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Medium: Oil
Medusa
Located in Dallas, TX
Oil on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Vintage American Modernist Surreal Dry Dock Boat Scene Signed Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted modernist dry dock boat landscape by Karl Soderlund (Born 1962). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
Category
1980s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Burkhardt Abstract Oil On Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Framed abstract oil on canvas, signed and dated 1968 in the lower right corner. Canvas size 30"H x 25"W Gilt-wood frame.
Category
1960s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Abstract 2544
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I poured my emotions through bold acrylic strokes, capturing the interplay of light and shadow with soft pastels and deep blues. The textured layers express a dynamic ...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Caribbean Sea - Original Textured Blue Tone Abstract Landscape Artwork Framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The delicate and poetic artworks of painter Frederic Paul reference his Asian roots in expressive and elaborate compositions. Inspired by the bold colors, spices, flora, and landscap...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Rice Paper
AWH 168 - Original Figurative Abstract Still Life 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, Mixed Media, Oil
Floral Still Life with Shell
By Edgar Levy
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Edgar Levy (1912-1975). Floral Still Life with Shell, ca. 1955. Oil on canvas measuring 28 x 36 inches. Unframed. Signed with artist monogram lower left.
Edgar Levy is remembered ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Modernist Framed Flower Still Life interior Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school modernist still life painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category
1940s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
"
Anticipation" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dan McCaw's (US based) "Anticipation" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an abstracted figure seated within a brown interior.
Artist Statement:
Born: 1942
A solid...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 37 by 25 inches overall, and 36 by 24 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. ...
Category
1990s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Liquid Matter, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Bright, vibrant colors create a dreamlike abstract composition. Primarily painted in soothing blues and greens, the piece features splashes of red that catch the eye. Artist Dorothy Gaziano...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Painting on Canvas by Serg Graff, "Welding Spatter", COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This painting is a vibrant explosion of color and texture, presenting an abstract composition that radiates energy and spontaneity. The canvas is densely packed with swirling lines, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Valley, Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Summer Landscape Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2022
Style: Im...
Category
2010s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Botanist
s Table" Porcelain White Vase with Colorful Flowers Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
An impressionistic depiction of a white porcelain vase with a burst of white, pink, orange, yellow and light red flowers exploding with color and bold marks. Alfaro bridges the Baroq...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Vintage American Modernist Signed Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
This mid-century abstract composition employs a dynamic interplay of geometric planes and gestural brushwork, rendered in a vibrant yet balanced palette of pastel pinks, acid yellow...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Abstract Biomorphic Spanish Bold Modern Oil Painting Angel Ponce de Leon
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstracto Rojo (Red Abstract)
Hand signed and dated 1966
Angel Ponce de León (Spanish-French, 1925-)
The artist, apparently still living in his ...
Category
1960s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary New Abstract Artwork Colors by Artist Christina Gschwantner
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 Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Raw Linen, Oil, Acrylic
Helen Howells. Morning Walk, Original Landscape Painting, Contemporary Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Morning Walk [2021]
Original
Landscapes and seascapes
Oil on Canvas
Image size: H:75 cm x W:120 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:75 cm x W:120 cm x D:3.5cm
Sold Unframed
Please n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Russian Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting Male Nudes in Embrace Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Dual Portrait of Human Connection
Russian artist
signed and dated 1999 oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 28.5 x 36 inches
Canvas: 24 x 31.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
...
Category
1990s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cinderblock II
- Geometric Abstract Painting - Anni Albers - Agnes Martin
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Cinderblock II" is a geometric abstract painting featuring hues of white and orange.
Amanda Brazier creates handmade oil paints from locally harvested ...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Antique American Cubist Abstract Flower Still Life Large Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition, re...
Category
1960s Cubist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
HUGE 1970
S FRENCH CUBIST ABSTRACT SIGNED FRENCH OIL - BRIGHT
COLORFUL NUDE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed lower corner, circa 1980's period.
Title: Cubist abstract composition of figures.
Medium: oil painting, on canvas.
Size: frame: 32.5 x ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem, "Lories", 30x36 Multicolor Textured Bird Oil Painting on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Lories" is a 30x36 blue scored oil painting on canvas of contemporary abstract birds. The colorful birds are in red, green, purple, and yellow. Slonem...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Large Red and Blue Abstract Expressionist Painting by Gustavo Schmidt
Located in Long Island City, NY
A bold Abstract painting by Chilean-born artist Gustavo Schmidt. The red colors seem to jump off the blue background in this oil painting.
Artist: Gustavo Schmidt, Chile (1963 - )...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Refllets suspendus— Abstract Minimalism, Oil Painting, Seaside, Contemporary art
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont is an established French contemporary painter whose works have been featured in solo and group exhibitions across France, Germany, and Canada, including museum shows su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Ghost of the Gardens" (green, floral, vibrant, energetic, abstract landscapes)
Located in Paris, IDF
"Ghosts of the Gardens" is a mysterious and captivating abstract painting, evoking the untamed beauty of wild gardens and chaotic floral motifs with its energetic and loose movement....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic
Abstract Expressionist woman oil on cardboard "Sun-kissed in a red swimsuit"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressionist woman in a red swimsuit was created by the French artist Natalya Mougenot and makes part of her ongoing series dedicated to Women.
Sun Kisse...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Large French 20th Century Abstract Expression Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Marie Deloume (French born 1942)
signed
oil painting on paper stuck on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 20 x 24 inches
condition: overall very good...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil
Pascaline, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This piece is first painted on a transparent sheet with water-based oil. Some of the paint is then removed with a wooden tool in order to create texture. The painting is then print...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Miles Cole, Out of the Night, Abstract Art, Geometric Abstract Art
By Miles Cole
Located in Deddington, GB
Out of the Night [2016]
Original
Abstract
Oil Paint on Canvas
Image size: H:66 cm x W:81 cm
Frame Size: H:71 cm x W:86 cm x D:3.5cm
Sold Framed
Please note that insitu images are pur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Maria Pierides, The Silence of Sound, Mixed Media Art, Affordable Art
Located in Deddington, GB
The Silence of Sound by Maria Pierides [2020]
Original
Oil, oil stick, pastel, wool and wax on deep edge canvas
Image size: H:15 cm x W:15 cm
Complete S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wool, Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Wax, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Red Rover" Single Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Red Rover" Single Bunny
A single rabbit gestured in black on a red background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 8 x 6 inches
Framed: 11 x 9 inches
*Painting is framed - Plea...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Contemporary New Abstract Grey Dots Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner
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 Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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
Contemporary abstract impressionist seascape seaside acrylic painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork "When the blue sky meets the blue sea" is a captivating example of abstract expressionism, where vibrant color and dynamic brushwork coalesce to evoke an emotive landsc...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"Don
t Cry Long" Abstracted and Distorted Self-Portrait, One Crying Eye
Located in Detroit, MI
"Don't Cry Long" is a self-portrait of the artist and an unusual one at that in which the artist portrays herself shedding tears. Perhaps it is an expression of some grief experienced by Ms. Woodlock, but it also admonishes her to not "Cry Long" while at the same time poking fun because of her elongated face and the one lone "long" tear tracing a pattern down her face. In addition to self-portraits, Ethelyn painted commissioned portraits. In this painting her head is cocked and her famous bangs hang down her forehead. Compare two self-portraits, “Up From Under”, and “M’Eyes" to "Don't Cry Long." The major differences are the close facial view and the brilliant blood red paint that fills the entire canvas.
This painting is included in the book, "Dreams Have Wings: An Artist's Journey into Magic and Mystery" printed in the United States, 1985. She describes "Don't Cry Long" as showing how funny looking we are, if we cry too long.
Ethelyn Woodlock...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Original Diptych-Foxgloves in Primary Colours-British Awarded Artist-gold leaf
Located in London, GB
This stunning Original Diptych paintings by Shizico Yi on Canvas includes:
Foxgloves Gold in Blue and Pink and Foxgloves Blue in Pink
Blue has always held a special meaning for Yi. ...
Category
2010s Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,092 Sale Price
20% Off
No. 4: Small Abstract Expressionist Monotype in Navy Blue, Soft Yellow
Green
By Jenny Nelson
Located in Hudson, NY
Small abstract expressionist style monotype in navy blue, green, light violet, and soft yellow
'Untitled 4' by Jenny Nelson
Monotype, mad...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper, Monoprint
Hunt Slonem "Red Tanagers" Birds on Striped Background
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Red Tanagers" Birds on Striped Background
A group of eight birds gestured in red and black on a scored, multicolor background.
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 15 x 13 i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Layers of history, abstract, Minimalism, library, Colors, books, Contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Oil on canvas
Unframed size: 100 x 81 cm (39.37 x 31.88 in)
Framed size: 107 x 88 cm (42.12 x 34.64 in)
Choice of natural oak or black floater frame
Year: 2025
Signed lower right
Cer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ciel de Nuit (Night Sky) / diptych 80 x 92 inches / 6.5 x 7.6 feet
Located in Burlingame, CA
Ciel de Nuit ( Night Sky) is a magnificent diptych of abstract golden clouds in a sky full of rich blues. Elegant and atmospheric. Ciel de Nuit is 80" X 92" OVERALL. Each of the two ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Ukrainian American Abstract Expressionist Thick Impasto Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Ukrainian American abstract painting by Misha Reznikoff (1905 - 1971). Oil on canvas. Signed verso in monogram. Measuring 20.5 by 30.5 inches.
Category
1960s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"7 Birds" Large Oil on canvas 36x46 framed.
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Southampton, NY
For the month of December we are offering very special pricing of at least a 20% discount on all of the paintings at the gallery. This Hunt Slonem painting is on sale this week for 3...
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$18,525 Sale Price
35% Off
Happy Afternoon - Original Colorful Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ekaterina Ermilkina’s original, abstract fine art paintings are created using a skillful combination of applying and removing oil paint with a palette knife on canvas. Her inspiratio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Cubist Landscape" Albert Heckman, American Modernist, Fractured Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Albert Heckman
Cubist Landscape
Signed lower right
Oil on canvas
21 3/4 x 30 inches
Albert Heckman was born in Meadville, Western Pennsylvania, 1893. He went to New York City to tr...
Category
1940s American Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Surreal Signed Nude Figures Framed Original Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract nude landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed illegibly.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
"My Candy Heart" Colorful Pop Art Oil Painting on Wood with 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 Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Mixed Media
"Constellation" White
Blue Butterflies w Silver 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 silver tone landscape. Slonem...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Meditation on African Sculpture, mid-century figural abstract painting
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Beachwood, OH
Beni E. Kosh/Charles Elmer Harris (American, 1917-1993)
Meditation on African Sculpture, 1957
Oil on found wood panel
Signed and dated lower left
20 x 15 inches
Charles Elmer Harris...
Category
1950s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Red Slide, Arches and Curves, Geometric Bauhaus Painting on Vivid Tones 2025
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of abstract geometric paintings by Natalia Roman draws its inspiration from the sleek grids and curves of Bauhaus architecture, while at the same time exploring bright an...
Category
2010s Analytic Cubist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Acrylic
Books symphony, Abstract, library, French Minimalism, Multicolor, Expressionism
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Like a symphony that blends different instruments and musical themes, a library can contain a variety of books representing diverse genres, authors, and subjects. Each book brings i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large 1960
s French Cubist Oil Painting on Canvas Amazing Shapes
Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Composition
French School, circa 1960's period
oil on canvas, unframed
painting: 21 x 29 inches
provenance: private collection, Paris
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Shade of Red" Black Outline Bunny on Cerise Red Oil Painting on Wood 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 cerise red background with thick use of paint. In...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Large Modern Abstract Bookshelf Painting – Neutral Tones, Oil on Canvas - French
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont – “Mémoires Écrites”
Oil on canvas – 47.24 x 15.75 in (120 x 40 cm)
Framed dimensions: 49.21 x 17.72 in (125 x 45 cm) – Choice of black or natural wood frame
Year: 2025
Certificate of authenticity included
In Mémoires Écrites, French artist Sophie Dumont offers a refined and contemplative vision of a stylized bookshelf. This large-format oil painting brings together neutral tones—soft greys, off-whites, deep charcoal, and ochre accents—layered in a textured composition that evokes both order and emotion.
Each volume, rendered with palette knife and impasto technique, becomes a silent keeper of memories. The vertical rhythm of the books plays against the horizontal structure of the shelves, creating a harmonious abstract arrangement that evokes serenity, introspection, and the timelessness of knowledge.
Framed and ready to hang, this minimalist library painting is ideal for collectors seeking sophisticated contemporary wall art. Dumont’s works are held in museum and private collections worldwide, celebrated for their poetic abstraction and refined materiality.
bookshelf abstract painting, oil on canvas, large wall art, contemporary neutral artwork, minimalist library art, Sophie Dumont painting, textured modern painting, book art, abstract bookshelf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage American Modernist Adirondack Mountain Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring 35 by 47 inches overall and 27 by 39 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Hands...
Category
1980s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Bridge No3 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
The Bridge No3 (Abstract painting)
Earth and oil on canvas — Unframed
This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This metho...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sunlit" (2023) By John McCaw, Original Expressionist Oil on Canvas Painting
By John McCaw
Located in Denver, CO
John McCaw's (US based) "Sunlit" (2023) is a beautiful original expressionist painting, which depicts a park pathway during the sunset. A park bench rests along the path which leads...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Red Duet" Bright Orange Bunny Couple
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Red Duet" Bright Orange Bunny Couple
A pair of rabbits gestured in black on a bright orange background in a vintage frame
Signed, dated, and titled to verso
Unframed: 1...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
20th Century French Geometric Abstract Composition Oil Painting 1970
s
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed and dated 70'
by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French
oil painting on board, unframed
size: 10 x 12 inches
provenance: private collection, Paris, France
conditi...
Category
20th Century Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tuscany Meadow with Long Evening Shadows, Flowers, Summer Evening, Abstract
Located in Deddington, GB
A meadow in Tuscany on a summer's evening at my friend's house, near Sestina. The heat of the day has left a balmy warmth and the low sun is casting long deep shadows across the wild...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media
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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