$4,500
H 44 in W 44 in
Large Colorful Abstract Expressionist Swiss Oil Painting Robert Lauro
Located in Surfside, FL
Oil Painting on canvas Hand signed to lower right Lauro. Provenance: Eleonore Austerer Gallery
Canvas, Oil
$716Sale Price|20% Off
H 21 in W 40 in D 2 in
Antique American Abstract Expressionist Large Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 21H x 40L. Signed on verso.
Canvas, Oil
$3,775
H 36 in W 42 in D 1.5 in
"Entanglements", Abstract, Expressionist, Red, Blue, Yellow, Oil Painting
By Katherine Borkowski-Byrne
Located in Franklin, MA
Katherine Borkowski-Byrne’s “Entanglements” is a colorful abstract 36 x 42 x 1.5 inch oil painting
Canvas, Oil
$1,250
H 43 in W 37 in D 2 in
Antique American Large Signed Abstract Expressionist Modern Art Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 37 by
Canvas, Oil
$716Sale Price|20% Off
H 20 in W 21 in D 1 in
Vintage American School Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist framed oil painting. Oil on board. No signature found. Framed
Canvas, Oil
$716Sale Price|20% Off
H 20 in W 21 in D 1 in
Vintage American School Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist framed oil painting. Oil on board. No signature found. Framed
Canvas, Oil
$5,839
H 35.44 in W 47.25 in D 1.58 in
Without Title - black&white abstract expressionist water landscape oil painting
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Without Title - black and white abstract water landscape" is a unique oil on canvas painting of
Oil
$25,000
H 24 in W 32 in D 1 in
Snow Field, signed painting Ceiba-Geigy coll w/original Poindexter Gallery label
By Hyde Solomon
Located in New York, NY
Hyde Solomon Abstract Expressionist oil painting from the mid 1970s was de-accessioned from the
Canvas, Oil
$995
H 24 in W 36 in D 2 in
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Large Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY
Oil, Canvas
$1,020Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 48 in D 2 in
Antique American Abstract Expressionist Framed Large Great Color Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted abstract expressionist mid century oil painting. Oil on canvas. No signature found
Canvas, Oil
$8,342
H 66.93 in W 86.62 in D 1.19 in
Abstract Expressionist Painting in Acrylic and Oil, 21st Century
Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT
Untitled, from Zahra Shahcheraghi’s Enchanters of Heaven series (2024) Acrylic and oil pastel on
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 32 in W 24 in D 2 in
Abstract Expressionist Leaves - San Francisco School in Oil on Canvas
By Kristin Cohen
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Expressionist Leaves - San Francisco School in Oil on Canvas Wonderful abstract
Canvas, Oil
$6,000
H 48 in W 36 in
"Sunrise Cave", Abstract Expressionist Painting, Oil on Canvas, 2023
By Luke Jackson
Located in New York, NY
Luke Jackson “Sunrise Cave”, 2023 Acrylic Ink, Charcoal, Oil, On Canvas About the Artist: Luke
Canvas, Charcoal, Ink, Oil
$3,800
H 21.5 in W 25.5 in D 2 in
Identity, 20x24 in., oil on canvas. Original modern abstract expressionist.
By KOKO HOVAGUIMIAN
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Identity, 20x24 in., oil on canvas by KOKO. Signed lower right. Koko’s abstract paintings have
Oil
$7,200
H 54 in W 48 in
The Grey Wall, Large Abstract Expressionist Mid-Century Oil Painting
By Richard Andres
Located in Beachwood, OH
accepting the designation of ‘Abstract Expressionist’ or ‘Abstract’ he saw his work as an extension of those
Oil
$524
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in
Neo Expressionist Psychological Face Fragment Moon Oil Canvas Painting Abstract
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Neo-Expressionist Psychological Face Fragment Moon Portrait Oil Painting Oil on canvas Height: 20
Canvas, Oil
$937Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.5 in W 19.75 in
French Expressionist Abstract 20th Century Oil Painting Blaze of Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist composition signed by Andre Guillou (French 1925-2017) oil on board board
Oil
$937Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 19.75 in
French Expressionist Abstract 20th Century Oil Painting Blaze of Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist composition signed by Andre Guillou (French 1925-2017) oil on board board
Oil
$744Sale Price|20% Off
H 29 in W 21 in
ARMAND ROTTENBERG (1903-2000) LARGE FRENCH EXPRESSIONIST ABSTRACT OIL PAINTING
By Armand Rottenberg
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition" by Armand Rottenberg (French 1903-2000) oil painting on board, unframed
Oil
$744Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.5 in W 19.5 in
ARMAND ROTTENBERG (1903-2000) LARGE SIGNED FRENCH EXPRESSIONIST ABSTRACT OIL
By Armand Rottenberg
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition" by Armand Rottenberg (French 1903-2000) signed lower right, oil painting on
Oil
$937Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.5 in W 19.75 in
French Expressionist Abstract 20th Century Oil Painting Blaze of Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist composition by Andre Guillou (French 1925-2017) oil on board stuck on board
Oil
$937Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.5 in W 19.75 in
French Expressionist Abstract 20th Century Oil Painting Blaze of Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist composition by Andre Guillou (French 1925-2017) oil on board stuck on board
Oil
$937Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.75 in W 25.5 in
French Expressionist Abstract 20th Century Oil Painting Blaze of Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist composition by Andre Guillou (French 1925-2017) oil on board stuck on
Oil
$950
H 34 in W 27 in
Abstract Expressionist American Modernist Oil Monotype Monoprint Painting
By Larry Brown
Located in Surfside, FL
, Brown works in oil on canvas and tempera paints on paper. He deals with themes of science and
Monoprint, Monotype
$950
H 34 in W 27 in
Abstract Expressionist American Modernist Oil Monotype Monoprint Painting
By Larry Brown
Located in Surfside, FL
, Brown works in oil on canvas and tempera paints on paper. He deals with themes of science and
Monoprint, Monotype
$937Sale Price|20% Off
H 20.75 in W 14.5 in
French Expressionist Abstract 20th Century Oil Painting Blaze of Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist composition by Andre Guillou (French 1925-2017) signed oil on board stuck on
Oil
$937Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.5 in W 19.75 in
French Expressionist Abstract 20th Century Oil Painting Blaze of Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist composition by Andre Guillou (French 1925-2017) signed oil on board stuck
Oil
$937Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.5 in W 19.75 in
French Expressionist Abstract 20th Century Oil Painting Blaze of Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist composition by Andre Guillou (French 1925-2017) signed oil on board stuck on
Oil
$937Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.75 in W 25.5 in
French Expressionist Abstract 20th Century Oil Painting Blaze of Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist composition by Andre Guillou (French 1925-2017) signed oil on board stuck
Oil
$937Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.5 in W 19.75 in
French Expressionist Abstract 20th Century Oil Painting Blaze of Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist composition by Andre Guillou (French 1925-2017) signed oil on board stuck
Oil
$937Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.5 in W 19.75 in
French Expressionist Abstract 20th Century Oil Painting Blaze of Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist composition by Andre Guillou (French 1925-2017) signed oil on board stuck
Oil
$937Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.5 in W 19.75 in
French Expressionist Abstract 20th Century Oil Painting Blaze of Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist composition by Andre Guillou (French 1925-2017) signed oil on board stuck
Oil
$4,750
H 48 in W 56 in D 2 in
Large Antique American Abstract Expressionist Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract still life painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed verso
Canvas, Oil
$937Sale Price|20% Off
H 26 in W 20 in
French Expressionist Abstract 20th Century Oil Painting Blaze of Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist composition by Andre Guillou (French 1925-2017) signed oil on paper stuck on
Oil
$4,500
H 30.25 in W 44 in
Large Abstract Expressionist Color Monotype, Oil Painting Tom Lieber
By Tom Lieber
Located in Surfside, FL
Tom Alan Lieber, (American, born 1949), GTW #11 -7, 1986, Oil and mixed media on paper, 30.25 x
Mixed Media, Oil, Monotype
$937Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.75 in W 19.75 in
French Expressionist Abstract 20th Century Oil Painting Blaze of Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist composition by Andre Guillou (French 1925-2017) signed oil on board stuck on
Oil
Abstract Expressionist Untitled Composition
By Don Fink
Located in Surfside, FL
Don Fink (1923-2010) was a well known and well listed Abstract Expressionist who studied at the Art
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
H 90 in W 80 in D 2 in
Court of the Red King - Oil on canvas Abstract Expressionist
By Alexis Portilla
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a grand and majestic oil painting by Alexis Portilla. The use of a unique pale gray blue
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
H 90 in W 80 in D 2 in
Court of the Red King - Oil on canvas Abstract Expressionist
By Alexis Portilla
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a grand and majestic oil painting by Alexis Portilla. The use of a unique pale gray blue
Canvas, Oil
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.75 in W 17 in D 0.13 in
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil Pastel on Cardboard
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil Pastel on Cardboard San Francisco Bay area
Oil Pastel, Cardboard
$16,550Sale Price|20% Off
H 50 in W 34 in D 2 in
Red Idol 2 - Scottish 1959 Abstract Expressionist art oil painting
By William Gear
Located in Hagley, England
This superb Abstract Expressionist Scottish oil painting is by noted artist William Gear. It was
Oil
$877Sale Price|20% Off
H 17 in W 21 in D 0.1 in
Parisian Abstract Expressionist Original Oil Painting - Neutrals, Rose and Ochre
By Yvette Dubois Habasque
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting by the French abstract artist, Yvette Dubois-Habasque (1929-2016
Oil
$877Sale Price|20% Off
H 18.25 in W 19.75 in D 0.1 in
Parisian Abstract Expressionist Original Oil Painting - Stone Neutrals and Ochre
By Yvette Dubois Habasque
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting by the French abstract artist, Yvette Dubois-Habasque (1929-2016
Oil
$838Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.5 in W 13 in
French 20th Century Vibrant Abstract Expressionist Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924) oil painting on canvas
Canvas, Oil
$2,025
H 55.12 in W 27.17 in
Oil on Canvas, Hans van Drumpt, Abstract Expressionist Painting, Dated 1989
Located in NANTES, FR
This abstract painting by the dutch artist Hans van Drumpt is signed and dated 1989. Late 20th
Oil
$656Sale Price|20% Off
H 12 in W 12 in
Abstract Expressionist Original Oil Painting Soft Muted Palette of Colors
By Yvette Dubois Habasque
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting signed and dated by the French abstract artist, Yvette Dubois
Oil
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 48 in W 36 in D 2 in
Important and Large Antique American Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract oil painting by Ken Munowitz. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Canvas, Oil
$1,980Sale Price|20% Off
H 37 in W 49 in D 2 in
Large Antique American Abstract Expressionist Vintage Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed
Canvas, Oil
$18,000
H 72 in W 60 in
Large Oil Painting Color field, Minimalist, Abstract Expressionist John Zinsser
By John Zinsser
Located in Surfside, FL
John Zinsser (American, b. 1961) Iron City, 1997 oil on canvas signed John Zinsser, titled and
Canvas, Oil
$620Sale Price|20% Off
H 42 in W 30 in D 2 in
Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed.
Canvas, Oil
$460Sale Price|20% Off
H 12 in W 16 in D 2 in
American Signed Abstract Expressionist Framed Mid Century Modern Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed. Signed.
Canvas, Oil
$2,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 24 in D 2 in
Antique American School Female Artist Abstract Expressionist Cubist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique modernist abstract painting by Elsie Orfuss (Born 1913). Oil on canvas. Signed on verso
Canvas, Oil
$1,820Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 24 in D 2 in
Antique American School Female Artist Abstract Expressionist Cubist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique modernist abstract painting by Elsie Orfuss (Born 1913). Oil on canvas. Signed on verso
Canvas, Oil
$2,868Sale Price|20% Off
H 37 in W 28 in D 1 in
Large Expressionist Abstract Oil Painting on Board, Late 20th Century
By Armand Rottenberg
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Expressionist Composition by Armand Rottenberg (French 1903-2000) oil painting on board, framed
Oil
$1,103Sale Price|20% Off
H 15 in W 21.5 in
1950's French Expressionist Abstract Oil Painting Thickly Painted original
By French mid 20th
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract composition French mid 20th century oil on board, unframed board: 16.5 x 28 inches
Oil
#12, 1956 Abstract Expressionist painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful abstract expressionist painting with complex textures in white and terracotta red. #12
Masonite, Oil
$3,580Sale Price|20% Off
H 51 in W 39 in D 2 in
Antique American School Female Artist Abstract Expressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique modernist abstract painting by Elsie Orfuss (Born 1913). Oil on canvas. Signed on verso
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.
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.