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Medium: Oil
"Habitual II" (rich, cerebral, abstract, floral, black white, antique canvas)
Located in Paris, IDF
"Habitual II", 2023, Paris, France This rich and cerebral abstract painting uses a subtle but powerful color palette of brown, pink, and white oil paints and wood stain to create visual texture and depth. The artist selected a French, antique postal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Oil

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

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.
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1960s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Sunset s Embrace - Abstract Warm Textured Impasto Figurative 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Spanish Catalan Oil Painting Josep Guinovart from Joan Prats Gallery
Located in Surfside, FL
Josep Guinovart (1927 –2007) was a Spanish Catalan painter most famous for his informalist or abstract expressionist work. In 1941, he began to work as a decorator. Three years later, he started his studies at the Escuela de Artes y Oficios de la Llotja (Art School of La Llotja) where he stayed until 1946. He first exhibited his work in 1948 in Galerías Syla in Barcelona. In 1951, he produced his first engravings entitled 'Homage to Federico García Lorca'. Two years later, he was awarded a grant from the French Institute to study in Paris for nine months. Here he discovered the cubist works of Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso and travelled to Belgium, Holland and Germany. On his return to Barcelona and after a period working as an illustrator and set designer, around 1957 he began moving towards abstract art. His work is highly unconventional and usually on a large scale, using a wide range of materials, three-dimensional objects and organic substances such as eggshell, earth and straw. In 1962, he illustrated a book of poetry entitled Posies by Joan Salvat-Papasseit for the Ariel Editorial. He won many accolades for his work throughout the 1970s and 80s, including Spain's National Award for Plastic Arts in 1982. In 1994, a museum foundation dedicated to his art was inaugurated in Agramunt, his mother's birthplace to which he always felt a special attachment. In 2006 he designed the winery Mas Blanch i Jové in La Pobla de Cérvoles (Lleida) and created The Artists' Vineyard, a project intended to mix sculptures and other art works from different artists in the middle of a vineyard. The Artists' Vineyard was inaugurated after his death in 2010 with the unveiling of his sculpture The Countryside Organ: a music instrument, 6 meters height, for the wind to sing the vines. This winery also displays the 10.5 meters work In Vino Veritas...
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1970s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Harbour Scene with Sailboats and Quayside Architecture
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Harbour Scene with Sailboats and Quayside Architecture By Fanch Les Signed: Yes Size: 12.25 x 16.25 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, un...
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20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Teal" Black Outline Bunny on Teal Blue Oil Painting on Panel in Antique Frame
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 Turquoise background with thick use of paint. ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

“Magenta Blue”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas abstract painting by the American artist, Anne Raymond. Circa 1910. Condition is excellent. Titled and signed verso. Presently unframed. Provenance: A Long I...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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...
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2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Landscape 130 by Jean Krille - Oil on canvas 50x35 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, 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...
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1980s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Minimalist Abstract Painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful abstract Minimalist painting by unknown artist. Dated 1977. Oil on canvas measures 36 x 60 inches. Signed and dated lower right.
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1970s Minimalist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"The Florist" Porcelain Blue Vase with Blue Flowers Pink Accents Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
An impressionistic depiction of a blue porcelain vase with a burst of blue flowers exploding with color and bold marks. Alfaro bridges the Baroque cultural movement onto his canvases...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

No. 4: Small Abstract Expressionist Monotype in Navy Blue, Soft Yellow Green
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...
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2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper, Monoprint

Artful Manipulation, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Heidi Hybl moves boldly into pure abstraction, creating works free from any natural references. Each piece begins with a spontaneous gesture, a freeing m...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Composition P. Contemporary oil painting, AbstractIon, Colorful, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary colorful oil on canvas geometrical abstraction painting by Polish artist Marta Gebalska. Artwork is rich in colors such as green, neon pink, red, gold and royal blue. ...
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2010s Other Art Style Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Dynamic abstraction"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This work captures the energy of motion through an expressive dialogue of lines and shapes, where the circle expands beyond its boundaries. It conveys both balance and turbulence, re...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Plywood

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...
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2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media

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...
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2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Fever Dream" Abstracted Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract landscape painting by Bri Custer, titled Fever Dream, captures the electric quiet of a seascape at sunset. A band of radiant orange and blush dissolves int...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

An Abstract Geometric "Men of Matthew"
Located in San Francisco, CA
It’s time to bury the so-last-century idea that folks are either "right-brained,” i.e., naturally creative, or (boringly) "left-brained," always operating logically. And here’s just ...
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1950s Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Our home, Abstract, blue, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahagn Ghaltaghchyan Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Style: Abstract Art Year: 2023 Title: Our Home Size: 48" x 36" x 1'' ...
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2010s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Sunlit" (2023) By John McCaw, Original Expressionist Oil on Canvas Painting
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...
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2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Important Regionalist WPA Modern Framed And Signed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist landscape oil painting by Suzanne Schweig Langsdorf Martyl (1917/18 - 2013). Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring 28 by 32 inches overall and 20 by 24 painting alone.
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1940s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Large Panoramic Seascape Coastal Sunset Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school seascape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Image size, 30L x 24H.
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1930s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Higher and lower worlds"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This series of paintings explores the depth of human relationships and the spiritual world through dynamic compositions, where lines and color planes create a sense of constant movem...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, 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...
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1940s American Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

El Faro del Fin del Mundo
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Antonio Gritón (Mexico City, 1953) Lives and works in Mexico City. Antonio Griton is a visual artist and tireless promoter of Mexican culture. He captures a visual discourse that r...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Expressionist Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract by Yvette Dubois-Habasque (1929-2016) signed and dated verso and signed with initials in lower right oil painting on artists board, unframed painting measures: 15.75 x 12 i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Landscape" Abstract painting, large size, seascape by Marilina Marchica Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape oil on cotton canvas 120x120 cm the painting is stretched out on a handcrafted wooden frame and is ready to hang it is shipped with a certificate of authenticity Marilin...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Graphite

Painted Pastures, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
An abstract landscape depicts farmlands stretching along winding country roads. Layers of green and yellow suggest fields alive with summer growth, while touche...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Abstract Landscape" - Original Oil and Pastel Painting on Canvas, Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Title: Abstract Landscape Artist: Marilina Marchica Made In Itlay Year: 2025 Technique: Oil and pastel on canvas Dimensions: 80x100x3.8 cm Original, one-of-a-kind artwork, accompani...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Pastel, Oil

Balade, Abstract Expressionist Landscape, French Contemporary Art, oil on canvas
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"Balade" – Abstract Expressionist Landscape, French Contemporary Art Sophie Dumont is a French contemporary painter known for her richly textured oil works that explore the emotiona...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Large 20th Century French Modernist Provencal Landscape Cubist Village Houses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Provence Village 20th century French school after Andre Lhote (bears signature, ie: not by Andre Lhote) oil on board, framed framed: 12 x 19.5 inches board: 8 x 15.5 inches Pro...
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20th Century Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Suspension (East Sky) VIII - Abstract Skyscape Cloud Painting
By Peter Roux
Located in East Quogue, NY
Peter Roux combines principles of landscape and abstract painting. His cloud paintings oscillate between representational and non-objective painting by rendering recognizable cloud f...
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2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Oil, Wood Panel

Having a cigarette amongst Green and Blue-hand painted Large CanvasEdition 12/20
Located in London, GB
This Limited Canvas Edition ( #12 of 20 ) is authentically hand painted by the artist on Giclée printed canvas. , finished with Shizico Yi's original brushstroke and oil paints on 9...
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2010s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Archival Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Odyssey in Pink, Original Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
It is an abstract painting defined by rich texture and intertwined layers of color. Pink tones predominate, enhanced by flashes of other colors and a geometric element. The compositi...
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2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Vintage Signed American School Modernist Cubist Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas, 24 x 19 inches overall, 20 x 15.75 inches image size. A modernist still life. Cubist elements as well. Signed lower right and presented in an a modernist frame. ...
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1970s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French 20th Century Vibrant Geometric Pink and Purple Quirky Abstract Figure
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition signed by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 24 x 20 inches condition: overall very good, a few min...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Spillway", Abstract Landscape, Water, Yellow, Blue, Orange, Oil Painting
Located in Franklin, MA
In "Spillway", Wise continues her investigation into a more abstract terrain where landscape as well as water is depicted within her newer approach in style to the landscape. Sunligh...
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2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Opal

Alkyd Enamel Oil Painting Half A Thought Cut Panel Wall Hanging Modern Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Oil-based alkyd enamel on plywood panel with cuts. this is a cut plywood wall relief sculpture with paint on it. This has an architectural quality to it. Peter Wegner (born 1963) i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Lay me down on the forest floor -Dreamy green waterfall forest abstract painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
A dreamy, lush, atmospheric abstract landscape with a flowing waterfall and poetic space. Won't you lay down with me? On the forest floor? Among the newly born green and mist from t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Tackley Triptych Revisited, Acrylic paint on canvas, Abstract, Landscape, Floral
Located in Deddington, GB
This triptych is a series of three panels which may be arranged together, in contact, slightly apart or even on separate walls. Each panel is 100 x 100cm. The two end (right and left...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic

"Not Your Average Hero" by Andreas Claussen, Surreal Astronaut Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Andreas Claussen’s "Not Your Average Hero" (2023) is a striking oil painting that blends surrealism and contemporary realism. Measuring 39.4 x 59 inches, this compelling work depicts...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstraction - Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic
Located in Warsaw, PL
MONIKA ROSSA studied painting at the University of Arizona, in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and at the Escuela de Diseno in Barcelona. She practices drawing and easel painting....
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Rural Harvest Scene With Farm Workers Bundling Wheat In Forest Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Rural Harvest Scene With Farm Workers Bundling Wheat In Forest Landscape by Fanch Lel Signed: Bottom right corner Size: 14.75 x 18 inches (height x width) Oil painting ...
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20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Original-Sunset Song II-British Awarded Artist-Impressionism-Plein Air evening
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 and moonlight, with no artificial light to guide her...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Untitled
Located in London, GB
'Untitled' abstract composition, mixed media on soft board, Japanese ink, oil, pencil and gouache by Erez Yardeni (2018). Beautifully balanced, stunningly...
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2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Oil, Gouache, Board, Pencil

Untitled
Untitled
$4,373 Sale Price
20% Off
Nothing But Blue Skies - Abstract Impressionist Landscape Ocean Impasto Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Katharina Husslein’s "Nothing But Blue Skies" is a captivating impasto seascape painting that brings the beauty of the ocean to life through bold, expressive brushstrokes and a radia...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Blue Nude" Modern Abstract Woman in Style of Modigliani Oil Painting on Paper
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...
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2010s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper, Acrylic

"Landscape" , Original Oil Paint on Canvas Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape Oil on Canvas Original Art Ready to Hang 65x50 cm 2023 ...My painting tells of the relationship between man, nature and time, the landscape, the sign and the trace, thr...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil

A Provençal Coastal Scene. Scenario 2..
Located in Cotignac, FR
A Provençal Coastal landscape in oil on canvas by Dutch artist Bernadette Van Baarsen. Signed bottom right. This vibrant artwork captures a lone tree perched on a rocky cliff agai...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Oil Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Adele Becker (1929-2021). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category

1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Emergence
Located in Santa Fe, NM
marsh, water, calm, green, blue, teal, aqua, dusk, lake, trees, reflection Inspired by the drama of nature and light, Cynthia creates abstracted landscapes with oil on canvas.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

Ocean Underwater Seascape
Located in Zofingen, AG
Coral Reef Painting by Olga Nikitina Title: Coral Reef Size:80x60cm Materials: Oil, Stretched Canvas, Palette Knife Shipping: gallery standards pac...
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2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

1967 Vintage Mid-Century Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Nature Dwellings
Located in Bristol, GB
NATURE DWELLINGS Size: 42.5 x 68 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A brilliantly executed semi-abstract composition, painted in oil onto canvas and dated 1967. In this abstract nature landscape...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Original-Magic Bell-British Awarded Artist-Abstract Expression-oil on canvas
Located in London, GB
In her 2024 series, "The Weaver," Shizico explores forms, layers, and time onto canvases. Applying the format of diptychs and triptychs, she creates lyrical narratives, capturing the...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Reverie" (2024) By Dan McCaw, Original Abstract Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dan McCaw's "Reverie" created in 2024, is a striking oil painting measuring 48 x 42 inches. This original artwork features an abstract composition of a figure, rendered with rich tex...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Simple Life
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katherine Bello Title: Simple Life Oil and Oils stick on canvas Year: 2021 Dimensions: 20"x20"x1.5" Signed by hand Canvas on stretcher frame - ready...
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2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Oil Pastel

Simple Life
Simple Life
$950 Sale Price
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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.

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