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"Gezirah" Figurative Painting 39" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Gezirah" Figurative Painting 39" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,750
H 39 in W 47 in D 1 in
"AD 181" Abstract Painting 47" x 31" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"AD 181" Abstract Painting 47" x 31" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Medium: Mixed Media on Canvas
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,600
H 47 in W 31 in D 1 in
"AD 177" Abstract Painting 79" x 79" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"AD 177" Abstract Painting 79" x 79" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Medium: Mixed Media on Canvas
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$8,500
H 79 in W 79 in D 1 in
"AD 108" Abstract Painting 39" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"AD 108" Abstract Painting 39" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Medium: Mixed Media on Canvas
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,750
H 39 in W 47 in D 1 in
"Cairo 2" Abstract Painting 39" x 28" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Cairo 2" Abstract Painting 39" x 28" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,650
H 39 in W 28 in D 1 in
"Beach Season" Abstract Painting 39" x 59" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Beach Season" Abstract Painting 39" x 59" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,750
H 39 in W 59 in
"Untitled 102" Abstract Painting 31" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 102" Abstract Painting 31" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,500
H 31 in W 24 in
"Cairo 3" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Cairo 3" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,500
H 31.5 in W 24 in D 1 in
"Untitled 119" Abstract Painting 47" x 31" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 119" Abstract Painting 47" x 31" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,450
H 47 in W 31 in D 1 in
"AD 2.23" Abstract Painting 71" x 79" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"AD 2.23" Abstract Painting 71" x 79" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"AD 178" Abstract Painting 98" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"AD 178" Abstract Painting 98" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Medium: Mixed Media on Canvas
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$7,500
H 98 in W 47 in D 1 in
"AD 179" Abstract Painting 47" x 71" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"AD 179" Abstract Painting 47" x 71" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Medium: Mixed Media on Canvas
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$5,500
H 47 in W 71 in D 1 in
"Always On Time" Figurative Painting 24" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Always On Time" Figurative Painting 24" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,250
H 24 in W 24 in D 1 in
"El Moez Street" Abstract Painting 39" x 39" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"El Moez Street" Abstract Painting 39" x 39" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Locked In Her Presence" Abstract Painting 24" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Locked In Her Presence" Abstract Painting 24" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Plywood
$2,250
H 24 in W 24 in D 1 in
"Lost In Her Reality" Figurative Painting 39" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Lost In Her Reality" Figurative Painting 39" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,750
H 39 in W 47 in D 1 in
"A walk of life 1" Abstract Painting 47" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"A walk of life 1" Abstract Painting 47" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
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"Cairo" Abstract Painting 39" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Cairo" Abstract Painting 39" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic background
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Aswan" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Aswan" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"AD 1.23" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"AD 1.23" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"AD 4.23" Abstract Painting 39" x 28" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"AD 4.23" Abstract Painting 39" x 28" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 39 in W 28 in D 1 in
"AD 180" Abstract Painting 47" x 31" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"AD 180" Abstract Painting 47" x 31" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Medium: Mixed Media on Canvas
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Untitled 82" Abstract Painting 39" x 35" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 82" Painting 39" x 35" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic background
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 39 in W 35 in D 1 in
"Untitled 98" Abstract Painting 79" x 55" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 98" Abstract Painting 79" x 55" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
H 79 in W 55 in D 1 in
"Untitled 121" Abstract Painting 79" x 59" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 121" Abstract Painting 79" x 59" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Untitled 1" Abstract Painting 55" x 79" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 1" Abstract Painting 55" x 79" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Untitled 11" Abstract Painting 47" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 11" Abstract Painting 47" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Untitled 27" Abstract Painting 67" x 43" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 27" Abstract Painting 67" x 43" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Untitled 4" Abstract Painting 47" x 71" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 4" Abstract Painting 47" x 71" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Nile Nights" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Nile Nights" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Treasure Walk" Abstract Painting 39" x 59" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Treasure Walk" Abstract Painting 39" x 59" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Untitled 97" Abstract Painting 16" x 16" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 97" Abstract Painting 16" x 16" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Untitled 89" Abstract Painting 20" x 16" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 89" Abstract Painting 20" x 16" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Untitled 120" Abstract Painting 71" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 120" Abstract Painting 71" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"AD 3.23" Abstract Painting 59" x 59" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"AD 3.23" Abstract Painting 59" x 59" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 59 in W 59 in D 1 in
"Khan El Khalily" Painting 59" x 79" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Khan El Khalily" Painting 59" x 79" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Mixed Media: Oils, Papyrus Paper
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Cells from a Capital" Painting 59" x 59" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Cells from a Capital" Painting 59" x 59" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Mixed Media: Oils, Papyrus Paper
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"El Moez Street 2" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"El Moez Street 2" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"A Walk of Life 4" Abstract Painting 39" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"A Walk of Life 4" Abstract Painting 39" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"A walk of life 3" Abstract Painting 47" x 53" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"A walk of life 3" Abstract Painting 47" x 53" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"A Walk of Life 2" Abstract Painting 39" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"A Walk of Life 2" Abstract Painting 39" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Untitled 118" Painting 39" x 39" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 118" Painting 39" x 39" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
* Due to the Ministry of Culture policy
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"AD 5.23" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"AD 5.23" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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Finding the Right Abstract-paintings for You
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.