Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
American, Iranian, b. 1962
Born in Tehran, abstract painter Sofie Swann escaped the Iranian revolution at a young age and subsequently lived in the United States and France. Keeping her heritage close, Swann uses Persian tea in varying amounts as a subtle nod to her roots. The sepia tones are, at times, a faint addition, though this trademark signature creates a sense of place in every work she makes.
Swann spent time studying at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University in Boston where she explored landscapes and portraiture. Through experimentation, she developed a passion for abstract and minimalist art. While later living in Paris, she discovered key influential artists including Vincent van Gogh, Franz Kline, Mark Rothko, Cy Twombly, Louise Bourgeois and Yayoi Kusama.
As a process of self-discovery and self-expression, her paintings take the form of visual autobiographies, telling a narrative of memories, both real and imagined, and the emotion she draws from remembering them. Swann prefers not to sketch intentional designs before beginning a painting and rather lets the work evolve organically. “My thoughts and emotions. That’s where it all starts,” she said in an interview with Sorelle Gallery. “I don’t paint what I see. I paint what I feel.”
Since 2015, Swann has exhibited in solo and in groups around the United States, including at Chroma Fine Art Gallery in Katonah, New York; Silvermine Galleries and the Carriage Barn Arts Center, both in New Canaan, Connecticut; and Sorelle Gallery in Westport, Connecticut.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Sofie Swann’s prints, paintings, mixed media and more.
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Artist: Sofie Swann
"My Foolish Heart" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a warm palette, layering circular shapes in red and orange tones over top of one another to create an abstract composition with depth. ...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic
"L'Orage" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a warm neutral palette, layering imperfect white and sandy beige circular and linear shapes over top of one another to create an abstra...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
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Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic
"A Magical Place" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract statement painting by Sofie Swann features a light blue and white palette, with organic circular and rectangular shapes layered throughout the canvas. This painti...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
"Rebondissements de la Vie" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract statement painting by Sofie Swann features a light blue, sandy beige, and deep teal blue palette, with varying organic circular shapes layered and arranged in a l...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
"Lost at Sea" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract statement painting by Sofie Swann features a light blue, sandy beige, and white palette, with varying organic circular shapes and curving lines layered throughout...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
"Confetti" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract horizontal statement painting by Sofie Swann features a light palette, with large white and small yellow circular shapes layered over a hazy grey and subtle silve...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
"Iles Inconnues" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract horizontal statement painting by Sofie Swann features a blue and white palette, with varying organic circular shapes layered throughout the canvas. This painting ...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
"Plage et Dunes X" Framed Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Sofie Swann features cool coastal palette, with teal blue and beige shapes and a white background. The painting is made on paper and measures 12" x 12". It ...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
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Paper, Acrylic
"Fly, Fly Away" White Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract statement painting by Sofie Swann features a light grey palette with subtle metallic silver accents, and imperfect circular forms arranged in a pattern throughout...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
"Hysteria" White Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract statement painting by Sofie Swann features a white and light grey palette, with loose brush strokes which in energetic concentric circles throughout the canvas, l...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Little Swann 8" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This 5" hand-painted sculptural cube by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on wood. It features a deep teal palette with light texture over the surface of the cube. It ...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Acrylic
"Little Swann 2" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This 4" hand-painted sculptural cube by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on wood. It features a coastal blue and white palette, with an imperfect blue circular form o...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Acrylic
"Tears of Joy" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a warm, bright orange palette with varying sizes of circular shapes layered over a imperfect white and gold vertical lines. This painti...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Plage et Dunes IX" Framed Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Sofie Swann features cool coastal palette, with teal blue and beige shapes and a white background. The painting is made on paper and measures 12" x 12". It ...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Let It Snow" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a light neutral palette, with white circular shapes layered over a hazy grey and cream-colored, subtly metallic background. This ...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Blue Moons" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract statement painting by Sofie Swann features a light blue and white palette, with organic circular shapes layered throughout the canvas. This painting is made on ga...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Little Swann 9" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This 5" hand-painted sculptural cube by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on wood. It features a deep teal palette with light textured rectangle shapes etched into the...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Acrylic
"Little Swann 7" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This 5" hand-painted sculptural cube by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on wood. It features a coastal white, blue, and sandy beige palette with organic shapes layer...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Acrylic
"Little Swann 3" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This 5" hand-painted sculptural cube by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on wood. It features a sandy beige and white palette with imperfect white circular forms arra...
Category
2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Acrylic
"Little Swann 6" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This 5" hand-painted sculptural cube by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on wood. It features a coastal white, blue, and sandy beige palette with organic shapes layer...
Category
2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic, Gesso
"Little Swann 10" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This 5" hand-painted sculptural cube by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on wood. It features a cool palette with a turquoise-green background and painted teal circul...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Acrylic
"Little Swann 1" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This 4" hand-painted sculptural cube by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on wood. It features a coastal blue, beige, and white palette, with organic forms and shapes,...
Category
2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic, Gesso
"Little Swann 4" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This 5" hand-painted sculptural cube by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on wood. It features a grey, white, and beige palette with imperfect white circular forms arr...
Category
2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Acrylic
"Plage et Dunes I" Framed Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This small abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a coastal white, beige, and blue palette with arrangements of organic forms and shapes. This painting on paper measures 9" x 12" ...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
"Plage et Dunes III" Framed Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This small abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a coastal white, beige, and blue palette with arrangements of organic forms and shapes. This painting on paper measures 9" x 12" ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Little Swann 5" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This 5" hand-painted sculptural cube by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on wood. It features a white and blue palette with a large, blue textured circular form on th...
Category
2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Acrylic
"Little Swann 11" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This 5" hand-painted sculptural cube by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on wood. It features light texture and a warm neutral plaette, with a grey background and a l...
Category
2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gesso, Wood
"A Million Possibilities" White Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract statement painting by Sofie Swann features a white and light grey palette, with varying sizes of imperfect white circular shapes arranged with subtle metallic sil...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Sable et Mer" Acrylic Painting - blue, creme, tan, modern, white, monochrome
By Sofie Swann
Located in Marmora, NJ
Comprised of 3 panels, each measuring 48" x 30"
108 H x 144 L Acrylic on Canvas
Artist Statement on These Paintings:
My paintings are not about how I see the world, but how I fe...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
"Message in a Bottle, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract painting by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint on gallery-wrapped canvas. It features a light, coastal palette, with blue organic shapes patterned and stacked...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Totem, " Large Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract statement painting by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint on canvas. It features an organic abstract red shape that covers almost the entire canvas, leaving a ...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Piano, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract painting by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint on gallery wrapped canvas. It features thin, imperfect vertical rectangular shapes which are half white and hal...
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2010s Contemporary Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Standing Tall, Standing Proud, " Minimalistic Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract minimalistic painting by Sofie Swann features a warm neutral palette. In it, organic, imperfect light beige rectangles extend up from smaller...
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2010s Contemporary Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Pieds Dans L'eau, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract statement painting by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on canvas. Marrying organic and geometric qualities, this painti...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic
"Dancers in Blue #2, " Abstract Framed Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This painting is made with acrylic paint on board. Blue, organic shapes stretch up from the base of the painting and fan out at the top around one another, from sand and white colored roots. With a white, painterly background, the painting itself is 9" x 12", and is matted and framed in a neutral off-white frame. With the frame, this small painting is 23.25" x 23.25" framed. It pairs beautifully with Dancers in Blue...
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2010s Contemporary Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Coup de Foudre, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large-scale original painting by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint on canvas. A square format, it features dark shapes, each composed of two parts, that emerge from either side of the canvas and nearly meet in the middle, leaving a somewhat jagged space white space between them. Small and mid-sized, colorful outlines of perfect circles fill the dark shapes. The piece is titled, "Coup de Foudre...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
"Eternity, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large-scale original painting by Sofie Swann is predominantly a deep, near-black color with long, thin triangles that emerge into the composition from every side. The dark shape...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Dancers #4, " Abstract Framed Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This painting is made with acrylic paint and Persian tea on paper, and is matted and framed in a neutral off-white frame. The piece itself is 12" x 12", and measures 23.25" x 23.25" ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Fields of Love, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting is predominantly a bright shade of yellow. Vertical rectangular shapes which are shades of brown, striped, encapsulated in larger white rectangles, pattern and...
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2010s Contemporary Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Ruins, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large-scale abstract painting features a warm palette of deep red, muted orange, pink, and off-white. Made with acrylic paint on canvas, warm geometric and organic shapes criss ...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Memories II, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
"Memories II" is a painting that is part of a triptych, together with "Memories I" and "Memories III". It can be purchased alone or with the other two pieces in the triptych. In it, ...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
"Memories I, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
"Memories I," is a painting that is the first part in a triptych, together with "Memories II," and "Memories III." It can be purchased alone or with the other two pieces in the tript...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Barcode, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract contemporary painting is made with acrylic pain, cardboard, and Persian tea on canvas. It features a neutral palette, with a warm, light beige background, and brown, bl...
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2010s Contemporary Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media
"Lollipops #7, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large-scale statement painting is made with acrylic paint on canvas. Bright yellow and grey rectangles are joined together to create shapes reminiscent of geometric lollipops. A...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Wandering Stars, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This whimsical contemporary painting features bright blue and light teal circles of varying sizes, clustered together on a black background. The circles do not have stark edges the w...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic
"Memories III, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
"Memories III" is part of a triptych, together with "Memories I" and "Memories II". It can be purchased alone or with the other two pieces in the triptych. In it, green and yellow ge...
Category
2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Flight to Nowhere, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large statement painting by Sofie Swann features a cool, neutral palette. Made with acrylic paint and Persian tea on canvas, it features blue, creme, and deep brown rectangular ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Lollipops #6, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint on canvas. A deep black background is covered with mid- and light-toned blue and white, overlapping rectangular shape...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Bubbles #1, " Abstract Framed Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This painting is made with acrylic paint and Persian tea on paper, and is matted and framed in an off-white natural frame. The piece itself is 12" x 12", and it measures 23.25" x 23....
Category
2010s Contemporary Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper, Acrylic
"Little Pink Huts, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract painting features simple white and pink house shapes depicted in a pattern on a black background throughout the painting. The muted pin...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Panel, Acrylic
"Dancers #7, " Abstract Framed Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This painting is made with acrylic paint and Persian tea on paper, and is matted and framed in a neutral off-white frame. The piece itself is 12" x 12", and measures 23.25" x 23.25" ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Mixed Media
"Lollipops #2, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large, abstract painting features a painterly, off-white background with green, stem-like shapes that criss-cross in some areas and are topped with swirling circles in green and...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Hello Peaches, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract painting by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and Persian tea on canvas. Circle-like shapes which are half sand-colored and half o...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Bubbles #2, " Abstract Framed Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This painting is made with acrylic paint and Persian tea on paper, and is matted and framed in an off-white natural frame. The piece itself is 12" x 12", and it measures 23.25" x 23....
Category
2010s Contemporary Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Mixed Media
"Happy Birthday, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large, colorful abstract painting by Sofie Swann measures 48" x 48" and is made with acrylic paint on gallery wrapped canvas. It features a bright blue background with ribbons a...
Category
2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"City of Love, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract painting by Sofie Swann features red and orange abstract geometric shapes on a white background. The rectangular shapes criss-cross, never making a true pattern. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"Lollipops #5, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract painting features a neutral but warm palette. Red, orange, and creme-colored rectangular shapes which are striped, with larger square-like shapes that top several...
Category
2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Panel, Acrylic
"Lollipops #4, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large-scale abstract painting features a bright blue background with vibrant, complementary yellow shapes covering the canvas. The shapes are mostly rectangular, with some large...
Category
2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sofie Swann abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Sofie Swann abstract paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of abstract paintings to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, yellow, red and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Sofie Swann in acrylic paint, paint, synthetic resin paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Sofie Swann abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 4 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Steven Miller, Dana Gordon, and Janise Yntema. Sofie Swann abstract paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,550 and tops out at $17,400, while the average work can sell for $6,750.