Sandpaper Island Abstract Color Field
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Watercolor
$1,150
The Berlin Wall in Gouache on Interview Magazine Back Page 1989 Modernism
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Gouache
$460Sale Price|20% Off
Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic and Pastel on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic, Pastel
The Lovers "The Eyes Have It" Figurative Abstract Watercolor and Pencil on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Acrylic, Paper, Pencil
$1,080Sale Price|20% Off
Face After Picasso - Tropical Storm Two Sided Abstract Watercolor Acrylic Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Vintage Latin American School Original Minimalist Painting
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
Portrait of a Woman with Rosy Cheeks after Picasso in Acrylic on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Acrylic, Paper
Yellow Red Umber in Oil on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Oil
Mindbender - Abstract Expressionism
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic, Gouache
"Chat Noir" - Black Cat Abstract Expressionism
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
Portrait of Andy Warhol with Purple Hair in Pastel and Gouache on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Pastel, Gouache, Permanent Marker
"Samba Rio" Abstract Expressionist Figural
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
Abstract Expressionist Self Portrait in in Acrylic and Pastel on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic, Pastel
Abstract Expressionist Portrait in Acrylic on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
Seeing Spots Abstract Impressionism
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Acrylic, Paper
Abstract Portrait of a Woman in Gouache on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Gouache, Paper
$420Sale Price|20% Off
Red Strike - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
Abstracted Figurative and Stone in Acrylic on Textured Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
$636Sale Price|20% Off
Folded Red and Gold Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
$460Sale Price|20% Off
Mimming - Abstract Expressionist Composition
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
$575
Three Spots of Gold - Abstract Composition in Acrylic on Handmade Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
"Bird on a Wire" The Crow - Acrylic on Canvas
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Acrylic, Canvas
$1,350
Figure Rising from a Yellow Field - Abstract Composition in Acrylic on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
"A New Idea" in Blue - Figural Abstract Composition in Acrylic on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
"Ricardo" - Abstract Expressionist Self Portrait in Acrylic on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
$1,800
Black, Orange, and Blue Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
$1,450
Red and Black Abstract Expressionist - Tribute to Jose Guerrero in Acrylic
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Acrylic, Canvas
$2,650
Bold Abstract and Figurative Composition in Blue and red Acrylic on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Beach Surf Artist Wizard in Red, Abstract Acrylic Watercolor on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
$1,850
Women in Purple and Shadow - Figurative Composition in Acrylic on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
A Citizen of the World Expressionist Portrait of Ernst Kirchner German Modernist
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
$650
Get in Gear - Geometric Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
Portrait of a Man Drinking Beer in Acrylic on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Acrylic, Burlap, Paper
Red and Yellow Galaxy Abstract on Wrapper of Interview Magazine Acrylic on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Pastel, Acrylic
Spaced Out Abstract Impressionism
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Latex, Paper
Verticality - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
$920Sale Price|20% Off
"Soweto" Figurative Abstract Expressionist in Acrylic on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
Green and Orange Abstract Composition in Acrylic on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
Blocks of Color on a Red Field in Acrylic on Textured Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
Red Monument - Abstract Composition in Acrylic on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
$875
Get in Gear II- Geometric Abstract Expressionist Mandala in Acrylic on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
"Changing Seasons" - Red Over Blue Tribute to Mark Rothko in Acrylic on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
Alan Partridge's Bleeding Heart - Abstract Expressionism
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic, Charcoal, Gouache
Abstract Color Field Composition in Watercolor on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Watercolor
Two Face Abstract on Wrapper of Interview Magazine in Acrylic on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Pastel, Acrylic
$460Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Latin American School Original Abstract — “Triple Monument”
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
$700Sale Price|20% Off
Late 20th Century Latin American School Painting — Artist’s Self Portrait
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Watercolor
The Kiss - Abstract Figurative Composition in Acrylic on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
$850
Red, White, and Purple - Abstract Figurative Composition in Acrylic on Paper
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic
"Relaxing at Camarillo" - Abstract Expressionism
By Ricardo de Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra, Ru...
Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Pencil
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.