Oceanic Wave Dynamic Blue Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Jean Soyer
By Jean Soyer
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
A striking abstract painting by Jean Soyer featuring dynamic brushwork in deep, vibrant blues against a light background. This powerful composition measures 38.2 inches by 63.8 inche...
Canvas, Oil
Dynamic Blue and Black Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Jean Soyer
By Jean Soyer
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
A powerful abstract oil painting on canvas (57.5 x 44.9 inches) by contemporary artist Jean Soyer. This dynamic composition features bold strokes of deep blue and black, created with...
Canvas, Oil
Origins 2015 Abstract Expressionist oil/canvas green blue Armenian Artist VATCHE
By Vatche Geuvdjelian
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Artist’s Statement “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝟷) 𝘔𝘺 “𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩” 𝘪𝘯 ...
Oil, Canvas
George Cecil Carter 1950s “Warlock” Abstract Expressionist Oil & Metal Foil Pain
Located in Denver, CO
“Warlock” is a striking 1950s abstract oil and metal foil on board painting by Colorado modernist George Cecil Carter.
Foil
$1,040Sale Price|50% Off
Abstract Expressionist Oil Paintings on Board, Signed, 1995, Set of 3
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th century collection of three abstract expressionist oils on board by French artist Emmanuelle Bardet. All signed to the front and each dated 1995 and titled to the reverse. ...
Oil, Board
$15,000
Large Colorful 1980s New York Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Joan Thorne
By Joan Thorne
Located in Surfside, FL
Joan Thorne (1943-) is a New York artist nationally and internationally recognized. A third generation Abstract Expressionist woman artist who has exhibited works over the past 30 ye...
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Oil
$18,000
Large Colorful 1980s New York Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Joan Thorne
By Joan Thorne
Located in Surfside, FL
Joan Thorne (1943-) is a New York artist nationally and internationally recognized. A third generation Abstract Expressionist woman artist who has exhibited works over the past 30 ye...
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Oil
Barbed Wire, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Canvas by Willering Epko
By Willering Epko
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Willering Epko, French (1928 - ) Title: Barbed Wire Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 29 in. x 36 in. (73.66 cm x 91.44 cm) Frame Size: 32 x 39 inches
Oil
Bronzed Skyline: Contemporary abstract expressionist oil painting
By Patricia McParlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Mixed Media on canvas
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Small Abstract # 49" Abstract Expressionist Oil in Shades of Green and White
By Linda Holt
Located in Wellesley, MA
Small Abstract #49, Oil on Canvas, 8 x 8 Inches, is a brilliantly colored, gorgeous and lush abstraction, very expressionist and fluid in style in green and white.
Oil
Indian Mountain Eagles. 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
Kerala Beach Life. 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
Dreams Of Love. Contemporart 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
Captivated by Magic. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By FRANCESCA OWEN
Located in Brecon, Powys
A recent sojourn to India has provided a very productive creative period for Francesca Owen. Her palette reflects the warmth, spice and amazing colours of the subcontinent. These myr...
Oil
Sunlight Reflection in Window: Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Marcel Gatteaux
Located in Naples, Florida
Sun Reflecting In Window, Naples Beach
Oil
$5,400
"Okalikolo, " Abstract Expressionist Oil Pastel signed by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This piece features an amalgamation of various abstract figures and expressionist marks. 30" x 40" art Custom framing is available Contemporary African American and Native America...
Oil Pastel
Pink Mountain Orchard. Large 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...
Oil
31st March, Abstract Expressionist Oil Pastel on Paper by Ben Hancocks
By Ben Hancocks
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Hancocks Title: 31st March Year: 1981 Medium: Oil Pastel on Paper, signed and dated Image Size: 27.5 x 8.5 in. [69.85 x 21.59 cm] Paper Size: 34 x 15 inches [86.36 x 38....
Paper, Oil Pastel
Small Pink Temple. Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Paul Wadsworth
Located in Brecon, Powys
With hints of hot spicy colour this piece also reflects the cooling effect the water has on the surrounding temple area. It's a more pastel coloured work offering time for contemplat...
Oil
Swimming With Nature: Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Paul Wadsworth
Located in Brecon, Powys
Calm and inviting cool water to refresh the body after a hot and dusty day. The last bather into the watering hole almost looks like an image from an infrared camera. Oil on canvas....
Oil
India, Circus Dancers. Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Paul Wadsworth
Located in Brecon, Powys
There are many travelling circuses in India. Performances are given in the open air and often just for a meal and a place to sleep. The dancers cluster together in brightly coloured ...
Oil
Abstract Expressionist Colorful Vintage oil Painting 1953
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6168 Vintage Abstract Expressionist oil painting Rapped canvas no frame required
Oil
Together In The 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
$9,750
Spiral Staircase In Nature. 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
$1,850Sale Price|53% Off
Abstract Expressionist Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mid Century Modern abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1960.
Canvas, Oil
Haiti Carnival Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Haiti Carnival Abstract Expressionist Figurative Painting, Signed and Dated Oil painting of Carnival celebration in Haiti village depicts loosely rendered Haitian musici...
Oil, Stretcher Bars, Linen
Elephants Have A Festival. Large 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...
Oil
Pathway to the Gods 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
"Tanned, Rested and Ready to Go", Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sorin Bica
Located in Franklin, MA
Sorin Bica's "Tanned, Rested and Ready to Go" is a 24 x 24 inch expressionist oil painting on canvas. The image has a vivid abstract composition that feels energetic, fluid, and almo...
Canvas, Oil
Jule: Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Linen, 2010s, New, 20x24
By Ash Oaksmith
Located in SEATTLE, WA
“Jule” by Ash Oaksmith presents a soft, atmospheric abstraction that feels both ethereal and immersive, with billowing, cloud-like forms unfolding across the canvas. The layered brus...
Linen, Oil
Antique American School Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school abstract expressionist painting. Oil on board. Signed.
Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Monumental NYC Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. No signature found.
Canvas, Oil
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American School Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Mid Century Oil
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on board.
Canvas, Oil
Large Abstract Expressionist Oil on Canvas of Waterlilies, 82.5x101cm
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid-century abstract expressionist large oil on canvas of waterlillies.
Canvas, Oil
$1,020Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American School Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school abstract expressionist painting. Oil on board. Signed.
Canvas, Oil
$1,450
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Deer Animal Pink Red Green
By Dorothy Fitzgerald
Located in Buffalo, NY
This work, "We Could Sit Outside" by contemporary female painter Dorothy Fitzgerald is part of the artist's Smile Art series, created during the quarantine as a way to lift people up...
Oil, Board
Swimming Under A Full Moon. Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Paul Wadsworth
Located in Brecon, Powys
From Paul's India Series; pearlescent moonlight glints off the water and casts shimmering light onto the surface. A beautiful place to relax and wash away the days heat and dust. The...
Oil
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Period New York Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive and amazing mid 1900s abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas.
Canvas, Oil
$620Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas board.
Canvas, Oil
$1,835
Contemporary Italian Abstract Expressionist Oil on Canvas. Salutation au Soleil
By Albino Palamara
Located in Cotignac, FR
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist acrylic and oil on canvas by Italian artist Albino Palamara.
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist New York School Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas.
Canvas, Oil
Kansas, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Board by Jim Jacobs
By Jim Jacobs
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jim Jacobs, American (1945 - ) Title: Kansas Year: 1983 Medium: Oil on Aluminum Laid Board, signed and dated verso Size: 60 in. x 48 in. x 1 in. (152.4 cm x 121.92 cm x 2.54 cm)
Oil, Board
Antique American Abstract Expressionist Large Colorful Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas.
Canvas, Oil
$1,020Sale Price|20% Off
Contemporary American Abstract Expressionist Modernist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Contemporary abstract expressionist oil painting by Michael Merisola.
Canvas, Oil
$1,020Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American School Modernist Abstract Expressionist NYC Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas.
Canvas, Oil
$1,340Sale Price|20% Off
Oversized Abstract Expressionist Black and Orange Oil Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6108 Oversized abstract expressionist oil painting. Rapped canvas no frame required Edge painted black
Oil
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Signed Framed Antique American School Signed Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By elsie orfuss
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist signed oil painting. Oil on canvas.
Canvas, Oil
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American School Abstract Expressionist Forest Interior Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1960.
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Abstract Expressionist Forest Interior Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1950.
Canvas, Oil
$396Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American School Abstract Expressionist Forest Interior Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1950.
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas.
Canvas, Oil
The Dance Of Aarna And The Maharaja 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
$2,500
Pink Niagara, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Canvas by Bill Sullivan
By Bill Sullivan
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bill Sullivan, American (1942 - ) - Pink Niagara, Year: 1986, Medium: Oil on Canvas, dated and titled on verso, Size: 16 x 20 in. (40.64 x 50.8 cm), Frame Size: 17 x 20.75 inches...
Oil
$1,140Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas.
Oil, Canvas
Vibrant New York City Times Square, Figural Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Simon Gaon
Located in Surfside, FL
Simon Gaon (born 1943) is an American painter, Expressionist, and action painter. This is a thick impasto oil painting. with a lot of texture and color.
Canvas, Oil
Vibrant New York City Times Square, Figural Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Simon Gaon
Located in Surfside, FL
Simon Gaon (born 1943) is an American painter, Expressionist, and action painter. This is a thick impasto oil painting. with a lot of texture and color.
Canvas, Oil
"The Visionary" - Abstract Expressionist Oil on Board by Hamilton Achille Wolf
By Hamilton Achille Wolf
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Visionary" - Oil on Board Abstract expressionist painting titled "The Visionary" by Hamilton Achilles Wolf (American, 1883- 1967).
Oil, Illustration Board
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.