Connecticut - Abstract Paintings

This contemporary abstract landscape painting by Bri Custer, titled Reverberate, captures the shifting energy of land and light through expressive brushwork and layered color. Earthy...

Potential pulses with kinetic color and form, offering a vibrant abstraction of a forest path flooded with light. Bri Custer’s distinctive approach blends bold geometry with nuanced ...

Bri Custer’s Extol offers a breath of open air in painted form—a vast expanse of luminous sky rendered in saturated blues and airy pastels. With a horizon line that whispers rather t...

This contemporary landscape painting by Bri Custer, titled Extol, captures the quiet reverence of the natural world through expressive brushwork and a refined, earthy palette. The pi...

"Having started my career by painting Rembrandt-like portraits of luminous white roses, I credit my discovery of fractals for transforming my artistic vision and changing the directi...

In this contemporary abstract painting in flashe on canvas, thin stripes of color in gradient shades of soft hues, starting with lilac and pale purple in the center to pale peach and...

This contemporary abstract painting by Jill haas features a contemporary style, often exploring themes of introspection and emotion through abstract forms and thoughtful color palett...

In this abstract vertical painting in colored pencil and acrylic on canvas by Elizabeth Gourlay, a thick, vertical stripe in a coral shade of red orange is...

In this contemporary oil painting on canvas, thoughtfully combined sections of varying textures and areas of pattern, stripes, circles, dots and undulations are cheerful in bright, p...

In this contemporary abstract painting in oil on canvas, thoughtfully combined sections of varying textures and areas of pattern, stripes, circles, dots and undulations are bright an...

In this contemporary abstract painting in acrylic on Yupo paper, gradient stripes of color in pale yellow and magenta purple are vibrant and carefully ordered. Signed, dated and titl...

This abstract painting by Kelly Rossetti is made with oil paint on gallery wrapped canvas. It features loose, gestural brush strokes and a light palette with light blue, pink, and la...

In this contemporary abstract painting in gouache and acrylic on paper, clean and precise, carefully ordered thick horizontal stripes in shades of peach, light blue, dark navy, and a...

In this contemporary abstract landscape, a sense of wonder and whimsy is conveyed, blending of fantasy and realism. Shane McAdams' unique ballpoint ink process layers striations of b...

This contemporary seascape painting by Molly Wensberg, titled Perfect Day, radiates joy through its playful palette and layered, expressive composition. The piece features a bright, ...

This abstracted figure painting by Juniper Briggs is made with mixed media on Arches paper with deckle edges. It features a vibrant, contrasting palette...

This contemporary abstract landscape painting by Bri Custer, titled Misstep, explores the tension between movement and stillness through expressive mark-making and a sunlit, tonal pa...

This abstracted figure painting by Juniper Briggs is made with mixed media on cold pressed paper with deckle edges. It features a warm contrasting yellow-gold and pink palette with a...

Carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in light blue, lime green, indigo, pink and aqua on a luminous golden yellow background. Signed, dated and titled on v...

This original abstracted coastal landscape oil painting by artist Bri Custer features a vibrant blue and yellow palette. It captures an abstracted view of a shoreline, with thick layers of paint, loosely applied on the surface of the canvas. The painting is made on gallery wrapped canvas and has clean white sides. It is wired and ready to hang. "A memory of the Freeport, Maine coastline...

Carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in pale peach, light blue, and pale violet on a light green background with hints of golden orange and greenish yellow...

Thoughtfully combined sections of varying textures and areas of pattern, stripes, circles, dots and undulations are cheerful in bright, exuberant color. Little moments in vibrant sha...

Through undulations in shades of blue with green and a mauve shade of brown, Margaret Neill explores the properties of abstract curvilinear forms found in the localized conditions of...

In this contemporary abstract painting in oil on canvas, thoughtfully combined sections of varying textures and areas of pattern, stripes, circles, dots and undulations are lively in...

This beautiful blue painting is by Japanese artist, Takefumi Hori. He was born in Tokyo, Japan. He paints beautiful gold leaf paintings. This piece is acrylic, gold leaf and metal leaf on canvas. The artist studied calligraphy in Japan. In 2004 he moved to New York where he began painting abstract works of acrylic on canvas. Since 2009, Takefumi has been making gold and colored abstract works. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn where he is surrounded by the hustle and bustle of everyday urban life. The energy of New York City is an inspiration. His use of gold as a main material came about after long and intensive experiments. His compositional forms such as circles, squares and rectangles are ideal forms for gold to work with other colors in his work. The compositions of these elements are based on his experience with Japanese calligraphy. He merges the traditions of Eastern and Western art. His works are in numerous collections including Tiffany and Co., Claridges Hotel...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Hannah’s Mirror, Rembrandt’s Three Trees Transformed Into The Expulsion From Eden Year: 1978 Medium: Acryli...

Andra Samelson’s work explores the relationship of microcosm and macrocosm, emptiness and form. The imagery in her paintings is often associated with molecular and galactic systems. ...

In this contemporary abstract painting in flashe on canvas, thin, carefully ordered stripes of color in gradient shades of soft hues, starting with a pale peachy shade of ivory beige...

David Ambrose’s fascination with paper began as a child as when convalescing from major surgery on his right leg at the age of seven. Paper became the playground for his imagination ...

In this contemporary abstract poured painting, the layers of English's tinted polymer create the depth and surface textures throughout the poured painting on Dibond panel. The shades...

This abstracted figure painting by Juniper Briggs is made with mixed media on Arches paper with deckle edges. It features a vibrant, contrasting palette...

Series: Pop Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that in my...

This contemporary abstract poured painting, April by Susan English is a wonderful play of color, light, and composition. The layers of English's tinted polymer on aluminum create dep...

In this contemporary abstract painting in acrylic on panel, geometric shapes in shades of cobalt blue, black, red, yellow and a black and white botanical pattern are vibrant against ...

This large abstracted seascape painting by S. Cora Aldo features a cool, light blue palette with warm sand tones in the foreground of the composition. The painting captures an abstra...

Very Interesting and unique late 20th-century Cuban Abstract scene. Signed top left and inscribed on the reverse the piece has a great impact and presents. Influenced by Picasso with the Bull...

This abstract fine art mirror by Alina B is made with dichroic film on mirror, and is framed in a champagne-toned frame. The film on the mirror allows for it, and the space it reflec...

A fresh and intriguing composition that keeps you looking at it. The composition is composed of summer greens, whites, blues and lavenders and also conveys figures and movement. Ho...

This abstracted figure painting by Juniper Briggs is made with mixed media on Arches paper with deckle edges. It features a warm, contrasting palette an...

This abstracted figure painting by Juniper Briggs is made with mixed media on cold pressed paper with deckle edges. It features a warm, contrasting palette and captures an abstracted...

This horizontal original abstract watercolor painting by Nealy Hauschildt features a deep, warm palette, with three large pink and violet organic planes of washy color layered over o...

This contemporary abstract poured painting on paper, Rose Bleed (Wide Footer) by Susan English is a wonderful play of color, light, and composition. The layers of English's tinted polymer on Yupo paper create the depth and smooth, glossy surface textures throughout the painting. The rose shade...

This Modern Abstract Expressionist painting by Stanley Bate is made with oil paint on canvas. It features a muted, earth-toned palette with contrasting warm yellow, orange, and red accents throughout. The painting is framed in a floater frame with gold face and black sides. It is 22" x 36" and measures 24" x 38" x 2" framed. This painting is not signed by the artist, but has been authenticated by his estate. It is stamped with the estate seal on the back of the painting, and on the back of the frame. Ready to hang. Stanley Bate was born on March 26, 1903 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Bates were an established Tennessee family, in fact, Henry’s brother William Bate was the governor of Tennessee from 1883-1887 and a United States Senator from 1887-1905. Stanley studied art at the Watkins Institute in Nashville. In the 1920’s Bate moved to New York City to study at the Art Students League under Frederick Bridgman. He soon landed a job with Encyclopedia Britannica, and from 1927-1929 served as art editor. From 1929 until his death in 1972, Stanley was a self-employed artist. He taught art classes at both the Art Students League and the Albany Institute of History and Art and brought in extra income by making illustrations for magazines such as “Outdoor Life” and “Popular Science”. On January 27, 1934 Stanley married Emilie Rossel. Emilie had emigrated from Switzerland to New York in 1923. She found work as a governess to Alfred Vanderbilt and later as an executive secretary for Wall Street investment brokers Kahn, Loeb and Co. Emilie met Stanley in New York in the early 1930’s when she attended one of his art exhibitions with a friend. The couple, who had no children, lived on 34th Street in Manhattan. During this period, Bate was producing and exhibiting his art and joined several artists groups. Stanley and Emilie became part of the New York art scene, dining weekly at the Society of Illustrators Clubhouse. Stanley Bate’s time in New York was pivotal in the formation of his painting style. He lived in New York during the inception of one of the most important Modern Art movements, one that helped New York replace Paris as the center of avant-garde art. This movement, which was called the New York School of artists, was later known as Abstract Expressionism. It was comprised of a loosely associated group of vanguard artists working in New York City during the 1940s and 1950s. The New York School was not defined by a specific style, but instead reflected a fusion of European Modernism and American social relevancy that was depicted in many individual styles. Influences of Surrealism, Cubism, and Modernism can be found in their work, along with an interest in experimenting with non-traditional materials and methods. American art was in the forefront of international avant-garde for the first time. Stanley Bate was undoubtedly exposed to the varied styles and techniques that were emerging during the formative years of the New York School. Mark Rothko and Robert Motherwell were formulating their versions of color field paintings. Joseph Cornell was experimenting with assemblages, collage and the use of different types of textured paints. Jackson Pollock was adhering objects such as buttons and coins into his early works, while Louise Nevelson was using found objects. Helen Frankenthaler added sand to her early paintings. The New York School artists were undermining traditional fine art by using mixed media and non-traditional methods. Stanley Bate absorbed these varied influences and soon his early realistic landscapes and still-lifes were replaced with something entirely new. The influence of Cubism, notably the flat shallow space of the picture plane, is obvious in many of Bate’s paintings. Surrealism is evident in Bate’s use of subjects from myth, primitive art and antiquity, along with the Automatism-like line work in his more linear images. The unfettered experimentation of the New York School is everywhere in Stanley Bate’s work. We see nods to color field, collage, the mixing of textures into paint, mixed media, the inclusion of found objects and thick, luscious impasto. Bate was prolific and experimented in various media including oil, watercolor, lithography, silk screen, wood cut, drawing, collage, ceramics and sculpture. Bate is considered a true Modernist. His work is largely abstract, but sometimes figures and buildings are discernable. He frequently mixed paint, sand and glue together to achieve a textured surface, and then scraped and scratched through this layer to expose some of the underpainting below. His sculpture, which is often whimsical, also reflects the non-traditional methods of the New York School. Bate pioneered the use of enamel and copper in his work. The sculptures are not carved or modeled as was done in the past, but instead are built using mixed media and new materials. In addition to the New York School influence, many of Bate’s works exhibit a strong connection to the Spanish school, especially the work of Antonio Tapies and Modesto Cuixart. These artists were both part of an avant-garde group known as Art Informel, the Spanish equivalent of Abstract Expressionism. These artists likewise worked in mixed media and introduced objects and texture into their work. Many of Bate’s subjects and titles relate to Spanish locations and words. It is likely that Stanley spent time in Spain and found inspiration there. By the early 1940s, Stanley and Emilie had started spending weekends in a barn they purchased in Craryville, New York, a few hours north of Manhattan. The barn had no electricity or plumbing, but when the Bates eventually decided to leave New York and live full time in Craryville, they remodeled the barn, putting a gallery downstairs and a studio and living quarters upstairs. Although the Bates moved out of New York City, Stanley remained part of the New York art scene, exhibiting in New York and elsewhere throughout the 50s and 60s. During his lifetime he was represented by the New York galleries Knoedler and Company, Kennedy Galleries, Rose Fried Gallery and Key Gallery, along with Tyringham Gallery located in Tyringham, Massachusetts. Craryville was Stanley’s home until his death on August 21, 1972. Emilie died 1984...

Donald Martiny’s signature work is composed of dispersed pigment on aluminum. He creates immediately frozen brushstrokes that are made from his own movements. They are defined by the...

Glad You Asked -Rich vibrant palette 60 X 60 Acrylic on canvas Neltje was born in New York City and raised in style on Long Island and a South Carolina plantation. At the age of 32, ...

This abstracted figure painting by Juniper Briggs is made with mixed media on cold pressed paper with deckle edges. It features an abstracted woman in a patterned brown and blue dres...

In this abstract painting in acrylic on canvas by Elizabeth Gourlay, clean and precise, carefully ordered blocks of color in bright orange, yellow, red orange coral and sage green ar...

In this contemporary abstract painting in oil on linen mounted on panel, carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in light green, robin's egg blue and pale pea...

Carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and lines in vibrant prismatic shades of red, yellow, bright green, orange and teal against a soft, atmospheric light lemon green and blu...

This original abstracted landscape statement oil painting by artist Bri Custer features a cool blue palette with warm orange and pink accents throughout. The artist applies thick lay...

This abstracted figure painting by Juniper Briggs is made with mixed media on Arches paper with deckle edges. It features a warm, earth-toned palette an...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Last Song: Im Abendrot (In Evening’s Glow) Year: 1985-2001 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, with Artist Painted Frame Size: 47 x 59 inches Condition: ...

Carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in light pale peach on a teal blue background with dark indigo at the bottom. Signed, dated and titled on verso. Expl...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Last Song: Beim Schlafengehen (Going to Sleep) Year: 1985 Year: 1985-2001 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, with Artist Painted Frame Size: 47 x 59 i...

Since When- Gold Purple Red Energy Strokes 60" X 72" Acrylic on canvas. Neltje was born in New York City and raised in style on Long Island and a South Carolina plantation. At the a...

Steve Bickley creates beautiful metal sculpture and wall reliefs, as well as color prints. In addition, he makes large outdoor sculpture in stainless steel and aluminum. He has bee...

Seeking the Sound of Cobalt Blue is a series of larger paintings on 8 ply museum board and large sheets of rag paper and clayboard panels that have been created since the winter of 2...

Abstract Non Objective Mid 20th Century American Modern Color Field 1950s James Daugherty (1887 – 1974) Abstraction 84-1/2 x 42-1/2 inches Signed and ...

This abstracted figure painting by Juniper Briggs is made with mixed media on cold pressed paper with deckle edges. It features a vibrant contrasting orange and blue palette with an ...

Collection: Beyond the Horizon Acrylic on canvas Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. Th...