$576Sale Price|20% Off
Loose Strokes on Sky Blue, Abstract Gestures Patterns, Acrylic Painting on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Loose Strokes on Sky Blue" is an abstract painting by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. It is a beautiful series of rhythmic brushstrokes combined with subtle tones and unique shapes th...
Oil, Acrylic, India Ink, Paper
Expressionist Composition in Wax and Acrylic on Wood Panel
Located in Soquel, CA
Yellow, Orange, and White Expressionist Composition in Wax and Acrylic on Wood Panel Bold abstract composition from the Studio of David Francis by "Margo" (20th Century). Bright col...
Wax, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Abstract Hilltop
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and sophisticated oil on canvas painting, entitled "Abstract Hilltop" was realized in the United States, circa 1960. It features an array of color blocks in tones of ch...
Oil
Expressionist Figure by Mystery Artist
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas 24 1/2 x 20 x 2 in.
Canvas, Oil
Abstract In Reds
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1960. Unsigned. Displayed in a linen frame. Image size, 20"L x 18"H, overall, 23"L x 21"H.
Canvas, Oil Crayon
Vintage Abstract Figurative Vision
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderfully evocative abstract expressionist oil painting of a face with figure reflecting in the eye by an unknown California artist (American, 20th Century).
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Aboriginal-Inspired Abstract Oil Painting on Board
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large Aboriginal-inspired abstract oil on board. We have shown the painting hanging in 'portrait' form but it could also be hung 'landscape'. This painting shares some of the qualit...
Oil, Board
"Walking Crane" Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
"Walking Crane," an abstract acrylic painting incorporating stippling and other textural effects, as well as two chops (stamps), by an unknown artist. The piece is presented in a dou...
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Abstract Bone Fragments
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract featuring graceful, sweeping lines evocative of bone fragments by an unknown artist. Illegibly signed lower left and dated "77". Presented in a metal frame. Image size, 18"H...
Charcoal, Latex, Gouache
Abstract Poodle, Multi Colored Composition
Located in Surfside, FL
Bright abstract multi colored painting
Paper, Gouache
$520Sale Price|20% Off
"Giant Squid Heart" - Expressionist Composition in Wax and Acrylic on Wood Panel
Located in Soquel, CA
"Giant Squid Heart" - Expressionist Composition in Wax and Acrylic on Wood Panel Bold abstract composition from the Studio of David Francis by "Margo" (20th Century). Bright colors ...
Wax, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Orange and Blue Kinetics Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic and colorful abstract with kinetic quality by unknown artist, c.2000. Unsigned. Displayed in a painted wood frame. Image, 24"H x 36"W.
Canvas, Oil
Large Scale Neo-Expressionist Composition in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Large Scale Neo-Expressionist Composition in Oil on Canvas Bright, dynamic composition by an unknown artist (20th Century). Shapes and colors swirl around each other, creating depth...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
'Abstract Composition' by Pierre-Yves Beltran
Located in London, GB
'Abstract Composition', oil on board, by Pierre-Yves Beltran (1984). A dense, richly textured abstract composition rendered in a palette of deep blues, emerald greens, and earthy bro...
Oil, Board
Abstract Expressionism Large Modernist Signed Perpetual Motion
Located in Buffalo, NY
A large signed original painting . Many facets of chroma and texture. Gem like luminosity. Shows lots of energy, , gravity, tension and momentum with a mysterious atmospheric g...
Acrylic
Abstract Expressionism Riviera Nocturnal Twilight Modernist Signed
Located in Buffalo, NY
A one of a kind signed original painting . Many facets of chroma and texture and gem like luminosity . Multiple focal points dot the landscape emanating a mysterious glow. Excellen...
Canvas, Paint
Spring in California Abstract by Joy W.
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic, heavy impasto abstract expressionist scene by unknown artist Joy W. (American, 20th Century). Titled, signed and dated on verso "Joy Wxxx" Spring 2002. Presented in a custom...
Canvas, Oil
$416Sale Price|60% Off
Expressionist Oil on Board: The Life-Drawing Class, Circa 1960s
Located in London, GB
'The Life-Drawing Class', oil on board, by French (likely) artist M David (circa 1960s). A swirling, colourfully vivacious artwork that is immediately attractive and captivating. A l...
Oil, Board
Abstract Earth Tone Textured Square Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
A textural, earth tone abstract landscape evocative of rolling hillsides in brown and white neutrals by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Unsigned. Unframed. Image, 24"H x...
Fabric, Masonite, Oil
Pink and Cyan Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Pink and cyan abstract, an abstract expressionist oil painting by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century).
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage Autumn in Central Park Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Compelling abstracted landscape of Central Park in the autumn, circa 1970. Impasto adds depth and interest. Unsigned. Unframed. Image size: 36"H x 24"W.
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Surrealist Expressionist Abstract Painting on Board, Artist Unknown, 1970's
By (after) Joan Miró
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Surrealist Expressionist Abstract Painting on Board Artist Unknown, 1970's "Painting is Hung on Frameless Framing Clip System - Ready to Hang" "Great Color and Patina"
Paint
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Modern Black, Brown, and Orange Abstract in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern Black, Brown, and Orange Abstract in Oil on Canvas. Striking mid century modern abstract with black, brown, and orange by an unknown artist (American, 20th Centur...
Canvas, Oil
"The Way Things Change" Abstract Composition in Oil on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Way Things Change" Abstract Composition in Oil on Linen Abstract geometric composition by "Tara" (20th Century). This piece has several rectilinear forms, punctuated by sporadi...
Linen, Oil
Zoragozo Signed Abstract Acrylic on Layered Panels c. 1970 63 x 63 inches
Located in Camden, ME
This large-scale abstract painting, executed circa 1970 and signed “Zoragozo”, is a dynamic example of postwar abstract expressionist–influenced painting. The standard board is mount...
Canvas, Acrylic
Alice Marcus " Landscape with Foil " Oil on Canvas Painting Framed, 1960's
Located in Plainview, NY
Alice Marcus " Foil with Landscape " Oil on Canvas Painting Signed & Framed "Landscape with Foil" is a powerful mid-century abstract expressionist oil on canvas painting by list...
Oil
Woman of the Earth - Mid Century Figurative Abstract by Renard
Located in Soquel, CA
Arresting woman and faces figurative abstract oil painting by Renard (American, 20th Century). Unframed. Signed "Renard" on verso, an undiscovered bay area figurative artist. Image s...
Canvas, Oil
Expressionist Black and White Tree Trunks, Oil on Canvas, 1960s
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6085 Black and White Tree Tromks Expressionist oil painting Rapped canvas now frame required
Oil
Large Vintage American Modernist Cubist Portrait Original MCM Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Measuring: 34 by 22 inches overall. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Oil, Canvas
$1,120Sale Price|20% Off
City Lights, Pastel Painting, Vibrant Nightlife Energy, 22x21 Inches
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This pastel piece bursts with vibrant colors, showcasing varying shades of blues, greens, reds, and so many more. It captures the lively energy and dazzling signs of the city, evokin...
Pastel, Archival Paper
Falling Together, Large-Scale Contemporary Multi-Color Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Falling Together, Large-Scale Contemporary Multi-Color Abstract Beautiful and compelling large-scale contemporary abstract by an unknown San Francisco bay area artist (American, 20t...
Canvas, Oil
"Prowl" Red Abstract Figurative Landscape Signed P. Gonzalez
Located in Houston, TX
Unique red landscape of a man standing under a tree with black lightening overhead. Done in an expressionist style similar to that of Edvard Munch. Signed, titled, and dated by possi...
Acrylic
Vibrant Orange and Red "Pant" Abstract by Joy W.
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic, heavy impasto abstract expressionist garden scene by Joy W. (American, 20th Century). Titled "Pant" and dated "Summer 2003" on verso. Signed indistinctly on verso, "Joy W". ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$240Sale Price|20% Off
Original Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Painting, Framed, 20th Century
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Original oil painting for those who love nautical art. It has a wooden frame and is in good condition. The artist's name is Oscar. It is signed.
Acrylic
Olja Ivanjicki "Florence or Hell of l'Inconnue De La Seine" Oil Painting c.1965
Located in San Francisco, CA
Olja Ivanjicki "Florence or Hell of l'Inconnue De La Seine" original oil circa 1965 Original oil on board. Dimensions 26" wide x 42" high. The frame measures 30" wide x 46" high. ...
Oil
Vintage American Modernist Signed Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract expressionist painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Modernist Signed Abstract Expressionist Figural Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract expressionist figural painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Canvas, Oil
Mediterranean Coastal Beach Landscape Blue Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Mediterranean Coastal Beach Landscape Blue Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Artist: Unknown Year: 2012 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 140 × 81 cm (55.12 × 31.89 in) Frame: Unf...
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Modernist Signed Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas, 28 x 31 inches overall, 25 x 30 inches image size. A dynamic abstract expressionist composition with an energetic interplay of saturated primaries and gestural impasto...
Canvas, Oil
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American Abstract Expressionist Signed Vintage Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage modernist abstract expressionist painting. Oil on canvas. Housed in a period frame. Image size, 24L x 36H. Signed.
Canvas, Oil
Burning Tree
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Bold 1970s Abstract Expressionist oil on board painting. Nicely framed, strong, evocative. 16 x 20 sight, 17.5" x 21.5" framed.
Oil
Listen to a Seashell
Located in Surfside, FL
An Abstract Expressionist vibrant colorful painting from 1970. signed illegibly verso with an original price tag of 2200$ from 1970. Highly textured.
Acrylic
Vintage American Modernist Signed Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
This mid-century abstract composition employs a dynamic interplay of geometric planes and gestural brushwork, rendered in a vibrant yet balanced palette of pastel pinks, acid yellow...
Canvas, Oil
"Militair" Gray Toned Abstract Watercolor Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Gray toned abstract watercolor painting on paper titled "Militair." Back side of the paper has another painting depicting red, yellow, green, and blue abstract shapes with figurative...
Watercolor
$556Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American School Signed Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school signed abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 19L x 13H.
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school abstract expressionist painting. Oil on board. Signed. In excellent original condition. Nicely framed in a period wood molding. Excellent condition, read...
Oil
$1,020Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American School Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school abstract expressionist painting. Oil on board. Signed. In excellent original condition. Nicely framed in a period wood molding. Excellent condition, read...
Canvas, Oil
Large Original Oil Painting Abstract Expressionist Horse
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning large scale abstract expressionist horse's head/eye, circa 1990. Unsigned. Unframed. Size: 60"H x 60"W x 1.5.
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$2,475
Untitled
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated Mid Century Modern painting was realized in the United States in 1972. Brimming with dynamic energy and verve, this work offers a vibrant abstract expressionist co...
Acrylic
$440Sale Price|20% Off
The Dance of water oil on canvas 1968
Located in Soquel, CA
The Dance of water oil on canvas 1968 Abstract expressionist painting of three fish circling the water as the focal point. Hues of dark blue fade to light with hints of yellows and r...
Canvas, Oil
Signed Agudelo, Geometric Abstraction Oil on Canvas
Located in Astoria, NY
Agudelo (XX), Untitled (Geometric Abstraction), Oil on Canvas, signed lower right, wood frame. Image: 69.75" H x 51" W; frame: 71" H x 52" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a Scarsdale,...
Canvas, Oil
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 24L x 20H.
Canvas, Oil
$1,356Sale Price|20% Off
Huge Antique American School Abstract Expressionist Original NYC Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. No signature found. Framing is available.
Canvas, Oil
Birth of a Star in Daylight
Located in San Francisco, CA
Someone had Coltrane on the HiFi as they channeled Jackson Pollock. There’s a dark Gauloise going—a habit picked up in those student years in Paris—with smoke emitting from the chrom...
Oil, Board
$716Sale Price|20% Off
American Large Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage modernist abstract painting. Oil on canvas. Image size, 36L x 36H. Signed verso, "Larry Glickman".
Canvas, Oil
$524Sale Price|60% Off
The Power of Words, Oil on Board, Berlin School, Mid-20th Century
Located in London, GB
'The Power of Words', oil on board, Berlin School, (circa 1950s-1970s). A thoroughly modern depiction clearly in the style of Italian Futurist, Fortunato Depero (1892-1960). Futurism...
Oil, Board
$556Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist New York City Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Image size, 24L x 36H.
Canvas, Oil
Bright Vibrant Pop Art Enamel Oil Painting Flowers NYC Abstract Expressionist
Located in Surfside, FL
Flowers in a Vase, intensely and seductively colored: almost in a Japonaise style. Swooning purples and reds, ecstatic lemon yellows, Jostling shapes, lyrical and soft-edged, refuse ...
Enamel
Abstract Expressionist New York School Blue Bull Painting, Signed and Dated 1959
Located in Dallas, TX
Dynamic abstract oil on board painting executed in 1959 in the spirit of the New York School, presenting a powerful horizontal composition dominated by saturated cobalt and ultramari...
Oil
Tulips Yellow 2
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Tulips Yellow 2" captures the vibrant essence of yellow tulips through a lively mix of impressionistic and pop art styles. Oil pastels and colored pencils blend to create a dynamic...
Paper
Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.
Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.
Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.
Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.
Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.
Find original abstract paintings, sculptures, prints and other art on 1stDibs.
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.
The Italian-American’s 2020 abstract painting “The Hoe” personifies his “art of not knowing.”
In his current show at New York's Lehmann Maupin gallery, the Puerto Rican–born talent reveals new paintings with a semiautobiographical aspect.