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Medium: Oil
Dol de Bretagne Cathedral and Village Scene Autumn Trees by Fanch Lel
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Dol de Bretagne Cathedral and Village Scene Autumn Trees by Fanch Lel
by Fanch Lel
Signed: Lower left corner
Inscribed verso: "Fanch Lel, Dol de Bretagne"
Size: 19.5 x 24 inch...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract in Ultramarine and Pearl
, Large 1970
s American Action Abstract Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Jasper Jackson' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1975. Titled, verso, 'Opus 8'.
A substantial and period, American mid-century abstract showing areas ...
Category
1970s Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Gouache
Night blooming jasmine - Green and pink abstract floral painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
"Night blooming jasmine" was painted at the height of the Italian spring. It is a lyrical, lush, jewel-like painting made on a 4.5 inch deep canvas frame, giving it an intense presen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled XL by Ferle - Large abstract painting, blue and black, dark tones
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XL is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 280 × 200 cm (110.2 × 78.7 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and com...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Landscape" Abstract Paint on cavas large Size - Contemporary Art Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Artist (Artista): Marilina Marchica (1984, Agrigento – Italy)
Title (Titolo): Landscape
Year (Anno): 2024
Technique (Tecnica): Mixed media – paper and oil on canvas
Dimensions (Dimen...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil
"Untitled, 57-10" Stephen Pace, Dynamic, Vibrant Orange, Abstract Expressionism
By Stephen Pace
Located in New York, NY
Stephen Pace
Untitled, 57-10, 1957
Signed and dated lower right
Oil on canvas
47 x 38 inches
Born in Charleston, Missouri, Stephen Pace grew up in Indiana, where his parents operat...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mouse
Cat Watching TV
Located in Summit, NJ
Great, fun oil on canvas! Wonderful colors and textures. Dated January 1974 and signed illegibly. Canvas is in great condition, could use a light cleaning, would be perfect if framed...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$950 Sale Price
50% Off
WILD HORSES-1, Original Signed Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Boston, MA
WILD HORSES-1, Original Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting, 2021
30" x 40" x 2" (HxWxD) Oil and Newspaper on Canvas
Hand-signed by the artist.
This large-format oil painti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Newsprint
Planar Assembly (Geometric Abstraction, Minimalism, Josef Albers, Hard Edge)
By Susan Kiefer
Located in Kansas City, MO
Susan Kiefer
Planar Assembly
Oil on Canvas
Year: 2022
Size: 40x30x1.35in
Signed by hand
COA provided
Though born and raised in Kansas City, artist Susan Kiefer lived on the west co...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
$3,120 Sale Price
51% Off
Lakeside Mirage, Abstract Geometric Bauhaus Landscape, Blue, Red, Tiles, Paper
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 Cubist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ocean View, California
, Pasadena Art Institute, Hollywood, Urban Modernist Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed, verso, on canvas, 'Sean Sult' for Sean Gilbert Sult (American, born 1949) and dated 'Spring, 1980'.
A substantial oil showing an ocean view looking across a park toward the ...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Pond Life" Colorful Japanese Koi Fish
Water Lily Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
An impressionistic portrayal of Japanese Koi fish jubilantly depicted with movement and enthusiasm. In a burst of motion, the fish joyfully swim in the clear light blue waters, as th...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Molucans Square Hawaii" Multicolor Cockatoos with Gold Background on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of Cockatoos. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of multicolor oil pai...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
"Porcelain and Flowers" French Vase with Colorful Flowers Oil Painting on Linen
Located in New York, NY
An impressionistic depiction of a Saint-Cloud factory porcelain vase ca. 1695–1710 with a burst of flowers exploding with color and bold marks. Alfaro bridges the Baroque cultural mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Wraiths Petals" (abstract, dark, floral, landscape, black, pink, green, canvas)
Located in Paris, IDF
WRAITHS, PETALS
2024
Paris, France
"Wraiths, Petals" is a dark, atmospheric painting that blends organic forms with abstraction. Created using a mix of oil paint, oil stick, acrylic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Dye, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Oil, Acrylic
2106, Mix media on Canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
2106, 2022 by Alejandra Quintanilla
Mix media on Canvas
Image size: 120 cm. H x 160 cm. W
One of a Kind
Unframed
Alejandra Quintanilla graduated with a degree in Arts from the Uni...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Mystery of leaves"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Executed in 2025 amid the full-scale war in Ukraine, this still life is created in an expressive, deconstructive manner, incorporating collage-like elements that reference the abstra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Half Moon Blues (Geometric Abstraction, Minimalism, Josef Albers, Hard Edge)
By Susan Kiefer
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Susan Kiefer
Title : Half Moon Blues
Materials : oil on canvas
Date : April 2020
Dimensions : 48" x 48" x 1.5"
Though born and raised in Kansas City, artist Susa...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
$2,750 Sale Price
46% Off
Flash - Abstract Red and Gold Painting on Canvas
By Marta Muszynska
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marta Muszynska graduated from the University of Technology in Cracow, with the major in Architecture and Urban Design (Master of Architecture). In addition, she holds the Certificat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
$550 Sale Price
35% Off
French Riverside Village Dinan With Stone Bridge and Blue Roofs Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Riverside Village Dinan With Stone Bridge and Blue Roofs Oil Painting
by Fanch Lel
Signed: Bottom left corner
Size: 14.75 x 18.25 inches (height x width)
Oil painting o...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sunset Whispers Abstract Skyline with Dramatic Sky and Crimson Hues Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition"
signed by Armand Rottenberg (French 1903-2000)
oil painting on card, unframed
painting: 26 x 19.5 inches
Superb original painting by the French abstract a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Painting - Winter 1992
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
George Dannatt (1915-2009)
Painting - Winter 1992
1993
Oil on prepared card
19.0 x 14.0 cm
Vertical orientation
George Dannatt’s long career as a painter and sculptor ended with t...
Category
1990s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$431 Sale Price
20% Off
Free Form, Landscape Artwork, Original Oil Painting, Abstract Art
By Miles Cole
Located in Deddington, GB
An abstract composition inspired by the random geometry that can be found in some of Britain's older towns and villages. Towns like St Ives that have grown organically and whose intr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
"Pink and Green", Contemporary Abstracted Floral Oil Painting
By Beth Munro
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary floral painting showcases an expressive arrangement of lush blue blooms set within an intricately patterned ceramic vase. The artist utilizes a fresh and inviting c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
21
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katherine Bello
Title: 21
Oil on canvas
Year: 2021
Dimensions: 40"x30"x1.5"
Signed by hand
Canvas on stretcher frame - ready to hang
COA provided
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Katherine Bello's aim as an artist is to capture a sense of place, a moment of time, or a feeling - to evoke a sense of wonder. Bello loves paint and paint brushes; bold, gestural mark-making and the interplay of color. She is influenced by light and landscape, poetry, history and science. Formerly educated in Chemical Engineering and Interior Design, Bello is drawn to the process of creating Something out of Nothing.
Abstract, abstract art, contemporary art, Contemporary Fine Art, Fine Art, Painting, acrylic, Jackson Pollack, Mark Rothko, Kandinsky, Franz Kline, Lee Krasner, Helen Frankenthaler, Robert Motherwell, Mark Rothko, Amy...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,150 Sale Price
48% Off
Hunt Slonem, "Finches on Gold", 24x36 Colorful Textured Bird Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Finches on Gold" is a 24x 36 colorful gold background oil painting on wood board of contemporary abstract finches in blue, yellow, green, red, pink, an...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Untitled 24040 (Abstract painting)
By Martin Reyna
Located in London, GB
Untitled 24040 (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas — Unframed.
This abstract oil painting showcases a compelling investigation into the visual language of oil. The artist explores the...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abres en bord de mer
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work:
Gabriel Godard, "Arbres en bord de mer" (1966). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower left; titled and inven...
Category
1960s French School Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Atonal
Located in Sheffield, MA
Emory Ladanyi
Hungarian, 1902-1986
Atonal
Oil on canvas
38 ¼ by 46 in, w/ frame 39 ½ by 47 ½ in
Signed lower right
Born November 8, 1902 in Kecskemet, Hungary, the child of Mihaly ...
Category
1960s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$10,200
"Daisy
s" 3 White with Yellow Flowers on a Golden Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's newest series, Daisy's. This piece depicts 3 gestural figures of big bold Daisy's on a golden background with thick use of paint. Inspired ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Mixed Media
Blue Landscape, Oil Paint on Canvas, Abstract Art by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Blue Landscape is an original painting by contemporary Italian artist Marilina Marchica. Created in 2020, this work explores the poetic relationship between matter and memory through...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Textile, Cotton Canvas, Oil
In a Yellow Key, Original Oil Painting by Important Female Artist, Picasso
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Austin Christian Fine Art is proud to represent this piece by what we believe to be one of the most important women artists of the 20th century. In addition to establishing a relatio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist Landscape of Lakeside Town with Birch Tree and Boats
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Landscape of Lakeside Town with Birch Tree and Boats
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 16.25 x 13 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed
Con...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Pointillist View of a Woman
Located in San Francisco, CA
The artist had a lot to say. Why else spend the intense focus and time on rendering such a luminous work brought to completion literally point by point in tiny dots? Ask yourself: Ar...
Category
Late 20th Century Pointillist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Antique American Modernist Abstract Surreal Framed MCM Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract surreal oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a modernist wood molding. Excellent condition,...
Category
1960s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Original Magnolias in blue-Feat. Scottish Tartan-British Awarded Artist-LargeOil
Located in London, GB
Shizico Yi takes on an innovative project "The Weaver," inspired by the heritage of the beloved family Tartan and its rich lineage of the Clan.
"The Weaver" invites viewers into a w...
Category
2010s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Andrea Bonfils - Untitled 1, Painting 2017
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Untitled 1
Encaustic and Oil On Wood Panel
Size: 30" x 40"
Using unconventional hardware - a blow torch, iron and other heated tools - along with paper, encaustics, photog...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Oil
Caput Mortuum - Conceptual Encaustic Oil Painting, Marble Dust Ash On Canvas XXL
Located in Salzburg, AT
Overall Size: Height 200cm x Width 300cm ( The painting consists of 2 parts, one part: 200x150cm )
Overall Size: Height 78,7402 Inch x Width 118,11 Inch ( The painting consists o...
Category
1990s Conceptual Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Marble
Seaside Journey, Bauhaus Geometric Landscape Painting on Paper, Red Balloons
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
Vintage American Psychedelic Modernist Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Measuring 46 by 46 inches overall. In excellent original condition. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Category
1970s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition
Located in London, GB
'Abstract Composition', oil on board (circa 1960s), by Edgar Stoëbel (1909-2001). In his very original style, artist Stoëbel's abstract image seems to form a human torso with the lively colours of a modernist work. The image has a pop art quality to it and was created just as that movement was emerging. Pop art challenged traditional painting by embracing colourful images from advertising, popular culture, comic books and mundane objects from everyday life. This artwork has a powerful intensity of tone and colour having somewhat faded with time. It speaks to Stoëbel's very distinctive style which remains completely approachable and appealing. In fact, this is not pop art. This is part of the post-war concrete abstract movement, or Constructive Art...
Category
1960s Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$813 Sale Price
30% Off
Abstract R 2514
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I poured my emotions into every brushstroke, blending softness and intensity with acrylics. The delicate pinks contrast with deep blacks, capturing a dance between cal...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Late Summer Sky, Bauhaus Painting, Arches and Curves, Warm Yellow Pastel, Paper
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
Mid Century Abstract Stream Painting by Gibbs C.1968
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid Century Abstract Stream Painting by Gibbs C.1968
Original oil on panel
Dimensions 10" wide x 25" high
The rabbet measures 15.5" wide x 30.5" high
Please note: The rabbet is i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Study at Jan and John
s" (2025) Original Abstract Portrait Oil Painting
By Ron Hicks
Located in Denver, CO
Ron Hicks' (US based) "Study at Jan and John's" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a lightly abstracted portrait of a woman against a pale white background.
T...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Neutral Abstract, Muted Colours, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Neutral Abstract, Muted Colours, Signed Oil Painting
By French artist 'Jean Briant', 20th Century
Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner
...
Category
1970s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impressionist Painting of a Young Girl Gathering Flowers in a Garden
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Painting of a Young Girl Gathering Flowers in a Garden
By Fanch Lel
Size: 21.5 x 18 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed
Condition: The painti...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Resonance "
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Ihor Volkov-Tkachynskyi draws inspiration from Japanese lithography and its distinct sense of flat perspective, reinterpreting the still life genre through a rhythmic play of form an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Valley, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Sarah Parsons captures the gentle rise and fall of Tennessee’s rolling hills beneath a luminous sky. Shifting layers of green suggest the quiet expanse...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Signed 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Naked Woman on Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sur la Plage
French Modernist artist, 20th century
indistinctly signed
oil on canvas, framed
inscribed verso
framed: 20.5 x 26.5 inches
canvas : 20 x 26 inches
provenance: private c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Christina Gschwantner Vivid Gestures – Contemporary Abstract Painting Bright New
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Contemporary abstract painting with vivid gestures and bright colors. Bold strokes of red, yellow, violet, and white emerge with energy against a muted ground, creating a powerful ba...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Chanel Blue Silver
Gold" Figure in 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
Oil, Archival Paper, Mixed Media
Black
Orange Abstract Expressionist Painting by Leading British Urban Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Black & Orange Abstract Expressionist Painting by Leading British Urban Artist, Angela Wakefield (b.1978) - entitled "Abstract Nocturne", Alternate Version
Art measures 24 x 24 inc...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Regatta. Silhouette II
(diptych), original painting, oil, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
The painting 'Regatta. Silhouette II' is a minimalist work in which a sailing boat symbolises the spiritual or literal journey of life—adventure, and the experience of being carried ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Platinum" - Silver and Platinum Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Frida Willis (Swedish, born 1971)
"Platinum" 2023
Oil paint, Canvasm, Stretcher bars
The artist signed the back of the painting.
Frida Willis's "Platinum" is a testament to contempo...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$8,000 Sale Price
33% Off
Vivid Burst Abstract Floral Composition with Bold Colors and Dynamic Texture
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition"
by Armand Rottenberg (French 1903-2000)
oil painting on card, unframed
painting: 19.5 x 13 inches
Superb original painting by the French abstract artist (...
Category
Mid-20th Century Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Landscape 124 by Jean Krille - Oil on masonite 70x50 cm
By Jean Krille
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Gardens Far and Near, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"A lovely garden in itself is an abstract composition," says artist Natalie George. "So my work is easy; I just have to keep it beautiful." An enchanting gard...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Purple Flower
Located in Atlanta, GA
This item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting.
Jose Cortez is one of the principal professors at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes del Pe...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,250 Sale Price
24% Off
Abstract Still Life with Pink and Orange Vases - Contemporary Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Still Life with Pink and Orange Vases - Contemporary Oil Painting
Artist: Roland Pichard
Signed: Bottom right
Medium: Oil on oi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
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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