SPLATTERED, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Bill Stone
Located in Yardley, PA
Too much of everything fried the brain. :: Painting :: Abstract Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: ...
Oil
$495
H 25 in W 37 in D 2 in
Vintage Splatter Oil Painting Masonite Abstract Modernist Framed Large 25x37
Located in Wilton, CT
Vintage oil splatter painting on masonite, circa 1970's. In the manner of Jackson Pollack. Three color, green, red, yellow drip/splatter on brown masonite ground. Attractive and appr...
Masonite
$295
H 11 in W 15 in D 1 in
Antique American School New York Minimalist Abstract Splatter Oil Painting MCM
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school abstract expressionist action painting. Oil on paper, circa 1960. Unsigned. Image size, 15"L x 11"H.
Canvas, Oil
Untitled. Large Mixed Media Splatter Painting
By Gordon Couch
Located in Brecon, Powys
Mixed media (acrylic and oil paints) splatter painting on canvas Signed and dated verso. Gordon Couch born 1949 British artist based in Cornwall and student of the late Sir Terry Frost.
Oil, Acrylic
Snow, Contemporary Mixed Media Splatter Painting
By Gordon Couch
Located in Brecon, Powys
Mixed media splatter painting. Oil and acrylic paint Signed and dated vers0 Gordon COUCH Born: 1944 It is Gordon Couch’s background as a boat restorer which is the catalyst for hi...
Oil, Acrylic
$4,000
H 32 in W 26 in
"Peonies, " Emanuel Buckvar, Abstract Expressionist Red Splatter Painting
By Emanuel Buckvar
Located in New York, NY
Emanuel Buckvar (American, b. 1980) Peonies, 2011 Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches Signed, titled and dated on the reverse Provenance: The artist Private Collection, Long Island, 2011 ...
Canvas, Oil
$556Sale Price|20% Off
H 20.5 in W 38.5 in D 1 in
Modern Neon Colored Gestural Splatter Framed Abstract Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American abstract painting on canvas. Framed. Measuring: 20.5 by 38.5 inches overall and 20 x 38 painting alone. Framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition, ready to hang...
Canvas, Oil
"Opening Doors" Purple and Pink Splatters with Portrait
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Opening Doors" is an original artwork by Katherine Fraser and measures 20"h x 18"w. This oil on canvas work marks a new chapter in Fraser's practice as she shift...
Canvas, Oil
$28,000
H 96 in W 36 in
"Drip Splatter" large-scale abstract painting, black and white
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Drip Splatter" is a large oil and resin painting by contemporary American artist Darius Yektai.
Canvas, Resin, Oil
$1,000
H 43.5 in W 55.5 in D 0.75 in
Abstract Splatter Painting, c. 1980s, by Mystery Artist
Located in New York, NY
Untitled, c. 1980s Oil on canvas 43 1/2 x 55 1/2 in.
Canvas, Oil
$4,544
H 43.31 in W 55.52 in D 1.97 in
Large Splattered Abstract Painting "Slick Floor Series 1"
By Tay Dall
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A textured, unique and vivid poured enamel painting on stretched canvas, with red, yellow, black and white colours. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
Enamel
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2024
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2023
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2023
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2022
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2022
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled, Mixed media on paper, 2014
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Mixed Media
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled, Mixed media on paper, 2014
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Mixed Media
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled, Mixed media on paper, 2014
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Mixed Media
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled, Mixed media on paper, 2014
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Mixed Media
$2,050
H 26 in W 40 in D 1 in
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled, Mixed media on paper, 2014
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Mixed Media
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled, Mixed media on paper, 2014
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Mixed Media
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled, Mixed media on paper, 2016
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Mixed Media, Paper
Unavailable
H 29.53 in W 20.08 in D 1.19 in
1970s Red Splatter Abstract Oil On Board Painting - Signed
Located in Dorchester, GB
Oil on board painting. Modernist abstract painting. Newly framed in a solid wood frame. Dimensions H 75cm, W 50.5cm, D 3cm Condition Please do take a careful look at all our pi...
Paint
Drip, Drab, Splatter and Pour
By Bill Alpert
Located in East Hampton, NY
As art dealers, we have had frequent opportunity to consider the following questions: Why are some artists, well-known in the day, virtually forgotten after their death? Why do some ...
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Splatter Composition
Located in Astoria, NY
Large Abstract Splatter Composition in Blue and Green, Oil on Canvas, with yellow line with white and navy splatter, signed with impasto kanji mark lower left, unframed. 96.5" H x 48...
Canvas, Oil
Face Splatter 5
By Manzur Kargar
Located in Stamford, CT
Oil On Canvas
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Face Splatter 6
By Manzur Kargar
Located in Stamford, CT
Oil On Canvas
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 48 in W 60 in
"Glistening Roller" Ocean Wave in Blue and Green with Paint Splatters
By Annie Wildey
Located in Edgartown, MA
"Glistening Roller" Ocean Wave in Blue and Green with Paint Splatters The rhythm of the waves marks time, like the breath. Moment to moment, its intensity fluctuates like emotion. T...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 21.75 in W 16.75 in
Untitled I, abstract expressionist oil painting on canvas, splattered colors
By Carole Eisner
Located in New York, NY
Carole Eisner painted Untitled I in 1963, after having been inspired by Helen Frankenthaler. Eisner was able to visit Frankenthaler's studio in the early 60s. Untitled I comes fram...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 49.5 in W 37.5 in D 2 in
It Dissolved: Abstract Painting in Splatters of Deep Blue, Sienna Orange & Black
By Shawn Snow
Located in Hudson, NY
Vertical gestural abstract painting on canvas in a complex splattering of sapphire blue, sienna orange, and black Oil, alkyd and mineral spirits on canvas framed in a simple black mo...
Oil, Alkyd
Sold
H 74 in W 120 in D 3.25 in
Colorful Large Abstract Graffiti Style Cityscape Splatter Painting on Canvas
Located in Houston, TX
Large scale abstract landscape of a city inspired by graffiti styles painted in the style of Jackson Pollock/Abstract Expressionism. Signed by artist in lower right corner. Currently...
Oil
Sold
H 109 in W 76 in D 1.75 in
Large Silver, Black, and Red Portrait Abstract Splatter Painting on Canvas
Located in Houston, TX
Large scale black, red, and silver splatter portrait of a man painted in the style of Jackson Pollock/Abstract Expressionism. Signed by artist in lower right corner. Currently unfram...
Oil
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2019
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2019
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2019
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2019
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2018
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2018
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2018
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2018
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2018
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2018
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2018
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2018
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2018
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2019
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2019
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2024
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2024
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2021
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2022
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2022
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2022
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2022
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2022
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2022
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2022
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2022
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2022
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2022
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2022
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2021
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2021
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2021
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2021
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2023
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2024
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2018
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2018
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2018
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2018
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2018
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2018
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Mixed Media, Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Oil, Permanent Marker
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled, Mixed media on paper, 2017
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Paper, Oil, Permanent Marker, Graphite
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled, Mixed media on paper, 2017
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Mixed Media
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled, Mixed media on paper, 2017
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Mixed Media
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled, Mixed media on paper, 2017
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Mixed Media
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled, Mixed media on paper, 2017
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Mixed Media
Untitled
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
While most of the materials used are flat against the paper's surface we do see the dimensional texture of the oil paint, an occasional splatter, and brush strokes.
Mixed Media
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.