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Coralcello, richly colorful music themed abstraction
Coralcello, richly colorful music themed abstraction

Coralcello, richly colorful music themed abstraction

By C. Dimitri

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Rich brushwork in image of stringed musical instrument within the abstract composition. Colorful impasto textured oil paint with broad, free spirited brushwork.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel

March, Painting, Oil on Canvas

March, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Gayle Fitzpatrick

Located in Yardley, PA

The painting is deliberately layered and has a large amount of surface changes including sgraffito, washes, and impasto :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an offici...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Pink Flowers I" square floral romantic textured painting on linen canvas
"Pink Flowers I" square floral romantic textured painting on linen canvas

"Pink Flowers I" square floral romantic textured painting on linen canvas

By Anastassia Skopp 1

Located in Zofingen, AG

Explore the captivating textures and hues of impasto. Drawing from elements of abstract expressionism and contemporary art, my technique incorporates a blend of undiluted acrylic pai...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Linen

Tombe Du Ciel I  /    Oil on Linen
Tombe Du Ciel I  /    Oil on Linen

Tombe Du Ciel I / Oil on Linen

By Frédéric Choisel

Located in Burlingame, CA

Tombe du Ciel, (Night Fall), is an abstract impasto painting. An elegantly layered view of twilight, rich in shades of deep night indigo blue, with white and grays splattered across ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel

Tombe Du Ciel II  /    Oil on Linen
Tombe Du Ciel II  /    Oil on Linen

Tombe Du Ciel II / Oil on Linen

By Frédéric Choisel

Located in Burlingame, CA

Tombe du Ciel, (Night Fall), is an abstract impasto painting. An elegantly layered view of twilight, rich in shades of deep night indigo blue, with white and grays splattered across ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel

Secret Date - Colorful Figurative Abstract Textured Impasto Oil Painting
Secret Date - Colorful Figurative Abstract Textured Impasto Oil Painting

Secret Date - Colorful Figurative Abstract Textured Impasto Oil Painting

By Ekaterina Ermilkina

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ekaterina Ermilkina’s original, abstract fine art paintings are created using a skillful combination of applying and removing oil paint with a palette knife on canvas. Her inspiratio...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Forest Lake Reflection Painting Abstract Autumn Landscape Impasto Modern Art
Forest Lake Reflection Painting Abstract Autumn Landscape Impasto Modern Art

Forest Lake Reflection Painting Abstract Autumn Landscape Impasto Modern Art

By Marina Fisher

Located in Zofingen, AG

Forest Lake Reflection – Original Oil Impasto Painting, Abstract Landscape, Contemporary Autumn Art This one-of-a-kind original painting presents a vibrant abstract interpretation of...

Category

2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

John Emanuel Mid-century Abstract Impasto Portrait Painting
John Emanuel Mid-century Abstract Impasto Portrait Painting

John Emanuel Mid-century Abstract Impasto Portrait Painting

By John Emanuel

Located in Miami, FL

John Emanuel Mid-century Abstract Impasto Portrait Painting Offered for sale is a stunning John Emanuel ( England- 1930-) distinctly Mid-century modern abstract stylized oil paintin...

Category

Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Fruits Cubistes – Cubist Still Life with Fruit Bowl, Acrylic on Canvas, 36 x27cm
Fruits Cubistes – Cubist Still Life with Fruit Bowl, Acrylic on Canvas, 36 x27cm

Fruits Cubistes – Cubist Still Life with Fruit Bowl, Acrylic on Canvas, 36 x27cm

By Grégoire Mathias

Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR

Keywords: Greg Mathias, Fruits Cubistes, Cubist Still Life, Modern Cubism, Abstract Kitchen Art, French Cubist Painting, Still Life, Figurative Abstract, Contemporary Impasto Paintin...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

City Pulse - Figurative Abstract Textured Impasto City Triptych Oil Painting
City Pulse - Figurative Abstract Textured Impasto City Triptych Oil Painting

City Pulse - Figurative Abstract Textured Impasto City Triptych Oil Painting

By Ekaterina Ermilkina

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ekaterina Ermilkina’s original, abstract fine art paintings are created using a skillful combination of applying and removing oil paint with a palette knife on canvas. Her inspiratio...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Sea Garden Colorful Landscape Figurative Abstract Textured Impasto Painting
The Sea Garden Colorful Landscape Figurative Abstract Textured Impasto Painting

The Sea Garden Colorful Landscape Figurative Abstract Textured Impasto Painting

By Ekaterina Ermilkina

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ekaterina Ermilkina’s original, abstract fine art paintings are created using a skillful combination of applying and removing oil paint with a palette knife on canvas. Her inspiratio...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

One Night - Original Blue Tone Figurative Abstract Textured Impasto Painting
One Night - Original Blue Tone Figurative Abstract Textured Impasto Painting

One Night - Original Blue Tone Figurative Abstract Textured Impasto Painting

By Ekaterina Ermilkina

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ekaterina Ermilkina’s original, abstract fine art paintings are created using a skillful combination of applying and removing oil paint with a palette knife on canvas. Her inspiratio...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rainy Mood - Original Blue Tone Figurative Abstract Textured Impasto Painting
Rainy Mood - Original Blue Tone Figurative Abstract Textured Impasto Painting

Rainy Mood - Original Blue Tone Figurative Abstract Textured Impasto Painting

By Ekaterina Ermilkina

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ekaterina Ermilkina’s original, abstract fine art paintings are created using a skillful combination of applying and removing oil paint with a palette knife on canvas. Her inspiratio...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Between Streets - Original Abstract Textured Impasto Oil Painting on Canvas
Between Streets - Original Abstract Textured Impasto Oil Painting on Canvas

Between Streets - Original Abstract Textured Impasto Oil Painting on Canvas

By Ekaterina Ermilkina

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ekaterina Ermilkina’s original, abstract fine art paintings are created using a skillful combination of applying and removing oil paint with a palette knife on canvas. Her inspiratio...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Whispers in Blue - Abstract Figurative Landscape Textured Impasto Oil Painting
Whispers in Blue - Abstract Figurative Landscape Textured Impasto Oil Painting

Whispers in Blue - Abstract Figurative Landscape Textured Impasto Oil Painting

By Ekaterina Ermilkina

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ekaterina Ermilkina’s original, abstract fine art paintings are created using a skillful combination of applying and removing oil paint with a palette knife on canvas. Her inspiratio...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Asiko - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Impasto, Minimalist Abstract
Asiko - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Impasto, Minimalist Abstract

Asiko - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Impasto, Minimalist Abstract

By Okeowo Oluwaferanmi

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Over the years, he has explored various media in art. He uses the impasto technique to express himself on canvas and also gives everyone the ability to self-discover.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pair of Monumental Abstract Impasto Paintings, Signed & Dated 2005
Pair of Monumental Abstract Impasto Paintings, Signed & Dated 2005

Pair of Monumental Abstract Impasto Paintings, Signed & Dated 2005

Located in Nottingham, GB

A spectacular pair of monumental original abstract paintings, signed and dated 2005, distinguished by their exceptional scale, heavily textured surfaces and dramatic contemporary pal...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Niki Smith Monumental Abstract Expressionist Impasto Painting Giltwood Frame
Niki Smith Monumental Abstract Expressionist Impasto Painting Giltwood Frame

Niki Smith Monumental Abstract Expressionist Impasto Painting Giltwood Frame

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Niki Smith Monumental Abstract Expressionist Impasto Painting in Carved Giltwood Frame A striking and highly textured abstract expressionist painting by Niki Smith, executed in a po...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

A serene moorland scene with rich hues, misty hills, and a reflective waterway
A serene moorland scene with rich hues, misty hills, and a reflective waterway

A serene moorland scene with rich hues, misty hills, and a reflective waterway

By Rex Preston

Located in Preston, GB

A serene moorland scene with rich hues, misty hills, and a reflective waterway by 20th Century British Artist. Impasto, abstract landscape. Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measu...

Category

1970s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Large Lilies Jute Square" abstract expressionist still life, thick impasto
"Large Lilies Jute Square" abstract expressionist still life, thick impasto

"Large Lilies Jute Square" abstract expressionist still life, thick impasto

By Darius Yektai

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

"Large Lilies Jute Square" is a still life painting with thickly applied lily flowers on a raw brown canvas and resin. Darius Yektai was born in Southampton NY, in 1973. He lives a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Epoxy Resin, Oil

Under The Night Sky - Abstract Cool Tone Figurative Textured Impasto Painting
Under The Night Sky - Abstract Cool Tone Figurative Textured Impasto Painting

Under The Night Sky - Abstract Cool Tone Figurative Textured Impasto Painting

By Ekaterina Ermilkina

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ekaterina Ermilkina’s original, abstract fine art paintings are created using a skillful combination of applying and removing oil paint with a palette knife on canvas. Her inspiratio...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sunny Day 2 - Abstract Figurative Still Life Landscape Textured Impasto Painting
Sunny Day 2 - Abstract Figurative Still Life Landscape Textured Impasto Painting

Sunny Day 2 - Abstract Figurative Still Life Landscape Textured Impasto Painting

By Ekaterina Ermilkina

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ekaterina Ermilkina’s original, abstract fine art paintings are created using a skillful combination of applying and removing oil paint with a palette knife on canvas. Her inspiratio...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lady with a Hat Abstract Expressionist Heavy Impasto Figurative Original Oil
Lady with a Hat Abstract Expressionist Heavy Impasto Figurative Original Oil

Lady with a Hat Abstract Expressionist Heavy Impasto Figurative Original Oil

Located in Soquel, CA

Lady with a Hat Abstract Expressionist Heavy Impasto Figurative Original Oil Abstract Expressionist painting of a close-up, expressive portrait of a woman by an unknow artist, rende...

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

Monumental Abstract Painting with Heavy Impasto by Thomas George
Monumental Abstract Painting with Heavy Impasto by Thomas George

Monumental Abstract Painting with Heavy Impasto by Thomas George

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Heavy texture and impasto add to the strength and vitality of the art. #4, signed on reverse

Category

Vintage 1960s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

A serene moorland scene with rich hues, misty hills, and a reflective waterway
A serene moorland scene with rich hues, misty hills, and a reflective waterway

A serene moorland scene with rich hues, misty hills, and a reflective waterway

By Rex Preston

Located in Preston, GB

A serene moorland scene with rich hues, misty hills, and a reflective waterway by 20th Century British Artist. Impasto, abstract landscape. Art measures 32 x 12 inches Frame measu...

Category

1970s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Friedel Dzubas - Signed #42/100 Emmerich gallery exhibition screenprint 1966-7
Friedel Dzubas - Signed #42/100 Emmerich gallery exhibition screenprint 1966-7

Friedel Dzubas - Signed #42/100 Emmerich gallery exhibition screenprint 1966-7

By Friedel Dzubas

Located in New York, NY

Early on, Dzubas was associated with a group of second-generation abstract painters who in the later 1950s had turned from broad gestural strokes of thickened impasto in overlapping ...

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Contemporary School, Abstract Torch, Oil Impasto on Canvas and Panel
Contemporary School, Abstract Torch, Oil Impasto on Canvas and Panel

Contemporary School, Abstract Torch, Oil Impasto on Canvas and Panel

Located in Astoria, NY

Contemporary School, Abstract Torch, Oil Impasto on Canvas and Panel, angular canvas stretcher with flame form panel attached to top, unsigned. 101" H x 17" W x 1.5" D.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

Contemporary Abstract Impasto Painting in Blue, Brown and Black by De Aurora
Contemporary Abstract Impasto Painting in Blue, Brown and Black by De Aurora

Contemporary Abstract Impasto Painting in Blue, Brown and Black by De Aurora

By Jose Maria de Aurora

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Large Contemporary Abstract Impasto Painting Deep Blue, Grey Black by De Aurora
Large Contemporary Abstract Impasto Painting Deep Blue, Grey Black by De Aurora

Large Contemporary Abstract Impasto Painting Deep Blue, Grey Black by De Aurora

By Jose Maria de Aurora

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Large Contemporary Abstract Impasto Painting in Yellow, Green White by De Aurora
Large Contemporary Abstract Impasto Painting in Yellow, Green White by De Aurora

Large Contemporary Abstract Impasto Painting in Yellow, Green White by De Aurora

By Jose Maria de Aurora

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

“Pink and Purple Roses 3” abstract, still life painting, flowers, heavy impasto
“Pink and Purple Roses 3” abstract, still life painting, flowers, heavy impasto

“Pink and Purple Roses 3” abstract, still life painting, flowers, heavy impasto

By Darius Yektai

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

Yektai’s recent body of work requires us to take a literal step back; These paintings are large, bold, the colors synthesizing an abstract song about nature and feeling. Up close, we...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Large Abstract Mid Century Impasto Sailboat Harbor Scene by Ferrante
Large Abstract Mid Century Impasto Sailboat Harbor Scene by Ferrante

Large Abstract Mid Century Impasto Sailboat Harbor Scene by Ferrante

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Large-scale mixed-media style painting by Ferrante depicting an abstract harbor scene with sailboats, masts, dockside forms, and reflective water.

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Two in the Blue Rain - Cool Tone Figurative Abstract Textured Impasto Painting
Two in the Blue Rain - Cool Tone Figurative Abstract Textured Impasto Painting

Two in the Blue Rain - Cool Tone Figurative Abstract Textured Impasto Painting

By Ekaterina Ermilkina

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ekaterina Ermilkina’s original, abstract fine art paintings are created using a skillful combination of applying and removing oil paint with a palette knife on canvas. Her inspiratio...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

New Sun - Large Scale Abstract Landscape Textured Impasto Oil Painting on Canvas
New Sun - Large Scale Abstract Landscape Textured Impasto Oil Painting on Canvas

New Sun - Large Scale Abstract Landscape Textured Impasto Oil Painting on Canvas

By Ekaterina Ermilkina

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ekaterina Ermilkina’s original, abstract fine art paintings are created using a skillful combination of applying and removing oil paint with a palette knife on canvas. Her inspiratio...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of the Artist Manuel Neri Heavy Impasto on Linen San Francisco Abstract
Portrait of the Artist Manuel Neri Heavy Impasto on Linen San Francisco Abstract

Portrait of the Artist Manuel Neri Heavy Impasto on Linen San Francisco Abstract

By Honora Berg

Located in Soquel, CA

Portrait of the Artist Manuel Neri Heavy Impasto on Linen San Francisco Abstract San Francisco Abstract Expressionist School a portrait by Honora Berg (American, 1897 - 1985).

Category

1960s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Andy Miller Abstract Composition Oil on Canvas with Impasto Details
Andy Miller Abstract Composition Oil on Canvas with Impasto Details

Andy Miller Abstract Composition Oil on Canvas with Impasto Details

Located in Astoria, NY

Andy Miller (American, b. 1950), Abstract Composition, Oil on Canvas, impasto details, warm browns with pink and yellow accents, with artist's studio stamp to verso, apparently unsig...

Category

20th Century American Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Birds Are Calling, Contemporary, Semi-Abstract, Landscape, Nature, Oil, Impasto
Birds Are Calling, Contemporary, Semi-Abstract, Landscape, Nature, Oil, Impasto

Birds Are Calling, Contemporary, Semi-Abstract, Landscape, Nature, Oil, Impasto

By Dion Salvador Lloyd

Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh

This expansive oil painting, titled Birds Are Calling by contemporary painter Dion Salvador Lloyd, captures an atmospheric landscape imbued with a sense of gentle movement and quiet ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Postmodern Abstract Surrealism Impasto Oil on Antique Wood Paneling Signed
Postmodern Abstract Surrealism Impasto Oil on Antique Wood Paneling Signed

Postmodern Abstract Surrealism Impasto Oil on Antique Wood Paneling Signed

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

A visually arresting mixed-media painting executed in thick impasto oil on antique wood paneling. The composition centers around a fiery orange flame enclosed within a geometric, blu...

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Dynamic Abstract Impasto Still-Life Flowers Painting, Artist Signed, 40x30
Dynamic Abstract Impasto Still-Life Flowers Painting, Artist Signed, 40x30

Dynamic Abstract Impasto Still-Life Flowers Painting, Artist Signed, 40x30

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Painted in the USA around the 1970s, this painting features great color tones of burnt orange, pale orange, off-white, and grey on a backdrop of pale dark blue and white. Painted in ...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Large 1970s Abstract Mixed Media Impasto Painting Attributed to Peter J
Large 1970s Abstract Mixed Media Impasto Painting Attributed to Peter J

Large 1970s Abstract Mixed Media Impasto Painting Attributed to Peter J

Located in Nottingham, GB

A striking and highly tactile large-scale abstract mixed media artwork, dating to circa 1970 and attributed to British artist Peter Jackson.

Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas

"Greenglass Vase" Abstract painting of flowers in glass vase with thick impasto
"Greenglass Vase" Abstract painting of flowers in glass vase with thick impasto

"Greenglass Vase" Abstract painting of flowers in glass vase with thick impasto

By Darius Yektai

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

Darius Yektai was born in Southampton NY, in 1973. He lives and works out of his home and studio in Sag Harbor. He grew up in a cultural home of art and artists, with his Greek-Ameri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Linen, Charcoal, Oil

Abstract Lee Colber San Fransisco Street Car Oil Painting, Impasto Techniques
Abstract Lee Colber San Fransisco Street Car Oil Painting, Impasto Techniques

Abstract Lee Colber San Fransisco Street Car Oil Painting, Impasto Techniques

Located in Miami, FL

Abstract Lee Colber San Fransisco Street Car Oil Painting, Impasto Techniques Offered for sale is a modern impressionist oil on canvas of San Francisco signed Lee Colber.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Large Earth Tone Oil Impasto Relief Abstract Painting by Hardy
Large Earth Tone Oil Impasto Relief Abstract Painting by Hardy

Large Earth Tone Oil Impasto Relief Abstract Painting by Hardy

Located in Chicago, IL

Dark and brooding oil painting applied with a heavy impasto relief technique titled "Outburst." Framed in aluminum and walnut.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Aluminum

1960s MidCentury Abstract Still Life Oil Impasto Painting By William Jordan
1960s MidCentury Abstract Still Life Oil Impasto Painting By William Jordan

1960s MidCentury Abstract Still Life Oil Impasto Painting By William Jordan

Located in Shepperton, Surrey

A midcentury Impasto oil painting titled 'Still Life With Milk Jug' by William Derek Jordan 1923 - 2011. His work was selected for the Royal Academy Summer Show in 1966. Beautiful c...

Category

Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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Impasto Abstract For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate impasto abstract for your needs in our varied inventory. In our selection of items, you can find Abstract examples as well as a Contemporary version. Finding the perfect impasto abstract may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right impasto abstract is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes brown, gray, black and blue. Finding an appealing impasto abstract — no matter the origin — is easy, but Chloe Hedden, Geoff Hippenstiel, Adam Cohen, Fernand Audet and Paul Norwood each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Artworks like these — often created in paint, acrylic paint and synthetic resin paint — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Impasto Abstract?

A impasto abstract can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,982, while the lowest priced sells for $98 and the highest can go for as much as $20,000.

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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.

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