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Abstract with Clouds #295

Abstract with Clouds #295

By Harry James Moody

Located in Los Angeles, CA

textural, energetic red and black paint scraped across the painting's lower half.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract with Clouds #294

Abstract with Clouds #294

By Harry James Moody

Located in Los Angeles, CA

textural, energetic red, yellow and black paint scraped across the painting's lower half.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Love Letter 2

Love Letter 2

By Adam Shaw

Located in Napa, CA

scraping layers away. The depth and complexity of his paintings hint at a hidden deeper meaning that slowly

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Love Letter 1

Love Letter 1

By Adam Shaw

Located in Napa, CA

scraping layers away. The depth and complexity of his paintings hint at a hidden deeper meaning that slowly

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Love Letter 3

Love Letter 3

By Adam Shaw

Located in Napa, CA

scraping layers away. The depth and complexity of his paintings hint at a hidden deeper meaning that slowly

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fading Memories
Fading Memories

Fading Memories

By Carole Garland

Located in Palm Desert, CA

almost completed work. Using scraping techniques and painting back into the surface, she reveals the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Ouvert No 21
Ouvert No 21

Ouvert No 21

By Scott Pattinson

Located in Bloomfield, ON

this intimate 20 x 16 inch painting. Globs and scrapes of paint contribute to an utterly raw aesthetic

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Along the Esplanade
Along the Esplanade

Along the Esplanade

By Diane Whalley

Located in Deddington, GB

details and some scraping back to reveal under painting. The fresh and citrus colours with blue and white

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Oil Pastel

Lithograph no. 8
Lithograph no. 8

Lithograph no. 8

By Pierre Soulages

Located in Paris, FR

process of scraping in painting; the black is spread and then partially removed with a scraper. The artist

Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Scraping the Night Sky
Scraping the Night Sky

Scraping the Night Sky

By Ekaterina Ermilkina

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ekaterina Ermilkina’s original, abstract fine art paintings are created using a skillful

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ethereal Abstraction 22, Abstract Painting
Ethereal Abstraction 22, Abstract Painting

Ethereal Abstraction 22, Abstract Painting

By Patrick O'Boyle

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist CommentsThis painting is part of an ongoing series titled "Ethereal Abstraction

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Ethereal Abstraction 26, Abstract Painting
Ethereal Abstraction 26, Abstract Painting

Ethereal Abstraction 26, Abstract Painting

By Patrick O'Boyle

Located in San Francisco, CA

color," says Patrick, "scraping, scratching and painting back into it to reveal subtle texture, color

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Warm Memories
Warm Memories

Warm Memories

By Amy Van Winkle

Located in Santa Fe, NM

of scraping and/or heating. My paintings are a visual representation and diary of my own journey and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic

Little Beauty 2

Little Beauty 2

By Amy Van Winkle

Located in Santa Fe, NM

of scraping and/or heating. My paintings are a visual representation and diary of my own journey and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic

Little Beauty 3

Little Beauty 3

By Amy Van Winkle

Located in Santa Fe, NM

of scraping and/or heating. My paintings are a visual representation and diary of my own journey and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic

Little Beauty 1

Little Beauty 1

By Amy Van Winkle

Located in Santa Fe, NM

of scraping and/or heating. My paintings are a visual representation and diary of my own journey and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic

Touch of Winter 1

Touch of Winter 1

By Amy Van Winkle

Located in Santa Fe, NM

of scraping and/or heating. My paintings are a visual representation and diary of my own journey and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil

Soft Horizons 2

Soft Horizons 2

By Amy Van Winkle

Located in Santa Fe, NM

of scraping and/or heating. My paintings are a visual representation and diary of my own journey and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic

Head in the Clouds

Head in the Clouds

By Amy Van Winkle

Located in Santa Fe, NM

of scraping and/or heating. My paintings are a visual representation and diary of my own journey and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic

Spring Green 2

Spring Green 2

By Amy Van Winkle

Located in Santa Fe, NM

of scraping and/or heating. My paintings are a visual representation and diary of my own journey and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic

Spring Green 1

Spring Green 1

By Amy Van Winkle

Located in Santa Fe, NM

of scraping and/or heating. My paintings are a visual representation and diary of my own journey and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic

Begin Again 1

Begin Again 1

By Amy Van Winkle

Located in Santa Fe, NM

of scraping and/or heating. My paintings are a visual representation and diary of my own journey and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic

In Between the Moon and You

In Between the Moon and You

By Amy Van Winkle

Located in Santa Fe, NM

of scraping and/or heating. My paintings are a visual representation and diary of my own journey and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic

The Space Between 1

The Space Between 1

By Amy Van Winkle

Located in Santa Fe, NM

of scraping and/or heating. My paintings are a visual representation and diary of my own journey and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic

The Space Between 3

The Space Between 3

By Amy Van Winkle

Located in Santa Fe, NM

endured a history of scraping and/or heating. My paintings are a visual representation and diary of my own

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic

Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink

By Amy Van Winkle

Located in Santa Fe, NM

delicate, yet they have endured a history of scraping and/or heating. My paintings are a visual

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic

Hiding Spots 3
Hiding Spots 3

Hiding Spots 3

By Amy Van Winkle

Located in Santa Fe, NM

of scraping and/or heating. My paintings are a visual representation and diary of my own journey and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic

You Can Have Manhattan
You Can Have Manhattan

You Can Have Manhattan

By Amy Van Winkle

Located in Santa Fe, NM

of scraping and/or heating. My paintings are a visual representation and diary of my own journey and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic

Equilibrium

Equilibrium

By Amy Van Winkle

Located in Santa Fe, NM

create look delicate, yet they have endured a history of scraping and/or heating. My paintings are a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic

Ethereal Abstraction 21
Ethereal Abstraction 21

Ethereal Abstraction 21

By Patrick O'Boyle

Located in San Francisco, CA

heavy bodied acrylics I apply layers and layers of color. Scraping, scratching and painting back into it

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Sweet Weariness
Sweet Weariness

Sweet Weariness

By Daniel Klewer

Located in Milwaukee, WI

. As the surface on the painting is repeatedly scraped over, the original pictorial compositions are

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Violin
Violin

Violin

By Eleanor Aldrich

Located in Signal Mountain, TN

investigate a technique of painting using a grout float and scraping and painting. More info below: Eleanor

Category

2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Sand Scrape

Sand Scrape

By Dan Christensen

Located in New York, NY

SELECTED MUSEUM COLLECTIONS Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Massachusetts Albrecht Art Gallery, St. Joseph, Missouri Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York Art In...

Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Behind a Blue Door

Behind a Blue Door

By James Vanderberg

Located in Bedford Hills, NY

exist in. Vanderberg's process is a narrative of mark making, scraping, over painting and building up of

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood

The Thunder Hurried Slow

The Thunder Hurried Slow

By Emily Mason

Located in New York, NY

color theory, as well as her unusual painting method that she mastered over the course of her career

Category

1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled

Untitled

By Emily Mason

Located in New York, NY

, as well as her unusual painting method that she mastered over the course of her career: using cat

Category

1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Greener Lean

Greener Lean

By Emily Mason

Located in New York, NY

, as well as her unusual painting method that she mastered over the course of her career: using cat

Category

1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hear the Wind Blow

Hear the Wind Blow

By Emily Mason

Located in New York, NY

theory, as well as her unusual painting method that she mastered over the course of her career: using cat

Category

1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled

Untitled

By Emily Mason

Located in New York, NY

physical treatments such as scraping, sanding, finger painting, or contact with an unconventional tool such

Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

Untitled

Untitled

By Emily Mason

Located in New York, NY

physical treatments such as scraping, sanding, finger painting, or contact with an unconventional tool such

Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

Defiant of a Road

Defiant of a Road

By Emily Mason

Located in New York, NY

paintbrush or apply other physical treatments such as scraping, sanding, finger painting, or contact with an

Category

1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Like Some Old Fashioned Miracle

Like Some Old Fashioned Miracle

By Emily Mason

Located in New York, NY

paintbrush or apply other physical treatments such as scraping, sanding, finger painting, or contact with an

Category

1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lists of Clay

Lists of Clay

By Emily Mason

Located in New York, NY

physical treatments such as scraping, sanding, finger painting, or contact with an unconventional tool such

Category

1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Masonry

Masonry

By Emily Mason

Located in New York, NY

physical treatments such as scraping, sanding, finger painting, or contact with an unconventional tool such

Category

1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pleasure Garden

Pleasure Garden

By Emily Mason

Located in New York, NY

or apply other physical treatments such as scraping, sanding, finger painting, or contact with an

Category

1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Powder Blue

Powder Blue

By Emily Mason

Located in New York, NY

physical treatments such as scraping, sanding, finger painting, or contact with an unconventional tool such

Category

1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Paper of Pins

A Paper of Pins

By Emily Mason

Located in New York, NY

color theory, as well as her unusual painting method that she mastered over the course of her career

Category

1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Quiet Fog

Quiet Fog

By Emily Mason

Located in New York, NY

physical treatments such as scraping, sanding, finger painting, or contact with an unconventional tool such

Category

1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

And the Sea Beyond

And the Sea Beyond

By Emily Mason

Located in New York, NY

scraping, sanding, finger painting, or contact with an unconventional tool such as an old t-shirt. Each of

Category

1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Scrape Painting For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate scrape painting for your needs in our varied inventory. Find Contemporary versions now, or shop for Contemporary creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. When looking for the right scrape painting for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, beige, black and blue. There have been many interesting scrape painting examples over the years, but those made by Bob Seng, Anthony Hunter, Anna-Lena Sauer, Ekaterina Ermilkina and Michelle Gagliano are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Frequently made by artists working in plastic, paint and oil paint, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years. A large scrape painting can prove too dominant for some spaces — a smaller scrape painting, measuring 12 high and 8 wide, may better suit your needs.

How Much is a Scrape Painting?

The price for a scrape painting in our collection starts at $640 and tops out at $9,000 with the average selling for $2,400.

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