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Medium: Oil
Hawaii Coral Reef
Located in Zofingen, AG
* Title: Hawaii Coral Reef
* Size: 12 x 8 inches
* Materials: oil, stretched canvas, palette knife
* Shipping: gallery standards packaging, express ship...
Category
2010s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Marcel Mouly- original oil entitled "Le Cheval Blanc"
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Marcel Mouly was the last student of Pablo Picasso and painted this abstract original oil in Paris in 1968.
The image size is 10" by 13.5"
The frame size is 20.5" by 26"
Le Cheval ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Expressionist Portrait Oil Painting "Woman Seated in Yellow Armchair"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A large, unique, abstracted portrait oil painting on stretched Belgian linen canvas, ready to hang. Framing options available on request.
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Jungle Bouquet By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Jungle Bouquet - Abstract Paintings - still-life Modern Art By Marc Zimmerman
This masterwork is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
Marc Zimmerman creates playful pain...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Making Peace, Abstract Large Original Painting on Canvas, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Voskan Galstian
Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year: 2024
Style: Abstract Art,
Title: Making Peace
Size: 48" x 71" x 1....
Category
2010s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Mid-Century Abstract Geometric Painting in Green and Black
Located in Beachwood, OH
Leonard Lieb (American, 1912-1977)
Abstract in Green and Black, c. 1950
Oil on masonite
Signed lower center
48 x 24 inches
Leonard Lieb was a Pittsburgh painter of genre scenes who ...
Category
1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Personal Equation" Jimmy Ernst, Abstract Surrealism, Black, Red, Blue, White
By Jimmy Ernst
Located in New York, NY
Jimmy Ernst
Personal Equation, 1950
Signed and dated lower right
Oil on canvas
41 x 39 1/2 inches
Provenance:
Laurel Gallery, New York
Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York
Collection ...
Category
1940s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$28,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Blues Overlapping Orange 47 x 47 Abstract Art Bold Colors $4400 Geometric
Located in Houston, TX
Blues Overlapping Orange 47 x 47 Abstract Art Bold Colors $4400 Geometric Shapes
Other painting by Marilyn Biles shown in images
As life often does, the life of Marilyn Biles h...
Category
1990s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Cubist Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive mid 20th century cubist abstract. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1950s Cubist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$980 Sale Price
20% Off
"Nights in Paris" Abstract Figure w Gown Haute Couture Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Contemporary French Cubist Portrait Multicoloured Original Large Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Portrait, Multicoloured, Original Oil Painting
By French artist Beatrice Werlie, early 21st Century
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
Canvas size: 21.5 x 18 inches
Sensationa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cherry Chewing Gum Framed Photorealistic Pop Art Oil Painting in Crimson Tones
By María Magán
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Cherry Chewing Gum is a framed photorealistic pop art painting by María Magán, part of her Chicles series. Created in oil on canvas, the work depicts a folded, glossy red object floa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Quintessence, Abstract Realism Horse Painting, pink palette, design texture
Located in Dallas, TX
"Quintessence" is a gorgeous and powerful oil painting of a horse, perfect for equestrians or design lovers! Artist Eric Robitaille uses a rich realist technique to draw focus on the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Spa" Black Outline Bunny on Teal Blue Oil Painting on Panel in Antique Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on Teal Blue background with thick use of paint. It is...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
abstract 3, 1954 - Oil on canvas, 92x65 cm.
By François Jousselin
Located in Nice, FR
Abstract oil painting on canvas by the french painter François Jousselin. Not framed. Signed and dated 1954
François Jousselin, né à Laval le 27 octobre 1926 ...
Category
1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original-Dahlias in Dusk-Gold Leaf and oil-British Awarded Artist-abstract
Located in London, GB
With strokes of Gold, Oil, Gesso and Acrylic, Shizico painted a visual symphony of abstract expression in this on-going series [Landscape Memories]; it's a part of her [Sunlit Series...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique American Impressionist Winter Landscape Snow Scene Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist winter landscape snow scene oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 20H by 24L.
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beach - Landscape Painting by Giampaolo Talani
Located in Carmel, CA
Giampaolo Talani (1955-2018)
The "mad scientist" of the art world, Talani created art out of virtually everything he touched. After completing his training at the Florence Academy of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Into the Weekend by Barbara Schaumann - Contemporary Abstract Cubistic Painting
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Impressionist Fishing Harbor Sailboat Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist coastal seascape painting. Oil on board. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a gold giltwood molding. Excellent condition, ready ...
Category
1920s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$540 Sale Price
20% Off
A Cubist "Nob Hill" Becomes San Francisco
s "Oz"
By Jean Kalisch
Located in San Francisco, CA
San Francisco’s elegant Nob Hill caught the eye of Japanese-born, Californian painter Jean Kalisch ((1912-1995). In this atmospheric cityscape, the artist has rendered the famously e...
Category
1960s Cubist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Falling Fire - Muted Color Atmospheric Abstract Alluring Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Whirl Wind (Abstract, Expressive, Fun, Colorful, Warm, ~40% OFF - LIMITED TIME)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katherine Bello
Whirl Wind
Mixed Media on Canvas
2025
Size: 24 x 48 inches (60.96 x 121.92cm)
Signed and titled by hand
COA provided
*on stretcher frame, ready to hang.
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Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Stretcher Bars
I Dream Of You
Located in Los Angeles, CA
John Randall Nelson’s paintings are layered with his own personal language consisting of patterns, symbols, and archetypes that may not make any literal sense but play on subconsciou...
Category
2010s Pop Art Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Panel
Subway Sonnet #138 - Large Mixed Media Abstract Expressionism Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The surfaces Susan Washington works with are derived from her memories of the graffitied subway car, public telephone booths, and rolling steel cages that secure neighborhood stores ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint
Lost Garden, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Hints of botanicals, sky and earth; this painting was done with quality oil paints and cold wax on linen. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate o...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
MELT
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
I can make commissioned works_
-Specialist in large painting___
_ intuitive painting, trying to share the happiness of the creating experience. thank you,
Ángel Rivas
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
$1,197
Untitled oil on canvas painting Abstract Expressionism
By Deyan Valkov
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Untitled
Artist: Deyan Valkov
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 24 x 20 inches
Year: 2002 (signed on the artwork)
Frame: Unframed
Style: Abstract Expressionism
Description of...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$958 Sale Price
60% Off
Magical Box Large Abstract On Wood Panel
By Nicholas Wilton
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Magical Box Large Abstract On Wood Panel
Nicholas Wilton
Nicholas Wilton Born 1961, San Francisco, CA. Is known for vibrant abstract paintings that delve into themes of nature, personal experience, and emotional complexity. His work, described as “visual poetry,” is characterized by rich color, texture, and organic forms, creating a complex visual weave that reflects the underlying feelings and intricacies of life. Informed by spontaneity and a balance of opposites, his paintings emphasize the accuracy of feeling over literal representation. Wilton studied at the College of Creative Studies in Santa Barbara, California, and earned a BFA from the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena. His work has been chosen for a stamp by the U.S. Postal Service, and featured on book covers such as The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. Wilton also founded Art 2 Life, a program dedicated to nurturing creativity and artistic development through workshops and classes.
EDUCATION
1979-1983 College of Creative Studies, University of Santa Barbara, CA
1983-1986 Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
EXHIBITIONS
2014 Solo Exhibition Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013 Solo Exhibition Campton Gallery, New York City, NY
2012 Solo Exhibition Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011 Solo Exhibition Costello Childs Gallery, Scottsdale Three Person Show Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV
2010 Solo Exhibition Gallatin River Gallery, Big Sky, MT Solo Exhibition:
Selby Fleetwood Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Solo Exhibition gallery Jones...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Oil
"Floreale N°2 " olio su tela cm. 37 x 58 1935
Located in Torino, IT
Futurista,Decò,Liberty
ARTURO CIACELLI
(Arnara, 1883 - Venezia, 1966)
Florale n.2, 1935
Oil on canvas 58x37 cm
Signed and dated lower left "Ciacelli - 35 -"
On the reverse, cartou...
Category
1930s Futurist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$15,811 Sale Price
44% Off
Meditation 2 - Minimalist Abstract - Small Painting - Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Meditation 2 - Minimalist Abstract - Small Painting - Marc Zimmerman
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Marc Zimmerman is a visiona...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
AWH 214 - Original Abstract Expressionist Red Colorfield Oil Painting
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Summer Talk II (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Summer Talk II (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
German artist Petra Schott uses colour, lines, and sh...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woodlands
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$14,750
Dexter
s Choice State II, signed mixed media watercolor (unique variant), Framed
By Larry Zox
Located in New York, NY
Larry Zox
Dexter's Choice, State II, ca. 1990
Mixed media, Watercolor pochoir, and Oil stick Wax, Water-Based Crayons, on heavy Arches museum watercolor rag paper with deckled edges
...
Category
1990s Color-Field Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Mixed Media, Oil, Watercolor, Graphite, Monoprint
Yellow Diamond Dust Bunny with Resin Oil Painting on Wood Panel Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a light yellow bunny on a yellow background with thick use of paint ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel
H.M. Saffer II, "Harvest Patterns", 30x24 Pointillist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Landscape painting "Harvest Patterns" 30x24 by artist H.M. Saffer II. Painted in the style of pointillism, a series of tiny painted brushstrokes , this colorful oil painting depicts...
Category
2010s Pointillist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Hunt Slonem "Humming Bill" Hummingbirds and Flowers in Pink and Green
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Humming Bill" Hummingbirds and Flowers in Pink and Green
A group of hummingbirds gestured in green with red and pink flowers on a bright pink background in a vintage fra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Antique American Modernist New York City Brooklyn Bridge Scene Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 24L x 18H.
Category
1950s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
AWH 191 - Original Abstract Expressionist Yellow Colorfield Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bernhard Zimmer's abstract paintings transmit the richness of multiple layers of oil paint applied with precision to create an overall composition that holds opposites - order and ch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Les lopins, Green Landscape, Expressionism, Textured, Fields, Oil on canvas
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Choose the color of the frame: black or wood
Framed dimensions: 72 x 88 cm (28.3 x 34.6 in)
Signed by the artist and a certificate is delivred.
Ready to hang
In Les Lopins, French p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$3,737 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Diptych-Sunset Song-British Awarded Artist-Abstract impression-oil
Located in London, GB
Sunset Song Series was created entirely en plein air, painted directly under the dimming light of late-summer and autumn sunsets. This body of work is a meditation on seeing without...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Oil on Canvas “Understander 8” by abstract-figurative artist, Frank Arnold
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract figurative painters and sculptors of our time. He is a living master whose work is considered to be both personal a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Monumental Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 45 by 74 inches overall, and 44 by 73 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. ...
Category
1990s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist Harbour Scene with Fishing Boats and Whitewashed Houses
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Harbour Scene with Fishing Boats and Whitewashed Houses
By Fanch Lel
Size: 15 x 18.25 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on cardboard, unframed
Conditio...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"White Ascension Northern Light" Butterflies Gold Background Oil Painting Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful gold tone landscape. Slonem t...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Morning Magic, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Dorothy Gaziano layers orange and light blue with oil paint and cold wax. Using black to enhance details, she applies marks and scratches, adding contr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Dream Until Your Dream Come True" Abstract Oil and Mixed Media Painting Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils, whisking brush strokes, and thrown paint, Shaoul captures a love story through her paint pallet and abstract expression. The artist explores something new...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Apotheosis (Geometric Abstraction, Minimalism, Josef Albers, Hard Edge)
By Susan Kiefer
Located in Kansas City, MO
Susan Kiefer
Apotheosis
Oil on Canvas
Year: 2022
Size: 48x36x1.35in
Signed by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1050
Though born and raised in Kansas City,...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
$3,120 Sale Price
51% Off
AWH 163 - Original Figurative Abstract Still Life Soothing Floral Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bernhard Zimmer has created a positive stir at major international art fairs (Art Basel, Kunst Köln, etc.). His lively and mysterious compositions pique the taste of the serious art ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil
Antique American School Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school abstract expressionist painting. Oil on board. Signed. In excellent original condition. Nicely framed in a period wood molding. Excellent condition, read...
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Atmospheric Landscape Abstraction Nature — Federica Furbelli, Oil on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Federica Furbelli (1988, Varese, Italy) is a visual artist based in Mallorca whose practice centers on psychogeography, exploring drift, movement, and the relationship between nature...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
The Night Butterfly, Dancing Alone - Blue abstract expressionist painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
"The Night Butterfly, Dancing Alone" is a beautiful deep blue and white expressionist painting, a butterfly's wing in the night.
I wonder and dream often of the natural world we huma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Muted Woodland Soft Abstract Landscape Painting Earth Tones by Federica Furbelli
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Federica Furbelli (1988, Varese, Italy) is a visual artist based in Mallorca whose practice centers on psychogeography, exploring drift, movement, and the relationship between nature...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
By Rainy Night
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting 'By Rainy Night' captures the moody beauty of a rainy night in the city. The reflections dance on the slick pavement, and the blurred lights glow like distant stars. Sha...
Category
2010s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
House of Peacock Ore, 2020, surreal abstract gemstone crystal 30x30 oil painting
By Loren Abbate
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"House of Peacock Ore" (2020) is an abstract geometric oil and acrylic painting on canvas by Loren Abbate. It is a square shaped piece and measures 30 inc...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Original Oil Painting of Istanbul’s Blue Mosque with Reflection and Bird
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Istanbul’s Blue Mosque with Reflection and Bird
Artist: Roland Pichard
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
AWH 287 - Original Abstract Yellow Expressionist Modern Colorfield Oil Painting
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, 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 inches overall and 16 by 20 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Hands...
Category
1970s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Winter Lake Landscape - Large Modern Swedish Abstract Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful large mid 20th century oil on canvas abstract winter landscape by Swedish artist Gunnar Nordstrom.
Excellent quality and condition composition with strong and vibrant i...
Category
1970s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Abstract Oil Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs
With original abstract oil paintings, bring audacious experiments with color and textures to your living room, dining room or home office.
Whether they're large or small, abstract paintings will stand out in your space, encouraging conversation and introducing a museum-like atmosphere that’s welcoming and conducive to creating memorable gatherings.
Abstract art has origins in 19th-century Europe, but it came into its own as a significant movement during the 20th century. Early practitioners of abstraction included Wassily Kandinsky, although painters were exploring nonfigurative art prior to the influential Russian artist’s efforts, which were inspired by music and religion. Abstract painters endeavored to create works that didn’t focus on the outside world’s conventional subjects, and even when artists depicted realistic subjects, they worked in an abstract mode to do so.
In 1940s-era New York City, a group of painters working in the abstract mode created radical work that looked to European avant-garde artists as well as to the art of ancient cultures, prioritizing improvisation, immediacy and direct personal expression. While they were never formally affiliated with one another, we know them today as Abstract Expressionists.
The male contingent of the Abstract Expressionists, which includes Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Robert Motherwell, is frequently cited in discussing leading figures of this internationally influential postwar art movement. However, the women of Abstract Expressionism, such as Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell and others, were equally involved in the art world of the time. Sexism, family obligations and societal pressures contributed to a long history of their being overlooked, but the female Abstract Expressionists experimented vigorously, developed their own style and produced significant bodies of work.
When you've found the work(s) you'd like to bring into your home, think about how you want to arrange the art. If you’re working with a small living space, a colorful, oversize work can create depth in a given room, but there isn’t any need to overwhelm your interior with a sprawling pièce de résistance. Colorful abstractions of any size can pop against a white wall in your living room, but if you’re working with a colored backdrop, you may wish to stick to colors that complement the decor that is already in the space. Alternatively, let your painting make a statement on its own, regardless of its surroundings, or group it, gallery-style, with other works.
On 1stDibs, you’ll find a wide range of original abstract oil paintings along with a guide on how to arrange your wonderful new wall art.
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