$250
H 15.75 in W 20.75 in D 1 in
Mid Century Ink Wash Bizare Female Figure Original NYC Artist
Located in Arp, TX
. 1943). Between 1969 and 1978, active members also included Bill Barrell (b. 1932), Leonel Góngora (1932
Paper, Chalk, Ink
$16,000
H 17 in W 22 in
Rhino Horn Artist "Space Dream, 1973" Figurative Expressionist Abstract
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
Gongora, and Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a style promoting politically and socially driven American
Canvas, Oil
$18,000
H 19 in W 21 in
Abstract Expressionist Composition with Heart Jay Milder Rhino Horn Oil Painting
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
, Ken Bowman, Leonel Gongora, and Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a style promoting politically and
Oil
Untitled Abstract Composition, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
, Ken Bowman, Leonel Gongora, and Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a style promoting politically and
Canvas, Oil
$8,500
H 34 in W 36 in
Untitled Composition Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Jay Milder
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a style promoting politically and socially driven American
Canvas, Oil
$1,800
H 25.5 in W 20 in
Abstract Expressionist Landscape Jay Milder Rhino Horn Painting American Pop Art
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
, Nicholas Sperakis, Michael Fauerbach, Ken Bowman, Leonel Gongora, and Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a
Paper, Gouache
$2,200
H 19 in W 27 in
Abstract Expressionism Jay Milder Rhino Horn Painting Bold Colorful Pop Art
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
, Ken Bowman, Leonel Gongora, and Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a style promoting politically and
Paper, Gouache
$2,200
H 31 in W 22 in
Abstract Expressionist Landscape Jay Milder Rhino Horn Painting American Pop Art
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
, Nicholas Sperakis, Michael Fauerbach, Ken Bowman, Leonel Gongora, and Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a
Paper, Gouache
$1,500
H 22 in W 16 in
Abstract Expressionist Landscape Jay Milder Rhino Horn Painting American Pop Art
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
, Nicholas Sperakis, Michael Fauerbach, Ken Bowman, Leonel Gongora, and Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a
Paper, Gouache
$2,200
H 27.5 in W 39.5 in
Abstract Expressionist Landscape Jay Milder Rhino Horn Painting American Pop Art
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a style promoting politically and socially driven American
Paper, Gouache
$2,200
H 19.5 in W 27.5 in
Abstract Israeli Landscape Jay Milder Rhino Horn Painting Jaffa, Israel Pop Art
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
, Ken Bowman, Leonel Gongora, and Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a style promoting politically and
Paper, Gouache
$2,200
H 27.5 in W 39.5 in
Abstract Expressionist Landscape Jay Milder Rhino Horn Painting American Pop Art
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
Gongora, and Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a style promoting politically and socially driven American
Paper, Gouache
Sold
H 17 in W 22 in
Rhino Horn Artist "Space Dream, 1973" Figurative Expressionist Abstract
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
Gongora, and Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a style promoting politically and socially driven American
Canvas, Oil
Untitled Abstract Composition, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
, Ken Bowman, Leonel Gongora, and Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a style promoting politically and
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 17 in W 22 in
Rhino Horn Artist "Space Dream, 1973" Figurative Expressionist Abstract
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
Gongora, and Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a style promoting politically and socially driven American
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition with Heart Jay Milder Rhino Horn Oil Painting
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
Gongora, and Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a style promoting politically and socially driven American
Oil
Untitled, Abstract Composition with a Heart
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
Gongora, and Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a style promoting politically and socially driven American
Oil
Sold
H 34 in W 36 in
Untitled Composition Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Jay Milder
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a style promoting politically and socially driven American
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 26.5 in W 26.75 in
Vibrant Abstract Rhino Horn Figurative Expressionist Painting
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
, Nicholas Sperakis, Michael Fauerbach, Ken Bowman, Leonel Gongora, and Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 19.5 in W 27.5 in
Abstract Israeli Landscape Jay Milder Rhino Horn Painting Jaffa, Israel Pop Art
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
, Ken Bowman, Leonel Gongora, and Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a style promoting politically and
Paper, Gouache
Sold
H 27.5 in W 39.5 in
Abstract Expressionist Landscape Jay Milder Rhino Horn Painting American Pop Art
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a style promoting politically and socially driven American
Paper, Gouache
Sold
H 22 in W 16 in
Abstract Expressionist Landscape Jay Milder Rhino Horn Painting American Pop Art
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
, Nicholas Sperakis, Michael Fauerbach, Ken Bowman, Leonel Gongora, and Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a
Paper, Gouache
Sold
H 19 in W 27 in
Abstract Expressionism Jay Milder Rhino Horn Painting Bold Colorful Pop Art
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
, Ken Bowman, Leonel Gongora, and Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a style promoting politically and
Paper, Gouache
Sold
H 25.5 in W 20 in
Abstract Expressionist Landscape Jay Milder Rhino Horn Painting American Pop Art
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
, Nicholas Sperakis, Michael Fauerbach, Ken Bowman, Leonel Gongora, and Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a
Paper, Gouache
Sold
H 31 in W 22 in
Abstract Expressionist Landscape Jay Milder Rhino Horn Painting American Pop Art
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
, Nicholas Sperakis, Michael Fauerbach, Ken Bowman, Leonel Gongora, and Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a
Paper, Gouache
Sold
H 27.5 in W 39.5 in
Abstract Expressionist Landscape Jay Milder Rhino Horn Painting American Pop Art
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
Gongora, and Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a style promoting politically and socially driven American
Paper, Gouache
Rare 1967 Figurative Abstraction piece (Subway Series)
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
Dean, Benny Andrews, Nicholas Sperakis, Michael Fauerbach, Ken Bowman, Leonel Gongora, and Bill Barrell
Gouache, Paper
Rare 1964 Figurative Abstraction piece (Subway Series)
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
Gongora, and Bill Barrell. Rhino Horn continued a style promoting politically and socially driven American
Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Paper
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Mexican Pitcher by Los Castillo
By Los Castillo
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this Mexican metal and malachite pitcher sporting an amazing handle in a parrot motif by Los Castillo Taxco México. This is an exquisite and monumental pitcher s...
Steel
$6,642
H 13.39 in W 53.15 in D 28.75 in
Roger Capron Signed Herbier Ceramic Coffee Table, circa 1965, France.
By Roger Capron
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare Roger Capron signed ceramic oval coffee table, circa 1965. Herbier model. Ceramic tiles, grass motifs, tinted oak frame and feet. Signed R. Capron on one ceramic tile. Good Co...
Ceramic, Oak
Bertu Counter Stool, Boca Dos Organic Modern Counter Stool, Maple
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stool, Boca Dos Organic Modern Counter Stool, Maple Please scroll down to read IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT OUR STUMPS before purchase! Why buy BERTU stumps? KILN ...
Wood, Maple
Modernist Japanese Iron Ikebana Planter, Japan, c.1955
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mid Century Modern Ikebana Tripod Planter, Japan, c.1955.
Iron
Bertu Counter Stool, Boca Uno Organic Modern Counter Stool, Maple
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stool, Boca Uno Organic Modern Counter Stool, Maple Please scroll down to read IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT OUR STUMPS before purchase! Why buy BERTU stumps? KILN ...
Wood, Maple
$3,000 / set
H 20.48 in Dm 12.6 in
Mid Century Mexican Modernist Table Lamps Attributed to Eugenio Escudero
By Eugenio Escudero
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this amazing pair of midcentury Mexican modern table lamps in the style of Eugenio Escudero, the lamps have the original paint and are in great vintage condition, circa 1960...
Wood
$4,950
H 69.69 in W 24.22 in D 5.91 in
Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall-Mounted Mirror with Shelf in Teak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wall-mounted mirror with shelf, teak, mirrored glass, Italy, 1950s An exemplar of mid-century modern design, this sleek, wall-mounted mirror epitomizes finesse and the inimitable ch...
Mirror, Teak
$8,700Sale Price|40% Off
H 80.5 in W 38.5 in D 0.25 in
Brutalist Aluminum Door in Antique Bronze Finish
By Billy Joe Mccarroll and David Gillespe
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Brutalist cast aluminum door in antique bronze finish in the style of Billy Joe Mccarrol and David Gillespie or Paul Evans. This is just the panel that can be cut / modified to be at...
Aluminum
Antique Mexican Hand painted Olinalá Screen Divider
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Antique Mexican Hand painted Olinalá Screen Divider Circa 1930. We offer this rare and beautiful Antique Mexican Hand painted Olinalá Screen Divider made in Olinalá Mexico. About Ol...
Wood
$24,500 / set
H 37.41 in W 34.06 in D 39.38 in
Giampiero Vitelli for Rossi di Albizzate Pair of 'Minore' Easy Chairs
By Rossi di Albizzate, Giampiero Vitelli
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giampiero Vitelli for Rossi di Albizzate, pair of 'Minore' lounge chairs, leather, plywood, Italy, 1961 A truly magnificent piece that scores highly on every design aspect: executio...
Leather, Plywood
$7,895
H 29 in W 29.5 in D 28 in
Expertly Restored - Finn Juhl Model BO-118 Cognac Leather & Teak Lounge Chair
By Bovirke, Finn Juhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and preci...
Leather, Foam, Wood, Teak
Brass Articulated Tube Sconce, Picture Light
By Early Electrics Design Studio
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a very clean and useable wall mounted lamp. It takes a tubular bulb and works well as a reading or picture light. It is articulated and the shade will rotate around the bulb ...
Brass
Atomic Age Ashtray on Foot
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare Atomic age ashtray on foot made of steel and brass accents, circa 1960.
Steel
$17,500 / set
H 45.28 in W 44.89 in D 0.4 in
19th Century Japanese Paintings. Zenga Tiger and Dragon by Inoue Kanshu.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Inoue Kanshu (1807-1880) Zenga Tiger and Dragon 19th century Pair of framed Japanese paintings. Ink on silk. Dimensions (each): W. 114 cm x H. 115 cm (45” x 45”) Presented here ...
Silk
$3,079
H 48.43 in W 43.31 in D 17.72 in
Black Brutalist Cabinet, Three Graphic Patterned Doors, Belgium, 1970s
Located in Hilversum, NL
Black Brutalist bar cabinet in black lacquered oak, Belgium 1970s. Sideboard features three graphic patterned doors. It provides plenty of storage which makes it both very functio...
Oak
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.