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What is abstract oil painting?

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What is abstract oil painting?
An abstract oil painting and an artwork that is made with oil paint on a medium like canvas, wood board, or other panels like canvas board. And the 'abstract' term refers to the Movement Style of the piece. As abstraction indicates a departure from reality in the depiction of imagery in art, the artist creates a painting where the subject, shape, form, color, and line, is created with no particular references of the world but as a composition that may exist with a degree of independence from its vision.
Lilac Gallery Ltd.March 17, 2021
“Landscape – Minimalist Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Large Contemporary Ita
By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
explores the idea of landscape through an abstract and minimalist vision. Painted in oil on canvas, the
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

Spring has Sprung - Light Blue + Grey Minimalist Abstract Oil Painting
By Jenny Lock
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Spring has Sprung, 2025 oil on canvas 76 x 76 cm 29 7/8 x 29 7/8 in signed and dated verso Jenny
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

XXV (White Painting ENW9) - Minimalist Abstract Oil Painting in White + Blue
By Richard Allen
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Richard Allen 1933-1999 XXV (White Painting ENW9), 1995 circa oil on canvas 24 1/8 x 24 1/8 in 61 x
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Saplings I, 2022-2024 - Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Oil Painting in Grey
By Daisy Cook
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Daisy Cook is a British painter of landscape and still life. Cook creates abstracted paintings
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Minimalist Abstract Painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful abstract Minimalist painting by unknown artist. Dated 1977. Oil on canvas measures 36 x
Category

1970s Minimalist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Framed Abstract Minimalist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring 17 by 21
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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"Brother and Sister in the Field" Impressionist American Painting on Copper
Located in New York, NY
A charming oil painting scene depicting a brother and sister in the field on a sunny day. She watches over her brother while he flies a colorful kite in the distance; an endearing si...
Category

20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Copper, Enamel

"My Saturday Night Fever Heart" Pop Oil Painting on Wood White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, Glass

"Brunch in Soho NYC" Impressionistic Plein Air Painting of Figures in Restaurant
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an impressionistic Plein Air scene of Brunch in Soho Manhattan. The thick brush strokes and fun marks creates an atmosphere reminiscent of city life. There are ...
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Snow in NYC" Impressionist Oil Painting in Style of Guy Wiggins Framed
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
A charming depiction of Snow in New York City on Fifth Avenue with figures walking a dog. A cozy impressionistic street scene with colors of cobalts, light pink, whites, cadmium red ...
Category

2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Flatiron At Twilight NYC" Impressionist Snow Scene Oil Painting Framed
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
A charming depiction of the Flatiron in New York City with figures in the snow down the street, and also a figure walking along the sidewalk in this cozy scene. Executed in a highly ...
Category

2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Palms Island" Street Art Collaboration Painting with Cindy Shaoul, Chaval OUI
By LA II (Angel Ortiz)
Located in New York, NY
This piece is a collaboration between Angel Ortiz, OUI, Chaval and Cindy Shaoul. They began collaborating in 2010 with their iconic "Street Cars" series, depicting cars with Angel's ...
Category

2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

"Gaff Yacht on the Atlantic" American Oval Realist Oil Painting Miniature Detail
By Georgina Nemethy
Located in New York, NY
A Fine depiction of an Gaff Yachts in the open ocean. For this wonderful depiction of 19th Century sailing ships, Nemethy uses a Fine technique which depicts the figures on the boat ...
Category

Early 2000s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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