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Abstract Art

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
MUSE-MEDUSA by Vasili Zianko, author's volume-contour technique
Located in Zofingen, AG
The paint is made in the author's technique of painting by Vasili Zianko based acrylic painting on canvas using a variety of textures, washes, the finest glazing, volumetric contours...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sakura glamor / Original Gift Art / Blooming trees in spring / 50*60 cm.
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this artwork you can feel the vitality and mildness of spring. The blossoms emerge in dynamic strokes, merging impressionism with expressionism's spirit. This painting is ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Symbol of the Year Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork is my first work in 2024. The energy of colors is very strong here. It is about symbol of this Year- inner power, growth, transformation. The power of this bright color ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Phoenix. Contemporary Orange Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting is about inner reborn, when you are like a Phoenix, came through all the problems, you feel you are grown and very strong inside, there is new life period you are read...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Through the prism, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork is one of my last summer works of 2023. It describes world process of global transformation in every area of life. Looking through the prism is about different views of ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Tranquil XXI - Large Pallet Knife Relief Blue Gradient Abstract Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Tranquil XXI - Large Pallet Knife Relief Blue Gradient Abstract Painting ia a spectacular huge XXXL original abstract artwork from the Tranquil serie. This artwork is shipping UNMOUNTED and ROLLED UP in a tube. International shipping prices have risen 50%, making international shipping for large stretched...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Abstract Composition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aaron Levy was born in New York City in 1899. After retiring in 1951 from a career as president of E. Milius & Company, a textile company, Levy began a new career as a fine artist. ...
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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Euphoria, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
Euphoria is very deep and emotional painting. I worked with subconscious, color palette with my knowledges about color psychology. Harmony of colors and composition will harmonize y...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Easiness. Contemporary Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting is full of light and hope, full of bright colors and the basic is white- innocence, tenderness, faith,calmness. Energy of this painting is very light and strong in the...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Totem, Contemporary Art, Abstract Sculpture, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
TOTEM - Brass (2023) ​ MATERIAL Brass (brushed) / Volcanic stone ​ DIMENSIONS 25 x 15 x 15 cm Presented at Design Week Mexico 2023 Signed About the Artist José Luis Meyer (1981)...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Stone, Brass

If you never try, you will never get it
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Painting: Acrylic on Canvas. I have used acrylic paints in to make the composition and generate relief and shapes. If you sit down, in front of this painting, your feelings calm down...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Water and Sky dancing. Interior Abstract / Clouds in the blue ocean / Sea, waves
Located in Zofingen, AG
This beautiful and gentle blue painting heals the space and radiates the love of our Creator. Psychologists believe that the blue palette has a beneficial effect on the human psyc...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Resin, Acrylic

The vagina that sees everything oil on canvas painting abstract expressionist
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Nerea Caos (1993) - the all-seeing vagina - Oil on canvas Canvas size 60X60 cm. Frameless. Nerea Sánchez Castro, born in Ferrol, Galicia in 1993, an art st...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

abstract with portrait oil and collage on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Horacio Sapere (1951) - Abstract - Oil and collage on canvas Signed lower right Canvas measures 61x46 cm. Frameless. Horacio Sapere (Buenos Aires, 1951). He has lived and worked in Mallorca since 1975 and since 2011 he has had a studio in New York. An intense and committed artist, he develops his creative process through theater and performance (1970-1980), visual poetry (1976-1982), painting and sculpture. Creator of major projects such as Poet's room (1995), presented for the first time at the BMB gallery in Amsterdam (1996), at the UIB -Universitat de les Illes Balears- (1997) and at the Sala de Cultura Sa Nostra in Ibiza (1998). ); and as a sculptural poetic installation at the MEIAC, the Spanish and Ibero-American Museum of Contemporary Art in Badajoz (2000), the Fernando Pessoa...
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1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Solidly grounded in Abstract Expressionist tradition, process-oriented painter Thomas Nozkowski’s method is predicated on relinquishing the idea of an end result. To highlight this, ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Woodcut

Birthday Party
Located in London, GB
Lithograph from a stone printed in sepia and green, with hand colouring in two shades of blue gouache. On Velin Arches mould-made paper (300 gsm) Signed and dated 77 in pencil, lower...
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph, Color

Bedroom
Located in London, GB
Lithograph from five zinc plates, using tusche and crayon with splatter, printed in red, orange, green, black, and pink. On J Green paper (250 gsm) Signed, numbered and dated '68 in ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Color, Lithograph

Mourning
Located in London, GB
111.8 x 140.3 cms (44 x 55.25 ins) Edition of 50 Impressed with Solo Press stamp and the printer’s stamp. Lithograph (from three plates) with hand colouring in gouache (two greys...
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1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Color, Lithograph

I-S #1 /// Abstract Geometric Sewell Sillman Screenprint Purple Pink Modern Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Sewell Sillman (American, 1924-1992) Title: "I-S #1" *Signed and dated by Sillman in pencil lower right Year: 1968 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded heavy white wove ...
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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Screen

Abstract Expressionist With Orange and Blue Colors
By Sandro von Lorsch
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Expressionist Abstract Composition With Orange and Blue Colors Canvas size 24"x32" gold leaf frame 27"x35", signed lower right corner. Sandro von Lorsch German painter born 1921-19...
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1950s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Aspen Study I - large scale photograph of Indian summer autumnal color palette
Located in San Francisco, CA
Aspen Study I by Frank Schott a series of images capturing the yellow golden Indian summer foliage palette of aspen trees in California's Sierra Nevada ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

Hemisphere I - large format photograph of abstract liquid cloudscape in water
Located in San Francisco, CA
mesmerizing color compositions of liquid cloudscape painting in water, hypnotizing abstract liquidscapes from Christian Stoll‘s body of works titled 'Hemisphere' Hemisphere I by Christian Stoll 58 x 58 inches (147 x 147cm) signed edition of 7 48 x 48 inches (122 x 122cm) signed edition of 7 40 x 40 inches (102 x 102cm) signed edition of 25 archival fine art pigment print signed + numbered by artist on certificate label „frameless“ glass face mounting available on request _________________________ Christian Stoll has experimented with the photography medium since 1991. His predominant interest is the still-life on a monumental scale. As his subject matter, Stoll shoots static objects, forms...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

"1401 Hawaii Beach Series" Abstract, Seascape Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way, h...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Clay

Burst III - large scale abstract photograph of caleidoscopic color explosions
Located in San Francisco, CA
From Christian Stoll's body of works BURST (2015), an abstract exploration of high speed photographs capturing mesmerizing explosions of caleidoscopic color 27 x 40 inches (68 x 102...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Aspen Study II - large scale photograph of Indian summer autumnal color palette
Located in San Francisco, CA
Aspen Study II by Frank Schott a series of images capturing the yellow golden Indian summer foliage palette of aspen trees in California's Sierra Nevada ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Dancers 7 - Red and Black Figures Embracing the Love of Movement and Life
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel, an internationally collected artist, effortlessly channels vitality and sensuality through her awe-inspiring collection of abstract and figurative paintings. With an u...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Ink, Paper

Reflections Abstract - Two Sided Abstract Expressionist Painting on Paper
By Jack Madson
Located in Soquel, CA
Reflections Abstract - Two Sided Abstract Expressionist Painting on Paper Brilliant abstract expressionist work by Jack Madson (American, b-1927). A Felton, Caliornia artist. Madson ...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic

Woman Circus Rider on Red Horse - superb Chagall poster
Located in London, GB
Original lithographic poster printed by L.R.B Permild and Rosengreen.
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Korè-Paonazzo by Mattia Bosco - Monumental sculpture, marble, Rome exposition
Located in Paris, FR
Korè-Paonazzo is a unique monumental sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Paonazzo marble, dimensions are 165 × 41 × 85 cm (65 × 16.1 × 33.5 in). ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Marble

TN845-T by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, triptych, black
Located in Paris, FR
TN845-T, by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. H 41 cm x W 99 cm. Signed, sold unframed. Ink and acrylic on canvas. This artwork is a triptych composed by three panels measu...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Margaret Balzer, 1946
Located in Washington, DC
Modern abstract painting by Margaret Balzer Cantieni (1914-2002). Tempera on wood board. Signed in lower right corner "Balzer '46". Painting measures 1 1" x 14" with frame 16 1/2" x 19 1/2". Margaret Balzer studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with Lyonel Feininger, Josef Albers and William Stanley Hayter...
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1940s Abstract Art

Materials

Egg Tempera, Board

Tropic Fruit
Located in London, GB
80 x 94 cms (31.5 x 37 ins) Edition of 100
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1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Color, Screen

Diptych of Taupe and Concrete Rose, Original painting, Abstract, Textured art
Located in Deddington, GB
Mixed media original abstract painting by Rajan Seth Colours : Taupe, Off White, White Framed in Oak. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Taupe by Rajan Seth [2023] an...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

“So Plant, So Animal” (Graphic, Bold, Abstract, Neutral, Framed, Linen Painting)
Located in Paris, IDF
Bold yet delicately portrayed, "So Plant, So Animal I" is an abstract piece framed to perfection, offering a timeless neutral color palette. The central theme captures the essence of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Linen, Wood, India Ink

'Abstract, Indigo and Ivory', Large SF Bay Area Modernist oil, Legion of Honor
By Fenton Kastner
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed verso "F. Kastner" for Fenton Kastner (American, 1915-2008), dated 1955, and titled "Waterfront-IV". Old label verso inscribed with artist's name and title. A dynamic, mid-...
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1950s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Fresh Air School) /// Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Walasse Ting
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Walasse Ting (Chinese-American, 1929-2010) Title: "Untitled (Fresh Air School)" Portfolio: Fresh Air School *Unsigned edition Year: 1972 Mediu...
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Vintage American School Mid Century Modern Abstract Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 12H by 16L.
Category

1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Festive Fields Abstract Landscape, Countryside, Contemporary, Oil, Modern French
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Festive Fields or Champs en Fête 2 in french by Sophie Dumont is a vibrant and dynamic representation of a festive landscape. Measuring 18.50 x 18.50 framed, this oil on canvas paint...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Aspiring Path by Kuno Vollet - Contemporary Rusted Steel sculpture for Outdoors
Located in DE
Artist: Kuno Vollet Title: Aspiring Path Contemporary rusted steel sculpture for inside or garden outdoor spaces. Stunning large artwork. Possible to put on a pedestal or directly...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Steel

"Les Grues" The Cranes
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “Les Grues” - The Cranes. Oil on matt board. Scene of a merchant ship being loaded in port (noted on back as possibly Bordeau...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Illustration Board, Oil

Reverie 18
Located in New York, NY
ARTIST BIO Rebecca Kamen, artist, and lecturer on the intersections of art and science, seeks ‘the truth’ through observation. Her artwork is informed by wide-ranging research into cosmology, history, philosophy, and by connecting common threads that flow across various scientific fields to capture and re-imagine what the scientists see. Kamen has exhibited and lectured both nationally and internationally. As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical Society, the Science History Museum, and the Cajal Institute in Madrid. She has also worked on collaborative projects at the Center for Astrophysics at Harvard University, the Kavli Institute at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Rochester Institute of Technology. While artist in residence in the neuroscience program at National Institutes of Health, Kamen interpreted and transformed neuroscience research into sculptural form. Her work has recently been exhibited in the Creative Resilience: Art by Women...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

#711, Original Painting, Abstract, Cloud, Vibrant, Gold
Located in Deddington, GB
Original abstract painting, exploring the language of paint and colour.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Original Painting by Jessie Woodward Acrylic on Canvas 80 H x 80 W x 4.5 D cm (31.50...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Parisian Storm" Abstract Figure w Gown Haute Couture Oil Painting on Paper
Located in New York, NY
An abstract, whimsical and bold depiction of a woman standing gracefully in a white gown against a blue, silver and peach background with delicate details. This piece captures the es...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Oil, Acrylic

Sunlit Prayers-Original Triptych-British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf-Expressionist
Located in London, GB
The 'Sunlit' series is an exploration of the colour yellow and its positive healing effect on individuals impacted by grief. The pictorial language in this series pays homage to Japa...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Purple - Lithograph by Lorenzo Indrimi - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Purple is a contemporary artwork realized by Lorenzo Indrimi in the 1970s. Mixed colored lithograph. Hand signed on the lower margin. Edition of III/XXX.
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

ABSTRACT Artwork Black Dark Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Diptych of two wood panels with black lava paint. Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivat...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Spring Ikebana - mixed media photography and painting, Limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Spring Ikebana' London, United Kingdom 2024 The bold moving brushstrokes in the background represent the unpredictable and often overwhelming nature of the world. They can be seen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, ...

ABSTRACT Artwork Black Dark Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Diptych of two wood panels with black lava paint. Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivat...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Northern legends.Pursuit.
Located in Oslo, NO
One abstract and symbolic way to tell one history.Working on abstraction is often very intuitive and sometimes the artist has to rein in this "beast" to achieve the desired image.I...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Los Parientes Raros, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting Acrylic on canvas 170x200cm Signed About the artist Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultu...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Winter Flower / Abstract monochrome. Published in Art book CELEBRITY MASTERS.
Located in Zofingen, AG
What could be more beautiful than the human soul, which retains its kindness and love in all circumstances of life. In this piece, I've poured my passion into every stroke, blending...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Resin, Acrylic

Colourful Expressive Abstract Sea Landscape Art by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Colourful Expressive Abstract Sea Landscape Scene by Contemporary British Artist Art measures 16 x 16 inches Frame measures 21 x 21 inches The painting depicts a serene landscape f...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Northern legends.White expansion
Located in Oslo, NO
Movement of white color that give impression of power and victory.Working on abstraction is often very intuitive and sometimes the artist has to rein in this "beast" to achieve the ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Icare- Icarus
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Icare- Icarus Linocut in colors, 1972 Unsigned Stamped in ink on verso: "Imprimerie Arnéra" Archives/ Non Signé Provenance: Arnéra Archive Frederick Mulder, Lt...
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Linocut

"Climbing Clematis" Abstract Encaustic Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract floral encaustic painting by Linda Bigness features a cool green and blue palette, with subtle warm muted orange accents and large organic botanical forms and line work...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Silver

Algo Sencillo (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Algo Sencillo (Abstract painting) Acrylic on canvas — Unframed This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube. This method is especially safe for large works, and prov...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Hand (La Main) - Limited Edition Red Abstract Etching Print
Located in East Quogue, NY
Bright red, blue, and white abstract etching print on paper by Moroccan artist Malika Agueznay. Limited edition. Edition 12/20. Signed. Offered framed. Malika Agueznay (1938) is a p...
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1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

ABSTRACT Artwork White Grey Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Three wood panels composition with grey white acrylic paint. Paulonia Wood RAMA - Light Freezes III Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her tim...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

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