Brigitte McReynolds On Sale
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
People Also Browsed
2010s American Modern Contemporary Art
Paint
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Bronze
Antique 19th Century German Neoclassical Revival Paintings
Giltwood, Canvas
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Oil, Panel
1910s Modern More Art
Paper
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Abstract Prints
Giclée, Digital
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Pigment
1970s Modern Abstract Prints
Lithograph
1970s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Glass
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Photogram, Paint, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Mixed Media, Archival Paper
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Photography
Glass, Wood, Paper
Brigitte McReynolds for sale on 1stDibs
Brigitte McReynolds was born in Rosenheim, Germany, and studied in Munich and Italy. She moved to California in 1989 and immersed herself in painting and printmaking. McReynolds lives in Sonoma with her husband and daughter and returns to Germany and Italy every year to continue her work in painting and monotype. She brings a fresh approach to figuration with her bright palette and fluid, sensual drawing line. Working from abstraction, creating broad, layered areas of color, McReynolds finds her figures in the process of painting. She is a disciplined painter who loves her materials. McReynolds has honed her instincts over many years of exploration and arrived at a place where she is confident in taking risks and letting the works resolve themselves.
(Biography provided by Robert Azensky Fine Art)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.