Vintage Abstract Expressionist California Wildflower Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American abstract expressionist wildflower landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring: 11 by 13 inches overall and 6 x 8 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready...
Canvas, Oil
Nell Sinton Abstract Expressionist Landscape San Francisco California Modernist
Located in Surfside, FL
She was in a show at Foster-Gwin art & antiques of works by woman artists who helped build the Abstract Expressionist movement in San Francisco Bay area.
Canvas, Oil
Untitled Abstract Expressionist Painting Ojai California Artist Wesley Johnson
By Wesley Johnson
Located in Surfside, FL
Wesley Johnson is an Abstract Expressionist with strong influences from Cubism and Impressionism.
Canvas, Oil
$1,200
California Abstract Expressionist Linocut Lithograph Ronald Reagan Political Art
By Hans Burkhardt
Located in Surfside, FL
Select Solo exhibitions 1939: Stendahl Gallery, Los Angeles, March 27 – April 17 1945: Hans Burkhardt, Los Angeles County Museum of Art 1951: Museo de Bellas Artes, Guadalajara, Mexi...
Lithograph, Linocut
$45,000
Large Color California Abstract Expressionist Copolymer Vinyl Painting Ron Davis
By Ronald Davis
Located in Surfside, FL
Ronald Davis (American, b. 1937) Pitch, 1983 cel-vinyl copolymer on canvas Hand signed verso and further inscribed with title, date, size and PTG 751 67 x 110 1/2in. Framed 69 x 112i...
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer
$716Sale Price|20% Off
"Future Code" Abstract Expressionist Artist was Born 1985 in Aromas, California
By Frank Romero
Located in Soquel, CA
"Future Code" , a wonderful abstract geometric composition by Monterey Bay Area abstract expressionist artist Frank “Frankie” Romero (American, b. 1985). Signed lower right and title...
Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard
1974 California Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Bold Oil Painting Don Clausen
By Don Clausen
Located in Surfside, FL
Don Clausen American (b. 1930) Untitled (1974) Oil on board Hand signed lower left and verso Framed 11.25 X 13.5 sight 9 x 11.25 inches Don Clausen is an American Postwar & Contem...
Oil, Board
'Musical Abstract, Peach and Aqua', California Expressionist, San Francisco
By Frealon Norden Bibbins
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted by Frealon Bibbins (American, 1926-2013). Dated verso, '9/18/76' and '9/19/76'. Stamped with Certification of Authenticity and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,400
1960's California Pop Art Abstract Expressionist LA Lithograph "About Women"
By John Altoon 1
Located in Surfside, FL
John Altoon (American, 1925-1969) From the 'About Women' Series. Color lithograph 1965/66, Hand signed and editioned in pencil with the chop mark of Gemini G.E.L. publishers John ...
Lithograph
$1,375
Large 1960's California Pop Art Abstract Expressionist LA Lithograph John Altoon
By John Altoon 1
Located in Surfside, FL
John Altoon (1925-1969) UNTITLED, 1966, color lithograph, hand signed in pencil and inscribed trail proof II, sheet 29 ¾ x 41 ¼, printed by Gemini G.E.L., with their blind stamp low...
Lithograph
$1,000
California Pop Art Abstract Expressionist LA Lithograph John Altoon About Women
By John Altoon 1
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed and numbered About Women Printed by Kenneth E. Tyler; published by Gemini G.E.L. John Altoon (1925 - 1969), an American artist, was born in Los Angeles to immigrant Arm...
Lithograph
$6,400Sale Price|20% Off
California Sunset - Blue, Red & Yellow Modern Abstract Landscape Seascape Art
By Margaret Francis
Located in Preston, GB
California Sunset - Blue, Red & Yellow Modern Abstract Landscape Seascape Painting art on thick washi paper mounted behind glass in a silver leaf frame Art measures 30 x 23 inches ...
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Washi Paper
$5,500
'Coastline', Expressionist California Landscape, San Francisco Woman Artist
By Alice Beamish
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Coastline' by Alice Beamish. Expressionist California Landscape, San Francisco Woman Artist ----- Signed lower right, "Beamish" for Alice Beamish (American, 1922-2011), titled ver...
Canvas, Oil
Spring in California Abstract by Joy W.
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic, heavy impasto abstract expressionist scene by unknown artist Joy W. (American, 20th Century). Titled, signed and dated on verso "Joy Wxxx" Spring 2002. Presented in a custom...
Canvas, Oil
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage California Modern Framed Original Vintage Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist painting. OIl on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Canvas, Oil
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Big Sur at Night (California) /// Contemporary Abstract Expressionism Colorful
By Jack Graves III
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Big Sur at Night (California)" Series: Abstract *Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2...
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
'Study in Davey's Gray', California Abstract Expressionist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Arthur Colligan' (American, 1925-2005) and indistinctly dated. Painted circa 1995; additionally partial signature, verso, and titled, 'A Study of Davey's Grey'. ...
Canvas, Oil
$680Sale Price|20% Off
Abstract Expressionist Composition w Primary Colors, 1970s Berkeley California
By Louis Earnest Nadalini
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold abstract expressionist painting with primary colors by Louis Nadalini (American, 1927-1995), 1970s Berkeley, California.
Paper, Oil
American Abstract Expressionist California Oil Canvas Painting Still Life 1937
By Hans Gustav Burkhardt
Located in Portland, OR
A good abstract expressionist oil on canvas still life, by the Swiss-American artist Hans Gustav Burkhardt (1901-1994), Los Angeles California, 1937.
Oil
Brutalist Ceramic Sculpture Vase Bronze Lustre FInish California Expressionist
By Jenik Cook
Located in Surfside, FL
Jenik Cook Handmade ceramic vase or pot sculpture Hand signed by the artist. Fired clay with a luster bronze painted finish Jenik Esterm Simonian Cook is a painter and ceramicist ...
Ceramic, Luster, Paint
"Memoria Erotica" Abstract Lithograph, Signed, 20th Century, Unframed
Located in Soquel, CA
Image size, 11"H x 13.75"W. California abstract expressionist, exhibited, San Francisco Art Institute.
Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century California School Cove Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Substantial California School large abstracted landscape painting of a small fishing village in Northern California, with boats along the shore by David H. Granno (American, 20th cen...
Paper, Watercolor
$920Sale Price|20% Off
Shadow of Light - Nude Figurative Study with a Bottle of California Wine
By Katherine Kallick
Located in Soquel, CA
Shadow of Light - Nude Figurative Study with a Bottle of California Wine Abstract expressionist watercolor and charcoal painting depicting a nude woman lounging by acclaimed bluegra...
Charcoal, Watercolor, Paper
Original California Wine Country vintage wine and travel poster
By Earl Thollander 1
Located in Spokane, WA
Original California Wine Country vintage poster by Earl Thollander. Archival linen backed in very fine condition, ready to frame. Earl Thollander was an American artist, illustr...
Offset
Unavailable
H 16 in W 20 in D 2 in
California Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Oil on Canvas
Located in Providence, RI
What an unexpected combination of color --blues, chartreuse, and orange, but it works. Robert "Bob" Rheem, along with his lifelong partner and fellow artist Liam O'Gallagher, were b...
Canvas, Oil
Unavailable
H 48 in W 36 in
California Dreaming (Beach Day - Feminine) (Blue, Yellow, Abstract Painting)
By J. Steven Manolis
Located in Miami, FL
J. Steven Manolis (b. 1948–) J. Steven Manolis is an American abstract expressionist artist who paints in both watercolors and acrylics on canvas. He is known his for series paintin...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
California Dreaming
By J. Steven Manolis
Located in Miami, FL
J. Steven Manolis (b. 1948–) J. Steven Manolis is an American abstract expressionist artist who paints in both watercolors and acrylics on canvas. He is known his for series paintin...
Acrylic, Canvas, Linen
Unavailable
H 18 in W 18 in D 3.5 in
Untitled Plate (Gas-Fired Ceramic California Clay Sculpture)
By Peter Voulkos
Located in New York, NY
Peter Voulkos (b. 1924, Bozeman, MT; d. 2002, Bowling Green, OH) was a West Coast sculptor known for incorporating an array of modernist influences into his ceramics practice. Widely...
Ceramic
Unavailable
H 24 in W 27 in
California Dreaming (Capistrano), 2017, Limited Edition Print of 25 (Abstract)
By J. Steven Manolis
Located in Miami, FL
Steven Manolis is an American abstract expressionist artist who paints in both watercolors and acrylics on canvas.
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Unavailable
H 20 in W 20 in D 2 in
Untitled Gas-Fired Ceramic Plate (California Clay / American Clay Revolution)
By Peter Voulkos
Located in New York, NY
Peter Voulkos (b. 1924, Bozeman, MT; d. 2002, Bowling Green, OH) was a West Coast sculptor known for incorporating an array of modernist influences into his ceramics practice. Widely...
Ceramic
Unavailable
H 24 in W 27 in
California Dreaming (Highway 1), 2018, Limited Edition Print of 25 (Abstract)
By J. Steven Manolis
Located in Miami, FL
Steven Manolis is an American abstract expressionist artist who paints in both watercolors and acrylics on canvas.
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Unavailable
H 50 in W 36 in
Die Young As Late As Possible acrylic on canvas californian art interiors signed
Located in London, GB
Hust : My Art is a personal journey of paint and materials that seek to understand the inner life of what we can’t say or need to express. Through the process images appear and forms...
Canvas, Acrylic
A Walk on the Beach in Carmel, California
By Pam Smilow
Located in New York, NY
This is an older painting by New York Aritst Pam Smilow, inspired by a walk on the beach in Carmel, California. Not a very typical painting of hers, she was very fascinated with the...
Acrylic, Canvas
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H 33 in W 33 in
1990's Monotype Painting California Pop Art Abstract Expressionist Monoprint
Located in Surfside, FL
Born 1949, St. Louis, Missouri. Abstraction with Paint Roller Rick Arnitz's work has been exhibited widely in the Bay Area since 1975, including a solo exhibition at the San Francisc...
Monoprint, Monotype
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H 24.5 in W 20.5 in
Nell Sinton Abstract Expressionist Landscape San Francisco California Modernist
Located in Surfside, FL
She was in a show at Foster-Gwin art & antiques of works by woman artists who helped build the Abstract Expressionist movement in San Francisco Bay area.
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 35.38 in W 35.38 in
Untitled Abstract Expressionist Painting Ojai California Artist Wesley Johnson
By Wesley Johnson
Located in Surfside, FL
Wesley Johnson is an Abstract Expressionist with strong influences from Cubism and Impressionism.
Canvas, Oil
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H 22 in W 30 in
California Abstract Expressionist Linocut Lithograph Ronald Reagan Political Art
By Hans Burkhardt
Located in Surfside, FL
Select Solo exhibitions 1939: Stendahl Gallery, Los Angeles, March 27 – April 17 1945: Hans Burkhardt, Los Angeles County Museum of Art 1951: Museo de Bellas Artes, Guadalajara, Mexi...
Lithograph, Linocut
Sold
H 20 in W 20 in D 2 in
Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist California Pop Art 1971 Oil Painting
By Ernest Posey
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American abstract painting by Ernest Posey (1937 - 2007). Oil on canvas, circa 1971. Signed. Unframed. Image size, 20"L x 20"H.
Canvas, Oil
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H 69 in W 112 in
Large Color California Abstract Expressionist Copolymer Vinyl Painting Ron Davis
By Ronald Davis
Located in Surfside, FL
Ronald Davis (American, b. 1937) Pitch, 1983 cel-vinyl copolymer on canvas Hand signed verso and further inscribed with title, date, size and PTG 751 67 x 110 1/2in. Framed 69 x 112i...
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer
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H 45 in W 40.5 in D 2 in
Lee Hill Listed California Abstract Expressionist 1950 Oil Painting "Sun Dancer"
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage abstract expressionist oil painting by Lee Hill. Oil on canvas, circa 1950. Signed lower left. Displayed in a period modernist frame. Image size, 39.5"L x 43.5"H.
Canvas, Oil
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H 42.5 in W 38.5 in D 2 in
Lee Hill Listed California Abstract Expressionist 1964 Oil Painting, Lion Dancer
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage abstract expressionist oil painting by Lee Hill. Oil on canvas, circa 1964. Signed lower left. Displayed in a period modernist frame. Image size, 37.5"L x 41.5"H.
Canvas, Oil
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H 11.25 in W 13.5 in
1974 California Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Bold Oil Painting Don Clausen
By Don Clausen
Located in Surfside, FL
Don Clausen American (b. 1930) Untitled (1974) Oil on board Hand signed lower left and verso Framed 11.25 X 13.5 sight 9 x 11.25 inches Don Clausen is an American Postwar & Contem...
Oil, Board
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H 19 in W 38 in
1960's California Pop Art Abstract Expressionist LA Lithograph "About Women"
By John Altoon 1
Located in Surfside, FL
John Altoon (1925 - 1969), an American artist, was born in Los Angeles to immigrant Armenian parents. From 1947–1949 he attended the Otis Art Institute, from 1947 to 1950 he also att...
Lithograph
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H 19 in W 38 in
1960's California Pop Art Abstract Expressionist LA Lithograph "About Women"
By John Altoon 1
Located in Surfside, FL
John Altoon (American, 1925-1969) From the 'About Women' Series. Color lithograph 1965/66, Hand signed and editioned in pencil with the chop mark of Gemini G.E.L. publishers John ...
Lithograph
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H 29.75 in W 41.5 in
Large 1960's California Pop Art Abstract Expressionist LA Lithograph John Altoon
By John Altoon 1
Located in Surfside, FL
John Altoon (1925-1969) UNTITLED, 1966, color lithograph, hand signed in pencil and inscribed trail proof II, sheet 29 ¾ x 41 ¼, printed by Gemini G.E.L., with their blind stamp low...
Lithograph
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H 20 in W 26 in
California Abstract Expressionist Linocut Lithograph Sepia Print Edition of 6
By Hans Burkhardt
Located in Surfside, FL
They are done on deckle edged French Arches Art paper. Hans Gustav Burkhardt (1904 – 1994) was a Swiss-American abstract expressionist artist.
Lithograph, Linocut
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H 96 in W 60 in D 2 in
Huge 8' California Minimalist Abstract Expressionist LA Color Field Oil Painting
By Peter Lodato
Located in Surfside, FL
Light and Space Movement, Contemporary Op Art, California Light and Space movement. Contemporary Minimalist, Blurred, Striped, California Art, Oil Painting, Contemporary Art, Archite...
Canvas, Oil
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H 96 in W 60 in D 2 in
Huge 8' California Minimalist Abstract Expressionist LA Color Field Oil Painting
By Peter Lodato
Located in Surfside, FL
Light and Space Movement, Contemporary Op Art, California Light and Space movement. Contemporary Minimalist, Blurred, Striped, California Art, Oil Painting, Contemporary Art, Archite...
Canvas, Oil
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H 33.5 in W 31 in
"Resistance, 1962" James Suzuki, California Colorful Abstract Expressionism
By James Suzuki
Located in New York, NY
James Suzuki (Japanese / American, b. 1933) Resistance, 1962 Oil on canvas 33 x 30 1/2 inches Signed and dated lower right; signed, titled, and dated on the reverse Provenance: Priv...
Canvas, Oil
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H 19 in W 24 in D 0.05 in
California's Bollinger Canyon Abstracted Monochrome Landscape
By James McCray
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful abstracted California landscape of Bollinger Canyon (Bay Area in Henry Coe Park) by James McCray (American, 1912-1993). Signed and dated "JM 4-74" in the lower right corner...
Paper, Ink
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H 13 in W 15 in D 2 in
Frank Koci (Czech Republic / California) Original Oil Painting c.1950
By Frank Koci
Located in San Francisco, CA
Frank Koci (Czech Republic / California) Original Oil Painting c.1950 Original oil on canvas. Dimensions 10" x 8". The frame measures 15" x 13". Signed lower right. Very good condi...
Canvas, Oil
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H 36 in W 24 in D 0.05 in
Original Wine Country Napa Valley California vintage travel and wine poster
By Earl Thollander 1
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Wine Country, Napa Valley, California vintage poster created by the artist Earl Thollander. Archival linen backed in excellent, Grade A condition, ready to frame. This v...
Offset
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.
The Italian-American’s 2020 abstract painting “The Hoe” personifies his “art of not knowing.”
Beneath the inky blackness, the painter’s irrepressible energy electrifies this pair of intaglio prints.
The New York Botanical Garden, in the Bronx, has mounted a multifaceted show honoring the polymath modernist's legacy, including new work by contemporary landscape maker Raymond Jungles.
In his current show at New York's Lehmann Maupin gallery, the Puerto Rican–born talent reveals new paintings with a semiautobiographical aspect.