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Medium: Oil
"Blue Landscape" Small Contemporary Abstract Landscape Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Blue Landscape mixed media on canvas 24x30 cm ready to hang Marilina Marchica, born in Agrigento, where she works and lives, she graduated in Painting at the Academy of Fine Ar...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"My Let It Be Heart" Contemporary Pop Art Gold Oil Painting with Floater Frame
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...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Figurative Cubist Surrealist Abstraction Mid 20th Century American Modern Large
Located in New York, NY
Figurative Cubist Surrealist Abstraction Mid 20th Century American Modern Large O. Louis Guglielmi (1906 - 1956) OBSESSIVE THEME 44 x 33 inches Oil on canvas Signed and dated '48 lo...
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1940s American Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Located in PARIS, FR
Julien Airault (B.1979) "Untitled" Oil on canvas signed lower right and on the back Ref. A4722 146 x 114 cm 2022 Born in 1979, Julien Airault is a Fren...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 12.75 x 9.75 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Where Nothing At All Needs Saying
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rather than re-creating a literal landscape on canvas or paper, I aim to express its essence in a rich and complex form of delicately painted organic subjects that float and trail ac...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel

Hunt Slonem "Love To" Yellow Bunny
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Love To" Yellow Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a yellow background in a vintage frame Unframed: 6 x 4 inches Framed: 8.5 x 6.5 inches *Painting is framed - ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"My Twinkling Heart" Silver Blue + Pink Pop Art Oil Painting with Floater Frame
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...
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2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board, Mixed Media

Parisian Abstract Expressionist Original Oil Painting - Terracottas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting by the French abstract artist, Yvette Dubois-Habasque (1929-2016). The painting has excellent provenance having come from the artists studio sale in Pa...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Vintage American School Modernist Old Lyme Connecticut New England Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist New England barn oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1960. Signed illegibly. Image size, 24L x 20H. Framed in a period f...
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1950s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Promenade. From The Absent Music Series. Abstract Painting on Paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Bazán's series, Absent Music, is a journey into the hidden influence of sound on memory. Rather than painting music directly, Bazán creates visual representations of what remains aft...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper, Oil

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Brown Bridge In Red Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
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20th Century Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Flying islands" abstract landscape by Volskaya Lilya
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Flying islands" abstract landscape Volskaya Lily . Everyone remembers Japanese anime cartoons, vivid and imaginative images. This painting is a dream of wonderful worlds where you c...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Lacquer, Oil

"Landscape" Abstract Seascape Contemporary Art Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape oil on canvas 40x50 cm 2017 Original Art .Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, where she lives and works. She graduated in Painting at the Academy of ...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Paris. Banks of the Seine. 1961, oil on canvas, 60x81 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Paris. Banks of the Seine. 1961, oil on canvas, 60x81 cm
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1960s Minimalist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"My Lucky Heart" White Green Pop Oil Painting on Wood with White Floater Frame
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...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Ecole de Paris 1960 s Cubist Oil Painting Abstract Composition of Shapes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Parisian School, circa 1960's Title: cubist composition of shapes and patterns. Medium: oil painting on board, framed and inscribed verso. Size: framed: 14 ...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Harriet Nash, Gouache on board, Abstract Painting, Circa 1950, Green and Black
Located in Buffalo, NY
A mid-century gouache on board painting by American female artist Harriet Holden Nash depicting an abstract Matisse like floral composition in shades of green and black. The board i...
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

1980 s French Expressionist Abstract Oil Painting Thick Impasto Sludgy Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Expressionist French painter, signed and dated verso oil on canvas canvas: 19.5 x 29 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition
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Late 20th Century Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 8.5 x 5.75inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we hav...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

American Woman Artist Modernist Large Oil Painting Cubist Influenced Landscape
Located in Surfside, FL
A beautiful wooded landscape scene with houses and trees. Painted on a masonite board. hand signed lower right. with framers label verso. Framed to 40 X 55 inches. 33 X 48 without the frame and mat. It is not dated. Lena Gurr (1897–1992), was an American woman artist who made paintings, prints, and drawings During the course of her career Gurr's compositions retained emotional content as they evolved from a naturalistic to a semi-abstract cubist style. Born into a Russian-Jewish Yiddish speaking immigrant family, she was the wife of Joseph Biel, also Russian-Jewish and an artist of similar genre and sensibility. Gurr used Lena Gurr as her professional name. After marrying Joseph Biel she was sometimes referred to as Lena Gurr Biel. Biel had been born in Grodno, Poland (later absorbed into Russia) and had lived in England, France, and Australia before coming to New York. An artist, he specialized in landscape paintings and silkscreen printing as well as photography. He studied art at the Russian Academy in Paris. After immigrating to the United States, he studied under George Grosz at the Arts Students League. Gurr was born in Brooklyn and, apart from brief stays in Manhattan and in Paris, lived there her whole life. This painting bears the influence of Lyonel Feininger an influential German American artist. Gurr began studying art at a young age. In 1919 she studied painting and printmaking at the Educational Alliance Art School and between 1920 and 1922 she won a scholarship to attend the Art Students League where she took classes with John Sloan and Maurice Sterne. In 1926 and 1928 Gurr participated in group shows at the Whitney Studio Club in Greenwich Village and in 1928 she also participated in the 12th annual exhibition of the Society of Independent Artists at the Waldorf Roof in New York. (Reviewing this show, Helen Appleton Read, the critic for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, said "I made three discoveries on my first visit, Thomas Nagel, Eugenie McEvoy and Lena Gurr with two figure compositions which have something of Marie Laurencin or Helene Perdriat quality of naive sophistication.") The Waldorf Roof was a set of rooms on the top floor of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, one of which had glass sides and a glass roof. The rooms were used for concerts, dances, benefits, and exhibitions.From 1929 to 1931 Gurr took a leave of absence from her teaching position to travel in France with Joseph Biel, an artist whom she had met while studying at the Art Students League. They spent time in Nice and Mentone but mainly in Paris. During the early months of 1931, while she was still abroad, her work appeared in group exhibitions held at the R. H. Macy department store and the Opportunity Gallery (opened by Gifford Beal). In 1932 she participated in three shows: a solo exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, an annual exhibition of the New York Society of Women Artists, ( Its first president was Marguerite Zorach. Founding members included Agnes Weinrich, Anne Goldthwaite...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Panel

1970’s French Surrealist Signed Oil Painting Green Abstract Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tristan Fabris 1970's, French Surrealist artist Abstract Surrealist Figurative study oil on canvas, framed signed and dated 74' inscribed verso framed: 32.5 x 26 inches canvas: 32 x ...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Lost River" - Muted Contemporary Color Field Abstract Painting in Green Palette
Located in Carmel, CA
Katheryn Holt (American, born 1951) "Lost River" 2022 Oil paint, Wood Panel, Wood The artist signed the back of the painting. Framed: 41" x 41" x 1.25" The upper half of the compos...
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2010s Color-Field Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Wood, Wood Panel

Untitled, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Nguyen Ducmanh
Located in Long Island City, NY
Untitled Nguyen Ducmanh, Vietnamese/American (1933) Date: 2012 Oil on Canvas, signed Size: 20.5 in. x 16 in. (52.07 cm x 40.64 cm)
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Year of the Dragon, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This Modern abstract painting Stanley Bate features an earthy and warm palette and textured paint application. The painting is signed by artist lower right and is framed in the origi...
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1960s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

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Silver

Floral Invention #4 -Oil On Canvas Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
This masterwork is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA. Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep mysterious jungle or delightfully whimsical florals. His co...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Three Blue Abstract Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
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20th Century Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Everyone deserves love"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This series of works was born in one breath from the heaviness of the day and became a breath of hope of tenderness and love. Everyone deserves love, that's what this series is calle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Histoire sans fin, Abstract Expressionist, Colorful Books, Library, French art
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Abstract expressionist library with colorful books. Worked in oil and with a knife, the subject ends up disappearing in favor of abstraction, the colors are soft but vibrate a lot. S...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Striking Portrait, Dark Colours, "Un Jour de Pluie", Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Striking Portrait, Dark Colours, "Un Jour de Pluie", Original Oil Painting By French artist Beatrice Werlie, early 21st Century Titled and dated '200...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Grace in These Times, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Jenn Williamson demonstrates a misty marshland in this contemplative scene. The rhythmic rise and fall of tonal colors break into vaporous clouds hovering over the sky, setting a calming and ethereal ambiance. Jenn paints intuitively but finds herself exploring the new process of basing the piece on an earlier sketch. Her desire to grow as an artist leads her down many new avenues.


About the Artist
Jenn Williamson expertly evokes the scenery of British Columbia in her soft abstract landscapes. She utilizes defining horizontal and vertical strokes, coupled with a skillful handling of color, to create significant depth in each piece. Her paintings, though abstracted, clearly convey the atmospheric attributes of the scene–rain, wind, clouds, fog. Jenn’s muted color palette transports the viewer to the Canadian west coast...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 12.75 x 9.75 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Huge French Surrealist Fantasy Oil Painting Floating Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Josyne Gallet Title: Floating Figure Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed Size: canvas: 45.5 x 28.75 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition...
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20th Century Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Flower Arranging (Abstract vs Figurative, Warm, Pink Yellow, Blue) (40% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katherine Bello Flower Arranging Oil on canvas 2023 Size: 20x20x1.5in Signed, dated and titled by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1870 *on stretcher frame - ready to hang ** addition...
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2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Landscape - XXI century, Contemporary Oil Acrylic Painting, Abstraction
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 Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Board

Exhibited Ashcan School Nocturnal New York City Brooklyn Bridge Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist nocturnal view of the Brooklyn Bridge. Oil on board. Signed verso. Framed.
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1940s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Honey
Located in London, London
The item is located in central Rome,Italy. The painting is stretched, ready to be put on the wall. unframed original oil painting on canvas hand signed one-of-a-kind certifica...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Honey
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Disruption - resilience rising above chaos during difficult times
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Disruption', created by Diana Tremaine, who uses swans as a metaphor for beauty and resilience rising above chaos during difficult times. Rich colors — blue, cream, burgundy and whi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Traces , Monochrome Painting on Canvas, Original Art
Located in Agrigento, AG
Traces Mixed Media on Canvas 100x73 cm Original Art Ready to hang Marilina Marchica was born in Agrigento, where she works and lives, After receiving her diploma at Liceo Artist...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Alabaster

"Untitled, " 1950s Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
Thisoil painting on masonite board, "Untitled," by Modernist Stanley Bate was created circa 1950, part of his earlier body of work. The dark, heavy line work combined with bright col...
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1950s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

American School Modernist Trompe L Oeil Still Life Realist Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist realist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed verso.
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1970s Photorealist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cartagena, Colombia
Located in Sheffield, MA
Michael Gloeckner American, 1915-1989 Cartagena, Columbia Oil on canvas 18 ½ by 24 ½ in, w/ frame 23 by 29 in Signed and dated 64 A painter of colorful abstractions, Michiel Gloeck...
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1960s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Mono-Poli VI - Realism, Photorealistic Oil Painting, Colorful, Hyperrealism
Located in Salzburg, AT
„He is a declared painter with full awareness of his conceptual past. His works, near to photo-realism, show objects in a garish intense coloristic. It is the process of painting, the transition from the idea to a perfect canvas, which is most important for Toman. The object is just a pretext, the valuable is the studio and the picturesque amatory, which makes it possible to copy the material fragments of life.“ (Panteon) Born 1966, studied 1986-87 at the Institute of Artistic Education UMCS Lublin/studio Prof. Mieczysław Herman, 1988-93 at the Faculty for Painting/Academy of Fine Arts, Cracow, diploma in the studio of Prof. Włodzimierz Kunz; 1995-97 Ecole Regionale des beaux-arts in Rennes/France, diploma with distinction under direction of Prof. Gerard Baldet...
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2010s Photorealist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Flags of peace n°27 by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 60x60 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
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Early 2000s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Composition
Located in Genève, GE
Work on cardboard Gray wooden frame 60.3 x 49.7 x 4.5 cm
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Modernist New England Maine Coastal Seascape Beach Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting of coastal New England. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Adele Becker (1929-2021). Oil on cavnas. Framed.
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1960s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Mid Century Modern Abstract Vibrant Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting by Louis Wolchonok (1898 - 1973). Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 24H by 18L.
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1940s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Offense of Honesty, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Two silhouettes emerge from a colorful background. Scraped outlines define their form, while repeated horizontal lines surround and envelope them. Artist Gena...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Sienna Summer" - Bright and Colorful Textural Contemporary Italian Street Scene
Located in Carmel, CA
Maura Petersen (American, born 1956) "Sienna Summer" 2025 Oil Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the bottom right of the painting. "Sienna Summer" by Maura Petersen cap...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Boat in Harbor Impasto Impressionism
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant impressionistic impasto Landscape with boat by shore by Kristin Cohen (American, b. 1963). Thick impasto oil and Alkyd acrylic paints in this colorful painting. From a collec...
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1980s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Untitled - Oya Bolgun - Abstract Painting - Mixed Media
Located in Carmel, CA
Oya Bolgun is a visionary artist whose dynamic and ever-evolving abstract style captures the imagination and inspires the senses. Drawing on her deep passion for self-expression and ...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Very Thick Impasto Oil Paint White Abstract Modern British Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
British, 21st century oil on board, framed size: 21 x 10 inches board: 19.5 x 9.5 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: The painting is in overall very good and...
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2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Abstract Cubist Mid Century Framed Composition Signed Geist
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract composition signed Geist. Oil on board, circa 1964. Signed lower right. Displayed in a wood frame. Excellent ready to hang condition.
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Wings of Time
Located in Burlingame, CA
'The Wings of Time' - seagulls stand against an abstracted beach scene in this contemporary oil on canvas painting, by artist Diana Tremaine, whose series of paintings that depict abstracted birds and natural elements is called "Navigating Crosscurrents". The 50 x 50...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

SOPHIE DANIELLE RUBINSTAIN (1922-2018) HUGE 1960s FRENCH SURREALIST SIGNED OIL
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Surrealist Composition" by Sophie Danielle Rubinstain (1922-2018) signed lower left hand side, oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 23.5 x 28.5 inches Stunning original oil p...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Antique French Exhibited Signed Still Life Modern Baguette Bread Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed lower right.
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1940s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"My Pink White Heart" Colorful Contemporary Oil Painting with Floater Frame
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 Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

French Surrealist Oil Painting Figurative Scene - Blue Abstract Shapes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figurative Abstract French School, signed and dated 1972 small frame oil painting on board painting: 20 x 20 inches overall size: 22 x 22 inches condition: overall very good and plea...
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20th Century Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Midnight vision. canvas/mixed media, 120x80cm
Located in Riga, LV
Midnight vision. canvas/mixed media, 120x80cm
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2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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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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