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Abstract Abstract Paintings

ABSTRACT STYLE

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.

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Style: Abstract
Untitled abstract expressionist oil painting by Cleveland School artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Richard Andres American, 1927-2013 acrylic and ink on paper mounted on canvas 12 x 10 inches Richard Andres was born in Buffalo, New York in 1927. A graduate of the Cleveland Instit...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic

Untitled abstract expressionist oil painting by Cleveland School artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
RICHARD ANDRES American, 1927–2013 Untitled, c. 1950 oil on canvas signed lower left 10 x 7 inches Richard Andres was born in Buffalo, New York in 1927. A graduate of the Clevelan...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Fragment, abstract expressionist mid-century painting, Cleveland School artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Richard Andres American, 1927-2013 oil on canvas signed and titled verso 19.5 x 24 inches 20 x 25 inches, framed Richard Andres was born in Buffalo, New York in 1927. A graduate of ...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Why Can't I Cry
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is part of a series that is influenced by trying to find simplicity and beauty in todays chaotic world. I start each painting with a feeling; be it hope, despair, happi...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Charcoal, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil

Tropical Coral Reef Painting Original Ocean Art
Located in Sempach, LU
Coral Reef Painting by Olga Nikitina Title: Coral Reef Size:85x60cm Materials: Oil, Stretched Canvas, Palette Knife Shipping: gallery standards packaging, Express Shipping with track...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Permanescence TN693-D by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting
Located in Paris, FR
Permanescence TN693-D is a unique ink and acrylic on canvas diptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno, dimensions are 100 × 130 cm (39.4 × 51.2 in). The artwor...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

"the unspoken" abstract acrylique, collage marble, on linen aluminium canvas
Located in Roscoff, FR
C'est tout la journée et tout le temps, le non-dit sous-tend toutes les relations humaines depuis la diplomatie entre les états, en passant par les milieux professionnels jusqu'au hi...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Marble, Gold Leaf

Neutral Harmony: Journey Between Brown and White Lines
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Shipped rolled in a tube without frame In the vast canvas of creativity, emerges a masterpiece titled "Neutral Harmony: Journey Between Brown and White Lines." This painting, imbued...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Was All There In Plain Sight
Located in Denver, CO
By letting go of representational imagery and leaning into abstraction, Texas- based artist Trey Egan delights in the pure properties of paint. Displaying a wide spectrum of hues wit...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled XXXI by Ferle - Large abstract painting, bright tones, spiritual, red
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XXXI is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Heart Pleading/Reverberation Fiction
Located in Denver, CO
By letting go of representational imagery and leaning into abstraction, Texas- based artist Trey Egan delights in the pure properties of paint. Displaying a wide spectrum of hues wit...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled LXX by Ferle - Large abstract painting, bright tones, spiritual, green
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LXX is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Untitled' Abstract Geometric Wall Piece Wood/Paint/Textile Black, White, Grays
Located in Wellesley, MA
ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OF THIS WORK WILL BE SENT UPON REQUEST. NOTE COLOR OF WOOD IS NOT QUITE AS YELLOW AS IIT APPEARS IN PHOTO AND IS IN KEEPING WITH OTHERS IN THIS SERIES: Jean Fein...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Oil, Wood Panel, Muslin

Oil Painting of River Bank with Silver Birch Trees and Misty Hills & Mountains
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of River Bank with Silver Birch Trees and Misty Hills & Mountains by British Artist Charles Wyatt Warren (1908-1993) Art measures 35...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

The Garden of Earthly Delights
Located in New Orleans, LA
Comes framed and ready to hang. Artist’s Statement: “This is part of a series of paintings I am working on now involved with the slight off-balancing of forms and dissonance between...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil Pastel, House Paint, Acrylic, Charcoal

Hypnosis Lifted / Startled and Revived
Located in Denver, CO
By letting go of representational imagery and leaning into abstraction, Texas- based artist Trey Egan delights in the pure properties of paint. Displaying a wide spectrum of hues wit...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Thereafter Embrace
Located in Denver, CO
By letting go of representational imagery and leaning into abstraction, Texas- based artist Trey Egan delights in the pure properties of paint. Displaying a wide spectrum of hues wit...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled VI by Ferle - Abstract painting, lines, red and grey tones, spiritual
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled VI is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 100 cm x 70 cm (39.4 × 27.6 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and co...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Untitled XXV by Ferle - Large abstract painting, green tones, spiritual, yellow
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XXV is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 280 × 200 cm (110.2 × 78.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and co...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Love me. Aime-moi. Quiéreme"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Love me. Aime-moi. Quiéreme" painting is contemporary expressive vibrant artwork. This artwork highlights the importance of giving and taking love, the importance of love to someb...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

TN 653 by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, black and white
Located in Paris, FR
TN 653 is a unique ink and acrylic on canvas painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. The painting is made with acrylic on paper, dimensions are 73 × 100 cm (28.7 × 39...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Confluences II by Frédérique Domergue - Abstract painting on metal leaves, sea
Located in Paris, FR
Confluences II is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This painting is made with oxidized zinc and bronze leaves on aluminium, patina fixed with bees...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Metal, Bronze

Untitled XXXII by Ferle - Large abstract painting, earth tones, spiritual, red
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XXXII is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed an...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

TN680-D by Hachiro Kanno - Large calligraphy-based abstract painting, diptych
Located in Paris, FR
TN680-D is a unique diptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. The painting is made with ink and acrylic on canvas, dimensions are 200 × 200 cm (78.7 × 78.7 in)....
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Abstract, Landscape Painting by Yangyang Pan 'Sultry Night'
Located in White Plains, NY
Available at Madelyn Jordon Fine Art. 'Sultry Night' 2024 by Chinese/Canadian artist Yangyang Pan. Oil on canvas, 34 x 52 in. This beautiful abstract-expressionistic landscape painti...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Abstract, Coastal Seascape Painting by Eugene Healy, 'Stonington Point'
Located in White Plains, NY
Available at Madelyn Jordon Fine Art. 'Stonington Point' by Eugene Healy, 2024. Oil and mixed media on canvas, 48 x 60 in. / Frame: 48.5 x 60.5 in. This landscape painting features a...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Untitled XXXVII by Ferle - Large abstract painting, black and grey, dark tones
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XXXVII is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 280 × 200 cm (110.2 × 78.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Infinity II by Frédérique Domergue - Large abstract painting on metal leaves
Located in Paris, FR
Infinity II is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This painting is made with oxidized zinc and bronze leaves on aluminium panel, patina fixed with b...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Metal, Bronze

Moment To Moment #4935.101518, Painting, Gouache on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
A moment can be so fleeting and yet when it is a perfect one it seems to last forever. These pieces invoke a quiet strength of capturing moments in time of markings of the ink on pap...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

Daniel Brush Painting, 1973
Located in Washington, DC
Painting by Daniel Brush (1947-2022). Signed and dated 73'. Aquatec pigments, mediums and gels on board. Measures 60" x 10". Exhibited at the Phillips Collection, 1974 when Dan...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Board

Untitled XLII by Ferle - Large abstract painting, grey and black, dark tones
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XLII is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 280 × 200 cm (110.2 × 78.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and c...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled XX by Ferle - Abstract painting, lines, bright colours, orange, red
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XX is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 100 cm x 70 cm (39.4 × 27.6 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and co...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Glory" Abstract Mixed Media Painting 47" x 79" inch by Ahmed Farid
Located in Culver City, CA
"Glory" Abstract Mixed Media Painting 47" x 79" inch by Ahmed Farid mixed media on canvas Born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1950 where he currently lives and works, Farid is an autodidact E...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

"Egyptology" Painting 11" x 9" inch (1987) by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Egyptology" Painting 11" x 9" inch (1987) by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak Emancipation, 1987 Ink on Paper. Signed & dated The selection of Abd Elmalak’s drawings is reflective of a compo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

"Emancipation" Painting 25" x 20" inch (1997) by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Emancipation" Painting 25" x 20" inch (1997) by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak Emancipation, 1997 Ink & Acrylic on Paper. Signed & dated The selection of Abd Elmalak’s drawings is reflectiv...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Untitled LIX by Ferle - Large abstract painting, colourful, vibrant tones
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LIX is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled LXV by Ferle - Large abstract painting, blue and red, dark tones
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LXV is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 280 × 200 cm (110.2 × 78.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and co...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Surfacing by Frédérique Domergue - Abstract painting, metal leaves, sea, sky
Located in Paris, FR
Surfacing is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This painting is made with oxidized zinc and bronze leaves on aluminium panel, patina fixed with bee...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Metal, Bronze

TN600-D by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, diptych, blue
Located in Paris, FR
TN600-D is a unique acrylic on canvas diptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno, dimensions are 100 × 146 cm (39.4 × 57.5 in). The artwork is signed, sold unfra...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

TN 566 by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, red, white, black
Located in Paris, FR
TN 566 is a unique ink and acrylic on canvas painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. The painting is made with acrylic on paper, dimensions are 195 × 97 cm (76.8 × 38...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Permanescence N496D by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract work on paper
Located in Paris, FR
Permanescence N496-D is a unique ink and acrylic on paper diptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno, dimensions are 65 × 100 cm (25.6 × 39.4 in). The artwork is...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Untitled LI by Ferle - Large abstract painting, grey and black, dark tones
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LI is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and c...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Confluences by Frédérique Domergue - Abstract painting on metal leaves, sea, sky
Located in Paris, FR
Confluences is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This painting is made with oxidized zinc and bronze leaves on aluminium, patina fixed with beeswax...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Bronze, Metal

berenjenas en el acuario / eggplants in the aquarium
Located in Denver, CO
Rich, opulent purple seeps onto yellow -tinged, plant-like forms in Angel Ricardo Ricardo Rio's "berenjenas en el acuario / eggplants in the aquarium." Though its name relays a touch...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Zanahorias con cabeza/ Carrots with head
Located in Denver, CO
Angel Ricardo Ricardo Rios is a cuban artist who splits his time between both his home country and Mexico City. In Ricardo Rios’ realm of feeling, everything becomes clear -- thing...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Me resisto a terminar esta obra / I resist from finishing this piece
Located in Denver, CO
"Me resisto a terminar esta obra / I resist from finishing this piece" is an abstract painting by Cuban artist Angel Ricardo Ricardo Rios. Using a cool lilac to ground the compositio...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled XXXIII by Ferle - Large abstract painting, red and blue, colourful
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XXXIII is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed a...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled X by Frédérique Domergue - Contemporary abstract painting on metal
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled X is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This painting is made with oxidized zinc and bronze leaves on aluminium panel, patina fixed with be...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Bronze

The Earth is round II by Frédérique Domergue - Abstract painting on metal, sea
Located in Paris, FR
The Earth is round II is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This painting is made with oxidized zinc and bronze leaves on aluminium panel, patina fi...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Metal, Bronze

"Chance Meeting" Oil Painting 31.5" x 24" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Chance Meeting" Oil Painting 31.5" x 24" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko *** SHIPS ROLLED IN A TUBE Anastasiia Danilenko is an artist and graphic designer. But the area of her occup...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Patchwork I" Abstract Mixed Media Painting 28" x 20" inch by Ahmed Farid
Located in Culver City, CA
"Patchwork I" Abstract Mixed Media Painting 28" x 20" inch by Ahmed Farid mixed media on canvas Born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1950 where he currently lives and works, Farid is an autodi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

"Untitled 6.23" Abstract Oil Painting 58" x 36" inch by Gayatri Gamuz
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 6.23" Abstract Oil Painting 58" x 36" inch by Gayatri Gamuz This artwork ships rolled in a tube due to its size In search of silence, in search of the self. Her work eme...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"The Holy Family" Abstract Painting 59" x 43" in by Ibrahim Khatab
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Holy Family" Abstract Painting 59" x 43" in by Ibrahim Khatab Ibrahim Khatab was born in Cairo 1984, works as a co-teacher in Cairo University, he mixes between painting, video...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Permanescence N495 by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy, abstract painting, Japan
Located in Paris, FR
Permanescence N495 is a unique ink and acrylic on paper painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno, dimensions are 65 × 50 cm (25.6 × 19.7 in). The artwork is signed, so...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Untitled LIV by Ferle - Large abstract painting, dark tones, grey colours
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LIV is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and com...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Small # 165" Brilliant Abstract Exp Ptg 8" x 8" Pink/White/Aqua/Blue/Yellow
Located in Wellesley, MA
One of a large series of brilliantly colored small square Abstract Expressionist paintings, measuring 8" x 8" each, by Linda Holt whose fluid style and gorgeous palette come together...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Small # 175" Brilliant Abstr Exp Ptg 8" x 8" Red/Orange/White/Yellow/Blue
Located in Wellesley, MA
One of a large series of brilliantly colored small square Abstract Expressionist paintings, measuring 8" x 8" each, by Linda Holt whose fluid style and gorgeous palette come together...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled XLIV by Ferle - Large abstract painting, earth tones, black, brown
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XLIV is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 280 × 200 cm (110.2 × 78.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and c...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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