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Sound of the Wind by Maria Pierides, Gestural, Abstract Art, Small Scale Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Sound of the Wind by Maria Pierides [2020]
original and hand signed by the artist
Oil, pastel, collage and wax on deep edge canvas
Image size: H:15 cm x W:15 cm
Complete Size of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
H 7.49 in W 7.49 in D 1.97 in
Expressionist Gestural Abstract
Located in Austin, TX
Roberto de la Renta
22.5" x 34"
Acrylic on Paper
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
"Untitled" - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary Art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
is hand-signed on the back of the canvas.
Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper
H 40 in W 30 in D 1.5 in
"Untitled" - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This vibrant artwork by late Houston artist Dick Wray is an abstract oil painting in the style of
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Laid Paper, Canvas, Oil
H 40 in W 30 in D 1.5 in
"Untitled" - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This vibrant artwork by late Houston artist Dick Wray is an abstract oil painting in the style of
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper
H 40 in W 30 in D 1.5 in
"Untitled" - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This vibrant artwork by late Houston artist Dick Wray is an abstract oil painting in the style of
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper
H 18 in W 24 in D 1.5 in
"Untitled" - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This abstract oil painting by late Houston artist Dick Wray expresses a striking kinetic energy
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Laid Paper, Canvas, Oil
H 40 in W 30 in D 1.5 in
"Untitled" - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This vibrant artwork by late Houston artist Dick Wray is an abstract oil painting in the style of
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Laid Paper, Canvas, Oil
H 60 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
"Untitled" - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This vibrant artwork by late Houston artist Dick Wray is an abstract oil painting in the style of
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Laid Paper, Photographic Paper
H 36 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
Prism by John Rowland, Abstract art, Abstract expressionism, Gestural painting
Located in Deddington, GB
paintings by Jon Rowland and his abstract expressionism with Wychwood Art. Each work has been carefully
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 22.05 in W 22.05 in D 0.04 in
Untitled #1206 - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary Art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
collection with exceptional vitality and poise.
Dick Wray
Untitled #1206 (Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 22.5 in W 39 in D 3 in
Untitled #1494 - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary Art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
Untitled #1494 (Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary Art)
2007
Oil, Mixed Media on
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 60 in W 48 in D 2.25 in
Untitled #1494 - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary Art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
.
Dick Wray
Untitled #1486 (Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary Art)
2004
Oil
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Laid Paper, Canvas, Oil
Untitled - Framed Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary Art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This abstract oil painting by late Houston artist Dick Wray expresses a striking kinetic energy
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled - Framed Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary Art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This abstract oil painting by late Houston artist Dick Wray expresses a striking kinetic energy
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled - Framed Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary Art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This abstract oil painting by late Houston artist Dick Wray expresses a striking kinetic energy
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled - Framed Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary Art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This abstract oil painting by late Houston artist Dick Wray expresses a striking kinetic energy
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Untitled - Framed Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary Art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This abstract oil painting by late Houston artist Dick Wray expresses a striking kinetic energy
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Untitled #1024" - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This abstract oil painting by late Houston artist Dick Wray expresses a striking kinetic energy
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Laid Paper
H 48 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
"Untitled #1902" - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This vibrant artwork by late Houston artist Dick Wray is an abstract oil painting in the style of
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper
H 60 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
"Untitled #1422" - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This vibrant artwork by late Houston artist Dick Wray is an abstract oil painting in the style of
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper
H 16 in W 20 in D 1.5 in
Untitled #1082 - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This vibrant artwork by late Houston artist Dick Wray is an abstract oil painting in the style of
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper
H 48 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
Untitled #1473 - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary Art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This vibrant artwork by late Houston artist Dick Wray is an abstract oil painting in the style of
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel
H 60 in W 40.5 in D 3 in
"Untitled #1500" - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This abstract oil painting by late Houston artist Dick Wray exhibits a striking kinetic energy
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled - Framed Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary Art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This abstract oil painting by late Houston artist Dick Wray expresses a striking kinetic energy
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper
Untitled #1927 - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This monumental abstract oil painting by late Houston artist Dick Wray exhibits a striking kinetic
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled #1076 - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This abstract oil painting by late Houston artist Dick Wray exhibits a striking kinetic energy
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper
H 48 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
7 AM, colorful abstract gesture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bold combination of geometric and gestural styles of abstraction by NYC based designer/artist
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled 01 - Abstract, Contemporary Art, Black, Gestural, 21st Century
By Zsolt Berszán
Located in Berlin, DE
Untitled 01, 2017
Wax crayon on canvas (Signed on reverse)
39.37 H x 31.49 W in
100 H x 80 W cm
Zsolt Berszán treats the first layer of the drawing as a substrate, as a surface on w...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wax Crayon
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H 43.31 in W 35.44 in D 3.94 in
Bold Gestural Figurative Abstract Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern
Subject: Abstract colorful
Medium: Acrylic
Surface: Canvas
Dimensions: 24" x 18" x 3
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blue and Beige Gestural Abstract
Located in Austin, TX
By Charly Tomorrow
39" x 48" x 2.75" Acrylic on Canvas
Canvas wrapped on wood frame.
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled - Dick Wray, Abstract Oil Paint, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This vibrant artwork by late Houston artist Dick Wray is an abstract oil painting in the style of
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper
H 60 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
Making a Way-original modern-abstract gestural painting-contemporary Art
By Annie King
Located in London, Chelsea
lines, blocks, and patterns converge to form a visually captivating narrative. This original abstract
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
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H 29.93 in W 29.93 in D 1.38 in
Untitled - Dick Wray, Abstract Oil Paint, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This monumental abstract oil painting by late Houston artist Dick Wray exhibits a striking kinetic
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Morphosis I-original gestural abstract mixed media painting-contemporary art
By Annie King
Located in London, Chelsea
Art in Chelsea and online. Annie King's abstract masterpiece offers a unique perspective on
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
H 29.93 in W 29.93 in D 1.58 in
Balancing I - original gestural abstract mixed media painting - contemporary art
By Annie King
Located in London, Chelsea
"Balancing I" by Annie King is an evocative original abstract painting created through mixed media
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
H 39.77 in W 29.93 in D 1.58 in
Balancing II -original gestural abstract mixed media painting - contemporary art
By Annie King
Located in London, Chelsea
"Balancing II" is original abstract painting by Annie King. Mixed media painting is a testament to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
H 39.77 in W 29.93 in D 1.58 in
Purple Toned Abstract Gestural Oil Painting
By Tony Magar
Located in Houston, TX
founders of Park Place, the first gallery in SoHo to show abstract art.
During the 1950s, Magar
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Yellow, Blue, and White Gestural Abstract
Located in Austin, TX
By Charly Tomorrow
47.5" x 39"
Acrylic on Canvas
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blue, Green, and Yellow Gestural Abstract
By Cora Van
Located in Austin, TX
By Cora Van
39" x 48" x 2.75" Acrylic on Panel
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Come and See -original gestural abstract mixed media painting - contemporary art
By Annie King
Located in London, Chelsea
available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art in Chelsea and online. Annie King's abstract masterpiece
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
H 35.83 in W 48.04 in D 1.58 in
Passenger, Bright Gestural Abstract Painting, Elegant Colourful Statement Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Passenger [2023]
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
Extra Large Oil on linen . I attempt to create spaces that are simultaneously physic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
H 53.94 in W 59.85 in D 1.58 in
Fluorescing (Abstract, Vibrant, Neon, Gestural, Contemporary, Expressionism)
By Russell Shoemaker
Located in Kansas City, MO
verso
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1703
Tags: Abstract, Vibrant, Drips, Neon, Gestural, Contemporary
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Violet Art Nouveau Moulding, Abstract Organic Triptych, Brush Gestures Pink Gray
By Natalia Roman
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Violet Art Nouveau Moulding" is an abstract painting diptych by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. It
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache
Up All Night by Alison Gilbert, Abstract, Gestural, Pattern, Contemporary Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Up All Night [2022]
original
Acrylic on canvas
Image size: H:57 cm x W:57 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x W:50 cm x D:3cm
Frame Size: H:53 cm x W:53 cm x D:5cm
Sold...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 20.87 in W 20.87 in D 1.97 in
Untitled (Black, White, Gestural Abstraction, Abstract, Minimal)
By Sharon Louden
Located in Kansas City, MO
Signed
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1709
Tags: Black, White, Gestural Abstraction, Abstract, Minimal
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Oil, Handmade Paper
Unfinished Melody, lyrical atmospheric colorful abstract gesture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bold combination of geometric and gestural styles of abstraction by NYC based designer/artist
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 24 in W 30 in D 1 in
French Gestural Abstract Expressionist Textured Oil Painting
By Rene Couturier
Located in Surfside, FL
Rene Couturier lives in the Netherlands and France. Rene Couturier is known for abstract still
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Defiant, bold predominantly red gestural abstract painting
By Cheryl Rubin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dramatic abstract acrylic painting
Bright red and orange colors
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Chicken, lyrical wild bright humorous colorful abstract gesture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bold combination of abstract and gestural styles by NYC based designer/artist Fredda Tone
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 24 in W 30 in D 1 in
Blue, Brown, Red and Black Gestural Abstract
Located in Austin, TX
By Roberto de la Renta
22.5" x 34"
Acrylic on Paper
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Hovering (Abstract, Vibrant, Drips, Neon, Gestural, Contemporary, Expressionism)
By Russell Shoemaker
Located in Kansas City, MO
verso
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1702
Tags: Abstract, Vibrant, Drips, Neon, Gestural, Contemporary
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Cuba" Pink Tonal Gestural Abstract Painting
By Brendan McKeon
Located in Houston, TX
PInk and yellow tonal gestural abstract painting done in an expressionist style. The artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Chanson - large, colourful, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Harold Feist’s gloriously colorful acrylic abstract painting called Chanson radiates joy. Known for
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
West End, colorful gestural abstract painting
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract cityscape indebted to Matisse's "View of Notre Dame."
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Oil, Permanent Marker, Canvas
Untitled (Abstract, Vibrant, Drips, Neon, Gestural, Contemporary, Expressionism)
By Russell Shoemaker
Located in Kansas City, MO
Signed, dated and inscribed by the artist
Russell Shoemaker received his BFA from the Kansas City Art
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Synthetic Paper
Gestural Abstraction, Miniature Abstract Expressionist Korean Modernist Painting
By Don Ahn
Located in Surfside, FL
contemporary art in America. He belongs to the generation of Korean Abstract artists that include Kim Whan-Ki
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper, Ink
Gestural Abstraction, Miniature Abstract Expressionist Korean Modernist Painting
By Don Ahn
Located in Surfside, FL
, Oxford Ohio 1962, Pratt Institute (MFA), and New York University (Ph. D, Art History). Don Ahn was a
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper, Ink
Gestural Abstraction, Miniature Abstract Expressionist Korean Modernist Painting
By Don Ahn
Located in Surfside, FL
, Oxford Ohio 1962, Pratt Institute (MFA), and New York University (Ph. D, Art History). Don Ahn was a
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Gestural Abstraction, Miniature Abstract Expressionist Korean Modernist Painting
By Don Ahn
Located in Surfside, FL
, Oxford Ohio 1962, Pratt Institute (MFA), and New York University (Ph. D, Art History). Don Ahn was a
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
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Questions About Gestural Abstract Art
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
No, abstract art, by definition, is not representational. Although the shapes in an abstract composition may be based on real world objects, these objects are not recognizable in the finished work.
- How did abstract art come about?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Abstract art grew out of the desire by artists in the early 20th century, like Wassily Kandinsky, to create “pure art,” grounded not in visual reality but in the artist’s imagination.
- What influenced abstract art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Abstract art was influenced by Postimpressionism.
- La ChrysomeleFebruary 23, 2021A definition of abstract art is art through which the artist doesn't attempt a visual depiction of the world. The artist may have other intentions : conveying a pure emotion, or achieving what (s)he perceives as visual perfection, etc. There are many kinds of abstract art : lyrical abstraction, geometrical abstraction, action painting… There is also an infinite spectrum between hyperrealism and pure abstraction, since one can argue that any brush stroke is by itself an abstraction of the reality — let alone flat color patches.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024To describe abstract art, focus on its elements. Take notice of the types of lines and shapes the work features. Discuss its color and value, the term for the interplay between light and dark in a piece. You can also consider its texture, the materials used to produce it and how it fits into the space that surrounds it. Find a wide range of abstract art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Wassily Kandinsky is the father of abstract art.
- What does abstract mean in art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Abstract, in art, refers to art that rejects visual reality. Instead, abstract arts utilizes shapes, colors, forms and other gestural marks to convey a certain feeling and reality.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024The six elements of abstract art are color, form, line, shape, texture and value. Color refers to the various hues featured in a composition, while form refers to the subjects or elements of a piece. Lines and shapes are the components that make up the artwork. Textures include both physical differences in the surface of a work and effects that create the illusion of textural variations. Value, the final element, describes how light or dark the colors are. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of abstract art.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Abstract art is meant to achieve an effect as opposed to representing an object, person, or a scene. Three characteristics of abstract art include: being non-representational art; valuation of shapes, colors, lines, and textures; and subjective art. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original abstract artwork from top artists.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Yes, Cubism is a form of abstract art.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024There is no single painter who experimented with abstract art and Cubism. A number of artists worked in Cubism, a style of abstract art in which reality was fragmented into flat, geometric forms. Historians generally credit Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso as being the fathers of Cubism. Other Cubist painters include Fernand Léger, Alexander Archipenko, Marcel Duchamp, Juan Gris and Jean Metzinger. Shop a collection of Cubist art on 1stDibs.
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