$18,488
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...
Oil
White Wind - contemporary expressionistic abstract painting with words
By Willi Bucher
Located in Schierensee, SH
"White Wind (Weisser Wind)" is a large, unique oil on canvas painting of German expressionistic artist Willi Bucher. It depicts an abstract wind scene in thick oil colors with words...
Oil
$12,133
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 ...
Oil, Printer's Ink
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.
Canvas, Wax, Oil
Unavailable
H 60 in W 48 in
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.
Canvas, Wax, Oil
Unavailable
H 22 in W 30 in
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.
Oil, Canvas, Wax
Unavailable
H 22 in W 30 in D 1 in
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.
Oil, Graphite, Canvas, Wax
Unavailable
H 68 in W 74 in
THE HAVES AND THE HAVE-NOTS - colorful abstract painting with symbols and words
By Ford Crull
Located in Seattle, WA
Abstract painting with symbols and words - Red - White - Orange - Yellow - Heart “The ambiguity of the image is central to my expression in art.
Enamel
Sold
H 36 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
“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...
Acrylic, Linen
Sold
H 60 in W 60 in D 2 in
Wire, Words & Pavement by Chris Brandell, Large Contemporary Painting with Black
By Chris Brandell
Located in Atlanta, GA
While I continue to be inspired by real, tactile items such as plaster, wire, and concrete, in this new work, I explored how I integrate in each piece the peaceful and edgy sides of ...
Canvas, Oil, Pencil
Sold
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Feeding Birds with Words - Colorfield Vibrant Landscape, Acrylic on Paper, 2024
By Gozo
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Keywords Feeding Birds with Words, Surrealist Landscape, Abstract Colorfield, Acrylic on Paper, Gozo, Orange Red Gradient, Elderly Woman, Reading Book, Feeding Birds, Contemporary Ar...
Paper, Acrylic, Spray Paint
Sold
H 23.43 in W 16.34 in
Ed Ruscha - With and Without Words, Original Exhibition Poster from 2002
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Hamburg, DE
Original poster from Ed Ruscha's 2002-2003 exhibition at Sprüth Magers gallery in Cologne.
Offset
$5,085
H 46.86 in W 39.38 in D 1.19 in
Untitled 01 - Contemporary, Abstract Painting, White, Monochrome, Organic
By Zsolt Berszán
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Untitled 01, 2017 Mixed media: white oil painting, adhesive on canvas (Signed on reverse) 46.85 H x 39.37 W in. 119 H x 100 W cm Zsolt Berszán treats the first layer of the drawing ...
Canvas, Adhesive, Oil
$5,200
H 39.38 in W 55.12 in D 1.58 in
Swiss Abstract Contemporary Art by Pierre-Alain Michel - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas Pierre-Alain Michel is a Swiss painter born in 1959 who lives & works in Delémont in Switzerland. In 1989 he was enrolled at the School of Fine Arts in Basel a...
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,235
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 2.37 in
Untitled 01 - Contemporary, Organic, Black, Minimalist, Abstract, Monochrome
By Zsolt Berszán
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Untitled 01, 2017 Black adhesive and black oil on canvas (Signed on reverse) 31 1/2 H x 23 5/8 H in. 80 H x 60 W cm Zsolt Berszán treats the first layer of the drawing as a substrat...
Canvas, Adhesive, Oil
$2,658
H 31.5 in W 47.25 in
Untitled 2 - Contemporary Expressive Abstract Painting, Conceptual Art
By Urszula Wilk
Located in Hallein, AT
The painting on paper will be shipped rolled up in a tube. Urszula Wilk – artist statment: I have always been interested in the idea of infiniteness of a painting and its opposite –...
Paper, Watercolor
$4,531Sale Price|20% Off
H 55.12 in W 55.12 in D 0.95 in
Large White Abstract Painting Gestural Mixed Media Composition on Panel
By Ángel Celada
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Large white abstract painting with gestural marks, layered mixed media surfaces and atmospheric spatial depth, exploring memory, perception and interior experience through abstractio...
Oil, Acrylic, Board, Spray Paint
$700
H 31.5 in W 23.5 in D 2 in
"White monochrome" - Abstract Minimalist Contemporary White Painting
Located in Boston, MA
"White monochrome" 23.5 x 31.5 x 2.0, 15.0 lbs Acrylic on microcement and plaster Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "This canvas is part of the series of works called 'm...
Acrylic
$106Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.75 in W 13 in D 1 in
French Expressionist Abstract Original
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) watercolour painting on artist paper unframed: 14.75 x 13 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings...
Watercolor
$1,800
H 27.56 in W 27.56 in D 0.79 in
Entre Nous - original abstract painting on linen
By Christian Möller
Located in London, GB
Entre Nous 2023 by Christian Möller original abstract painting acrylic and oil on linen ships securely from London England. Christian Möller was born in Kabul Afghanistan, a twin...
Acrylic
Right, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Robert Musser
Located in Yardley, PA
This piece has "Richter" style smears in bright paint with a muted shrapnel grid overlaying the saturated field. It's one of my favorite smaller paintings I have done. The feel is ve...
Acrylic
$28,897
H 78.75 in W 122.05 in D 1.19 in
Untitled - Contemporary Expressive Abstract XXL Oil Painting, Conceptual Art
By Urszula Wilk
Located in Hallein, AT
Urszula Wilk – artist statment: I have always been interested in the idea of infiniteness of a painting and its opposite – that is the physical finiteness of the painting. This phys...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$11,650
H 47.2 in W 31.5 in D 0.8 in
"Abstract Exclusive Wall Series" S1TW2, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way, h...
Clay, Acrylic
$970Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 0.79 in
Black White and Neon Gestural Mixed Media Abstract Painting on Canvas, Origin
By Ángel Celada
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Black, white and neon gestural mixed media abstract painting on canvas, combining translucent washes, sweeping brushwork, splashes and raised paint. Originally titled Origen (Origin)...
Acrylic, Vinyl, Canvas
$300
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
French Abstract Contemporary Art by J. Rebourgeard - La Coulée du Temps
By Jérémie Rebourgeard
Located in Paris, IDF
Shipped in a tube Acrylic on Canson paper 300 g Artwork signed at the bottom right & countersigned on verso Born in 1983 in Chinon, France Lives & works in Paris, France Jérémie Re...
Paper, Acrylic
$1,860
H 39.4 in W 39.4 in D 0.8 in
White abstract painting GW145, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Radek Smach
Located in Yardley, PA
Radek Smach - Original abstract acrylic painting on canvas. Mixed media. My works are part of many private collections all over the world. Ready to hang. No framing required (i...
Acrylic
Gray Scale Study for Pure Painting 7
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Gray Scale Study for Pure Painting 7, 2016 Acrylic on museum board mounted to board Artwork size - 8 x 6.5 inches Framed Size - 16 x 20 inches signed and dated on recto Lee We...
Acrylic
$7,742
H 76.78 in W 53.15 in
Denis Ymeri – Large-Scale Contemporary Abstract Textured Painting Black
By Denis Ymeri
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Denis Ymeri (b. 1990, Tirana, Albania) is a Barcelona-based visual artist whose practice spans painting and sculpture. His work explores the relationship between matter, memory, spac...
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite
Bring audacious experiments with color and textures to your living room, dining room or home office. Abstract paintings, large or small, will stand out in your space, encouraging conversation and introducing a museum-like atmosphere that’s welcoming and conducive to creating memorable gatherings.
Abstract art has origins in 19th-century Europe, but it came into its own as a significant movement during the 20th century. Early practitioners of abstraction included Wassily Kandinsky, although painters were exploring nonfigurative art prior to the influential Russian artist’s efforts, which were inspired by music and religion. Abstract painters endeavored to create works that didn’t focus on the outside world’s conventional subjects, and even when artists depicted realistic subjects, they worked in an abstract mode to do so.
In 1940s-era New York City, a group of painters working in the abstract mode created radical work that looked to European avant-garde artists as well as to the art of ancient cultures, prioritizing improvisation, immediacy and direct personal expression. While they were never formally affiliated with one another, we know them today as Abstract Expressionists.
The male contingent of the Abstract Expressionists, which includes Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Robert Motherwell, is frequently cited in discussing leading figures of this internationally influential postwar art movement. However, the women of Abstract Expressionism, such as Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell and others, were equally involved in the art world of the time. Sexism, family obligations and societal pressures contributed to a long history of their being overlooked, but the female Abstract Expressionists experimented vigorously, developed their own style and produced significant bodies of work.
Draw your guests into abstract oil paintings across different eras and countries of origin. On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive range of abstract paintings along with a guide on how to arrange your wonderful new wall art.
If you’re working with a small living space, a colorful, oversize work can create depth in a given room, but there isn’t any need to overwhelm your interior with a sprawling pièce de résistance. Colorful abstractions of any size can pop against a white wall in your living room, but if you’re working with a colored backdrop, you may wish to stick to colors that complement the decor that is already in the space. Alternatively, let your painting make a statement on its own, regardless of its surroundings, or group it, gallery-style, with other works.
The Italian-American’s 2020 abstract painting “The Hoe” personifies his “art of not knowing.”
In his current show at New York's Lehmann Maupin gallery, the Puerto Rican–born talent reveals new paintings with a semiautobiographical aspect.