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Pintura Morada (Purple Paint)
By Antoni Dura
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery setting.
Antoni Durà held his first solo art exhibition in 1973. Since then he has exhibited his paint...
Category
2010s Contemporary Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Untitled III (purple), paint on paper, 20 x 16. Abstract purple flower
By James Moore
Located in New York, NY
"I don’t see shapes as much as I see the energy of elements interacting to move, stop, support or explode. I mostly use clean bright color to keep my world hot and alive. My painting...
Category
1970s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Paint
Frozen Turquoise (Purple Colorfield) (2016), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
Thick layered colorfield style piece with vibrant shades of turquoise green and blue, yellow undertones and gestural purple paint strikes. Contemplative, calming feel and lots of dep...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 48 in. W 36 in. D 1.5 in.
Purple Spectra, Acrylic Paint on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
An explosion of iridescent colors, purple, blue, green, white and silver. Acrylic abstract signed on the back and ready to hang. Multiple orientations!!!! ORIGINAL FINE ABSTRACTS - O...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Wet Paint Purple Rain
By Clara Hallencreutz
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Hallencreutz, Clara
Title: Wet Paint Purple Rain
Date: 2016
Medium: C-print face mounted to archival acrylic, backed with aluminum
Unframed Dimensions: 48" x 48"
Si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print
"What Would I Paint to Put in a Purple Frame," Abstract Acrylic Paint on Wood
Located in Houston, TX
Bert Long’s sense of humor is apparent in this piece. This monochromatic painting features an entirely non-objective purple background, and is enclosed in white pine frame of the sam...
Category
1990s Folk Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
H 17 in. W 18.5 in. D 1.5 in.
Audrey Stone, Purple Flow, 2017, Acrylic Paint
By Audrey Stone
Located in New York, NY
Observing shifting color is an ecstatic experience for the artist. She is intrigued by transitions from one color to the next and the way the eye and brain process these transitions,...
Category
2010s Color-Field Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Purple
By Lynn F. Walker
Located in New York, NY
Lynn F. Walker (American) "Purple" , Abstract/Color-Field Mixed Media on Board, 48 x 48, 2013
Colors: Purple, Blue, White, Orange
Lynn Fitzgerald Walker grew up in Old Saybrook, Con...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Mixed Media, Oil
purple arlequin
By Jimmy Yoshimura
Located in PARIS, FR
This artwork come directly from the Artist's Studio : Studio CrazyNoodles .
The artwork is dated and signed by the Artist on verso of the canvas & stamped with the logo of the studio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
purple shodo
By Ioam Yumako
Located in PARIS, FR
The artwork is signed by the Artist on verso of the canvas & stamped with logo of the crazynoodles studio on verso of the canvas The artwork come accompanied with an original Certifi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Trio March" Pink and Purple Hombre Lightbox with Painted Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Baltimore, MD
Hunt Slonem LED Lightbox with acrylic painted bunnies and pink and purple hombre.
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo- expressionis...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media
Materials
LED Light, Acrylic
Purple Mountains
By Lisa Sanditz
Located in New Orleans, LA
Lisa Sanditz was born 1973 in St. Louis, MO. In 1994 she studied at the Studio Art Center International in Florence, Italy. In 1995 she received her BA from Macalester College, St. P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Purple Sky
By Maureen Chatfield
Located in Greenwich, CT
American, b. 1948
Artist Statement:
My paintings are intuitive responses to the myriad forces that shape my life—emotions that translate into color, visual memories of forms and col...
Category
2010s Color-Field Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Purple Abstraction
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New York, NY
In this Untitled Purple Abstraction Wolf Khan uses his signature artistic style of modern abstraction through wide stretches of saturated color. As an artist, Khan is specifically kn...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Washed (purple, violet)
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Purple Bouquet"
By Gennady Iosifovich Malyshev
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is an oil on board painting of purple asters by Russian Federation artist, Gennady Malyshev. Signed lower right and dated 1981. Condition is good. Over...
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Paint steps (Lucio Fontana abstract contemporary painting impasto art purple)
By Lucas Biagini
Located in Quebec, Quebec
keywords; materiality, texture, oil painting, contemporary painting, ooze, perforation, Lucio Fontana, process-based, repetition, abstract painting, patterns, impasto, fushia, patter...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
H 16 in. W 12 in. D 2 in.
Paint steps (Lucio Fontana abstract contemporary painting impasto art purple)
By Lucas Biagini
Located in Quebec, Quebec
keywords; materiality, texture, oil painting, contemporary painting, ooze, perforation, Lucio Fontana, process-based, repetition, abstract painting, patterns, impasto, fushia, patter...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
H 16 in. W 12 in. D 2 in.
Purple Confetti- Paint, Wood, Violet, Woven Sculptural Wall Hanging, Sculpture
By Pam Marlene Taylor
Located in Nashville, TN
Pam Marlene Taylor (she/her) is an artist and curator living in Nashville, TN. After earning a BA in Studio Art and Graphic Design, Pam taught herself to build looms and weave by wat...
Category
2010s Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Purple Phase, abstract acrylic painting on canvas, purple and blue
By Lisa Fellerson
Located in New York, NY
Lisa Fellerson’s paintings provoke an interplay and tension between line, shape, and color. With no preconceived idea in mind, she begins by dripping, scraping and gouging acrylic pa...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
6.-Purple ladies acrylic painting
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
6.-Purple ladies 130 x 100 cm acrylic painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the advertising production company La C...
Category
2010s Expressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Paint steps (Lucio Fontana abstract contemporary painting impasto art purple)
By Lucas Biagini
Located in Quebec, Quebec
keywords; materiality, texture, oil painting, contemporary painting, ooze, perforation, Lucio Fontana, process-based, repetition, abstract painting, patterns, impasto, fushia, patter...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
H 16 in. W 12 in. D 2 in.
Purple Plumeria
By Kate Tova
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vibrant multimedia artworks incorporate reflective mediums and thick textures in Kate Tova's work. Colors splash across the page melding into flourishes of sequins, rhinestones, and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Gold Leaf
Purple Diamond Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Purple Diamond Bunnies
Series: Bunnies
Date: 2019
Medium: Oil & Acrylic w/ Diamond Dust on Canvas
Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 24"
Framed Dimensions: ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
30 x 22 inches Oil paint, cold wax medium - Purple Haze
By Stephen Cimini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
30 x 22 inches
oil paint, cold wax medium on
100% cotton, 140 lb Arches Oil Paper with deckled edges
The painting goes to the deckled edges of the paper—a floating frame is suggested...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
H 30 in. W 22 in. D 0.1 in.
Contemporary abstract painting mineral paint wood pink purple female artist
By Kyla Kegler
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original mineral painting on panel by contemporary female artist Kyla Kegler.
This work is titled Parched watermelon in the desert with sun shining through it / Another impossi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Panel
Indigo Jeans Original, Stretched Canvas Acrylic Paint, Purple turquoise blue
Located in London, GB
Alanna completed a Fine Art Degree at Central Saint Martin’s London in 2010. Since graduating she has gone on to take part in several exhibitions, live events and art fairs in Londo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic, Other Medium
H 29.53 in. W 19.69 in. D 1.58 in.
Purple Victorian Houses San Francisco - The Painted Ladies
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The city that boasts the most Victorian Houses San Francisco and the best of them are the That Painted Ladies. The Color Purple . San Francisco Victorian. Shipping should be around ...
Category
2010s American Realist Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Purple Rain, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Steve Alderton
Located in Yardley, PA
An expression of Steve's favorite color. Movement is achieved through the use of the knife as well as the placement of color. :: Painting :: Abstract Expressionism :: This piece com...
Category
2010s Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Homage to Color Purple
By Susan Moss
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil on birch panel.
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Birch, Oil
O. Phalenopsis - Peach and Purple Orchid Flower Hand-painted Print
Located in Morgan Hill, CA
"O. Phalenopsis 2" is a contemporary hand-painted intaglio print by Wisconsin artist Mark Brueggeman. Printed with black ink onto white paper, the print depicts a "Moth Orchid" whic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Etching, Monoprint
H 17 in. W 15 in. D 1 in.
Deep Purple, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting: Acrylic on Canvas. Purple colorfield abstract painting layered with gesso. completed using palette knives. Many shades of purple, blue and iridescent mediums. **Si...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Violet Flow, abstract painting, violet and purple
By Lisa Fellerson
Located in New York, NY
Lisa Fellerson’s paintings provoke an interplay and tension between line, shape, and color. With no preconceived idea in mind, she begins by dripping, scrapping, and gouging acrylic ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mini Meditation" Triangle with Purple
Located in Portland, ME
Mini Meditation" Triangle with Purple, 2020
Category
21st Century and Contemporary More Art
Materials
Encaustic, Panel
Purple Rain Prince, acrylic paint, street art style, 3'7'', unique, by Jisbar
Located in PARIS, FR
This unique 3'7'' painting depicts the singer Prince in a street art style by French artist Jisbar.
Feel free to contact us to get the best shipping quote.
Category
2010s Pop Art Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 44.49 in. W 37.01 in. D 1.97 in.
Purple Sunset, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Cristina Stefan
Located in Yardley, PA
Purple sunset by the River A moment of quietness... No sounds, no movements ... no breath. Reflections in the water... I impregnate myself of this unique moment where nature is the ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Purple Haze, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Lee Panizza
Located in Yardley, PA
The second in a quartet of paintings about Plato's realm beyond the sky. "Purple Haze" is about the outer limits of the sky as we know it, the "perfect Forms" of Greek aesthetics ar...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Purple, Blue, Abstract, acrylic, painting
By Lindsey Nobel
Located in Inglewood, CA
Large painted canvas by abstract artist Lindsey Nobel.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Weeping at the Water- Oil Paint, Wood, Painting, Blue, Purple, Violet, Landscape
By Danielle Winger
Located in Nashville, TN
This deep and moody landscape oil painting depicts a tree in the moonlight using hues of blue, purple, violet, and indigo.
My work is about Place. For me, no space is permanent and ...
Category
2010s Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Unknown Ego acrylic paint signed canvas abstract art investment green red purple
By Marit Geraldine Bostad
Located in London, GB
Bostad is an abstract colorist. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Art Direction in Oslo in 1997. She works and lives in Horten in Vestfold County, Norway, and her studio is at an o...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"Genie Vase (Purple Green & Yellow)," Hand Painted Glass signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Genie Vase" is a hand-painted glass vase by David Barnett. The artist signed and dated the piece on the bottom. It features floral designs in vibrant colors.
8" x 4 1/2" diameter
...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Paint
Considering All Possible Worlds Purple and Black
By Cleve Gray
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic on canvas
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Samurai, purple and green abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
Jongwang Lee's paintings challenge a dormant potential he believes lives within all humans. Inspired by Buddhist philosophies of space, Korean ideas of communication with the soul, a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic
Purple Dress
By Ginnie Gardiner
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sunlit Stillness Series- “Flickering through her images with a serene and lively warmth, sunlight gives its luminosity even to shadows. Certain of her paintings might well show us a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Paint, Oil
Party in Purple and Green
By Gerdine Duijsens
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gerdine Duijsens’ spirited and evocative figures are instantly recognizable and unforgettable. Through lush, bold colors and energetic marks, her paintings emit a sense of pleasure a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Purple Eye
By Albert Llobet Portell
Located in Greenwich, CT
Albert Llobet Portell was born in the city of Salvador Dalí: Figeures (1988). Albert’s strong connection with both Cataluña and Dali was the inspiration behind his decision to study ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Purple Rain, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Sara Gardner
Located in Yardley, PA
Purple Rain - inspired by the moves and pitch of Prince :: Painting :: Abstract Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist ...
Category
2010s Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Iteration Purple
By Alyse Rosner
Located in Fairfield, CT
fluid acrylic on raw pine
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Purple Butte
By Steve Seltzer
Located in Denver, CO
This is an original oil painting on canvas. Steve Seltzer, born in 1955 in Great Falls, Montana, was influenced by his grandfather, Montana artist Olaf C. Seltzer and their close fri...
Category
2010s Romantic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
purple crossing
By Hiro Ando
Located in PARIS, FR
This artwork is unique
The artwork is dated and signed by the Artist on verso of the canvas and stamped with the logo of the Studio 'Crazy Noodles' on verso of the canvas
The artwork...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Purple and green plum tree, painted by fine Italian watercolourist
By Margherita Leoni
Located in Milan, IT
Plum
Watercolor on paper inch 39.7 x 25.5 - cm 101 x 65
Botanical watercolourist. Born in Bergamo in 1974. She graduated from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan in 1997. In th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 39.7 in. W 25.5 in. D 1 in.
Yellow Purple
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is an acrylic on canvas floral landscape painting 36 x 48 inches.
Keywords: yellow, purple, garden, en plein air, impressionist, wildflower, nature, summer, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
purple urbancat
By Hiro Ando
Located in PARIS, FR
Mint condition
Shipped from France
The artwork is unique
The artwork is dated and signed by the Artist on verso of the canvas and stamped with the logo of the Studio 'Crazy Noodles' ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Purple Cabbage
Located in Nashville, TN
"Purple Cabbage" is a unique trial-proof screen print on linen canvas by AI artist Tom White. This piece was created using neural networks trained on images of actual cabbages to cre...
Category
2010s Abstract More Art
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic, Screen
Purple Rain
By Md Tokon
Located in Greenwich, CT
Collection: Earth
Acrylic on canvas
Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. The physicality...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic Polymer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Amarillo y Purple
By Esteban Ocampo-Giraldo
Located in Atlanta, GA
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Purple Heart
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Purple Heart
Series: Bunnies
Date: 2022
Medium: Oil & Acrylic w/ Diamond Dust on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 14" x 14"
Framed Dimensions: 19.5" x 18....
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Mixed Media
Double Panel Monumental Pink and Purple Dyed and Painted Stretched Rubber Canvas
By Jack Drummer
Located in Buffalo, NY
This two panel stretched and dyed rubber piece was created by American contemporary artist John Drummer in the early 2000's.
This work was featured in the exhibition "Jack Drumme...
Category
1980s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Rubber, Paint, Dye
Purple Birches
Located in Portland, ME
Purple Birches, 2020
Category
21st Century and Contemporary More Art
Materials
Latex, Gesso
Purple rain, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Ivana Olbricht
Located in Yardley, PA
An original one-of-a-kind abstract painting with a gentle texture. Multiple layers of rich pigmented professional acrylics on stretched canvas. Full of details and movement. S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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Purple Painted For Sale on 1stDibs
Find the exact purple painted you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. In our selection of items, you can find Abstract examples as well as a Contemporary version. You’re likely to find the perfect purple painted among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 18th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a purple painted to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of purple, gray, brown, blue and more. Creating a purple painted has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Hunt Slonem, Irena Orlov, Nestor Toro, Jean Soyer and Jackie Battenfield are consistently popular. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paint, synthetic resin paint and acrylic paint can add an especially memorable touch. A large purple painted can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while smaller examples are available — approximately spanning 0.08 high and 0.1 wide — and may be better suited to a more modest living area.
How Much is a Purple Painted?
The price for a purple painted in our collection starts at $48 and tops out at $180,000 with the average selling for $2,879.
Finding the Right Paintings for You
Painting is an art form that has spanned innumerable cultures, with artists using the medium to tell stories, explore and communicate ideas and express themselves. To bring abstract, landscape and still-life paintings into your home is to celebrate and share in the long tradition of this discipline.
When we look at paintings, particularly those that originated in the past, we learn about history, other cultures and countries of the world. Like every other work of art, paintings — whether they are contemporary creations or works that were made during the 19th century — can often help us clearly see and understand the world around us in a meaningful and interesting way.
Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs. Today, creating a wall of art is a wonderful way to enhance your space, showcase beautiful pieces and tie an interior design together.
No matter your preference, whether you favor Post-Impressionist paintings, animal paintings, Surrealism, Pop art or another movement or specific period, arranging art on a blank wall allows you to evoke emotions in a room while also showing off your tastes and interests. A symmetrical wall arrangement may comprise a grid of four to six pieces or, for an odd number of works, a horizontal row. Asymmetrical arrangements, which may be small clusters of art or large, salon-style gallery walls, have a more collected and eclectic feel. Download the 1stDibs app, which includes a handy “View on Wall” feature that allows you to see how a particular artwork will look on a particular wall, and read about how to arrange wall art. And if you’re searching for the perfect palette for your interior design project, what better place to turn than to the art world’s masters of color?
On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive collection of paintings and other fine art for your home or office. Browse abstract paintings, portrait paintings, paintings by popular artists and more today.
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