$780Sale Price|20% Off
A Set of Two Hand-Colored Engravings of an Ancient Roman Vase and a Tazza (Cup)
Located in Alamo, CA
These were engraved under the supervision of Philip De La Motte (1821-1889), Professor of Drawing and Fine Art at King's College London.
Engraving
Awakening Together by Gaetan de Seguin Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
Together we move by Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
The Thread Between Us Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
A Moment Together by Gaetan de Seguin Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
Meeting of Eyes by Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,566
Contours of Community by Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
Of Grey and Colors by Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
Take a smile with you by Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
Take a smile with you by Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
Surrounded by Friends by Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,739
The heart of humanity by Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
When Love lingers in the Air Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
Whispers of Spring among us by Gaetan de Seguin Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
When Love Lingers: Contemporary Figurative Painting, 89x130cm
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
Bound in Layers: Contemporary Figurative Painting, 70x50 cm
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
The Mother Seated in an Inn
By Cornelis Bega
Located in Middletown, NY
Baron van Isendoorn, mentioned above, was a zealous amateur who assembled a fine collection, especially in drawings and in prints, through purchases in the best sellers of his time (...
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
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H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 1.19 in
Summer of sounds by Gaetan de Seguin -colorful contemporary painting, abstract
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Acrylic
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H 51.19 in W 38.19 in D 1.19 in
Playful Wink by Gaetan de Seguin colorful contemporary abstract painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 31.5 in W 31.5 in
The Yellow Collar by Gaetan de Seguin colorful contemporary painting abstract
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 38.19 in W 51.19 in D 1.19 in
Brothers and Sisters Gaetan de Seguin contemporary figurative abstract painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 31.89 in W 45.67 in D 1.19 in
Cherished Moments in Autumn -Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 1.19 in
The Love we Share by G. de Seguin Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 35.04 in W 51.19 in D 1.19 in
The Beauty of Feminine Bonds Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 35.04 in W 51.19 in D 1.19 in
When Love lingers in the Air Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 51.19 in W 38.19 in D 1.19 in
The timeless memory of Us by Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
Rhythms-Colors
By Sonia Delaunay
Located in Paris, FR
Stencil, 1966 Edition : I/XX Publisher : Éditions de la galerie Motte (Paris) 53.00 cm. x 38.00 cm. 20.87 in. x 14.96 in.
Stencil
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H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 1.19 in
The Kiss by Gaetan de Seguin colorful contemporary painting abstract
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 1.19 in
Beautiful Faces by Gaetan de Seguin -contemporary abstract & figurative painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 1.19 in
Join Forces by Gaetan de Seguin - contemporary abstract & figurative painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 1.19 in
Hope and Tension by Gaetan de Seguin colorful contemporary abstract painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 31.5 in W 31.5 in
The Yellow Collar by Gaetan de Seguin colorful contemporary painting abstract
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 1.19 in
The Purple Tunic by Gaetan de Seguin contemporary abstract & figurative painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 38.19 in W 57.49 in D 1.19 in
Bright Mornings by Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary abstract Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 1.19 in
Together in the Sun by Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 47.25 in W 47.25 in D 1.19 in
Summer Crowd by Gaetan de Seguin contemporary abstract & figurative painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
His work has been exhibited throughout France, including at Château de la Motte in Narbonne, Galerie La Paix in Sélestat, and Château de Flaugergues in Montpellier, among others.
Canvas, Acrylic
$10,000
H 38 in W 64 in D 1.5 in
"Nature and Human Relationships – Embrace – DannyBoy 1 – 100M" Abstract Painting
By Suki Maguire
Located in New York, NY
Unorthodox; yet effective, Suki treats us to a series of works that tantalizes the imagination with bold strokes of dark and light, hinting at shapes both human and ethereal and pull...
Linen, Mixed Media
$211 / item
H 23.63 in W 15.75 in D 0.12 in
Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Antique Roman Vase Print "in Villa Mattei"
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details. Light brown mat ...
Wood, Paper
$5,700
H 50 in W 40 in
De La Saint - Original Oil on Canvas Abstract Figurative Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Canvas, Oil
$5,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 50 in W 65 in D 1.25 in
Large Scale Neo-Expressionist Figurative Composition in Oil on Canvas
By Daniel David Fuentes
Located in Soquel, CA
Large Scale Neo-Expressionist Figurative Composition in Oil on Canvas Compelling and large scale neo-expressionist figurative painting by San Jose, California area artist Daniel Dav...
Canvas, Oil
$5,707
H 63.78 in W 51.19 in D 1.19 in
Together by Gaetan de Seguin - Contemporary Abstract painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
Gaetan de Seguin paints figurative works, with an abstract character. The various colors highlight that not one person is the same, and his artworks celebrate this individuality in a...
Canvas, Acrylic
$211
H 23.63 in W 15.75 in D 0.12 in
Italian Contemporary Hand Colored Pompeian Red Antique Vase Print 2 of 2
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Beautiful print that is part of a series of two, representing 2 different ancient Italian vases of Villa Giustiniani. It is printed with an antique press and colored by our best loca...
Paper
$211 / item
H 23.63 in W 15.75 in D 0.12 in
Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Antique Roman Vase Print " Museo Clementino"
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details. Light brown mat ...
Wood, Paper
$750Sale Price|25% Off
H 20 in W 23 in
Untitled 9497 - Original Abstract Figurative Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swiss artist Edith Konrad paints figurative abstract compositions with mixed media on canvas. She layers her expression of her emotional response to the subjects with dynamic texture...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
$211 / item
H 23.63 in W 15.75 in D 0.12 in
Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Antique Roman Vase Print " in S.Agostino"
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details. Light brown mat ...
Wood, Paper
$211 / item
H 23.63 in W 15.75 in D 0.12 in
Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Roman Vase Print " in Galleria Giustiniani"
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details. Light brown mat ...
Wood, Paper
$222 / item
H 24.81 in W 18.51 in D 0.12 in
Italian Contemporary Hand Colored Pompeian Red Antique Vase Print 2 of 2
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Beautiful print that is part of a series of two, representing 2 different views of an ancient Italian vase of Villa Ghigi. It is printed with an antique press and colored by our best...
Paper
$2,500
H 32.13 in W 24.25 in D 0.75 in
Albert Genick, a Lithographic Print of an Ancient Greek Vase, an Amphora
Located in Downingtown, PA
Albert Genick Large Framed Chromolithograph of an Ancient Greek Vase, 1883 Berlin, 1883 This large folio chromolithograph shows an ancient Greek red-figure vase of monumental form, ...
Paper
Framed Etching of Vases by Giovanni Piranesi
Located in Bradenton, FL
The dramatic large, almost 4 foot tall etching is framed with a green ground and gold double border with cream French matting. Copper-plate engraving by Italian artist Giovanni Piran...
Paper
$211 / item
H 23.63 in W 15.75 in D 0.12 in
Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Antique Roman Vase Print "in S.Agostino""
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details. Light brown mat ...
Wood, Paper
$188 / item
H 13.78 in W 13 in D 0.12 in
Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Antique English Mansions Vase Print 3 of 5
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Very original reproductions of decorative vases from important English mansions, printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umb...
Wood, Paper
$1,655
H 18.12 in W 26.78 in D 0.01 in
Antique Greek Vases, Cooling Vessel & Amphorae Lithograph, 1883
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Greek Vases, Cooling Vessel & Amphorae Lithograph, 1883 Original antique color lithograph depicting three examples of ancient Greek ceramics—a large cooling vessel and two a...
Paper
Cubist Tabletop Still Life with Fruit
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Edgar A. (Ted) Batzell (1915=1996) Cubist Tabletop Still Life Composition, ca. 1960. Oil on artist board measuring 16 x 20 inches. Measuring 24 x 28 inches in a wide white frame. ...
Oil, Illustration Board
$1,600
H 30 in W 26 in
Constructed Memory by Murray Duncan, 2026, Mixed Media on Board, Gilded Frame
By Murray Duncan
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Constructed Memory is an original mixed-media work by Murray Duncan, built from layered charcoal-blue geometric forms, neutral fields and expressive linear marks. The composition exp...
Glaze, Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Pencil
$6,500 / item
H 14 in W 36 in D 20 in
Modern Oval Coffee Table in Oak Wood Cylinder Base and Glass by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Palazzo oval coffee table with green and ivory glass sits on 2 Rift White Oak Wood pedestals by Ercole Home. This new bespoke coffee table design by Ercole Home is available today fo...
Art Glass, Cut Glass, Oak
Rosso Glass Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
Burl Wood Bar Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
A classicly inspired modern bar cabinet with an inset marble top and a three-quarter gallery. With a figured burl walnut exterior, curved corners, a shaped apron, brass brass-finishe...
Marble, Metal
Bertu Wood Side Tables, Burnt Wood Side Tables, Solid Maple
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Please scroll down to read IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT OUR STUMPS before purchase! Originating in 18th century Japan, shou sugi ban is a particularly striking method of preserving ...
Maple
$2,738
H 28.5 in W 24 in
Portrait of a Woman, Lady in Black Coat & Hat, Oil on Canvas, Paris School 1910s
Located in Plymouth, England
Early 20th-Century French Portrait of a Seated Woman in a Black Coat & Wide-Brimmed Hat by Louis Pierre Amiel, signed in the lower right and in a vintage gilt frame. A refined e...
Canvas, Oil
Early 19th Century Set of Four French Colourful Mezzotints
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th Century set of four French colourful mezzotints from the Napoleonic Period depicting Neoclassical figures and scenes such as Cornelia - mother of the Gracchi Brothers, Ach...
Giltwood, Paper
$3,500 / item
H 25.2 in W 22.05 in D 2.76 in
Irregular Framed Mirror in Resin and Stone – Echoe Terracotta by Marcela Cure
Located in Barranquilla, Atlántico
The mirrors in “Echoes” reflect perceptions of the self and of reality and juxtapose them to subtle optical illusions. Through reflections confined by joyously flawed and slightly di...
Cast Stone
Laguna Hills
By William Wendt
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by William Wendt. "Laguna Hills" is an impressionist landscape, oil on canvas in an earth-tone palette by American artist William Wendt. The artwork is signed in the lower...
Canvas, Oil
$648
H 13 in W 15 in
Figure beside Bridge River Seine Paris French Cubist 1950's Charcoal Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure beside a Bridge on the Seine Paris French Modernist Cubist Charcoal Drawing Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024) Pupil of André Lhote. Medium: charcoal on artist paper, unf...
Charcoal
$1,883
H 27.96 in W 28.75 in D 14.57 in
1950s Midcentury Regency Italian Wood, Brass and Mirror Dry Bar Cabinet Cart
By Guglielmo Ulrich, Vittorio Dassi, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Ico & Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern dry bar cabinet cart characterized by its original Asian themed painted front wood pull-out tilt door with interior part in mirror gl...
Brass
$1,850
H 48 in W 36 in D 1 in
Anny - 21st Century, Contemporary Figurative, Neo-Expressionism, Women
By Wisdom Uche
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique; this is not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Ar...
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-Century Credenza by Founders
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern long cabinet by Founders with parquet diamond style front panels. Two side cabinets with shelves and middle drawers. Great 1960s design and construction. Please co...
Walnut
$1,161 / item
H 17.33 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
Cube Stool in Patch Umber Made in UK by Sister - Multifunctional & Modern
Located in London, GB
The Cube Stool, is the perfect foot perch or pair it with a brass tray and cocktail glasses for a chic and stylish aperitif hour. Kilims are a staple at Sister for their hard-wear...
Fabric
Elephant Pink Handpainted Iron Tray
By Bertrando Di Renzo
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Handpainted Elephant iron tray this product is unique and handmade and can be used as a serving tray of just as a decorative item
Iron
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.