$1,200
Female American Abstract Expressionist Artist Color Monoprint Melissa Meyer
By Melissa Meyer
Located in Surfside, FL
Melissa Meyer (born May 4, 1946) is an American artist and painter. The Wall Street Journal has referred to her as a "lighthearted Abstract Expressionist". She works in various forma...
Monoprint
Complements - Abstract Expressionist Female Portrait Painting
By Ryan Morse
Located in Denver, CO
Complements," 2023 is a mixed media painting by Ryan Morse. The artwork features a close-up female portrait, depicted in profile, occupying the central space of the composition. The ...
Oil, Panel
Abstract Expressionist Female Portrait in Bold Colors, Signed Polgini
Located in Fort Washington, MD
A striking, colorful portrait signed Pulgini, rendered in bold modernist strokes and jewel-toned blocks of color against a crisp white ground. The central figure, with serene closed ...
Acrylic
$1,080Sale Price|20% Off
Two Nude Female Models in Acrylic on Paper San Francisco Abstract Expressionist
By Katherine Kallick
Located in Soquel, CA
Two Nude Female Models in Acrylic on Paper San Francisco Abstract Expressionist Colorful painting of two models by acclaimed bluegrass musician and San Francisco artist Katherine "K...
Paper, Acrylic
$396Sale Price|20% Off
Abstract Female Portrait Study Expressionist Watercolour Gouache Figure Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Female Portrait Study Expressionist Watercolour Gouache Figure Painting Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W...
Watercolor, Gouache
$540Sale Price|20% Off
Abstract Expressionist French Redhead Female oil Painting 1960's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-3401 Red Hair Portrait, a vintage oil on board displayed in a wood gilt frame signed by Longo.Image size 8.75 H x 5.75 W
Oil
$1,795
Abstract Expressionist Female Nude with Arms Raised Original Oil by Eggleston
By Michael Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Expressionist Female Nude with Arms Raised Unique expressionist nude figure by Michael Eggleston (American, 20th Century).
Canvas, Oil
Good Friday, abstract female figure
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on paper, signature Tom Bennett freedom of rich brushwork, warm colors
Paper, Oil
$1,113Sale Price|20% Off
Abstract Nude Female Form Bold Textured Expressionist 20thC French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Nude French School, mid 20th century oil on canvas, unframed Canvas : 22 x 13 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good condition Description: This...
Oil
Three Female Nudes - Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderfully evocative abstracted figurative study of three nudes by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century) who used a ground etching technique for added depth and movement. Signe...
Etching, Ink, Paper
$35,000
Two Female Nudes African American Expressionist Painting Smith Tower Gallery
By Robert Colescott
Located in Portland, OR
An important painting of two female nudes by the celebrated African American artist, Robert Colescott (1925-2009), titled "Conversation", 1959. A rare & early work by Colescott, pain...
Paper, Chalk, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen
Posthumous, abstract nude female figure, grey, blue
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract Expressionist figurative painting. Cool greys and a textured abstracted surface reveals a subtle yet powerful nude figure in hidden repose.
Canvas, Oil
Female Nude in the Shadows - Figurative Abstract
By Daniel David Fuentes
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic figurative abstract by San Jose, California area artist Daniel David Fuentes (American, 1978-2016). From a collection of his works. Unsigned. Unframed. Image, 40"H x 30"L. S...
Masonite, Oil
Untitled, No. 254 (Burning Point Series)
Located in New York, NY
Striking watercolor, gouache and charcoal on heavy white wove paper by important female Czech-American Abstract Expressionist artist and sculptor, Ruth Francken.
Charcoal, Watercolor, Gouache
Reg Butler Bronze Sculpture Musee Imaginaire Abstract Brutalist Female Figure
By Reg Butler
Located in Surfside, FL
The ten years of silence were the result of his disillusionment with sculpture's value as public art and the rise of a new generation of abstract sculptors in the 1960s. Butler's lat...
Bronze
$2,950 / set
Attila Tivadar Abstract Female Body Sculptures
By Attila Tivadar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of cast stone abstract sculptures depicting female bodies with exaggerated curves seating in different reclining poses. The sculptures are finished in a dark silver tone pain...
Cast Stone
Truro Beach, colorful abstract female sun bather
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil painting on board of expressionist figure in repose. Expressive, energetic brush strokes, colorful palette.
Oil, Board
Revelation, abstract female Figure, back view, Paint strokes, colorful
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Conremporay figurative painting created with heavy impasto and agresssive, active brush strokes featuring a semi abstracted female figure viewd from the back. A mixture of representa...
Canvas, Oil
$18,600
Modern Abstract Female Figure Statement 1990s Portrait Painting Large Signed
By Matthew Schaefer
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Abstract Woman" is an original oil painting by Matthew Schaefer. It depicts a woman in bright shapes and lines instead of solid form and naturalism. Matthew Schaefer's painterly sty...
Canvas, Oil
The Stranger 2, abstract brushwork, seated female nude, skin tones
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstracted, expressionist figurative nude.. Figure in semi-fetal position against and abstract field of greys and muted colors. Powerful direct mark-making.
Oil, Archival Paper
$1,653Sale Price|20% Off
French 1960s Abstract Female Nude Portrait Double-Sided Oil Painting Panel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title French 1960s Abstract Female Nude Portrait Double-Sided Oil Painting Panel Key Details Artist/School: French School, circa 1960s Medium: Oil on wooden panel (double-sided) Siz...
Oil
Female #5
By Ant Pearce
Located in Brecon, Powys
Another baboon face work from the very talented ant Pearce. Clever stuff. Ink on paper
Ink, Paper
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
Uniquely Unfit for Constraints, 40"x26" abstract gesture w female figure
By RINY
Located in Brooklyn, NY
RINY artists Audrey Anastasi and C.Dimitri collaborated to create contemporary collage works. Born of the Covid pandemic, the team started working remotely, mailing artwork to each ...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper
$2,687
Poolside 4-original figurative abstract female form painting-contemporary art
By Iryna Yermolova
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Canvas, Oil
$2,687
Buongiorno 4-original figurative abstract female form painting-contemporary art
By Iryna Yermolova
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Canvas, Oil
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
Female Figure 1
By Frank Paletta
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil on canvas.
Canvas, Oil
the female angel, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
"The Female Angel" radiates a quiet strength wrapped in grace. With ethereal tones and soft contours, she hovers between the earthly and the diving, more human than celestial, yet to...
Oil
Jewels, abstract collage, colorful black female figure gesture green earth tones
By Audrey Anastasi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper paint charcoal collage These collages were created first in the presence of a live model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alone in the studio, furio...
Charcoal, Archival Paper, Magazine Paper
Painting of an Abstract Female Body in Oil on Newspaper by Antonio Guansé 1963
By Antonio Guansé
Located in Salzburg, AT
Painting of a casual, abstract female body in oil on newspaper by Antonio Guanse, Paris 1963 The woman's body lolls casually under the artist's brushstrokes. The abstract depiction ...
Canvas, Papercord, Glass, Giltwood, Paper
FEMALE PORTRAIT - Giacomo Moretti - Italian Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Female Portrait - Giacomo Moretti Oil on Canvas Painting signed lower right, Italy White lacquered wooden frame
Canvas, Oil
Energy painting. Expressive drawing of a female figure. Wild Dance.
By Sve Gri
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Wild Dance" is an improvised expressive drawing conveys an impulse born in the space of sensations. Artwork is done in ink and blue pastel on white paper. "Every time I draw such a...
Paper, Pastel, Ink
Female Nude Study Black Pencil Drawing by G. Debotoiyche, 1923
Located in Atlanta, GA
G. Debotoiyche, Nude Study, 1923 This masterful carbon pencil drawing by Russian artist G. Debotoiyche exemplifies the stripped-down elegance of early 20th-century modernist draftsm...
Paper, Carbon Pencil, Charcoal
$3,490
Foundational Series Studio Archive No. 325, Female Blue Period Piece
By Rebecca Wing Sze Lam
Located in STRETTON, AU
Item Details Title: Foundational Series Studio Archive No. 325 Medium: Acrylic, Oil Crayon, and Oil Pastel on Premium Archival Paper Dimensions: A2 – 420 × 594 mm / 16.5 × 23.4 in Fr...
Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
$28,000Sale Price|20% Off
Emil Kazaz, oil painting on canvas, Victory male and female figures energy.
By Emil Kazaz
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Emil Kazaz Painting Description — “Victory” Scene. The painting size is 40"x32", oil on canvas. This powerful Emil Kazaz painting depicts a dramatic scene of victory and struggle, w...
Oil
Mid Century Modern Floral Still Life Bright Painting Framed Rare Female Artist
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original watercolor painting by American female artist Genevieve D. Anderson Morgan (1900 - 1987) This modernist vivid abstract expressionist painting depicts a still life with l...
Paper, Watercolor
Coastal Hill Fort, gouache on paper by British female artist Rachel Fenner
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Rachel Fenner ARCA (British, b.1939) Coastal Hill Fort Gouache on paper Signed ‘Rachel Fenner 06’ (lower right) 8.1/4 x 20.3/4 in. (21 x 52.8 cm.) Provenance: The Fareham Gallery
Paper, Gouache
Towards the sea, gouache on paper by British female artist Rachel Fenner
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Rachel Fenner ARCA (British, b.1939) Towards the sea, Porth Y Rhaw Gouache on paper Signed ‘Rachel Fenner’ (lower right) 11.3/8 x 14.7/8 in. (29 x 37.7 cm.) Provenance: Duncan Campbe...
Paper, Gouache
Standing Female Figurative Nude in Watercolor and Pastel on Paper by B. Warde
Located in Soquel, CA
Standing Female Figurative Nude in Watercolor and Pastel on Paper A woman is depicted standing, presumably pregnant, in the nude with her hand on the small of her back. The artist u...
Paper, Pastel, Watercolor
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Continuum pregnancy collage female figure, ochre earth tones time clocks, hands
By Audrey Anastasi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper paint charcoal collage Whether the subject matter is figuration or nature, Audrey Anastasi approaches all her subjects directly and unabashedly. In this work on paper, she co...
Archival Paper, Magazine Paper, Mylar, Acrylic
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.
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