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LV Twist - 1896 (UFO Drip)
LV Twist - 1896 (UFO Drip)

LV Twist - 1896 (UFO Drip)

By Campbell La Pun

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: La Pun, Campbell Title: LV Twist - 1896 (UFO Drip) Date: 2025 Medium: Aerosol on Panel Unframed Dimensions: 40.5" x 28.6" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint

Dom Gold 2015 (UFO Drip)
Dom Gold 2015 (UFO Drip)

Dom Gold 2015 (UFO Drip)

By Campbell La Pun

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: La Pun, Campbell Title: Dom Gold 2015 (UFO Drip) Date: 2025 Medium: Aerosol on Panel Unframed Dimensions: 40.5" x 28.6" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint

Cuvee Catheun 1991 (Blue Drip)
Cuvee Catheun 1991 (Blue Drip)

Cuvee Catheun 1991 (Blue Drip)

By Campbell La Pun

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: La Pun, Campbell Title: Cuvee Catheun 1991 (Blue Drip) Date: 2025 Medium: Aerosol on Panel Unframed Dimensions: 40.75" x 28.6" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint

Chateau Rayas 2006 (UFO Drip)
Chateau Rayas 2006 (UFO Drip)

Chateau Rayas 2006 (UFO Drip)

By Campbell La Pun

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: La Pun, Campbell Title: Chateau Rayas 2006 (UFO Drip) Series: Chateau Rayas Date: 2025 Medium: Aerosol on Panel Unframed Dimensions: 40.75" x 28.6" Signature: Signed E...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint

Pol Roger (1990 yellow drip)
Pol Roger (1990 yellow drip)

Pol Roger (1990 yellow drip)

By Campbell La Pun

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: La Pun, Campbell Title: Pol Roger (1990 yellow drip) Series: Pol Roger Date: 2025 Medium: Aerosol on Panel Unframed Dimensions: 40.75" x 28.6" Signature: Signed Editio...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint

Penfolds Grange 2008 (UFO Drip)
Penfolds Grange 2008 (UFO Drip)

Penfolds Grange 2008 (UFO Drip)

By Campbell La Pun

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: La Pun, Campbell Title: Penfolds Grange 2008 (UFO Drip) Date: 2024 Medium: Aerosol on Panel Unframed Dimensions: 57.5" x 40.5" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint

Dom Cyan 2010 (Yellow Drip)
Dom Cyan 2010 (Yellow Drip)

Dom Cyan 2010 (Yellow Drip)

By Campbell La Pun

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: La Pun, Campbell Title: Dom Cyan 2010 (Yellow Drip) Date: 2024 Medium: Aerosol on Panel Unframed Dimensions: 40.5" x 28.6" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint

Synagogue Sanctuary Large Modernist Judaica Scene Oil Painting David Rosen
Synagogue Sanctuary Large Modernist Judaica Scene Oil Painting David Rosen

Synagogue Sanctuary Large Modernist Judaica Scene Oil Painting David Rosen

By David Rosen (b.1912)

Located in Surfside, FL

Like his colleague Jackson Pollack, Rosen produced work inspired by drip painting; however, rather than splattering, his drips were the natural flow marks from painting freely withou...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Big drips dynamic abstraction"
"Big drips dynamic abstraction"

"Big drips dynamic abstraction"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

This abstract, dynamic painting is a vivid exploration of energy and gesture, executed with both oil and acrylic using a palette knife. Large, spontaneous splashes of paint dominate ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Modern Drip Abstract Composition
Modern Drip Abstract Composition

Modern Drip Abstract Composition

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Drip Abstract Composition Canvas 36x24 with frame 42x29.5 Artist signed illegibly lower right corner, Gallery Kabutaya Japan label on revers stretcher. Mid-Century Modern drip abstr...

Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

"Dripping Dots - Havana" Colorful & Pink Contemporary Drip Oil Painting Canvas
"Dripping Dots - Havana" Colorful & Pink Contemporary Drip Oil Painting Canvas

"Dripping Dots - Havana" Colorful & Pink Contemporary Drip Oil Painting Canvas

By Cindy Shaoul

Located in New York, NY

With layers of bright oils and whisking brush strokes, the paint is able to shine and shimmer in a very unique pattern. The artist uses gold leaf with thick textured oils and glass t...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

"Under the Blossom" Mesmerizing Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Painting Canvas
"Under the Blossom" Mesmerizing Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Painting Canvas

"Under the Blossom" Mesmerizing Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Painting Canvas

By Derick Smith

Located in New York, NY

Derick Smith has created an incredible series dedicated to these hypnotic drips, a technique that is difficult to achieve, but once mastered creates a flow that is attractive and uni...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic

"Abundance 5" Mesmerizing Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Painting on Canvas
"Abundance 5" Mesmerizing Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Painting on Canvas

"Abundance 5" Mesmerizing Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Painting on Canvas

By Derick Smith

Located in New York, NY

Derick Smith has created an incredible series dedicated to these hypnotic drips, a technique that is difficult to achieve, but once mastered creates a flow that is attractive and uni...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic

"Abundance 4" Mesmerizing Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Painting on Canvas
"Abundance 4" Mesmerizing Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Painting on Canvas

"Abundance 4" Mesmerizing Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Painting on Canvas

By Derick Smith

Located in New York, NY

Derick Smith has created an incredible series dedicated to these hypnotic drips, a technique that is difficult to achieve, but once mastered creates a flow that is attractive and uni...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic

"Abundance 3" Mesmerizing Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Painting on Canvas
"Abundance 3" Mesmerizing Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Painting on Canvas

"Abundance 3" Mesmerizing Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Painting on Canvas

By Derick Smith

Located in New York, NY

Derick Smith has created an incredible series dedicated to these hypnotic drips, a technique that is difficult to achieve, but once mastered creates a flow that is attractive and uni...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic

"Abundance 2" Mesmerizing Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Painting on Canvas
"Abundance 2" Mesmerizing Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Painting on Canvas

"Abundance 2" Mesmerizing Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Painting on Canvas

By Derick Smith

Located in New York, NY

Derick Smith has created an incredible series dedicated to these hypnotic drips, a technique that is difficult to achieve, but once mastered creates a flow that is attractive and uni...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic

"Abundance 1" Mesmerizing Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Painting on Canvas
"Abundance 1" Mesmerizing Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Painting on Canvas

"Abundance 1" Mesmerizing Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Painting on Canvas

By Derick Smith

Located in New York, NY

Derick Smith has created an incredible series dedicated to these hypnotic drips, a technique that is difficult to achieve, but once mastered creates a flow that is attractive and uni...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Acrylic, Canvas

"Ryla" Mesmerizing Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Clay Painting on Canvas
"Ryla" Mesmerizing Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Clay Painting on Canvas

"Ryla" Mesmerizing Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Clay Painting on Canvas

By Derick Smith

Located in New York, NY

Derick Smith has created an incredible series dedicated to these hypnotic drips, a technique that is difficult to achieve, but once mastered creates a flow that is attractive and uni...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Clay, Canvas, Acrylic

"Dreaming of Roccoco Skies" Drip Mixed Media Contemporary Painting Signed
"Dreaming of Roccoco Skies" Drip Mixed Media Contemporary Painting Signed

"Dreaming of Roccoco Skies" Drip Mixed Media Contemporary Painting Signed

By Cindy Shaoul

Located in New York, NY

This vibrant abstract oil painting, inspired by the Rococo movement, features dynamic drips and thick impasto textures in metallic gold, copper, and bronze, contrasted with soft wash...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Abstract_Scrape/Drip_Gloss_Anthony Hunter_Waiting On The Lightning Painting
Abstract_Scrape/Drip_Gloss_Anthony Hunter_Waiting On The Lightning Painting

Abstract_Scrape/Drip_Gloss_Anthony Hunter_Waiting On The Lightning Painting

By Anthony Hunter

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Anthony Hunter "Waiting On The Lightning Painting" (Horizontal or Vertical) Gloss on Canvas (Unstretched) 44 x 44 in. Anthony Hunter was born in Lancashire, England 1987. He graduat...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vesta
Vesta

Vesta

By Mark Zimmermann

Located in East Quogue, NY

Abstract painting, abstraction, stripes, turquoise painting, gestural abstraction, meditative abstraction, abstract expressionism, drip painting, contemporary art, contemporary abstr...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Graphite

Fly Me to the Moon - Monochrome Abstract Acrylic Textural Drip Metallic Painting
Fly Me to the Moon - Monochrome Abstract Acrylic Textural Drip Metallic Painting

Fly Me to the Moon - Monochrome Abstract Acrylic Textural Drip Metallic Painting

By Marc Raphael

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael's abstract expressionism paintings are influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work for the fir...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Eiffel Tower in Jackson Pollock Drip Lighting  - Paris France
Eiffel Tower in Jackson Pollock Drip Lighting  - Paris France

Eiffel Tower in Jackson Pollock Drip Lighting - Paris France

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

This resulted in a theatricality that expresses the timelessness of the Eiffel Tower combined with the contemporary energy of a Jackson Pollock-like drip painting. The work is sign...

Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Campbell La Pun "Dom UFO 2015 (Blue Drip)"
Campbell La Pun "Dom UFO 2015 (Blue Drip)"

Campbell La Pun "Dom UFO 2015 (Blue Drip)"

By Campbell La Pun

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: La Pun, Campbell Title: Dom UFO 2015 (Blue Drip) Date: 2025 Medium: Aerosol on Panel Unframed Dimensions: 40.5" x 28.6" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique Campbell La ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint

Centuriata
Centuriata

Centuriata

By Mark Zimmermann

Located in East Quogue, NY

Abstract painting, abstraction, stripes, blue and black striped painting, gestural abstraction, meditative abstraction, abstract expressionism, drip painting, contemporary art, conte...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Graphite

Meditations #2

Meditations #2

By Mark Zimmermann

Located in East Quogue, NY

Abstract painting, abstraction, stripes, blue painting, gestural abstraction, meditative abstraction, abstract expressionism, drip painting, striped painting, stripes, contemporary a...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Graphite

Meditations #4

Meditations #4

By Mark Zimmermann

Located in East Quogue, NY

Abstract painting, abstraction, stripes, blue painting, gestural abstraction, meditative abstraction, abstract expressionism, drip painting, striped painting, stripes, contemporary a...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Graphite

Meditations #5

Meditations #5

By Mark Zimmermann

Located in East Quogue, NY

Abstract painting, abstraction, stripes, blue painting, gestural abstraction, meditative abstraction, abstract expressionism, drip painting, striped painting, stripes, contemporary a...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Graphite

Meditations #1

Meditations #1

By Mark Zimmermann

Located in East Quogue, NY

Abstract painting, abstraction, stripes, blue painting, gestural abstraction, meditative abstraction, abstract expressionism, drip painting, striped painting, stripes, contemporary a...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Graphite, Paper

"(the gloaming) caldera" - abstract landscape, drips
"(the gloaming) caldera" - abstract landscape, drips

"(the gloaming) caldera" - abstract landscape, drips

By Katherine Sandoz

Located in Atlanta, GA

This painting is an abstract landscape on canvas featuring blue, orange, green and white. Katherine Sandoz is inspired by the work of Helen Frankenthaler, Richard Diebenkorn, Morris...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract_Scrape/Drip_Gloss on Canvas_Anthony Hunter_It's A Scary Dragon Painting
Abstract_Scrape/Drip_Gloss on Canvas_Anthony Hunter_It's A Scary Dragon Painting

Abstract_Scrape/Drip_Gloss on Canvas_Anthony Hunter_It's A Scary Dragon Painting

By Anthony Hunter

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Anthony Hunter "It's A Scary Dragon Painting" (Horizontal or Vertical) Gloss on Canvas (Unstretched) 48 x 32 in. Anthony Hunter was born in Lancashire, England 1987. He graduated fr...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Don’t Go Back to Sleep" Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Painting on Canvas
"Don’t Go Back to Sleep" Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Painting on Canvas

"Don’t Go Back to Sleep" Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Painting on Canvas

By Derick Smith

Located in New York, NY

Derick Smith has created an incredible series dedicated to these hypnotic drips, a technique that is difficult to achieve, but once mastered creates a flow that is attractive and uni...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Clay

VAMPIRE - The Slow Drip of Time
VAMPIRE - The Slow Drip of Time

VAMPIRE - The Slow Drip of Time

Located in Denver, CO

Vampire' was inspired by a porcelain doll named King Lan Ling originally made by Angell Studio. This doll was inspired by Prince of Lan Ling - a Chinese television series

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Woman with Large Bird”
“Woman with Large Bird”

“Woman with Large Bird”

By Nahum Tschacbasov

Located in Southampton, NY

Oil, acrylic and drip painting on linen canvas by the well know Russian/American artist, Nahum Tschacbasov.

Category

1970s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Exclusive Drips Serie" 1114, Abstract, 21st Century, Acrylic
"Exclusive Drips Serie" 1114, Abstract, 21st Century, Acrylic

"Exclusive Drips Serie" 1114, Abstract, 21st Century, Acrylic

By Roger König

Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt

Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. The works are developed through a historically informed, proprietary material pra...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Clay, Acrylic

Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Drip Couture
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Drip Couture

Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Drip Couture

By Sumit Mehndiratta

Located in Paris, IDF

Acrylic on canvas Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science in International Fashion Marketing from ...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Hovering (Abstract, Vibrant, Drips, Neon, Gestural, Contemporary, Expressionism)
Hovering (Abstract, Vibrant, Drips, Neon, Gestural, Contemporary, Expressionism)

Hovering (Abstract, Vibrant, Drips, Neon, Gestural, Contemporary, Expressionism)

By Russell Shoemaker

Located in Kansas City, MO

Russell Shoemaker Hovering Oil on Panel Year: 2010 Size: 24x18x1in Signed and dated by hand on verso COA provided Ref.: 924802-1702 Tags: Abstract, Vibrant, Drips, Neon, Gestural, C...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Conversion" Paint Drip and Abstract Pattern on Canvas
"Conversion" Paint Drip and Abstract Pattern on Canvas

"Conversion" Paint Drip and Abstract Pattern on Canvas

By Kelly Kozma

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"Conversion" is an original 20in x 20in painting by Kelly Kozma with mixed media elements. Please note: The last three photos show images of the full "Tiny Particles Connecting th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media

"(the gloaming) hedge + stream" - abstract landscape, drips, twilight, iris
"(the gloaming) hedge + stream" - abstract landscape, drips, twilight, iris

"(the gloaming) hedge + stream" - abstract landscape, drips, twilight, iris

By Katherine Sandoz

Located in Atlanta, GA

This painting is an abstract landscape on canvas featuring blue, orange, yellow and white. Katherine Sandoz is inspired by the work of Helen Frankenthaler, Richard Diebenkorn, Morri...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

John Burton Figural Oil on Canvas, 2006 "Escape"
John Burton Figural Oil on Canvas, 2006 "Escape"

John Burton Figural Oil on Canvas, 2006 "Escape"

By John Burton

Located in Phoenix, AZ

The artist also enjoys painting in a variety of styles from old Russian masters to contemporary drip paintings.

Category

Early 2000s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paint

Still Life with Teapot, bright orange and yellow figurative scene
Still Life with Teapot, bright orange and yellow figurative scene

Still Life with Teapot, bright orange and yellow figurative scene

By Carole Eisner

Located in New York, NY

After exploring the freedom of Jackson Pollock’s drip paintings, the Abstract Expressionism of Helen Frankenthaler and Hans Hofmann, Eisner began to paint in a geometric style, resul...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Victorian Couple with Angel - Figurative Abstract
Victorian Couple with Angel - Figurative Abstract

Victorian Couple with Angel - Figurative Abstract

By David Rosen (b.1912)

Located in Soquel, CA

Like his colleague Jackson Pollack, Rosen produced work inspired by drip painting; however, rather than splattering, his drips were the natural flow marks from painting freely withou...

Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Middle Age Aint That Bad. (Retiree Reading a Book)
Middle Age Aint That Bad. (Retiree Reading a Book)

Middle Age Aint That Bad. (Retiree Reading a Book)

By David Rosen (b.1912)

Located in Surfside, FL

Like his colleague Jackson Pollack, Rosen produced work inspired by drip painting; however, rather than splattering, his drips were the natural flow marks from painting freely withou...

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dancing Figures, Oil on Board
Dancing Figures, Oil on Board

Dancing Figures, Oil on Board

By David Rosen (b.1912)

Located in Surfside, FL

Like his colleague Jackson Pollack, Rosen produced work inspired by drip painting; however, rather than splattering, his drips were the natural flow marks from painting freely withou...

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Abstract Figurative Portrait with Paint Drip_Horseback by Mandy Racine
Abstract Figurative Portrait with Paint Drip_Horseback by Mandy Racine

Abstract Figurative Portrait with Paint Drip_Horseback by Mandy Racine

By Mandy Racine

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

MANDY RACINE "Horseback" Acrylic on Canvas 47 x 39 inches ____________________ “Painting takes me to another place, my own special world inspired by the old masters & Baroque and Ro...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dripper, Bird, Watercolor on Paper, Handmade Painting, One of a Kind

Dripper, Bird, Watercolor on Paper, Handmade Painting, One of a Kind

By Artyom Abrahamyan

Located in Granada Hills, CA

306 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2024 Style: Classic Art Title: Dripper Size: 12 x 16 inch, ...

Category

2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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Drip Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of drip paintings available on 1stDibs. There are many Abstract, Contemporary and Modern versions of these works for sale. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Drip paintings available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes gray, brown, beige, red and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by John Frates, Roger König, Renee Phillips, Paul Richard and Gogi Gelantia are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Frequently made by artists working in paint, acrylic paint and synthetic resin paint, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Large drip paintings can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while the smaller iterations available — each spanning 5 inches in width — may make for a better choice for a more modest living area.

How Much are Drip Paintings?

Drip paintings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $3,149, while the lowest priced sells for $245 and the highest can go for as much as $17,135.

Finding the Right Paintings for You

Painting is an art form that has spanned innumerable cultures, with artists using the medium to tell stories, explore and communicate ideas and express themselves. To bring abstract paintings, landscape paintings, still-life paintings and other original paintings into your home is to celebrate and share in the long tradition of this discipline.

When we look at paintings, particularly those that originated in the past, we learn about history, other cultures and countries of the world. Like every other work of art, paintings — whether they are contemporary creations or works that were made during the 19th century — can often help us clearly see and understand the world around us in a meaningful and interesting way.

Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.

Today, creating a wall of art is a wonderful way to enhance your space, showcase beautiful pieces and tie an interior design together.

No matter your preference, whether you favor Post-Impressionist paintings, animal paintings, Surrealism, Pop art or another movement or specific period, arranging art on a blank wall allows you to evoke emotions in a room while also showing off your tastes and interests. A symmetrical wall arrangement may comprise a grid of four to six pieces or, for an odd number of works, a horizontal row. Asymmetrical arrangements, which may be small clusters of art or large, salon-style gallery walls, have a more collected and eclectic feel.

Download the 1stDibs app, which includes a handy “View on Wall” feature that allows you to see how a particular artwork will look on a particular wall, and read about how to arrange wall art. And if you’re searching for the perfect palette for your interior design project, what better place to turn than to the art world’s masters of color

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Questions About Drip Paintings
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
    Jackson Pollock is the American artist famous for laying the canvas on the floor and dripping the paint from a bucket using a stick. He called this innovative technique "drip painting." Pollock stood at the forefront of Abstract Expressionism to the point that his name has become nearly synonymous with the movement. He was deeply respected by his contemporaries, and Pollock’s paintings, prints and other art — as well as his commitment to the work — influenced artists worldwide. Explore a collection of Jackson Pollock art on 1stDibs.