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Medium: Paper
7.10.24 #22 - Jewel Tone Emerald Peridot Watercolor Minimalist Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Delicate strokes and natural hues shape Shiri Phillips' watercolor, ink, and colored pencil artworks, showcasing her exploration of minimalism and organic forms. Departing from her u...
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2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil

The Introvert (original figurative abstract painting)
Located in Maricopa, AZ
"The Introvert" is a unique abstract figurative painting by Svetlana Shalygina. It combines red, white & grey hues with the artists unique layered texture and a variety of mediums. ...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Paper Abstract Paintings

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Varnish, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

With Flying Colors - Large Original Boho Minimalist Landscape Balloon Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The organic aesthetic and textures of Peter Kuttner’s original boho minimalist artworks are the result of patient layering and original uses of media. Through a combination of paint ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Tissue Paper

Sublime 2154 - Original Urban Landscape Photographic Collage Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by the artists of the Modern Art era, including Post-Impressionist Paul Cezanne, Kang visualizes the modern day search for identity in an age where information and images permeate every aspect of contemporary life. His architectural urban scenes are flattened, with everything pressed against the surface of the artwork. At times, multiple views of the same houses are visible, trees and bushes are vaguely alluded to, and the color palette finds a hectic balance. Just as a city operates in a balance of chaos and the sublime, so do the artworks of Kang. The Sublime is a euphoria that affects the deep recesses of one’s consciousness. As is this experience of the sublime, Kang's work is largely abstract. This large colorful artwork is 39 inches high by 59 inches wide. The sides of this textured, original mixed-media artwork are painted and it does not require framing. It is hand-signed and dated by the artist on front left corner. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable U.S. and worldwide shipping also available. Provenance: Artspace Warehouse. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. Tae Ho Kang was born in Seoul, Korea in 1945. He studied at the College of Arts of Hongik University in Seoul, South Korea. He later moved to California to study Fine Art at California State University, where he graduated in 1980. Since then, his artworks have focused on the never-ending quest for home and belonging in a dense urban landscape. About his mixed media artworks, he remarks: “One day, when I was traveling, I was impressed by the beautiful scenery of the city under the sky, with many straight lines, curved lines, and harmonies of different colors, which seemed to be a magnificent orchestral performance. The beauty of this urban landscape gave me a deep impression and great change began to take place in my work. I wanted to be a molecule in this huge space. I have to find a house of my heart to be molecule. Where is the house I live in? What is my identity? This question has begun to arise. I am on a long journey to find my own house.” His mixed media collage artworks have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions as well as international art fairs throughout the US and in Korea. Kang's work has also been featured in Television and Film productions, including Criminal Minds, NCIS Los Angeles, Unforgettable, The Mindy Project, The Great Indoors, and American Housewife. His artworks have been exhibited and acquired by private collectors around the world. EDUCATION 1980 Studied Fine Art at California State University in Los Angeles 1974 College of Arts of Hongik University, Seoul Korea TEACHING 1976 DucK Sung University Seoul, Korea 1975-1978 Sinku University Seoul, Korea 1974-1979 Seoul Music and Art High school. Seoul, Korea SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2017 CLU Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2010 Vendome Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2009 LA Artcore Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2006 Artcore Brewery Annex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2005 Yemac Gallery, Seoul, Korea 2004 Andrewshire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1998 John N Joe gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1995 John N Joe gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1994 Andrewshire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1992 LA Artcore Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1991 Hyo-Chun Gallery, Seoul, Korea 1991 Andrewshire Gallery, Los Angeles 1978 Shin Moon Gallery, Seoul Korea GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2014 Invitational Exhibition of 11 Artists in California, Art center, Seoul Korea 2012 Bring a Friend, Lois Lambert Gallery-Bergamot Station(E-3), Santa Monica, CA 2011 Selected works (3 artists), Lois Lambert Gallery-Bergamot Station(E-3) CA 2011 Perserverance+Passion, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles CA 2010 The 1st Annual APLA(Aids Project Los Angeles), Bonhams Butterfields Auction House 2009 The 10th Annual Exhibition of Hong-Ik Alumni 2009 Exhibition of Association of Christian Artist...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Photographic Paper

"Industrial Dragon" (FRAMED) Abstract Painting 31 x 37" inch by Yoram Katz
Located in Culver City, CA
"Industrial Dragon" (FRAMED) Abstract Painting 31 x 37" inch by Yoram Katz Medium: Pencil on Paper Size framed: 34 x 40 inch ABOUT THE ARTIST: Born in Israel. Graduated from the Ba...
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20th Century Impressionist Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Contemporary abstract vivid acrylic painting on paper "Expressive blooms"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Expressive Blooms," created by French artist Natalya Mougenot (learn more about the artist below) in 2025, is part of her ongoing series dedicated to Nature. In this vibrant contemp...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Paper Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Prussian Blue Movement #4, #1 and #2, Triptych. From The Prussian Blue Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Almo wonders about his identity, the countries he has lived in, his daily routine and how he creates himself. An outsider who has made the world his home, skin, and citizenship, and ...
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2010s Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

20th Century British Modernist Oil Painting Light Colour Mixed Media Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century) gouache/newspaper painting on board, unframed board: 25 x 30 inches condition: overall very good provenance: all the paintings w...
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20th Century Impressionist Paper Abstract Paintings

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Gouache, Newsprint

"Barcelona Nights" Colorful French Haute Couture Gown 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 Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Archival Paper

Man Woman (Comanche Native American surrealist painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Man & Woman, ca. 1975-80. Gouache on Arches rag paper, Sheet measures 23 x 30 inches. Image measures 22 x 29 inches. Signed lower left. Excellent condition. Unframed.
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1970s Surrealist Paper Abstract Paintings

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Gouache, Rag Paper

Worms and Sun
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder (1898-1976) American, Lawnton, PA - New York, NY “Worms and Sun” 1963 Gouache and watercolor and paper 29 ½ x 21 ½ in. unframed 36 ⅞ x 27 ⅞ in. framed Signed and da...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Turtle (Comanche Native American surrealist painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Turtle, ca. 1975-80. Gouache on Arches rag paper, Sheet measures 23 x 30 inches. Image measures 22 x 29 inches. Signed lower left. Excellent condition. Unframed.
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1970s Surrealist Paper Abstract Paintings

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Gouache, Rag Paper

Contemporary abstract impressionist seascape seaside acrylic painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This vibrant artwork " Tropical beach at sunset" presents a dynamic interplay of color and form. Broad, energetic strokes of paint in shades of yellow, green, and pink sweep across t...
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2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Contemporary abstract interior expressive acrylic painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary expressive interior abstract artwork "The rhythm of life" by French artist Natalya Mougenot commands attention with its bold use of color and dynamic brushstrokes. ...
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2010s Expressionist Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

"Color Study: Untitled #11" abstract painting, acrylic on paper.
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Stephanie Visser, a native of southwestern Michigan, was educated at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids Michigan. She continued her education in fine arts and painting...
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2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Blue Dahlia
Located in Buffalo, NY
This work comes from the artist's series "The Consequences of Small Decision Making". Statement: Each day we are faced with countless small decisions, many of which become second...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper

Lost Pets II : Abstract artwork on paper
Located in New York, NY
Abstract artwork on paper by a Bulgarian/American artist Iliyan Ivanov. Ivanov continues to treat color in a multilayered approach, introducing a wider palette with brighter and bol...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Receptacle #3 and #2, Diptych. From The Vase Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Almo wonders about his identity, the countries he has lived in, his daily routine and how he creates himself. An outsider who has made the world his home, skin, and citizenship, and ...
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2010s Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Natural East Indian painting, turmeric yellow and graphite on canvas
Located in Carballo, ES
This new series by Danish artist Peter Kramer (1959, Roskilde, DK) based in Spain shows us a new way of working with natural and exotic elements. In this case, he uses the turmeric r...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton, Organic Material, Tissue Paper, Graphite

7.10.24 #23 - Multicolor Abstract Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
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2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Joanne Freeman "Squares and Strokes_8" Gouache on Handmade Paper
Located in New York, NY
My paintings and drawings incorporate elements found in architecture, design, popular culture and art history. My reductive compositions and pure color mimic the low-tech graphics ut...
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2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings

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Gouache, Handmade Paper

Make Me Proud or At Least Less Ashamed, blue colors, bird patterned abstraction
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Make Me Proud or At Least Less Ashamed" captures a moment of quiet persistence. The surface shimmers with layered paint, paper, resin and copper, materials that hold both fragility ...
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2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings

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Copper

"Found Love in Portofino" Colorful Pop Art Hearts Abstract Oil Painting on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured acrylics and oils in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energe...
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2010s Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Mixed Media

Flying Gulls on the Surf
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982), ca.1930. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 15 x 20 inches. Signed lower margin. James Floyd Clymer ( 1893-1982 ) known for his Regionalist st...
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Early 20th Century Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil

A Brightness, Vibrant Abstract Print, Statement Piece of Art, Limited Edition
Located in Deddington, GB
This is a signed, Limited Edition Giclée print of the original painting by Harriet Hoult. The print is on a high grade, cold press rough textured, hand torn art paper. Harriet Hoult...
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2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Giclée

Late Spring Poppy Flower, Geometric Shapes, Modernist Grid in Red Tones on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
These series of paintings by Natalia Roman gather their inspiration from geometric, minimalist shapes and paintings from the beginning of Modernism, with a special emphasis on Art De...
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2010s Constructivist Paper Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

Heart Bloom - Vibrant Original Contemporary Expressionist Still Life Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English artist Jonjo Elliot's still life works are a collision of expressionistic fauvism and his collections encourage a youthful candor. Plants thrive in environments the viewer wa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Paper Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

The Edge V (Op Art plexiglass box wall sculpture)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mon Levinson (1926-2014). The Edge V, 1965. Plexiglass, acetate and paper. 24 x 24 x 3 inches. Minor scuffing on surface of plexiglass. Original gallery label affixed en verso. Biog...
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1960s Op Art Paper Abstract Paintings

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Plexiglass, Paper

Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
Vibrant abstract painting signed Nylon lower left, circa 1970. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame. Archival p...
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1970s Paper Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic, Tissue Paper

Live Composition I, African American Arti, Painting on Paper
Located in New york, NY
Bright with pastel colors Live Composition I, 2024 by African American artist Bai is a 30” x 22” abstract acrylic and oil pastel original work on paper. Rendered in a primitive art...
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2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen

Liquid Life N3 and N5, Diptych. From the series Liquid Life
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Liquied series is inspired by transformation, the speed with which things change, and the material's ability to adapt to its environment. As Zygmunt Bauman describes, liquid life...
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2010s Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Liquid Life N4 and N2, Diptych. From the series Liquid Life
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Liquied series is inspired by transformation, the speed with which things change, and the material's ability to adapt to its environment. As Zygmunt Bauman describes, liquid life...
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2010s Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Solar eclipse - depicts pyramid, sun, black and white
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The artwork were done with acrylic on watercolor paper 300g. The work are 11 by 15 inches in size, framed black or gold with a glass face on a mat board (w...
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2010s Minimalist Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Abstracted Figure in Nature in Ink and Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted Figure in Nature in Ink and Pastel on Paper Beautiful and unique abstract piece of a figure in nature by Frank Rowland (American, 1927-2012). The graceful and simplifie...
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1970s American Modern Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Ink

Contemporary Watercolor Painting, Design for Space, C. 2000 s by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

HOLY CROSS
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"HOLY CROSS" is an original acrylic collage on panel work by Jim Houser measuring 10in x 10in. ABOUT // Jim Houser was born in 1973 in Philadelphia, Penns...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel

"TORRENTS", Red and White Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This red and white abstract wall-hanging artwork titled "TORRENTS" is an original artwork by Jim Houser made of acrylic on panel. This piece mea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Panel

Fanasy with Flowers 125
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Fantasy with Flowers" (series of 200+ pictures)   paper 59x42cm  On the paper acrylic, oil pastel, felt-tip pen, ink, gold leaf, pencils, silver,mixed media. Flowers are a smile of ...
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2010s Impressionist Paper Abstract Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Scaffold Two - Geometric Abstract Light Blue Navy Ivory Beige Shapes, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
Geometric shapes in shades of blue from cobalt to pale periwinkle, and delicate angular lines in black and dark gray are dynamic against a soft background fading from dark navy at th...
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2010s Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Acrylic, Panel

Equilibrium
Located in Santa Monica, CA
These daily drawings are a meditation on the moment as a process to make space for the current pandemic on a personal and collective experience.
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2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

"FISHSCALE" acrylic and hand cut collage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"FISHSCALE" is an original acrylic and collage on panel by Jim Houser measuring 12in x 12in. This piece is a study for a larger work. The scale motifs are hand cut by the artist in h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Paper Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

Sin titulo - Abstract Blue White, Latin American Work on Paper Figure Horse
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A mixed media on paper, this painting by Latin American artist Carlos Luna, depicts an abstracted and stylized horse running again a blue filagreed background with a man and woman lo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Paper

Healing Circle
Located in Santa Monica, CA
These daily drawings are a meditation on the moment as a process to make space for the current pandemic on a personal and collective experience.
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2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Fantasy with Flowers 26
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Fantasy with Flowers" (series of 200+ pictures)   paper 59x42cm  On the paper acrylic, oil pastel, felt-tip pen, ink, gold leaf, pencils, silver,mixed media. Flowers are a smile of ...
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2010s Expressionist Paper Abstract Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Kathleen Kane-Murrell, Mixed Media Abstract Butterflies Diptych, "Traveling Time
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original mixed media (Antique silk paper, dye, paint, plexiglass) abstract painting depicting beautiful monarch butterflies and gold leaves by California arti...
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2010s Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings

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Plexiglass, Paper, Dye, Acrylic

Christopher Street (abstract Greenwich Village cityscape)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
De Hirsh Margules (1899-1965). Christopher Street, 1939. Watercolor on Arches wove paper. Signed and dated in pencil by artist lower margin. Sheet measures 15.5 x 20 inches. Window in matting measures 15 x 19 inches. Framed measurement: 23 x 30 inched. Bears fragment of original label affixed on verso. Incredibly vibrant and saturated color with no fading or toning of sheet. Provenance: Babcock Galleries, NYC Exhibited: The American Federation of Arts Traveling Exhibition. From the facade of The Waverly at Christopher is depicted One Christopher Street, the 16-story Art Deco residential building erected in 1931. It is not a casual coincidence that the structure appears in this cityscape: 1 Christopher Street is the subject. The original intention of this project was to transform the neighborhood, bring a bit of affluence and make a bid to rival the Upper West Side. Margules, a sensitive aesthete, understood how a massive piece of architecture such as One changes a neighborhood. Sound, scale and focal points are forever altered. A pedestrian's sense of depth and distance becomes pronounced. All of these factors contribute to the intent behind this image. Tall buildings disrupt the human scale, change the skyline and carve up space. In this piece, negative space conforms to the man-made geometries. Clouds become gems fixed in settings. De Hirsh Margules (1899–1965) was a Romanian-American "abstract realist" painter who crossed paths with many major American artistic and intellectual figures of the first half of the 20th century. Elaine de Kooning said that he was "[w]idely recognized as one of the most gifted and erudite watercolorists in the country". The New York Times critic Howard Devree stated in 1938 that "Margules uses color in a breath-taking manner. A keen observer, he eliminates scrupulously without distortion of his material." Devree later called Margules "one of our most daring experimentalists in the medium" Margules was also a well-known participant in the bohemian culture of New York City's Greenwich Village, where he was widely known as the "Baron" of Greenwich Village.[1] The New York Times described him as "one of Greenwich Village's best-known personalities" and "one of the best known and most buoyant characters about Greenwich Village. Early Life De Hirsh Margules was born in 1899 in the Romanian city of Iași (also known as Iasse, Jassy, or Jasse). When Margules was 10 weeks old, his family immigrated to New York City. Both of his parents were active in the Yiddish theater, His father was Yekutiel "Edward" Margules, a "renowned Jewish actor-impresario and founder of the Yiddish stage." Margules' mother, Rosa, thirty-nine years younger than his father, was an actress in the Yiddish theater and later in vaudeville. Although Margules appeared as a child actor with the Adler Family[11] and Bertha Kalich, his sister, Annette Margules, somewhat dubiously continued in family theater and vaudeville tradition, creating the blackface role of the lightly-clad Tondelayo (a part later played on film Hedy Lamarr) in Earl Carroll's 1924 Broadway exoticist hit, White Cargo. Annette herself faced stereotyping as an exotic flower: writing about her publicist Charles Bouchert stated that "Romania produces a stormy, temperamental type of woman---a type admirably fitted to portray emotion." His brother Samuel became a noted magician who appeared under the name "Rami-Sami." Samuel later became a lawyer, representing magician Horace Goldin, among others. A family portrait including a young De Hirsh, a portrait of Rosa and Annette together, and individual photos of Rosa and Edward can be found on the Museum of the City of New York website. At around age 9 or 10, Margules took art classes with the Boys Club on East Tenth Street, and his first taste of exhibition was at a student art show presented by the club. By age 11, he had won a city-wide prize (a box camera) at a children's art show presented by the department store Wanamakers. As a young teenager, Margules was already displaying a characteristic kindness and loyalty. Upon hearing that two friends (one of them was author Alexander King), were in trouble for breaking a school microscope, the nearly broke Margules gave them five dollars to repair the microscope . Margules had to approach a wealthy man that Margules had once saved on the subway from a heart attack. Margules didn't reveal the source of the five dollars to King until twenty-five years later. In his late teens, Margules studied for a couple of months in Pittsburgh with Edwin Randby, a follower of Western painter Frederic Remington. Thereafter he pursued a two-year course of studies in architecture, design and decoration at the New York Evening School of Art and Design, while working as a clerk during the day at Stern's Department Store. He was encouraged in these artistic pursuits by his neighbor, the painter Benno Greenstein (who later went by the name of Benjamin Benno). Artistic career In 1922, Margules began work as a police reporter for the City News Association of New York .Margules then considered himself something of an expert on art, and the painter Myron Lechay is said to have responded to some unsolicited analysis of his work with the remark "Since you seem to know so much about it, why don't you paint yourself?" This led to study with Lechay and a flurry of painting. Margules' first show was in 1922 at Jane Heap's Little Review Gallery. Thereafter Margules began to participate in shows with a group including Stuart Davis, Jan Matulka, Buckminster Fuller (exhibiting depictions of his "Dymaxion house") in a gallery run by art-lover and restaurateur Romany Marie on the floor above her cafe. Jane Heap, left, with Mina Loy and Ezra Pound During the 1920s, Margules traveled outside of the country a number of times. In 1922, with the intent of reaching Bali, he took a job as a "'wiper on a tramp steamer where [he] played nursemaid to the engine." He reached Rotterdam before he turned back. He would return to Rotterdam shortly thereafter. In 1927, Margules took a lengthy leave of absence from his day job as a police reporter in order to travel to Paris, where he "set up a studio in Montmartre's Place du Tertre, on the top floor of an almost deserted hotel, a shabby establishment, lacking both heat and running water." He studied at the Louvre and traveled to paint landscapes in provincial France and North Africa. Margules also joined the "Noctambulist" movement and experimented with painting and showing his artwork in low light.Jonathan Cott wrote that: the painter De Hirsch Margulies sat on the quays of the Seine and painted pictures in the dark. In fact, the first exhibition of these paintings, which could be seen only in a darkened room, took place in [ Walter Lowenfels'] Paris apartment. Elaine de Kooning remarked that studying the works of the Noctambulists confirmed Margules' "direction toward the use of primary colors for perverse effects of heavy shadow." It was also in Paris that Margules initially conceived his idea of "Time Painting", where a painting is divided into sectors, each representing a different time of day, with color choices meant to evoke that time of day. In Paris, his social circle included Lowenfels, photographer Berenice Abbott, publisher Jane Heap, composer George Anthiel, sculptor Thelma Wood, painter André Favory, writer Norman Douglas, writer and editor George Davis, composer and writer Max Ewing, and writer Michael Fraenkel. Upon his return to New York in 1929, Margules attended an exhibition of John Marin's paintings. While at the exhibition, he "launched into an eloquent explanation of Marin to two nearby women", and was overheard by an impressed Alfred Stieglitz. The famous photographer and art promoter invited Margules to dine with his wife, the artist Georgia O'Keeffe, and his assistant, painter Emil Zoler. Stieglitz thereafter became a friend and mentor to Margules, becoming for him "what Socrates was to his friends." Alfred Stieglitz Stieglitz introduced Margules to John Marin, who quickly became the most important painterly influence upon Margules. Elaine de Kooning later noted that Margules was "indebted to Marin and through Marin to Cézanne for his initial conceptual approach - for his constructions of scenes with no negative elements, for skies that loom with the impact of mountains." Margules himself said that Marin was his "father and ... academy." The admiration was by no means unreciprocated: Marin said that Margules was "an art lover with abounding faith and sincerity, with much intelligence and quick seeing." Stieglitz also introduced Margules to many other artistic and intellectual figures in New York. With the encouragement of Alfred Stieglitz, Margules in 1936 opened a two-room gallery at 43 West 8th Street called "Another Place." Over the following two years there were fourteen solo exhibitions by Margules and others, and the gallery was well-respected by the press. It was in this gallery that the painter James Lechay, Myron's brother, exhibited his first painting. In 1936, Margules first saw recognition by major art museums when both the Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston purchased his works. In 1942, Margules gave up working as a police reporter, and apparently dedicated himself thereafter solely to an artistic vocation. "The Baron of Greenwich Village"[edit] Margules made his mark not only as an artist, but also as an outsized personality known throughout Greenwich Village and beyond. To local residents, Margules was known as the "Baron", after Baron Maurice de Hirsch, a prominent German Jewish philanthropist. Margules was easily recognizable by the beret he routinely wore over his long hair. Writer Charles Norman said that he "dressed with a flair for sloppiness." He was said to "know everybody" in Greenwich Village, to the extent that when the novelist and poet Maxwell Bodenheim was murdered, Margules was the first one the police sought to identify the body. Margules' letters show him interacting with art world figures such as Sacha Kolin, John Marin and Alfred Stieglitz, as well as with prominent figures outside the art world such as polymath Buckminster Fuller and writer Henry Miller. Most of his friends and acquaintances found Margules a generous and voluble man, given to broadly emotionally expressive gestures and acts of kindness and loyalty. In 1929, he exhibited an example of this loyalty and fellow-feeling when he appeared in court to fight what the wrongful commitment of his friend, writer and sculptor Alfred Dreyfuss, who appeared to have been a victim of an illicit attempt to block an inheritance. The Greenwich Village chronicler Charles Norman described the bone-crushing hugs that Margules would routinely bestow on his friends and acquaintances, and speaks of the "persuasive theatricality" that Margules seemed to have inherited from his actor parents. Norman also wrote about Margules' routine acts of kindness, taking in homeless artists, constantly feeding his friends and providing the salvatory loan where needed. Norman also notes that Margules was blessed with a loud and good voice, and was apt to sing an operatic air without provocation. The writer and television personality Alexander King said I think the outstanding characteristics of my friend's personality are affirmation, emphasis, and overemphasis. He chooses to express himself predominantly in superlatives and the gestures which accompany his utterances are sometimes dangerous to life and limb. Of the bystanders, I mean. King also spoke with affectionate amusement about Margules' pride in his cooking, speaking of how "if he should ever invite you to dinner, he may serve you a hamburger with onions, in his kitchen-living room, with such an air of gastronomic protocol, such mysterious hints and ogliing innuendoes, as if César Ritz and Brillat-Savarin had sneaked out, only a moment before, with his secret recipe in their pockets." Margules was such a memorable New York personality that comic book writer Alvin Schwartz imagined him at the Sixth Avenue Cafeteria in a risible yet poignant debate with Clark Kent about whether Superman had the ability to stop Hitler. Margules' entrenchment in the Greenwich Village milieu can be seen in a photograph from Fred McDarrah's "Beat Generation Album" of a January 13, 1961 writers' and poets' meeting to discuss "The Funeral of the Beat Generation", in Robert Cordier [fr]'s railroad flat at 85 Christopher Street. Among the people in the same photograph are Shel Silverstein...
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1930s American Modern Paper Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor, Rag Paper

Abstract Expressionist Virtues Landscape Venetian Plaster Painting Shawn Dulaney
Located in Surfside, FL
Shawn Dulaney The Virtues IV Handmade paint on venetian plaster on paper, signed and titled verso 22 x 30 in. (sheet), 28 1/4 x 36 1/4 in. (frame). Shawn Dulaney’s paintings are layered constructions of color, spacious abstractions that read like cloud banks, flows of water, magnetic fields charged with monumental energy. Dulaney spent her childhood on a vast Colorado plateau looking west to the Rocky Mountains and has travelled widely, immersing herself in landscape. Her work captures the experience and feeling of place. Doug McClemont of ArtNews writes that Dulaney’s paintings “concern the earth, and the unyielding hand of nature”. Her work has been described by William Zimmer of The New York Times as belonging to “a very strong tradition, that of 19 th -century Northern European Romanticism in which nature was seen as corresponding to human emotional states.” He says of her work, “Ms. Dulaney makes it clear that her inner life is very much a part of each painting, and this alone distinguishes it from most abstraction…Shawn Dulaney is deliberately out for grandeur, but she is also out for intimacy. Her paintings take advantage of their innate ambiguity and declare themselves to be very current in the thinking that lies behind them.” "The kind of painting to which Ms. Dulaney's work is most closely related, at least superficially, is the Mark Rothko branch of Abstract Expressionism, in which a sense of deep space is sought." Dulaney makes handmade paints consisting of acrylic medium and powdered pigments allowing her to get a wide range of saturations and transparencies as they spread out on Venetian plaster and linen over panel. “Her surfaces”, as described by Dominick Lombardi-also of The New York Times, are “exquisitely painted and a pleasure to see.” Dulaney continues to travel between New York, the American Southwest, and the United Kingdom, as well as having recently been awarded the Pink House Artist Residency on the Beara Peninsula in Ireland. Her paintings capture the ephemeral and evoke the Celtic notion of a “thin place”, a place of energy where the veil between this world and the eternal is thin. A working artist for over 4 decades, Dulaney is represented by Sears Peyton Gallery, Weber Fine Art, Carrie Haddad Gallery and Beth Urdang Gallery. Exhibited widely, her paintings can be found in extensive public and private collections including those of the Hunterdon Museum of Art in NJ, the Venetia Resort in China, J Crew in NYC, as well as in the private collections of author Annie Proulx, actor Steve Buscemi, talk-show host Conan O’Brien and musician Stuart Copeland. Her work has appeared in episodes of TV’s Enlightened, Portlandia and Sex the City, and the films It’s Complicated (2009), Interview (2007) and John Wick 3 (2019). Her work has been reviewed in ArtNews and The New York Times, and has been featured in Parabola and New American Paintings. A contemporary, Post war American woman artist. She currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Select Group Exhibitions 2022 - Sears-Peyton Gallery, Playground, New York, NY 2022 - Weber Fine Arts, Summer Exhibition Renate Aller...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paper Abstract Paintings

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Plaster, Paint, Paper, Mixed Media

"Untitled" 2025 tinted polymer on disband panel
Located in New York, NY
Susan English 2025 tinted polymer on disband panel 34 x 84 in. (eng287)
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2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Polymer

Does not see, does not hear, does not speak -line drawing figure with red gloves
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. Does not see, does not hear, does not speak. The artwork was done with watercolor on watercolor paper 360g. The works are 15 by 11 inches in size, framed (...
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2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Monotype II Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Opaque and transparent colors work together in this beautiful Monotype painting by David Stephens (American, 20th century). Signed "D. Stephens" lower right. Unframed. Print area: ...
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1990s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings

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Archival Paper, Dye, Ink

Delights 126 - Contemporary Abstract Shapes Pattern Teal Green Gold, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary painting in ink, gouache and pencil on archival paper is composed of solid shapes surrounded by a pattern of delicate lines and dots in bright teal, luminous golden...
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2010s Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings

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Archival Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil

"Fragments" - Vibrant Mixed Media Contemporary Abstract in Warm Pastel Palette
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven H. Rehfeld (American, born 1954) "Fragments", 2022 Oil paint, Newsprint, Ink, Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the back of the painting. "Fragments" is a...
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2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media, Ink, Newsprint, Stretcher Bars

Loose Split (post graffiti, street art, expressionism, galaxy, nebula, light)
Located in Kansas City, MO
JB Nearsy Loose Split 2020 Spray paint on paper Size: 24x18in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1759 -------------- Tags: post graffiti, street art, expressionism, galaxy, ...
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2010s Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Spray Paint

30 x 22 inches Oil paint, cold wax medium - Purple Haze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
30 x 22 inches oil paint, cold wax medium on 100% cotton, 140 lb Arches Oil Paper with deckled edges The painting goes to the deckled edges of the paper—a floating frame is suggested...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Archival Paper

French Mixed Media Abstract Expressionist, Symphony in Blue and Red
Located in Cotignac, FR
French mixed media abstract expressionist painting by Danièle Jaquillard. The painting is signed and dated bottom right. Presented in a custom, painted tray frame. A strong and impa...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Paper Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Watercolor, Gouache, Tissue Paper

Study for As If Five - Contemporary Abstract Teal Aqua Blue Stripes, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in acrylic on Yupo paper, gradient stripes of color in white and bright teal blue hues are vibrant and carefully ordered. Signed, dated and tit...
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2010s Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Notable Features
Located in New York, NY
Andrei Petrov is an American artist of Russian origins. He is best known for his abstract oil paintings where calibrated stratifications of intense shades of colors are scraped to ex...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil, Pencil

Contemporary abstract acrylic painting portrait of a woman on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Empowered Modesty," created by French artist Natalya Mougenot, is a compelling addition to her series dedicated to exploring themes related to women. The piece emphasizes the streng...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Paper Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Lyrical Miracle, abstract w birds ducks colorful mixed media painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Lyrical Miracle" is built from layers of paper, resin, paint and wood,. The geese are suspended between abstraction and figuration. The resin’s translucence invites the viewer to lo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings

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Epoxy Resin, Oil, Wood Panel, Archival Paper, Tissue Paper, Vellum

"365 Vessels", Mixed technique on tissue white paper, Minimalist, 50 x 33 cm
Located in Carballo, ES
This series of works by the Danish artist Peter Kramer (Roskilde, 1959) with numerous exhibitions between Spain and Denmark are entitled "365 urns", in which the artist works with ti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Paper Abstract Paintings

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Organic Material, Adhesive, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Handmade Paper, T...

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