Sternberg inscribes text on canvas before painting over the words with several gestural layers, seeking to transform and eviscerate the content.

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Mixed Media

they were amazed at their appearance, forgetting for a moment of the tides
they were amazed at their appearance, forgetting for a moment of the tides

they were amazed at their appearance, forgetting for a moment of the tides

By Cole Sternberg

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Sternberg inscribes text on canvas before painting over the words with several gestural layers, seeking to transform and eviscerate the content.

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Mixed Media

i moved about like an infant learning to walk
i moved about like an infant learning to walk

i moved about like an infant learning to walk

By Cole Sternberg

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Sternberg inscribes text on canvas before painting over the words with several gestural layers, seeking to transform and eviscerate the content.

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Mixed Media

collective efforts

collective efforts

By Cole Sternberg

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Sternberg inscribes text on canvas before painting over the words with several gestural layers, seeking to transform and eviscerate the content.

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Mixed Media

A Poem About Breathing
A Poem About Breathing

Curtis RipleyA Poem About Breathing, 2016

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H 72 in W 48 in D 1.5 in

A Poem About Breathing

By Curtis Ripley

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Concerned with capturing those phenomena which are most difficult to describe with words, Ripley’s paintings are gestural and impromptu meditations on mood, emotion and experience.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rio de la Plata
Rio de la Plata

Curtis RipleyRio de la Plata, 2016

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H 60 in W 72 in D 1.5 in

Rio de la Plata

By Curtis Ripley

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Concerned with capturing those phenomena which are most difficult to describe with words, Ripley’s paintings are gestural and impromptu meditations on mood, emotion and experience.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Romantic
The Romantic

Curtis RipleyThe Romantic, 2016

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H 60 in W 48 in D 1.5 in

The Romantic

By Curtis Ripley

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Concerned with capturing those phenomena which are most difficult to describe with words, Ripley’s paintings are gestural and impromptu meditations on mood, emotion and experience.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Theologian
The Theologian

Curtis RipleyThe Theologian, 2016

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H 60 in W 48 in D 1.5 in

The Theologian

By Curtis Ripley

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Concerned with capturing those phenomena which are most difficult to describe with words, Ripley’s paintings are gestural and impromptu meditations on mood, emotion and experience.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Light of Day
Light of Day

Curtis RipleyLight of Day, 2016

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H 30 in W 72 in D 1.5 in

Light of Day

By Curtis Ripley

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Concerned with capturing those phenomena which are most difficult to describe with words, Ripley’s paintings are gestural and impromptu meditations on mood, emotion and experience.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sonata #15

Curtis RipleySonata #15, 2016

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H 30 in W 24 in D 0.75 in

Sonata #15

By Curtis Ripley

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Concerned with capturing those phenomena which are most difficult to describe with words, Ripley’s paintings are gestural and impromptu meditations on mood, emotion and experience. ...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

June Morning
June Morning

Curtis RipleyJune Morning, 2016

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H 48 in W 60 in D 1.5 in

June Morning

By Curtis Ripley

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Concerned with capturing those phenomena which are most difficult to describe with words, Ripley’s paintings are gestural and impromptu meditations on mood, emotion and experience. ...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nightfall #9

Curtis RipleyNightfall #9, 2017

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H 48 in W 36 in D 1.5 in

Nightfall #9

By Curtis Ripley

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Concerned with capturing those phenomena which are most difficult to describe with words, Ripley’s paintings are gestural and impromptu meditations on mood, emotion and experience.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Poem About Light

Curtis RipleyA Poem About Light, 2017

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H 30 in W 40 in D 1.5 in

A Poem About Light

By Curtis Ripley

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Concerned with capturing those phenomena which are most difficult to describe with words, Ripley’s paintings are gestural and impromptu meditations on mood, emotion and experience.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Head Over Heels
Head Over Heels

Curtis RipleyHead Over Heels, 2016

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H 60 in W 72 in D 1.5 in

Head Over Heels

By Curtis Ripley

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Concerned with capturing those phenomena which are most difficult to describe with words, Ripley’s paintings are gestural and impromptu meditations on mood, emotion and experience.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Night Air
The Night Air

Curtis RipleyThe Night Air, 2016

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H 72 in W 48 in D 1.5 in

The Night Air

By Curtis Ripley

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Concerned with capturing those phenomena which are most difficult to describe with words, Ripley’s paintings are gestural and impromptu meditations on mood, emotion and experience.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sonnet #1

Curtis RipleySonnet #1, 2016

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H 72 in W 48 in D 1.5 in

Sonnet #1

By Curtis Ripley

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Concerned with capturing those phenomena which are most difficult to describe with words, Ripley’s paintings are gestural and impromptu meditations on mood, emotion and experience.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

At Last

Curtis RipleyAt Last, 2017

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H 60 in W 72 in

At Last

By Curtis Ripley

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Concerned with capturing those phenomena which are most difficult to describe with words, Ripley’s paintings are gestural and impromptu meditations on mood, emotion and experience.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Flamenco

Curtis RipleyFlamenco, 2017

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H 60 in W 48 in

Flamenco

By Curtis Ripley

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Concerned with capturing those phenomena which are most difficult to describe with words, Ripley’s paintings are gestural and impromptu meditations on mood, emotion and experience.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

August Morning
August Morning

Curtis RipleyAugust Morning, 2016

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H 60 in W 48 in D 1.5 in

August Morning

By Curtis Ripley

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Concerned with capturing those phenomena which are most difficult to describe with words, Ripley’s paintings are gestural and impromptu meditations on mood, emotion and experience.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Color Panels #5 Urban Structures

Color Panels #5 Urban Structures

By Charles Miesmer

Located in Fairfield, CT

Aside from landscapes and abstractions, Charlie has also worked on a series of paintings which reveal his fascination with words and the tricks they can play on the human eye.  

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Paper

Untitled

Untitled

By Charles Miesmer

Located in Fairfield, CT

Aside from landscapes and abstractions, Charlie has also worked on a series of paintings which reveal his fascination with words and the tricks they can play on the human eye.  

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Forevermore

Kate SalenfriendForevermore

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H 36 in W 36 in D 1 in

Forevermore

By Kate Salenfriend

Located in Napa, CA

Kate Salenfriend began the "Carneros" series with a painting titled after words in a love letter written by Kahlil Gibran in 1908, "Let me, O let me bathe my soul in c...

Category

2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Feeding Birds with Words - Colorfield Vibrant Landscape, Acrylic on Paper, 2024
Feeding Birds with Words - Colorfield Vibrant Landscape, Acrylic on Paper, 2024

Feeding Birds with Words - Colorfield Vibrant Landscape, Acrylic on Paper, 2024

By Gozo

Located in FISTERRA, ES

Gozo's Feeding Birds with Words is a captivating surrealist landscape that features an elderly woman standing in a vibrant, abstract field of oranges and reds, reading from a book. T...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Spray Paint

"Tooth to Rib" (Abstract, Bold, Graphic Painting on Antique Wood)
"Tooth to Rib" (Abstract, Bold, Graphic Painting on Antique Wood)

"Tooth to Rib" (Abstract, Bold, Graphic Painting on Antique Wood)

By Nicholas Evans

Located in Paris, IDF

Back features a second painting, also abstract, with the words “For His Service In The Siege (of Mytilene). 81 BC.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic, Glue

A Few of My Favorite Things, Original Painting
A Few of My Favorite Things, Original Painting

A Few of My Favorite Things, Original Painting

By Joyanna Margo

Located in San Francisco, CA

Joyanna's paintings begin with meaningful words, usually lyrics, scrawled on the canvas.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

LOVE Stable
LOVE Stable

LOVE Stable

By Robert Indiana

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

The iconography first appeared in a series of poems originally written in 1958, in which Indiana stacked LO and VE on top of one another. Then in a painting with the words "Love...

Category

1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Plant (Gray), black and white, still life, painting, linear,
Plant (Gray), black and white, still life, painting, linear,

Plant (Gray), black and white, still life, painting, linear,

By Matthew Heller

Located in Inglewood, CA

The artist Matthew Heller lives and works in Santa Monica and has shown his art works at the Bergamot Station, DCA Fine Art Los Angeles, Glu Gallery Los Angeles, and various other ga...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Handwriting India 2, 2019, Acrylic and Charcoal on Unstretched Canvas, Signed

Handwriting India 2, 2019, Acrylic and Charcoal on Unstretched Canvas, Signed

By Ashley Chase Andrews

Located in Armonk, NY

However, Andrews’ canvases are also enlivened by her compositional risk-taking and the unpretentiousness of her “drop cloth aesthetic,” both of which give the work a raw, contemporar...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

Handwriting India Temple, Acrylic and Charcoal on Unstretched Canvas, Signed

Handwriting India Temple, Acrylic and Charcoal on Unstretched Canvas, Signed

By Ashley Chase Andrews

Located in Armonk, NY

However, Andrews’ canvases are also enlivened by her compositional risk-taking and the unpretentiousness of her “drop cloth aesthetic,” both of which give the work a raw, contemporar...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

India: Windows, Acrylic and Charcoal on Unstretched Canvas, Signed

India: Windows, Acrylic and Charcoal on Unstretched Canvas, Signed

By Ashley Chase Andrews

Located in Armonk, NY

However, Andrews’ canvases are also enlivened by her compositional risk-taking and the unpretentiousness of her “drop cloth aesthetic,” both of which give the work a raw, contemporar...

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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

Paz y unión en las cuatro repúblicas

Paz y unión en las cuatro repúblicas

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H 40.75 in W 33 in D 1 in

Paz y unión en las cuatro repúblicas

Located in Santa Fe, NM

This painting features a banner with the words "Paz Y Union en las Cuatros Republicas" or "Peace and Unity in the Four Republics.

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Antique Early 19th Century Bolivian Spanish Colonial Paintings

Materials

Canvas

See, everything's perfect.
See, everything's perfect.

See, everything's perfect.

By Matthew Heller

Located in Inglewood, CA

The artist Matthew Heller lives and works in Santa Monica and has shown his art works at the Bergamot Station, DCA Fine Art Los Angeles, Glu Gallery Los Angeles, and various other ga...

Category

2010s Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic

Fantasy (Poem), Text, black and white, poetry, words, faded, text
Fantasy (Poem), Text, black and white, poetry, words, faded, text

Fantasy (Poem), Text, black and white, poetry, words, faded, text

By Matthew Heller

Located in Inglewood, CA

The artist Matthew Heller lives and works in Santa Monica and has shown his art works at the Bergamot Station, DCA Fine Art Los Angeles, Glu Gallery Los Angeles, and various other ga...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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An assortment of painting with words is available on 1stDibs. There are many Abstract and Contemporary versions of these works for sale. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the painting with words that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, beige and brown. Ford Crull, Katharina Grossmann-Hensel and Max Hammond took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in paint, canvas and fabric, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

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