$3,500
H 40 in W 30 in D 1.5 in
Etude in Cerulean, 40x30In. Blue Striped Abstract Vertical Contemporary Painting
By Sue Carlson
Located in New York, NY
This contemplative abstract painting presents a refined exploration of rhythm, restraint, and chromatic nuance.
Linen, Oil
Silent Memories
By Tetiana Pchelnykova
Located in Zofingen, AG
Silent Memories is a contemplative abstract painting from the Steppes series.
Canvas, Acrylic
CONTEMPLATIVE GIRL, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Bill Stone
Located in Yardley, PA
A contemplative girl having a contemplative moment. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Ye...
Oil
The Contemplative Garden
Located in Zofingen, AG
Flowers as part of an inner garden that observes both itself and the viewer simultaneously. The viewer becomes part of this exchange: they look and, in response, find themselves bein...
Canvas, Acrylic
$11,423
H 70.87 in W 59.06 in D 1.19 in
Good Morning - Large Format Conceptual Painting, Minimalistic, Contemplative
By Agnieszka Korejba
Located in Salzburg, AT
The painting is corresponding most closely to the first photo on the 1stdibs page A professional photographer took this photo in his studio with good lighting. The other photos were ...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$2,400
H 40 in W 30 in D 2 in
Before It Fades, Contemporary Textured Abstract Painting
By Susan Thornbury
Located in Atlanta, GA
Before It Fades is a contemplative contemporary abstract painting by artist Susan Thornbury, created in mixed media on panel.
Mixed Media, Wax, Board
Forge, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Newel Hunter
Located in Yardley, PA
This expressive and colorful image is a reflection of Hunter's continuous exploration of the hidden, the overlooked, the never-thought-about, and the contemplative. :: Painting :: A...
Acrylic
Foreign Frequencies, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
For this piece I use mainly palette knifes and bold paint drips over and over again. lots of energy in this piece and very contemplative feel. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece...
Acrylic
Ferns Forest, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
Beautiful, dynamic contemplative painting. ORIGINAL FINE ABSTRACTS - ONE OF A KIND!
Acrylic
Tete a Tete, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Newel Hunter
Located in Yardley, PA
This expressive and colorful image is a reflection of Hunter's continuous exploration of the hidden, the overlooked, the never-thought-about, and the contemplative. :: Painting :: Ab...
Acrylic
$5,050
H 48 in W 36 in D 0.7 in
Magic Spectra (Green Forest), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
Beautiful, dynamic contemplative painting. ORIGINAL FINE ABSTRACTS - ONE OF A KIND!
Acrylic
$5,050
H 36 in W 48 in D 0.7 in
Iridescent Explosive Forest (2018), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
Beautiful, dynamic contemplative painting. ORIGINAL FINE ABSTRACTS - ONE OF A KIND!
Acrylic
Purple and distant blue, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
Contemplative radiant abstract paintings with gestural paint strokes, layers of color blending and relief texture.
Acrylic
The Girl in My Dreams, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Newel Hunter
Located in Yardley, PA
This expressive, colorful, and whimsical image is a reflection of Hunter's continuous exploration of the hidden, the unseen, the unseemly, the never-thought-about, the contemplative....
Acrylic
$2,950
H 30 in W 24 in D 1.5 in
All the things I didn't say, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Newel Hunter
Located in Yardley, PA
This expressive and colorful image is a reflection of Hunter's continuous exploration of the hidden, the overlooked, the never-thought-about, and the contemplative. :: Painting :: A...
Acrylic
$540Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.5 in W 17.5 in D 1 in
Contemplative Figure with Dog Abstract Watercolor Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure and Dog Sketch by Édouard Righetti (1924-2001) Watercolour and pencil painting on artist paper, beautifully painted. very good condition size: 25.5 x inches x 17.5 inches, un...
Watercolor, Color Pencil
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 24 in D 1.75 in
PINK ISLANDS - 24"x30", Color Abstract, Blue Green Landscape, Water, Sea
By Andrea Stajan-Ferkul
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
Oil pastel mark-making adds softness and sensitivity, inviting a closer look at the paintings emotional resonance. An interplay of colour fields provides visual interest, contributin...
Textile, Canvas, Acrylic
Greener Grass, Acrylic Paint on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
Beautiful, dynamic contemplative painting. ORIGINAL FINE ABSTRACTS - ONE OF A KIND!
Acrylic
$2,850
H 11.7 in W 8.27 in D 0.04 in
Rebecca Wing Sze Lam Foundational Study No. 25 (F) Contemplative Form
By Rebecca Wing Sze Lam
Located in STRETTON, AU
Foundational Studies 25(F) The Composition A poignant progression within the series, Foundational Studies 25(F) shifts the focus toward the nuances of gesture and weight. Executed ...
Archival Ink, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Root to Fruit
By Andrei Petrov
Located in Telluride, CO
Andrei Petrov's "Root to Fruit" is a contemplative abstract painting, quietly evocative of growing plant.
Canvas, Oil
Unavailable
H 39.38 in W 47.25 in D 1.19 in
Immigration, Contemporary Abstract Art Oil Painting Canvas Expressionist Purple
By Janet Hagopian
Located in London, England
'Immigration' is a contemplative contemporary abstract oil painting on canvas by Lebanese artist - Janet Hagopian.
Canvas, Paint, Oil
9, 254 (R.S.)
By Robert Sagerman
Located in Atlanta, GA
In the exhibition, entitled "Openings", Sagerman presents dazzling and contemplative abstract color field paintings. The sensual, physical presence of a Robert Sagerman painting is ...
Linen, Silicone, Panel, Pigment
5, 603 (R.S.)
By Robert Sagerman
Located in Atlanta, GA
In the exhibition, entitled "Openings", Sagerman presents dazzling and contemplative abstract color field paintings. The sensual, physical presence of a Robert Sagerman painting is ...
Linen, Silicone, Panel, Pigment
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H 24 in W 48 in D 0.8 in
Unknown Series - Contemplative, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Kris Haas
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting is from my most recent series titled Unknown for the very reason that I am entering new territory on the materials I am using, mixing, acrylic and oil paint, plus a lit...
Acrylic
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H 21.5 in W 27.5 in
Mimesis No 09 - warm, contemplative abstraction, plaster and pigment on panel
By Jutta Naim
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Vigorous striations combed through crimson and orange pigmented plaster, thick and lightly cracking in areas, create a dynamic and balanced composition in this painting by Jutta Naim...
Canvas, Plaster, Pigment
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H 21.5 in W 27.5 in
Mimesis No 09 - warm, contemplative abstraction, plaster and pigment on panel
By Jutta Naim
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Vigorous striations combed through crimson and orange pigmented plaster, thick and lightly cracking in areas, create a dynamic and balanced composition in this painting by Jutta Naim...
Canvas, Plaster, Pigment
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H 48 in W 53 in
Inceptions No 2 - soft, contemplative abstraction, plaster & pigment on panel
By Jutta Naim
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Monochromatic, tactile, and highly personal in nature. Working with plaster on wood, Naim opts to use her hands to apply ink, chalk, charcoal, graphite and pigments to the ‘breathing...
Plaster, Charcoal, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Graphite, Pigment
Utah, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Julia Swaby
Located in Yardley, PA
This work was inspired by the incredible coral rocks of the Utah canyons. The abstraction also incorporates cloud formations to break rules of form in ordinary landscape, by being ...
Oil
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H 48 in W 60 in
Inceptions No 4 - soft, contemplative abstraction, plaster and pigment on panel
By Jutta Naim
Located in Bloomfield, ON
And island of burnished ochre and white floats on a pale green ground in this contemplative abstraction by Jutta Naim. Naim's artwork explores the creative psychological state, a m...
Canvas, Plaster, Pigment
Abstract Painting by Kazaan Viveiros
Located in Hopewell, NJ
"Passage" is a quiet contemplative yet powerful abstract painting about the passage of time/generations.
Acrylic
Sold
H 63 in W 47.25 in D 1.19 in
Golden River - Contemporary Abstract, Minimalistic Oil Painting, Contemplative
By Agnieszka Korejba
Located in Salzburg, AT
Agnieszka Korejba studied painting and drawing at the Art Academy Gdańsk 2002-2007. In 2007 she graduated in painting by Prof. Teresa Miszkin and Prof. Roman Gajewski. She realizes: ...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
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H 70.87 in W 59.06 in D 1.19 in
Good Evening - Large Format Conceptual Painting, Minimalistic, Contemplative
By Agnieszka Korejba
Located in Salzburg, AT
The painting is corresponding most closely to the first photo on the 1stdibs page A professional photographer took this photo in his studio with good lighting. The painting looks dif...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Samara (contemplative)
By Stephanie Laine
Located in Melbourne, AU
Samara (meaning contemplative) is a 76 x 76cm mixed media painting on canvas. Please note image shows framing suggestion but Samara does not come framed. From the series – Santosha ...
Canvas, Mixed Media
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.
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