Elysian Fields II - Abstract Post War Acrylic on Canvas Painting, 1975
By Peter Bradley
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Acquired directly in 1975 and held in the same private collection ever since, Elysian Fields II comes to market with an unbroken provenance that underscores its significance. Bradley...
Canvas, Acrylic
Yellow Tail I
By Sherron Francis
Located in Austin, TX
The neighborhood was a hotbed for young AbEx artists of the day, and she quickly befriended the likes of Peter Reginato, Walter Darby Bannard, Michael Steiner, Peter Young, Peter Bra...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$35,000
"Pete's Neck" Sherron Francis, Female Abstract Expressionist, Color Field
By Sherron Francis
Located in New York, NY
She quickly became friends with Peter Reginato, Walter Darby Bannard, Michael Steiner, Peter Young, Peter Bradley, Larry Zox, and Larry Poons, who all lived and worked in the neighbo...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$30,000
"Doubling" Sherron Francis, Abstract Expressionist, Color Field, Female Artist
By Sherron Francis
Located in New York, NY
She quickly became friends with Peter Reginato, Walter Darby Bannard, Michael Steiner, Peter Young, Peter Bradley, Larry Zox, and Larry Poons, who all lived and worked in the neighbo...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$40,000
"White Shade of Pale" Sherron Francis, Abstract Expressionist, Color Field
By Sherron Francis
Located in New York, NY
She quickly became friends with Peter Reginato, Walter Darby Bannard, Michael Steiner, Peter Young, Peter Bradley, Larry Zox, and Larry Poons, who all lived and worked in the neighbo...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Noted Artist Peter Bradley 1971 Color Field Abstract "Starmaker"
By Peter Bradley
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Peter Bradley is an important African American artist living in NY.
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H 45.5 in W 137 in D 2.25 in
"Long Stone" Earth Tonal Gestural Abstract Expressionist
By Peter Bradley
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract expressionist painting completed in 1973 by artist Peter Bradley. The painting has red and orange undertones with a gestural splatter on top of the colored layer.
Acrylic
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H 90 in W 70 in
"Untitled" Sherron Francis, Female Abstract Expressionism, Blue Red Color Field
By Sherron Francis
Located in New York, NY
She quickly became friends with Peter Reginato, Walter Darby Bannard, Michael Steiner, Peter Young, Peter Bradley, Larry Zox, and Larry Poons, who all lived and worked in the neighbo...
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 56.5 in W 22 in
"Strawberry V" Sherron Francis, Female Abstract Expressionism, Red Color Field
By Sherron Francis
Located in New York, NY
She quickly became friends with Peter Reginato, Walter Darby Bannard, Michael Steiner, Peter Young, Peter Bradley, Larry Zox, and Larry Poons, who all lived and worked in the neighbo...
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 49 in W 71.5 in
"Bandoline III" Sherron Francis, 1978 Gestural Color Field Abstract Painting
By Sherron Francis
Located in New York, NY
She quickly became friends with Peter Reginato, Walter Darby Bannard, Michael Steiner, Peter Young, Peter Bradley, Larry Zox, and Larry Poons, who all lived and worked in the neighbo...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Starmaker
By Peter Bradley
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Peter Bradley is an important African American artist living in NY.
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.
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