$38,000
H 90 in W 72 in
Spring - large, bright, yellow, orange, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work
Canvas, Acrylic
$11,500
H 48 in W 36 in
Breathing Space for Agnes - large, bright, yellow, stripes, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the Centennial
Canvas, Acrylic
$34,500
H 78 in W 78 in
Procession - large, red, blue, pink, contemporary abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the Centennial
Canvas, Acrylic
$11,000
H 48 in W 36 in
Fire (Paradise Paintings) - large, geometric, abstract, group series, acrylic
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the Centennial Exhibition
Canvas, Acrylic
$26,000
H 60 in W 96 in
Summering - Expressive strokes of red, blue, yellow and mauve
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the Centennial Exhibition
Canvas, Acrylic
$16,500
H 60 in W 60 in
Always There - Yellow, blue, green and cream lyrical and light acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work
Canvas, Acrylic
$26,000
H 66 in W 78 in
Head Spin - Dark shades with accents of bright blue, green, turquoise, and pink
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
(b. 1942, Kimberley, BC) MA, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe
Canvas, Acrylic
$13,000
H 48 in W 48 in
What You See - large, soft, blue, pink, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work
Canvas, Acrylic
$16,500
H 60 in W 60 in
In Other Worlds - pink, navy blue and turquoise abstraction, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of
Canvas, Acrylic
$18,000
H 72 in W 60 in
Black - large, yellow, green, blue, geometric abstraction, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was
Canvas, Acrylic
$34,000
H 90 in W 78 in
Judd - large, blue, green, abstract, geometric composition, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
, Kimberley, BC) MA, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver
Canvas, Acrylic
$16,500
H 60 in W 60 in
Living Things - large, bright, colourful, yellow, abstraction, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
. 1942, Kimberley, BC) MA, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at
Canvas, Acrylic
$11,000
H 48 in W 36 in
Creatures of a Day (Paradise Paintings) - large, colourful abstract group series
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24
Canvas, Acrylic
$14,000
H 60 in W 48 in
C Major - green, blue, yellow, hard-edged, geometric abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
, Kimberley, BC) MA, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe and Roy Kiyooka
Canvas, Acrylic
$12,000
H 54 in W 48 in
Pearl - large, soft, bright, peach, pink, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
, BC) MA, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver
Canvas, Acrylic
$69,000
H 79.5 in W 147 in
Increments - colourful large scale arrangement, small squares, acrylic on panels
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included
Acrylic, Wood Panel
$16,500
H 60 in W 60 in
A Deep Breath - large, soft, green, grey, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
studies with Takao Tanabe and Roy Kiyooka at the Vancouver School of Art. Ristvedt credits Tanabe with
Canvas, Acrylic
$46,000
H 43 in W 111 in
Twelve Panels, Thirty-Six Colors - colourful pairs of painted acrylic panels
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the Centennial
Acrylic, Wood Panel
$9,500
H 36 in W 36 in
Act of Silence - grids of black, white, orange, red, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the Centennial
Canvas, Acrylic
$55,000
H 108 in W 108 in
Phoenix - large, colorful, contemporary, abstract, diptych, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Ristvedt, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School
Canvas, Acrylic
$29,000
H 114 in W 60 in
Summer Window - large, bright, colourful, yellow, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included
Canvas, Acrylic
$16,500
H 60 in W 60 in
Mott Continuum - large, bright, orange, geometric abstraction, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included
Canvas, Acrylic
$14,500
H 40 in W 32 in D 0.75 in
'Radiant Abstraction', Kinetogenics, AIC, SFMoMA, SFMA, São Paulo Biennial
By Richard Irving Bowman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
of Canada, Ottawa. Included John Kacere, William McCloy, Roland Wise, and Takao Tanabe. 1953 Winnipeg
Canvas, Oil, Alkyd
Shoreline
Located in Toronto, Ontario
, Takao Tanabe (b. 1926) would rise to become one of Canada's most accomplished artists of the 20th
Watercolor
Sold
H 36 in W 36 in
Seafoam Grid Play - large, earth tones, geometric abstraction, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work
Canvas, Acrylic
Water to Land
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work
Watercolor, Crayon, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Color Pencil
Sold
H 24 in W 96 in
Just So Green - horizontal, vibrant, post-painterly abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
, Kimberley, BC) MA, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 48.25 in W 60 in
Beach Colour - large, bright, colourful, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of
Canvas, Acrylic
Memory
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the
Canvas, Acrylic
Just So Green
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
, Kimberley, BC) RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 72 in W 72 in
There You Are - large, bright, red, yellow, gestural abstract acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
(b. 1942, Kimberley, BC) RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at
Canvas, Acrylic
Saturn's Ring
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in
Canvas, Acrylic
Wang
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work
Canvas, Acrylic
Grieg's Rest
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 40.25 in W 26 in
Rain Wall - soft, flowing, purple, gestural abstract, framed acrylic on paper
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Ristvedt (b. 1942, Kimberley, BC) MA, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Sold
H 84 in W 68 in
Night Ride (For Dayal Kaur) - large, contemporary, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 30 in W 42 in
Tiger Lily/Gold - orange grid, abstract geometric composition, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included
Canvas, Acrylic
Logic - Deconstructed grids and squares in purple and yellow
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
. 1942, Kimberley, BC) MA, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at
Canvas, Acrylic
Transition
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. In Toronto, during the 1960s
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 78 in W 90 in
Bottom - large, purple, ochre, yellow, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Ristvedt, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School
Canvas, Acrylic
Transition
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. In Toronto, during the 1960s
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 60 in W 60 in
Natural Rhythm - large, cream, blue, orange, lyrical abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the Centennial
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 72 in W 60 in
Rocker's Rest - large, blue, pink, green, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
, BC) MA, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 24 in W 36 in
Damselfly - blue, teal, abstract, geometric composition, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 36 in W 24 in
Verticality #1 - black, green, pink, brown, geometric abstract acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
after studies with Takao Tanabe and Roy Kiyooka at the Vancouver School of Art. Ristvedt credits Tanabe
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 55 in W 85 in
Now it is - large, red, yellow, purple, contemporary abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 42 in W 72 in
Joyride - large, bright, striped acrylic on shaped canvas, colour field painting
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the Centennial
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 30 in W 72 in
Red Finish - horizontal dynamic abstraction with red, yellow and blue
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
) MA, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 78 in W 78 in
Procession - large, red, blue, pink, contemporary abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the Centennial
Canvas, Acrylic
Starry Night Yellow and Dark Energy
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
with art. Milly Ristvedt, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at
Canvas, Acrylic
Moon Ladder
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the Centennial
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 72.75 in W 60 in
Free Place, Blue Green - large, bold, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 36 in W 24 in
Verticality #4 - orange, grey, green, geometric abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe and Roy Kiyooka at the Vancouver School of Art. Ristvedt
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 36 in W 24 in
Verticality #3 - purple, yellow, red, geometric abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
after studies with Takao Tanabe and Roy Kiyooka at the Vancouver School of Art. Ristvedt credits Tanabe
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 48 in W 36 in
Yellow Orange Grid - bright and colourful abstracted grid acrylic painting
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. In Toronto, during the 1960s and 1970s
Canvas, Acrylic
Beginning Here
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. In Toronto, during the 1960s and
Canvas, Acrylic
Beginning Here
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. In Toronto, during the 1960s and 1970s
Canvas, Acrylic
Beginning Here
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. In Toronto, during the 1960s and
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 60 in W 48 in
Problem and Solution No 3 - large colourful geometric abstract acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe and Roy Kiyooka at the Vancouver School of Art. Ristvedt
Canvas, Acrylic
Fabliau
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. In Toronto, during the 1960s and 1970s she was making and
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 48 in W 48 in
Sky for a Roof - large, soft, orange, blue, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
, Kimberley, BC) MA, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe and Roy Kiyooka
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 36 in W 36 in
Uncertain Terms - crisp, black, grey, red, geometric abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
studies with Takao Tanabe and Roy Kiyooka at the Vancouver School of Art. Ristvedt credits Tanabe with
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 60 in W 60 in
Oncoming Storm - large, soft, blue, purple, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe and Roy Kiyooka at the Vancouver
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 66.25 in W 38.5 in
Monet Plane - large, green, modernist, minimalist, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
, Kimberley, BC) MA, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 48 in W 36 in
Balancing Act - large, bright, colourful, geometric abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 78 in W 180 in
April Sunny Day - large, bright, colourful, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
. 1942, Kimberley, BC) MA, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 60 in W 60 in
Mott Composition - large, bright, blue, geometric abstraction, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the Centennial
Canvas, Acrylic
Spirit and Passion
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the Centennial
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 48 in W 48 in
Song for the Lark - large, red, purple, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
. 1942, Kimberley, BC) MA, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe and
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 48 in W 36 in
Heaven (Paradise Paintings) - large, geometric, abstract, group series, acrylic
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in
Canvas, Acrylic
Milly Ristvedt, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964, after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art.
In Toronto, during the 1960s and 1970s, Ristvedt was making and exhibiting large-scale paintings alongside a small but defined group of non-figurative painters who, like Ristvedt, had planted roots in modernism. These roots continue to run deep for Ristvedt, who completed her MA in Art History at Queen's University in 2011 with a thesis that explored color in the grid of contemporary painting.
Ristvedt's paintings are part of private and public collections, including the Art Gallery of Ontario, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Vancouver Art Gallery. She has had over 50 solo exhibitions. In 2012, Ristvedt received the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal for her service as an advocate for artists.
Find authentic Milly Ristvedt art on 1stDibs.
(Biography provided by OENO Gallery)
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.