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Abstract Mixed Media

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
Cosmos, 1960s Mid-Century Abstract Mixed Media Art in Brown and Blue Tones
Located in Denver, CO
Cosmos is an original mid-century abstract painting by Polish-American artist Pawel Kontny (also known as Paul Kontny), created in the 1960s. This striking mixed media work is compos...
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1960s Abstract Mixed Media

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Marble

Cascadia 9 (grid painting abstract wood contemporary vivid colors optical art)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In Melisa’s optical and pulsating compositions, the natural world acts as blue-print while she explores the notion of the sublime through blur and precision. The artist develops an a...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Spray Paint, Wood Panel

Mid-century Abstract Orange and Yellow Tapestry by Arcemont
Located in Pasadena, CA
This textile work, signed by Arcemont, presents a delicate and intimate approach to mixed media, where each element is imbued with a poetic intention. Rather than simply gluing piece...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

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Tapestry

Abstract Mirage Painting by Joseph Conrad-Ferm, Acrylic Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Mirage by Joseph Conrad-Ferm 2020 66 x 64 inches Mixed Media on Canvas Shipping is not included. See our shipping policies. Please contact us for shipping quotes and customization ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

Barbara Hocker, Water Verse XIV, 2022, encaustic, photography, Naturalism
Located in Darien, CT
Barbara Hocker sees her life’s vocation as being an ambassador for the natural world through her art. Nature is facing many challenges right now. Hock...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Encaustic, Digital, Panel, Monotype

Pile Smile - contemporary fiber art, texture, pattern, stripes, tufting
Located in Atlanta, GA
This tufted work features hues of red, blue and green. Trish Andersen is inspired by the work of Shelia Hicks, Cy Twombly, Judith Scott and Nick Cave. Savannah-based artist Trish A...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Wool, Yarn

Cherry Coke Red pill (minimaliste grid round painting on wood dopamine art)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Cherry Coke Red Pill" is part of Dopamine Mosaic, a series of 28 tondos created by Melisa Taylor Metzger in the winter of 2024. This layered piece blends pyrography, airbrushing, an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Spray Paint

Pat Lay, DM325161212, 2016, Paint, Panel, Archival Paper, Inkjet Print
Located in Darien, CT
In the last decade Pat Lay’s artwork has focused on technological metaphors of the human experience. In this series of digital collages, digital images scanned from computer circuit ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Paint, Panel, Archival Paper, Inkjet

Gina Parr, Everything Must Change, Original Contemporary Painting, Art Online
Located in Deddington, GB
Gina Parr Everything Must Change Original Contemporary Painting Mixed Media on Canvas Canvas Size: H 110 cm x W 110cm x D 4.4cm Sold Unframed Please note that in situ images are pure...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Charcoal, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

sin titulo
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Manuel Hernández Mompó Untitled 1966 Mixed media on paper Signed and dated 24,5 x 34 cm
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1960s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

The Wanderer, Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"The Wanderer" is a painting made of oil, acrylic, mixed media, and collage with plastic sheeting on reinforced paper. The piece is constructed from many layers of paper and plas...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Russian Avant Garde watercolor gouache on paper, signed framed with provenance
Located in New York, NY
Alexandra Alexandrovna Exter Colour Dynamic, 1918 Russian avant-garde watercolor and gouache on paper Signed on the front Collection of Solomon Shuster, Leningrad (with collection la...
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1910s Abstract Mixed Media

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Watercolor, Gouache

Red textured abstract, minimalist contemporary original mixed media painting
Located in Maricopa, AZ
Minimalist in scale and composition, but this original painting adds a vibrant punch of color and brings a wow factor to your space with intriguing unique texture. **It is with a h...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Wax, Acrylic, Mixed Media

Paul Manes - Deep South Suite, Painting 1999
Located in Stamford, CT
Paul Manes was born May 4, 1948, in Austin, Texas. He began his professional career in New York City in the early 1980s. His art has been widely exhibited in America and Europe and h...
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1990s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Paint, Oil

Enrico baj (1924–2003) - Il Generale Bazooka - Mixed media - 1973
Located in Varese, IT
Mixed media polymaterial color screen printing on paper with applications and glitter, coloured powder and flocking on handmade paper, Edited in 1973 limited edition in 250 exemplars...
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1970s Abstract Mixed Media

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Screen

The Harbor From Banner Hill
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nell Blaine (1922-1996) American Original India Ink and Wash titled "The Harbor from Banner Hill" The sight size is 17 x 27 inches. Signed and dated 1986 lower right and again verso...
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1980s Abstract Mixed Media

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India Ink, Watercolor

"14/10" abstract acrylique, COLLAGE, on linen canvas, 100x120cm
Located in Saint Pol de Léon, Bretagne
"The background of the painting was worked with a relief and bridges that refer to the solidity of granite. From this telluric force, I draw a great energy and a generous feeling of ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Marble, Sandstone

AWH 340 - Abstract Minimalist Textured Layered Colorfield Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bernhard Zimmer produces deeply layered, subtly textured abstract paintings that contain diametrically opposed elements—order and chaos, abstraction and representation, boldness and ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Spanish Moon - Abstract Geometric Form, Hand Painted Welded Steel Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
This dynamic table sized sculpture is created from sheets of steel, welded together in an abstract geometric pattern bright blue, orange, purple and yellow dominate and are balanced ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Steel

"Amato 1" Contemporary Neutral Toned Gestural Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Neutral toned gestural abstract painting by contemporary artist Ian Francis. The work features a variety of gestural marks in black and tan, accented by an orange line. Signed by the...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media

MH I (old pink gold grey grid painting abstract wood neutrals optical art)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Melisa Taylor Metzger’s MH I is a striking large-scale optical spray painting on wood, created through pyrography, airbrushed paint, stencils, and a removed tape grid. The piece vibr...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Spray Paint, Wood Panel, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic

Earthy – Nordic Abstract Acrylic Painting in Grounded Green Contemporary Minimal
Located in Lahti, FI
Introducing EMMI IIDA: Visionary Artist and Sound Alchemist Emmi Iida is a visual artist, sound healer, and multi-modal creative whose work blends art, spirituality, and transformat...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Acrylic

For Finn, Small Works No. 69, green geometric abstraction, work on paper
Located in New York, NY
Between September 2018 and April 2019, I created 100 small paintings consecutively. I endeavored to make nothing else and viewed the project as an opportunity to experiment and solid...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Watercolor, Wood Panel, Color Pencil, Graphite

Paul Manes - Untitled Landscape, Painting 2024
Located in Stamford, CT
Paul Manes was born May 4, 1948, in Austin, Texas. He began his professional career in New York City in the early 1980s. His art has been widely exhibited in America and Europe and h...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Paint, Oil

Dead Eyed Cowboy
Located in Tulsa, OK
Original art by John Randall Nelson depicting a cowboy with characteristics of Pop Art and Folk Art combined with a whimsical, illustrative style. The vibrant colors, cartoonish figu...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

Maggie Laporte Banks, It takes allsorts, Original Art, Abstract Art, Art Online
Located in Deddington, GB
Maggie Laporte Banks. It takes allsorts. Acrylic, collage, graffiti spray paint, carborundum, monoprint. H. 50 cm x W. 50 cm. x D 2 cm , unframed. Insitu images are purely an indicat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Monoprint

Diva - Original Medium Size Abstract Organic Form Redwood Sculpture on Wood Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Joe Garnero’s medium of choice for his winding abstract wood sculptures is reclaimed Redwood roots, which he finds along the northern California coast. The distinct curving shapes of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Steel

ABSTRACT Contemporary Artist French Rose Madone New Artwork forms earth colors
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of A...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pigment

Hushed Moment 5
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Encaustic on panel. It's simple; I create art because it makes me happy. I try not to overthink the process of what I’m painting and let my intuition be my guide. I love laying do...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Encaustic

Original Marlene Tseng Yu Abstract, Signed and Dated 1971
Located in New York, NY
Marlene Tseng Yu (Taiwanese-American, b. 1936) Untitled, 1971 Mixed media Framed: 37 x 48 in. Marlene Tseng Yu was born in Taiwan in 1937 and came to the U.S. in 1963. From 1969 to...
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1970s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

AWH 337 - Abstract Minimalist Textured Layered Colorfield Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bernhard Zimmer produces deeply layered, subtly textured abstract paintings that contain diametrically opposed elements—order and chaos, abstraction and representation, boldness and ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Rick Lewis - Box of Strings, Painting 2023
Located in Stamford, CT
Box of Strings Oil, bitumen, graphite, marble powder, burlap on canvas 72" X 60" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the med...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Marble

Infinite Drifter 4
Located in Dallas, TX
textile & mixed media
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Muslin, Silk, Nylon

White On Black - Impasto Inspired Textural Thick Acrylic Paint Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Shibori Sky, " Mixed Media Collage
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Fabric, Silk, Wood

AWH 349 - Abstract Minimalist Textured Layered Colorfield Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bernhard Zimmer produces deeply layered, subtly textured abstract paintings that contain diametrically opposed elements—order and chaos, abstraction and representation, boldness and ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

"Edge" -- Abstract painting by Aimée Farnet Siegel on canvas, 2023
Located in New Orleans, LA
Driven by her love of materials and process, New Orleans artist Aimée Farnet Siegel works with color, line, and form through the building and manipulation of paper, paint, and canvas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

CC 102 - Blue green abstract geometric 3D wall circular sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Anna Kruhelska is a visual artist and architect working across fields of art and design. She creates abstract, three-dimensional paper wall reliefs that startle in their intricacy an...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Plywood, Acrylic

Sweet Dreams - Original Colorful Expressive Contemporary Abstract Art on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Original Mixed Media Collage Titled FS3534ct14
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
mixed media collage by renown artist Cecil Touchon paper is 22 x 30 in size image/art 12 x 18 signed verso Cecil Touchon Born 1956 Austin, Texas is a contemporary American colla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

Contemporary Red, Brown, Tan, and Black Geometric Hard-Edge Abstract Painting 1
Located in Houston, TX
Geometric abstract painting by contemporary artist Stephanie Beukers. The work features layers of hard-edged shapes in red, brown, tan, and black set against a light background. Curr...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Acrylic

MH II (grey gold tan grid optical painting abstract wood neutrals patterns)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Melisa Taylor Metzger’s MH II is a hauntingly immersive optical spray painting on wood, executed with pyrography, airbrushed paint, stencils, and a removed tape grid. The composition...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Spray Paint, Wood Panel, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic

Light Remains — Conceptual Text Painting in Ornate Frame by Emmi Iida
Located in Lahti, FI
“Light Remains” is an original 50 x 40 cm acrylic and mixed-media painting on canvas by Finnish multidisciplinary artist Emmi Iida, known for her emotionally intelligent and minimali...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Pencil

Superplasticizer
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Resin coated and mounted to layers of plywood, these digital/mixed media ‘picture objects’ represent interpretations of contemporary visual culture charmed by minimalism, modernism, ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment

Paravela
Located in Napa, CA
René Romero Schuler is an American painter and sculptor who creates powerful images that speak to the complexities of the human condition and the spirit that connects all human being...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Oil

Pat Lay, DM414161212, 2016, Rice Paper, Digital Print
Located in Darien, CT
In the last decade Pat Lay’s artwork has focused on technological metaphors of the human experience. In this series of digital collages, digital images scanned from computer circuit ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Silver Leaf

Abstract Ferm 22 Painting by Joseph Conrad-Ferm, Acrylic Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Ferm 22 by Joseph Conrad-Ferm, 2022 Mixed Media 80 × 60 in 203.2 × 23.6 cm
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media

"Purple Passion" mixed media abstract with textural purples, turquoise, and gold
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Purple Passion" s a beautiful luminous abstract painting by Nancy Eckels. It exhibits the bold colors and textures that her work is known for, featuring textural purples, turquois...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Other Medium

Contemporary textured abstract original mixed media painting, minimalist
Located in Maricopa, AZ
A stunning original abstract by the late Svetlana Shalygina with heavy texture on top and subtle dark grey crackle on bottom with a white band in the middle. This contemporary mixed ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Pen, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Green-Toned Mixed Media on Canvas, Concrete and Sand, 2025 - Untitled 1811241
Located in Bruxelles, BE
This unique piece was made by Roan Van Oort in 2024. With a strong focus on simplicity and timelessness, he consciously chooses natural materials, characterized by a certain fragilit...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Concrete, Sandstone

Potato Blossom: Earth s Generosity.series : Plants That Feed Us
Located in Zofingen, AG
“The Flower That Feeds” belongs to the series “Plants That Feed Us” and is painted in oil with an embroidered inscription that merges text and image into a single fabric of cultural ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Oil

A Puzzlement - abstract blue white beige brown painting and collage on panel
Located in New York, NY
Deborah T Colter is a contemporary abstract painter who lives on the Island of Martha’s Vineyard. Deborah graduated from the Rhode Island School o...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Untitled
Located in PARIS, FR
A magnificent work in Indian ink and "levi" ink, counter glued on strong paper and accompanied by a certificate from the Zao Wou-Ki Foundation. Zao Wou-Ki was born in Beijing on 1 F...
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1990s Abstract Mixed Media

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India Ink, Rice Paper

Never-Ending Spiral - Mixed Media by Jannis Kounellis - 2008
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph realized by Yannis Kounellis in occasion of the Olympic Games of Beijing, China, in 2008. Hand signed and numbered, perfect condition. This work is from the portfolio Th...
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Early 2000s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Sunflower Ray Yellow-Emerald Green-Fire Earth Red-Deep Ocean Blue Totem grouping
Located in Quebec, Quebec
This Quadriptych totem is a 4-piece ensemble that was created between January and April 2024 by the artist using a mix of techniques including airbrush, stencilling and pyrography. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Spray Paint

7517 - Mixed Media by Renato Spagnoli - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
7517 is an artwork made by the Italian artist  Renato Spagnoli  (Livorno, 1928-Livorno, 2019) in 1975. Mixed media.  Hand signed, titled and dated on the back. 
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1970s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

"Pastel Party" mixed media abstract with textural blues, yellow, and lavender
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Pastel Party" is a beautiful luminous abstract painting by Nancy Eckels. It exhibits the bold colors and textures that her work is known for. Soft, quiet pastel color is applied t...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Other Medium

Subaquatic Canyon - Abstract Expressionist on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Subaquatic Canyon - Abstract Expressionist on Paper Abstract in bold blue and red with textures created by salt in India ink and watercolor, by California-based artist Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century). Bonus sketch on verso of a person's face, perhaps a self-portrait of the artist. Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work. Paper size: 17.75"H x 12"W From a collection of Ricardo de Silva's work and memorabilia. DeSilva was a gallery owner, first in Santa Barbara in the 1960's and 70's, then in San Jose in the 1980's. He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra...
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1980s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, India Ink

Undulating Alignment
Located in Dallas, TX
burnt lines, logwood dyed fabric on indigo & madder dyed paper
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Engraving

William DeKoornbolt "Wonton Malice" Original Mixed Media Abstract Painting c.198
Located in San Francisco, CA
William DeKoornbolt "Wonton Malice" Original Mixed Media Abstract Painting c.1981 Fine mixed media abstract painting by noted artist William DeKoo...
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Late 19th Century Abstract Mixed Media

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Fabric, Canvas, Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

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Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract mixed media available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add mixed media created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Francisco Nicolás, Melisa Taylor Metzger, Aimée Farnet Siegel, and Franco DeFrancesca. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Mixed Media and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract mixed media, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for mixed media made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1 and tops out at $385,000, while the average work sells for $2,221.

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