$637
Contemporary abstract expressionist oil on canvas "Finding serenity in nature"
By Mougenot Natalya
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressionist nature painting was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot and is part of her ongoing series dedicated to nature.
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Mid Century Cubist Nocturnal Moody Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Canvas, Oil
$600
Night Drive at Sunset /// Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Art
By Margaux Halloran
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Margaux Halloran (American, 1999-) Title: "Night Drive at Sunset" *Monogram signed by Halloran in gold pen lower right Year: 2021 Medium: Original Oil Painting on Canvas pape...
Canvas, Paint, Paper, Oil
$5,600
Un Fuego Magico, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Leonardo Nierman
By Leonardo Nierman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Leonardo Nierman Title: Un Fuego Magico (Variation) Year: 1965 Medium: Oil on Masonite, signed and dated l.r. Size: 24 x 31.5 inches Frame: 28 x 36 inches
Oil, Masonite
$14,500
San Francisco Bay Area Abstract Expressionist oil painting by Charles Safford
Located in Colfax, CA
San Francisco Bay Area abstract expressionist painting by Charles Safford.
Canvas, Oil
"Twlight of Creation"Oversized Blue /Aqua Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6115 Trilight of creation oversized abstract expressionist painting Rapped canvas no need for frame
Oil
Large John Hultberg SF Bay Area Artist Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By John Hultberg
Located in Surfside, FL
John Hultberg (1922 – 2005) was an American Abstract expressionist and Abstract realist painter.
Canvas, Oil
Large Abstract Expressionist Oil on Canvas Painting by Doo-shik Lee
By Doo Shik Lee
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Doo Shik Lee, Korean (1947 - 2013) Title: Untitled Year: 1992 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated lower right Size: 44 in. x 57 in. (111.76 cm x 144.78 cm)
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
Blue Composition, Abstract Expressionist Oil on Canvas Painting by Joseph Grippi
By Joseph Grippi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Joseph Grippi, American (1924 -2001) - Blue Composition, Year: circa 1975, Medium: Oil on Canvas, Size: 60 x 60 in. (152.4 x 152.4 cm), Frame Size: 61.5 x 61.5 inches
Oil
Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting in Brown and Black and White
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3574 Oil on board set in a gilt wood frame
Oil
$5,800
"One" contemporary abstract expressionist oil painting on canvas by Alayna Rose
By Alayna Rose
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artwork Size: 24" x 36" Artist Bio: Alayna Rose is a painter, jewelry designer and former illustrator. Her paintings are abstract, painterly, and in vibrant color. They teeter betw...
Canvas, Oil
$9,500
Untitled II, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Canvas by Gustavo Schmidt
By Gustavo Schmidt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gustavo Schmidt Title: Untitled II Year: 2016 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and titled verso Size: 56 x 46.5 inches
Canvas, Oil
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Large French 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Orange and Pink
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Marie Deloume (French born 1942) signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 51 x 38 inches condition: overall very good, a few minor s...
Canvas, Paper, Oil
$16,000
Large Budd Hopkins Modernist Hard Edged Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting 1965
Located in Surfside, FL
Budd Hopkins, American (1931-2011) 'City Sun II', 1969 Oil painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated lower left. Verso: Artist, title, and year in pencil on stretcher. Dimensions:...
Canvas, Oil
$1,200
1980s Modernist Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Russian Artist Alexander Ney
By Alexander Ney
Located in Surfside, FL
Alexander Ney (Russian-American, 1939-2023) Untitled Abstract Hand signed verso Oil Painting Dimensions: 16 X 12 inches Depicting an expressive abstract elongated head done in the ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Oil on Illustration Board Honora Berg Berkeley
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
San Francisco Bay area abstract expressionist painting by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). A nocturnal setting adds more interest and dimension. Estate stamp on verso "Estate of H...
Oil, Illustration Board
$30,000
Crater Godin, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Canvas by Lowell Nesbitt
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Crater Godin Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933–1993) Date: 1970 Oil on Canvas, signed, titled and dated verso Size: 66 x 65 in. (167.64 x 165.1 cm)
Canvas, Oil
The Future of Time, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Stefan Vladescu
By Stefan Matty Vladescu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Stefan Vladescu Title: The Future of Time Year: 2006 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated Size: 36 x 48 inches
Oil
$6,000
Red and White Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Nicolas Ionesco, 1958
By Nicolas Ionesco
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Nicolas Ionesco, Romanian (1919 - ) Title: Untitled Year: 1956 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated l.r. and verso Size: 23.5 x 28.5 inches (59.7 x 72.4 cm) Frame: 24.75 x...
Oil
Original Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Art New York "Noah's Ark"
By Jay Milder
Located in Portland, OR
Modern abstract painting acrylic and oil paint, by the celebrated New York artist, Jay Milder (B. 1934), Titled "Noah's Ark II", 1989.
Paper, Acrylic, Oil
Kew Gardens. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Paul Wadsworth
Located in Brecon, Powys
Paul Wadsworth has a very special, innate talent for transporting the viewer into other realms. In his stunning, vibrant works from his travels on the Indian sub-continent the painti...
Oil
$13,000
"Flying the Depths" 2023, Abstract Expressionist Oil and Charcoal on Canvas
By Luke Jackson
Located in New York, NY
Luke Jackson “Flying the Depths” 2023 Oil and Charcoal on Canvas About the Artist: Luke Jackson is a visual artist who has been based in Brooklyn, NY for the last 20 years. Raise...
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil
Dynamic Dark Red Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Jean Soyer
By Jean Soyer
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
A striking large-scale abstract painting (57.5 x 44.9 inches) by Jean Soyer, executed in oil on canvas. The artwork features bold, dynamic strokes in deep darks and vibrant reds, wit...
Canvas, Oil
Dynamic Red, Black and Light Purple Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Jean Soyer
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
An evocative abstract oil painting on canvas by contemporary artist Jean Soyer, featuring dramatic sweeps of crimson red and white against a dark background. The artwork showcases So...
Canvas, Oil
Moonlit Bathers: Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Paul Wadsworth
Located in Brecon, Powys
Swimming by the light of the moon is a really life affirming activity. Wadsworth has captured the romance of the moment in this beautifully crafted painting. As always with Wadswort...
Oil
Untitled, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Canvas by Victor Chab
By Victor Chab
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Victor Chab, Argentine (1930 - ) Title: Untitled - Abstract Bird Year: 1964 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 32 x 25.5 inches (81 x 65 cm)
Canvas, Oil
The Fused Image, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Lou Fink
By Lou Fink
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lou Fink, American (1925 - 1980) Title: Spanish Dancers Year: 1964 Medium: Oil on Board, signed, dated and titled verso Size: 10 in. x 14 in. (25.4 cm x 35.56 cm) Frame Size:...
Oil
Judy Rifka, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting MIxed Media 3D Construction
By Judy Rifka
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed verso, mixed media on two sections of joined canvas Work is titled "Ego Wall with Mess," circa 1983. Provenance: Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York, New York. bearing th...
Linen, Oil
$28,000
Large Budd Hopkins Modernist Hard Edged Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting 1965
Located in Surfside, FL
Budd Hopkins, American (1931-2011) Strike Red Oil on canvas, 1965, signed 'Hopkins' and dated lower right. Dimensions: 85 x81 in., 86 x 52 in. with frame. Provenance: bears partial l...
Paint
Four Figures, Framed Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by John Uht
By John Uht
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Uht, American (1924 - 2010) Title: Four Figures Year: circa 1960 Medium: Oil on canvas, signed l.l. Size: 40 in. x 30 in. (101.6 cm x 76.2 cm) Frame Size: 46.5 x 36.5 in...
Oil
Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
Louis Wolchonok was a social realist painter and member of the Woodstock Art Association. His work was exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Academy of Design...
Paper, Oil
Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
Louis Wolchonok was a social realist painter and member of the Woodstock Art Association. His work was exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Academy of Design...
Paper, Oil
Price Upon Request
Cervene Skvrny, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Triptych by Ales Lamr
By Ales Lamr
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ales Lamar Title: Cervene Skvrny (Triptych) Year: 1984 Medium: Oil on Canvas, each panel signed and dated and titled verso Size: (Each Painting) 71 x 57 in. (180.34 x 144....
Canvas, Oil
Picking Roses. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Paul Wadsworth
Located in Brecon, Powys
Expressionism is laid out on all his canvasses as his brushes and palette knives sculpt abstract expressionist images. These pieces from his Indian travels are radiant with light and...
Oil
Israeli Motke Blum Modernist Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Bezalel Artist
By Motke Blum
Located in Surfside, FL
Motke Blum was born in Racacun, Romania in 1925. Early in his childhood, the Blum family moved to Bucharest where they settled in a house situated near a circus. The circus would be...
Mixed Media, Oil, Illustration Board
Warm Air. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Paul Wadsworth
Located in Brecon, Powys
Born of his love of the Indian subcontinent Paul Wadsworth created this series of paintings. The canvasses are lavishly painted and imbued with the myriad of colours one associates w...
Oil
Rajisthan Garden: Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Paul Wadsworth
Located in Brecon, Powys
Paul Wadsworth is one of the UK’s leading exponents of Expressionist paintings. His pieces are heavily worked with layers of richly applied paint, the result is paintings that sing w...
Canvas, Oil
Orange Garden: Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Paul Wadsworth
Located in Brecon, Powys
Paul Wadsworth is one of the UK’s leading exponents of Expressionist paintings. His pieces are heavily worked with layers of richly applied paint, the result is paintings that sing w...
Canvas, Oil
Indian Circus. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Paul Wadsworth
Located in Brecon, Powys
From the Artist's 2020 India Series. Centred round Kerala in southern India. Large vibrant abstract expressionist paintings from this well collected artist. Signed
Canvas, Oil
Blue Pool. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
It's a remarkable talent that can create or conjure the essence of a place. Emma Griffin most certainly has this innate ability. Her pieces are redolent of her natural environment an...
Oil
Gower Sunset. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Emma Griffin takes the colours and shapes of her native Wales and creates beautiful layered and textured paintings. She can, by a hint of colour or a brush stroke, construct the esse...
Oil
Skye Evening: Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Patricia McParlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Abstract expressionist view of the Isle Of Skye (Scotland) in the evening Mixed media on board
Oil, Acrylic
"Morning Haze." Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Juliette Paull has created a new collection of abstracted paintings that will fill Kestle Barton with a fluid sense of depth and dynamics this June. In her new work Paull uses paint,...
Canvas, Oil
$13,000
"Sunrise, " an Abstract Expressionist Oil on Canvas signed by Matthew Schaefer
By Matthew Schaefer
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Sunrise," by American artist Matthew Schaefer, is a fauvist expressionist painting with bold, bright colors and gestural marks in a style similar to the abstractionists Willem de Ko...
Canvas, Oil
"Morning Haze." Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Juliette Paull has created a new collection of abstracted paintings that will fill Kestle Barton with a fluid sense of depth and dynamics this June. In her new work Paull uses paint,...
Canvas, Oil
$649Sale Price|28% Off
"La Cagole", "The Extrovert", French Abstract Expressionist Oil on Board.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th century abstract Expressionist oil on board by French artist Emmanuelle Bardet.
Oil, Board
Dynamic Black and Red Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Jean Soyer
By Jean Soyer
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
A powerful abstract oil painting on canvas (39.37 x 39.37 inches) by Jean Soyer featuring dramatic black brushstrokes with bold red accents emerging through the darkness. The artist ...
Canvas, Oil
24th April, Abstract Expressionist Oil Pastel Drawing by Ben Hancocks
By Ben Hancocks
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Hancocks Title: 24th April Year: 1982 Medium: Oil Pastel on Paper, signed and dated Paper Size: 34 x 15 inches [86.36 x 38.1 cm] Image Size: 27.5 x 11 in. [69.85 x 27.94 cm]
Paper, Oil Pastel
Winter, White Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Canvas by Charles McGill
By Charles McGill
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles McGill, American Title: Winter Year: 1986-1987 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed verso Size: 40 in. x 30 in. (101.6 cm x 76.2 cm) Frame Size: 44 x 34 inches
Oil
Skye Evening: Contemporary abstract expressionist oil painting
By Patricia McParlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Mixed media on board
Oil, Acrylic, Board
$1,800
Mod Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Bernard Segal New Hope PA Modernist Art
By Bernard Segal 1
Located in Surfside, FL
Segal's most noted work was made during the 1960's, during which time he produced paintings and collages in the abstract expressionist style. He enjoyed painting bright abstract oil,...
Oil, Board
"Dream On" Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Wood Panel in Black Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
"Dream On" is an oil and mixed media painting on wood board, inspired by Aerosmith's iconic song of the same name. Through vibrant layers of bright oils, sweeping brushstrokes, and s...
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
$974Sale Price|30% Off
Jazz Night Abstract Expressionist Oil on Board, Signed, 39.2x30 cm
By Thierry Miramon
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th century abstract expressionist oil on board representation of a lively jazz night by French artist, Thierry Miramon, signed top left and presented in contemporary black tra...
Board, Acrylic
Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Rice Paper Modernist John Von Wicht
Located in Surfside, FL
“The Second Wave: American Abstraction of the 1930s and 1940s,” Worcester Art Museum, MA “A Century of MacDowell Colony Artists,” The Currier Art Gallery, Manchester, NH Museu de Mal...
Oil Pastel, Oil, Rice Paper
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil and Acrylic on Canvas. Hommage to Léger.
By Albino Palamara
Located in Cotignac, FR
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist acrylic and oil on canvas Hommage to Léger by Italian artist Albino Palamara.
Oil, Acrylic
Jeu de Taches, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Board by Julien Dinou
By Julien Dinou
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Julien Dinou, Swiss (1895 - 1983) Title: Jeu de Taches Year: 1966 Medium: Oil on Board, Signed and dated Size: 20 x 26 inches; 50.8 x 66.04 cm Frame: 24 x 29 inches; 60.96 x ...
Oil, Board
Dynamic Red on Black Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Jean Soyer
By Jean Soyer
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
A powerful abstract expressionist painting by Jean Soyer featuring bold, dynamic black brushstrokes against a vibrant red background.
Canvas, Oil
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.
Find original abstract paintings, sculptures, prints and other art on 1stDibs.
Painting is an art form that has spanned innumerable cultures, with artists using the medium to tell stories, explore and communicate ideas and express themselves. To bring abstract paintings, landscape paintings, still-life paintings and other original paintings into your home is to celebrate and share in the long tradition of this discipline.
When we look at paintings, particularly those that originated in the past, we learn about history, other cultures and countries of the world. Like every other work of art, paintings — whether they are contemporary creations or works that were made during the 19th century — can often help us clearly see and understand the world around us in a meaningful and interesting way.
Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.
Today, creating a wall of art is a wonderful way to enhance your space, showcase beautiful pieces and tie an interior design together.
No matter your preference, whether you favor Post-Impressionist paintings, animal paintings, Surrealism, Pop art or another movement or specific period, arranging art on a blank wall allows you to evoke emotions in a room while also showing off your tastes and interests. A symmetrical wall arrangement may comprise a grid of four to six pieces or, for an odd number of works, a horizontal row. Asymmetrical arrangements, which may be small clusters of art or large, salon-style gallery walls, have a more collected and eclectic feel.
Download the 1stDibs app, which includes a handy “View on Wall” feature that allows you to see how a particular artwork will look on a particular wall, and read about how to arrange wall art. And if you’re searching for the perfect palette for your interior design project, what better place to turn than to the art world’s masters of color?
On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive collection of paintings and other fine art for your home or office. Browse abstract paintings, portrait paintings, paintings by emerging artists and more today.
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.