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Medium: Oil
Hunt Slonem "Left Wing" Single Orange Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Left Wing" Single Orange Bunny
A single rabbit gestured in black on an orange background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 8 x 6 inches
Framed: 11 x 9 inches
*Painting is fr...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Vintage American Modernist Signed Abstract Expressionist Figural Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract expressionist figural painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Impressionist Landscape Giltwood Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 20 by 24 inches overall, and 16 by 20 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. ...
Category
1940s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract 2580
Located in Zofingen, AG
This striking abstract painting features a dynamic interplay of colors and textures, commanding attention with its vertical orientation. Bold streaks of black cascade down the center...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"Landscape" Contemporary Art Made in Italy by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
mixed media on canvas
50x50 cm
2018
Ready to Hang
Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, where she lives and works. She graduated in Painting at the Aca...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
$1,576 Sale Price
20% Off
Nature
s Quietude, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This painting offers a moody, atmospheric view where land and sky seem to blur into one. Quick, expressive brushstrokes suggest movement across the scene, as ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract 2549
Located in Zofingen, AG
Experience the calming beauty of "Abstract 2549," an original abstract acrylic painting inspired by the soft tones of a summer evening sky.
This artwork blends pastel pinks, blues, yellows, and lilacs into a harmonious composition, perfect for adding a touch of serenity to your home or office.
⭐ Artist : Alex Senchenko © 2025
Title: Abstract 2549
📐 Size: 120cm. x 100cm.
🖌️ Medium: Professional Gallery Canvas, Acrylic Paints
Original Painting on a 4cm. Deep
"GALLERY WRAP" Stretched Canvas
🎨 Style: Abstract Contemporary Modern Wall Art...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"An Urgent Man" (Abstract, Black
White, Figurative Oil Painting, Neutral Tone)
Located in Paris, IDF
AN URGENT MAN
2020
Paris, France
Oil and acrylic on canvas portray a ‘derbyed’ man attempting to shed the weighted armor of his obligations and persona. A very loose nod to the character from René Magritte’s 1964 painting, ‘The Son of Man...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Gorgeous Abstract Expressionist Figures by Syril Frank
Located in New York, NY
Syril Frank (American, 1929-2021)
Untitled, c. 1970s/80s
Oil on canvas
Framed: 21 3/4 x 25 2/3 x 1 in.
This fantastic painting in the abstract expressionist style loosely depicts a ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Huge French Contemporary Modernist Abstract Oil Painting Cafe Chairs Bistro
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed by Jacqueline VERDET (French, 1931-2023)
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 36 x 29 inches
condition: the work is in overall very sound and good con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Impressionist French Harbour Scene with Lighthouse and Fishing Boats at Piriac
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist French Harbour Scene with Lighthouse and Fishing Boats at Piriac
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 10.5 x 7.5 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframe...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstraction. Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic, Polish art
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract painting by Polish artist living in USA Monika Rossa. Painting in style of gestural abstraction with dynamic brush strokes and shapes. Do to the composition, the artwork can...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Modern British Symbolist Oil Painting Trees Dappled Light in Woodland
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Contemporary British artist, 21st century
oil on canvas , unframed
size: 23 x 28 inches
This came from a private collection of artworks, Surrey, England
The painting is in overall v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Abstract Expressionist Large Colorful Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Measuring 16 by 36 inches.
Category
1960s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Oil Painting of Rustic Kitchen Scene with Copper Pot and Onions
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Rustic Kitchen Scene with Copper Pot and Onions
Artist: Roland Pichard
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 14 (height) x 10.5 (width), ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Dancing with the Stars in Paris" Figure in 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
Oil, Archival Paper, Mixed Media
Hunt Slonem "Lime" Black Outline Bunny on Green
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Lime" Black Outline Bunny on Green
A single rabbit gestured in black on a light green background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 13 x 8 inches
Framed: 22 x 17 inches
*Pain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Abstract Landscape - Field of Green, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Sage green stretches across the foreground, evoking a lively abstract field. Blue, rust, and black tones shape the horizon in the distance. Expressive strokes a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original-Constant Gardener-British Awarded Artist-Large Oil-gold leaf landscape
Located in London, GB
Constant Gardener belongs to two of Shizico Yi’s long-term projects: Constant Gardener and Memory Landscape Series, both initiated in 2015. Across these bodies of work, Yi explores t...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$4,258 Sale Price
20% Off
Vargas-Suarez Universal
Syntax 18
Located in New York, NY
Syntax 18 (2023)
Acrylic gouache, oil enamel on paper
12x10 inches
Signed and dated by the artist on verso
Vargas-Suarez Universal (b. 1972) is an artist based between New York Cit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Gouache, Archival Paper
Abstract Oil Painting by Roohi Saleem
Words Vs Action I
Located in White Plains, NY
'Words Vs Action I' 2025 by Roohi Saleem. Oil and oil sticks on canvas, 66 x 44 in. This pastel painting is constructed as a dense compostition of abstract forms, featuring various s...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil
Reciprocal Impact, Abstract Oil Painting
By Heidi Hybl
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Blues and creams blend seamlessly to create a tranquil, abstract seascape. Artist Heidi Hybl experiments with asymmetrical compositions and gestures, applyin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Changing Wind, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Sarah Parsons paints a colorful abstract in expressive colors and dynamic painterly strokes. Deep shades of royal blue diverge from a dreamy haze of po...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
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
Canvas, Oil
$1,020 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century French Surrealist Oil Painting Cubist Abstract Beautiful Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figurative Abstract
French School, signed
oil painting on canvas
overall size: 23.5 X 32
condition: overall very good and pleasing
provenance: from a private collection of this arti...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Untitled II" Original Oil on Canvas (Part of Set) Signed and Dated by Artist
Located in Chesterfield, MI
"Untitled Abstract II" is an Original Oil on Canvas by G. CURTIS. The piece is part of a set. It measures 49.5 x 37.5 x 1 inches with frame. It is signed and dated by the artist. The...
Category
1980s Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Purple Haze" Pink Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Purple Haze" Pink Bunny
A single rabbit gestured in black on a pink background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 8 x 6 inches
Framed: 10.5 x 8.5 inches
*Painting is framed -...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Abstract Pastel Regatta Scene with Sailboats on Calm Water
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Pastel Regatta Scene with Sailboats on Calm Water
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 13 x 16.25 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed
Condition: The pa...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Polzeath Surfers, Cornwall, Original painting, Oil on canvas, Coastal art, Beach
Located in Deddington, GB
Polzeath Surfers is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley Painted in the Artist's Gloucestershire Studio, Polzeath Surfers is Inspired by a trip to Cornwall last Summer. Photograph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1960s "House with Yellow Windows" Encaustic Oil Paint Abstract NYC Artist
Located in Arp, TX
Martin Rosenthal
"House with Yellow Windows"
c. 1960s
Encaustic & Oil paint on paper
20"x13" unframed
Signed and dated in ink lower left
Martin Rosent...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Encaustic, Oil
Contemporary Abstract Figurative Mixed Media Drawing Pink Neutral Danny Avidan
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Danny Avidan’s paintings explore the tension between form and formlessness, using it as a way to reflect on the body and the creative process. His expressive gestures continuously at...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Oil, Pencil, Pigment, Handmade Paper
Signed Abstract Expressionist Original Oil Painting Mid Century New York School
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 7L x 5H.
Category
1960s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
1950’s French Surrealist Signed Oil Painting Cubist Blue Green Cream Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tristan Fabris 1950's, French Surrealist artist
Abstract Surrealist Figurative study
oil on canvas, framed
signed and dated 55'
inscribed verso
framed: 25 x 33 inches
canvas: 23 x 32...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Diptych II-Impasto-Jardin d
Hiver-British Awarded Artist-Impression
Located in London, GB
Jardin d'Hiver Series is Shizico Yi's latest collection, created in her winter studio while longing for the summer left behind. Reflecting on the vibrant days spent painting en plein...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Untitled XLVI by Ferle - Large abstract painting, red and dark blue tones, color
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XLVI is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sightseer - Contemporary Abstract Landscape Pattern Stripes Leaves Lilac, 2023
By Gabe Brown
Located in Kent, CT
Contemporary abstract landscape painting in oil on linen mounted on panel with carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in prismatic colors against a light pin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Black Diamond (Dust)" Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Black Diamond (Dust)" Bunnies
Multiple bunnies gestured in black and white on a black Diamond Dust background
Unframed
Hunt Slonem is a well-renowned American artist k...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Glass, Resin, Oil
"Some Surmount" (abstract, dynamic, floral, sky, clouds, blue, blush, pink)
Located in Paris, IDF
SOME SURMOUNT
2024
Paris, France
This charming painting on canvas visually represents the notion of being unshackled from a burden, and an ascension from a darker place. A black, e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
An Abstraction in the Primary Colors
Located in San Francisco, CA
Modest in life—the artist signed quite discreetly with the initials GAC—but bold on the canvas. This abstract is easy to embrace, depending only on primary colors. (Remember those th...
Category
1970s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Corner Street No. 2" by Hiroshi Sato, Original Painting, Abstract Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's "Corner Street No. 2" (2024) is an original oil on canvas artwork, measuring 36 x 28 inches.
"Corner Street #2" is sold unframed but is ready to hang. This unique art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spray Paint Abstraction
Located in New York, NY
Oil and spray paint on canvas
23 1/4 x 24 in.
Framed: 25 3/4 x 25 3/4 x 2 in.
Signed lower right
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint
$1,500
"Situated" Black Outline Bunny on Mint Green Background Oil Painting 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 black bunny on a Mint green background with thick use of paint. In...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Hunt Slonem "Lawn Nap" Light Green Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Lawn Nap" Light Green Bunny
A single rabbit gestured in black on a light green background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 8 x 6 inches
Framed: 10.5 x 8.5 inches
*Painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Untitled XXXIII by Ferle - Large abstract painting, red and blue, colourful
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XXXIII is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed a...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Abstract Original Painting - Blue Calligraphy on Crimson Water
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Abstract Original Painting - Blue Calligraphy on Crimson Water in Oil and Tempera on Paper
Wonderful Bay Area abstract composition by San Francisco's artist Honora Berg ...
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Tempera
NYC Panorama-original abstract cityscape-landscape oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
Step into the vibrant energy of New York City with Alex Hook K...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
AWH 315 - Original Abstract Blue Minimalist Layered 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
Little Red House by Eleanor Woolley
Located in Deddington, GB
original
Oil Paint on Canvas
Image size: H:70 cm x W:100 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:70 cm x W:100 cm x D:2cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu images are purely an indi...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Oil Painting of Olive Trees in a Serene Landscape with Distant Hills
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Olive Trees in a Serene Landscape with Distant Hills
Artist: Roland Pichard
Signed: Bottom right
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Entanglement" Abstracted Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Westport, CT
In Entanglement, Bri Custer distills the essence of the forest into layered forms and expressive brushwork. Rooted in observation yet propelled by abstraction, this oil painting conj...
Category
2010s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"My Heart Rocks" Oil and Mixed Media with Gold Pop Painting on Canvas Framed
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 Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
Original Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Art New York "Noah
s Ark"
By Jay Milder
Located in Portland, OR
Modern abstract painting acrylic and oil paint, by the celebrated New York artist, Jay Milder (B. 1934), Titled "Noah's Ark II", 1989.
Milder is an abstract painter who made a signi...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Oil
You are what Dreams are made of - Contemporary Architecture Oil Painting
Located in DE
Lilly Muth's architectural paintings transport viewers on a visual journey to a different world, where imagination knows no bounds and the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original-Sunset Song-en plein air Oil-British Awarded Artist-Lime Tree vs sunset
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 work is a meditation on seeing without looking ...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
1960 Italy Abstract Painting and Paper Collage by Ermete Lancini
Located in Brescia, IT
This stunning abstract artwork was made in 1960, by the well known Italian artist Ermete Lancini.
The artwork is a painting and a collage with fabric and other glued elements on the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Paper, Oil, Cardboard
Ojurin Fadeyi (Yaba) -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa Street View
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Aze...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Standing Figure: Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting by John Emanuel
By John Emanuel
Located in Brecon, Powys
Large oil on paper by this well collected British artist. Signed and dated 1980 lower left. Superb example of this artists work. Behind glass in excellent condition, new mount origin...
Category
1980s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Large Scale Neo-Expressionist Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Compelling and large scale neo-expressionist figurative painting by San Jose, California area artist Daniel David Fuentes (American, 20th century), Circa 1995. Unsigned. From a colle...
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,320 Sale Price
20% Off
"Red Tulip - Belle Terre" Red Tulip on Gold Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's newest series, Tulips. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a Red Tulip on a golden background with thick use of paint. It is housed in ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
Dante
s Summer - Vibrant Red Orange Atmospheric Abstract 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
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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