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ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
Composition (Abstract Expressionist mid-century gestural action painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Murray Hantman (1904-1999). Composition, 1951. Watercolor on paper, 14 x 21 inches. Unframed. Signed lower left. Signed, dated and titled en verso. Provenance: estate of Murray Hantman. Biography: Shaped by his life experiences and a commitment to the practice of making art, the work of Murray Hantman represents a career of personal exploration and aesthetic refinement that took him from New York, to Los Angeles, back to New York and eventually to the serene, yet dramatic, coast of Maine where he worked as part of the artists’ colony on Monhegan Island. Born in Pennsylvania in 1904, Hantman’s family moved many times to follow his father’s business opportunities, eventually settling in New York. A childhood of economic instability and dislocation formed Hantman’s early years, making him independent and self-reliant from a very early age. Hantman’s father owned movie theatres and photography studios and, recognizing his son’s artistic ability, employed him to print and hand-color photographs as a child. When he was eleven and living in Michigan, a public school teacher arranged for Hantman to receive a scholarship to the Detroit Museum of Art School where after a year he was awarded another scholarship to study at the Detroit School of Design. He studied in Detroit for a year until his family abruptly moved to Alabama, interrupting his artistic and academic studies until the family moved to New York at the end of the first World War. As a young man, Hantman supported himself by working many different jobs in New York and New Jersey. Steady work with his brother at the Hartford and New Haven Railroad...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor

"Niké" 2025 acrylic, gypsum compound spray paint on canvas
Located in New York, NY
Anthony Falcetta niké, 2025 acrylic, gypsum compound & spray paint on canvas 40 x 30 in. (fal013)
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Spray Paint, Acrylic, Panel

Sandbank, abstract art, landscape art, seascape art, original painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Jon Rowland: 'As the tide recedes sometimes it leaves small sand spits. The Scottish coast offers opportunities to make a quick sketch that can be worked on in the studio.' Discover new paintings by Jon Rowland and his abstract expressionism with Wychwood Art. Each work has been carefully selected by Deborah Allan our Chief Art Curator. Wychwood Art have exhibited Jon Rowland in London during a pop-up exhibition of theirs at the Darren Baker Gallery. His paintings have been displayed at the Royal Academy and at the Berthold and Darren Baker Gallery in London. He has also exhibited in group exhibitions at Linacre and Green Colleges, at Swann Gallery in Woodstock, and with Wychwood Art at Battersea Art Fair. He was one of six contemporary artists who took part in an exhibition of views of Blenheim Palace, juxtaposing the original visions with today's, as part of the celebration of the 300th anniversary of Capability Brown's birth. Solo exhibitions have been at the Said Business School, Wolfson College in Central Oxford, and most recently at the Sewell Centre Art Gallery and Cornerstone Art Centre in Oxfordshire, and the Boiler Room Gallery in Central Oxford. Through Wychwood Art, he has carried out several large scale commissions for private clients. Jon comments: Painting is a journey. One starts at one place - the blank canvas, and hopefully ends at a resolution. Sometimes one gets lost. My aim in this journey is to create original, contemporary art that is grounded in place. Chance and opportunity are the travelling companions; but the art is to know when the journey is complete. I tend to work in series, with references to locations that are abstracted, reflecting on themes of colour, movement and space. In some themes I use concepts...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

INGRA. Mixed media Abstract painting on Canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
" The work resists framing in concepts, it overflows the contours and borders of the rational. It is through the presence of color, combined with an abstraction at times with express...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

KOKON - Contemporary Modern Abstract Painting, Warm Colors
Located in Salzburg, AT
Agata Czeremuszkin-Chrut was born in 1983 in Czestochowa, Poland. She graduated from the Academy of the Fine Arts in Wroclaw (2008) with the Master degree in Painting. In 2007 she st...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Adele Becker (1929-2021). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
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1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Ranunculus II" Large Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Blush Rose Abstract 84"x60"
Located in New York, NY
"Ranunculus II", 2024, 84" H x 60" W. Large-scale abstract painting in hues of blush crimson consisting of acrylic, pencils, and oil pastels on canvas by Argentine-born artist Karina...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil

Ciel de Nuit (Night Sky) / diptych 80 x 92 inches / 6.5 x 7.6 feet
Located in Burlingame, CA
Ciel de Nuit ( Night Sky) is a magnificent diptych of abstract golden clouds in a sky full of rich blues. Elegant and atmospheric. Ciel de Nuit is 80" X 92" OVERALL. Each of the two ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

On Hansen Abstract Mixed Media Painting in Earth Tones with Gestural Marks 2025
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Contemporary abstract impressionist seascape seaside acrylic painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork "When the blue sky meets the blue sea" is a captivating example of abstract expressionism, where vibrant color and dynamic brushwork coalesce to evoke an emotive landsc...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Ruz 65 Vertical Big Yellow Interior - Abstract Acrylic on canvas Painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
RUZ, Rafael (Barcelona 1956) While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in the same sense that Julius Bissier referred to some of the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"The Botanist s Table" Porcelain White Vase with Colorful Flowers Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
An impressionistic depiction of a white porcelain vase with a burst of white, pink, orange, yellow and light red flowers exploding with color and bold marks. Alfaro bridges the Baroq...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Storm - Blue Cool Tone Abstract Dramatic Landscape Textural Impasto Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Using an impasto, painterly technique Dana Cowie creates cubist-inspired farm and rural landscapes. Working within controlled color schemes, her artworks appear abstract up close and...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

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

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Piling In Front 2
Located in Dallas, TX
Pigment & acrylic on paper
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Pigment

The Painted Lady - Large Impasto Thick Paint Colorful Abstract Painting
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 a...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Glitter, Mixed Media, Acrylic

The Memory of Unknown Things 7(ii), Contemporary, Abstract
Located in Deddington, GB
The Memory of Unknown Things is a series of paintings exploring the experience of knowing something but not being able to retrieve it immediately from memory. Through the painting pr...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled - Painting by Alfredo Pizzi - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is one of the best works by the artist Alfredo Pizzi. It is made on canvas, painted in acrylic in 2020. The author has a multifaceted background in the artistic field. He b...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Moved In Motion - Original Minimalist Abstract Textured Painting on Canvas
Located in Manchester, GB
Henry Woolway, Moved In Motion, 2021 Acrylic on Canvas 122 x 92 cm (48 x 36.2 in) Artwork is set in a stained red wood frame with a 5mm shadow gap Ha...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Flower Arrangement In Ochre Glazed Pot - Mixed Media Abstract Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil

A Colorful 1956 Gouache Titled "Sunday in Torromolinos, Spain" by Samuel Butnik
Located in Chicago, IL
A Colorful 1956 Gouache Titled "Sunday in Torromolinos, Spain" by Samuel Butnik. Artwork size: 18" x 25". Archivally matted to: 24" x 30". Biography...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Essentials Collection: BURNING DESIRE - Meditative Abstract Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract minimalist artist Jason DeMeo presents a collection of artworks designed to engage viewers in a meditative experience, drawing them closer to the enduring ideals of truth, b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Books symphony, Abstract, library, French Minimalism, Multicolor, Expressionism
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Like a symphony that blends different instruments and musical themes, a library can contain a variety of books representing diverse genres, authors, and subjects. Each book brings i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

PHENOMENA GRID THREE
Located in Aventura, FL
Original watercolor on paper. Hand signed on front; signed, titled and dated on verso by the artist. Additional images are available upon request. Certificate of Authenticity is inc...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Pillar of Zen #124, unique signed gouache painting Andre Zarre Gallery, 1959
Located in New York, NY
Charmion von Wiegand Pillar of Zen #124, 1959 Gouache on paper painting Hand signed, titled and dated on the front Unique Provenance: Andre Zarre Gallery, with label verso (Estate of renowned gallerist Andre Zarre, ne Andre Sowulewski) Measurements: Framed 26.5 inches vertical by 25.5 horizontal by 2 inches Artwork: 21 inches vertical by 22 inches horizontal Mid century modern, geometric, spiritual abstraction, mystical The Estate of the celebrated artist Charmion Von Wiegand has been represented exclusively by Michael Rosenfeld Gallery since 1998. From March 3 to August 13, 2023, Charmion Von Wiegand was the subject of an acclaimed retrospective at the Kunstmuseum Basel, and she has received major attention in the price, including a June, 2023 ArtNews feature entitled, "Who Was Charmion von Wiegand and Why Is She Important?". Her work was also featured in a solo presentation by Rosenfeld Gallery at the New York Art Show held at the Park Avenue Armory, which also received critical acclaim. Artists Biography - courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery: Known for her vibrant, geometric paintings that originate a deeply personal language of spiritual enlightenment expressed through a constructivist mode of abstraction, Charmion von Wiegand (1896–1983) was born in Chicago but spent much of her childhood traveling. The daughter of a journalist for Hearst, von Wiegand eventually settled in New York in 1915 to attend Barnard College and Columbia University, where she took classes at the School of Journalism while nurturing a growing interest in art history. In 1925, von Wiegand realized that she wanted to be an artist and set up a studio in Greenwich Village, teaching herself how to paint while pursuing a career as a journalist. In 1929, she secured a position in Moscow as a foreign correspondent for Hearst, the only woman at the desk at the time. In 1932, von Wiegand returned to New York and married Russian émigré Joseph Freeman, who co-founded and edited the leftist journal New Masses. Von Wiegand began writing art criticism for New Masses as well as for other publications, including New Theatre, ARTnews, and Arts Magazine. When the Abstract American Artists (AAA) held their inaugural exhibition, von Wiegand reviewed it. An early champion of abstract art, von Wiegand became close friends with AAA founder Carl Holty. In 1941, Holty introduced von Wiegand to Piet Mondrian, who would have a profound impact on her art. Fascinated by Mondrian’s artistic philosophy, von Wiegand played a key role in the introduction of his work to American audiences, translating many of the Dutch artist’s writings into English and assisting in the composition of his influential article “Toward the True Vision of Reality” (1941). Through her friendship with Mondrian, von Wiegand re-kindled her interest in Theosophy (a religion established in the late 19th century that combines aspects of Hinduism, Buddhism, occultism, and esotericism) and embarked on an extended study of neoplasticism. In her artwork, she incorporated Mondrian’s iconic grid but rejected the constraints of pure neoplasticism and embraced a wide range of influences including surrealism and German expressionism. In 1942, von Wiegand became a member of the AAA, exhibiting regularly with the group and eventually serving as its president from 1951 to 1953. In the late 1940s, sculptor and fellow AAA member Ibram Lassaw gave her a translation of The Secret of the Golden Flower: A Chinese Book of Life, which inspired von Wiegand to immerse herself in a study of Buddhist art. She began incorporating Buddhist motifs such as stupas and mandalas into her paintings, and her spiritual practice steadily intensified throughout the 1950s. In 1953, her husband gifted her a copy of the Taoist I Ching Book of Changes, a guide for divining meaning from randomly derived numbers arranged in a hexagram—a form the artist readily incorporated into her painting. Von Wiegand’s study of Theosophy also intensified over these years, bolstered by her increased access to the religion’s primary sources composed by the religion’s founders and their successors at the New York Theosophical Society’s library. Von Wiegand’s search for the sacred and transcendent ultimately led her to Tibetan Buddhism and, in 1967, von Wiegand met Khyongla Rato Rinpoche, a Gelugpa monk who had recently arrived in New York, who would mentor her spiritual study in the tradition of Mahayana Buddhism until her death. Her travels in the 1960s and 1970s took her to Tibet and India, where she had an audience with the Dalai Lama, who was living in exile in Dharamsala. Many works from these decades incorporate symbols and schematics drawn from Theosophical prismatic color charts, Chinese astrology and tantric yoga. In 1978, she was the subject of a PBS documentary titled The Circle of Charmion von Wiegand, which was scored by Philip Glass. In 1980, von Wiegand was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters and in 1982, the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach (FL) organized her first retrospective exhibition. She died the following year in New York, bequeathing her estate to Khyongla Rato and the Tibet Center of New York. In 1998, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery became the sole representative of her estate and has presented her work in four solo and multiple group exhibitions. Recent notable exhibitions that have included her work are The Third Mind: American Artists Contemplate Asia (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, 2009) and Constructive Spirit: Abstract Art in South and North America (Newark Museum, NJ, 2010). In March 2023, the Kunstmuseum Basel (Switzerland) opened the first comprehensive museum retrospective of von Wiegand’s work in Europe. Von Wiegand’s work is represented in numerous museum collections including the Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy (Andover, MA); Albright-Knox Art Gallery (Buffalo, NY); Arithmeum, University of Bonn (Germany); Birmingham Museum of Art (Alabama); Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin; Brooklyn Museum (NY); Carnegie Museum of Art (Pittsburgh, PA); The Cleveland Museum of Art (OH); Indianapolis Museum of Art (IN); Fondazione Marguerite Arp (Locarno, Switzerland); Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Massachusetts); The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY); The Museum of Modern Art (New York, NY); Newark Museum of Art (New Jersey); Seattle Art Museum (WA); Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC); Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, MN); Weatherspoon Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College (Clinton, NY); Whitney Museum of American Art (New York, NY); and Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, CT). More about gallerist Andre Zarre A tribute in the New Criterion: Dispatch August 11, 2020 Andre Zarre, 1942–2020 by Dana Gordon On the late New York gallery pioneer. Art should never be aggressively explained; art should be felt. —Andre Zarre, 1977 Often, in the starlit New York cultural mecca, a longtime important figure fades away through the penumbra and dies without notice. Such was the fate of Andre Zarre, the contemporary art dealer, who passed away a few weeks ago. Andy, as he wanted friends to call him, opened his eponymous gallery in 1974 just off Madison Avenue on Sixty-ninth Street. He soon moved it to the omphalos of the art world in that era, 41 East Fifty-seventh Street, the Fuller Building. Over the years he moved to SoHo and then to Chelsea, as fashion and real estate prices pushed the art souk hither and thither. To understand his importance, all you need do is take a look at a list of artists who had solo shows at the Andre Zarre Gallery. This includes such names, from an early generation, as Sonia Delaunay, Nassos Daphnis, Sari Dienes, and Perle Fine. Among a subsequent generation are Pat Lipsky, Jay Milder, Thornton Willis, and Kes Zapkus.1 And this list does not include the many knowns and unknowns who were in his lively group shows. Zarre had a real “eye” and was a champion of abstract art from the moment he founded his gallery—even among the gathering storms of conceptual and political art, which he eschewed. He showed a good deal of figurative art as well. His galleries were always spacious and unpretentious, oriented simply to show the art. In the words of Dee Shapiro, who showed with the Zarre gallery many times, “He had a photographic memory and knew a lot about art and was always interested in the artist’s life.” Reliable biographical information on Zarre is scarce, but he said of his background that he was born in Poland in 1942 and that his parents were a diplomat and a socialite. He left home for the United States at the age of fifteen. During his decades as an art dealer in New York, Zarre did not appear to accumulate wealth, though he acquired a collection and lived on Park Avenue. “He was not personally aggressive in that way. People had to come to him,” Dee Shapiro said. He was honest in his financial dealings with artists, which not all art dealers are. For a long time while running the gallery he had a second job as a supervisor in an airline office and he kept little to no additional staff in the gallery. He supported a brother who remained in Poland. Among artists, Zarre was known to be quite ornery. After my show at his gallery in 1997, I refused to enter it for seventeen years. Then I ran into him in Chelsea and he offered me another show, an opportunity I gladly accepted, but he remained just as disagreeable. He showed the work of many women, probably more than any other gallery, save those devoted to showing only women. Collectors, curators, and writers found him mostly friendly. As Peter Reginato put it, Zarre was a “strange guy but I liked him. I think he was a dealer who was more interested in the art than in making money, but somehow he lasted forty-plus years.” Zarre is not known to have kept extensive or extant records of his gallery’s long history, though these may emerge in time. Scouring the Internet, one may compile a partial list of more than eighty artists who had solo shows at the Andre Zarre Gallery:Nancy Azara, Ellen Banks, Mary Barnes, Tony Bechara, Juan Bernal, Stephanie Bernheim, Randy Bloom, Elena Borstein, Michael Boyd, Fritz Bultman, Ed Buonagurio, Yoan Capote, Sonia Delaunay, Nassos Daphnis, Cathy Diamond, Sari Dienes, Joseph Dolinsky, Beata Drozd, Ronnie Elliot, William Fares, Perle Fine, Lynne Frehm, Ben Georgia, Mikel Glass, Dana Gordon, Juanita Guccione, Fred Gutzeit, Don Hazlitt, Amy Hill, Clinton Hill, Monroe Hodder, Budd Hopkins, Arlan Huang, Richard Hunt, Rhia Hurt, Buffie Johnson, Alexander Kaletski, Robert Kaupelis...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Unfolded Layers 2 - original abstract expressionism painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Happy Afternoon - Original Colorful Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ekaterina Ermilkina’s original, abstract fine art paintings are created using a skillful combination of applying and removing oil paint with a palette knife on canvas. Her inspiratio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Caribbean Sea - Original Textured Blue Tone Abstract Landscape Artwork Framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The delicate and poetic artworks of painter Frederic Paul reference his Asian roots in expressive and elaborate compositions. Inspired by the bold colors, spices, flora, and landscap...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Rice Paper

Florus, Bold Abstract Painting, Vibrant Contemporary Artwork, Expressionist Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Florus is an original abstract painting by Catherine Pennington-Meyer. The title of this piece means ‘bright’ or ‘rich’ in Latin. A vibrant expressionist abstract full of energy. It will bring a splash of positivity and colour to any scheme. Discover more of Catherine Pennington-Meyer's original artwork with Wychwood Art online and in our Oxfordshire gallery. Catherine is an award-winning artist who currently lives and works near Munich, in Germany. Her work concentrates primarily on abstract expressionism. Catherine has participated in exhibitions throughout Europe and has quickly established a prestigious international collector base. Catherine says of her art: `I see my painting as a kind of language, translating what I feel or experience to those viewing it. I am innately drawn to create raw, emotive, expressionist pieces, mostly abstracts, which distil a subject down to its feeling. I don`t only want my art to be `beautiful` but for it to reach out and touch the person who is viewing it on an immediate, intuitive level. I want my paintings to speak to their audience in their own visceral language. I am influenced by nature, particularly the multifaceted nature of water, and memories of growing up in particularly beautiful landscapes in North Yorkshire and Scotland. I also find human psychology and science fascinating. But I see compositions everywhere, whether it be flowers in a park, the way smoke curls, books on a library shelf or a street market. Everything is made up of shapes and colours. The world is a constant source influences and inspiration.’ Over time, as her work has developed, she has been increasingly compelled towards abstraction, through which she feels able to communicate an energy which is untethered by the constraints of realism. She enjoys playing with light, depth and movement in her art to give it immediacy and to draw a viewer into the composition. Catherine also enjoys poetry, and her works occasionally have accompanying narratives. Catherine views visual and written art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Spring, bright mulitcolored abstract encaustic painting on board
Located in New York, NY
Pressman works in various media. The oil paintings require a different approach as they dry more slowly than the encaustic work. As such, the oils sit with the artist often for month...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Encaustic, Board

Blue Waves, Science Art Collection by Anastasia Vasilyeva
Located in Zofingen, AG
Wave Theory is a painting from the collection "Wave Theory", was participated in the Swiss Art Expo 2021 in Zurich. It is a part of the science art collection by artist Anastasia Vasilyeva...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic

Martini Twist
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Lynn Sanders is an artist excited by beauty: architecture, foliage, landscapes, seascapes, interiors. She finds palettes and shapes in her environment and propels them into her work,...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic

Abstract, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic on canvas :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: Yes :: Signature Locat...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

PHENOMENA CROSS WIND ALTERNATE
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed, titled and dated on verso by Paul Jenkins. Artwork is in excellent condition. Acquired by our gallery from a private collector. All reaso...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Circle in Circle - Blue, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic Abstract Painting, Original artwork created by Ronald Hunter. A balanced abstract composition of round forms, made with many layers of acrylic paint. The combination of bl...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Abstract impressionist nature forest acrylic painting on paper "Dance of trees"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary, expressive abstract impressionist painting, "Dance of Trees", vividly captures the serene essence of a forest landscape through the lens of a dynamic, impressionis...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Organic Way - Original Minimalist Blush and Blue Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Clara Berta’s acrylic and mixed-media paintings blend texture and color to create harmony, mystery, and depth on the painted surface. Her paintings transform spaces into Zen environm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

French 20th Century Vibrant Abstract Swirls of Orange Yellow Green and Blue
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924) signed oil painting on canvas, unframed dated 93 canvas size: 22 x 18 inches condition: overall very good, ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"In Girum Imus" (type, poetry, dye, natural, neutral, brown, antique linen)
Located in Paris, IDF
IN GIRUM IMUS 2024 Paris, France This painting has a weathered, almost ancient quality, created on dyed antique Belgian linen with acrylic paint. The linen’s rich brown surface appe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Dye

Abstract expressive floral painting on canvas "Floral symphony in color""
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Floral Symphony in Color" is a vivid, expressive contemporary painting created by French artist Natalya Mougenot, and it forms part of her Floral series. In this series, Natalya ble...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Contemporary large abstract painting nature forest "Equilibrium of Matter"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract-expressionist nature painting depicts a vibrant forest of towering tree trunks, immediately immersing the viewer in its dynamic composition. The style re...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Contemporary Red, White, Tan, and Black Geometric Hard-Edge Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Geometric abstract painting by contemporary artist Stephanie Beukers. The work features layers of hard-edged shapes in red, white, tan, and black set against a light background. Curr...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract Expressionist woman oil on cardboard "Sun-kissed in a red swimsuit"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressionist woman in a red swimsuit was created by the French artist Natalya Mougenot and makes part of her ongoing series dedicated to Women. Sun Kisse...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Colors of a new day, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Colors of a new day. This unique, abstract, acrylic painting will accentuate your interior. The product has a mature modern aesthetic design and is filled with positive energy. Color...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Vintage American Abstract Pop Art Large Original Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract signed oil painting by Robert Reitzfeld. Oil on canvas. Signed verso.
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Abstract Expressionist Signed Large Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1950. Signed. Image size 46L x 36H. Framing is available!
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Golden veil by Gabriela Azar Schreiner. Contemporary abstract Painting
Located in Mentone, AU
This painting is unstretched and unframed. It will be carefully rolled and shipped in a tube. "Creating large-scale abstract paintings that evoke tranquility and presence in any spac...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Rich to Grey" (2024) By Danny McCaw, Original Abstract Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Danny McCaw's (US based) "Rich to Grey" is an original, handmade oil painting with impasto brushstrokes that depicts an ambiguous human figure. Bio/artist statement: Danny McCaw is ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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

Materials

Masonite, Oil

"Friendship Garden" by L. A. Spowart - Vibrant and Pastel Tone Large Abstract
Located in Carmel, CA
Lesley Anne Spowart (American, born 1957) "Friendship Garden" 2021 Acrylic Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Canvas The artist signed the back of the painting. Friendship Garden by Lesley ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Sunshine Painting Freedom Bold Statement Orange Contemporary Abstract Invest Joy
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Sunshine in Flight Large Artwork Sunshine Painting Freedom Bold Statement Orange Contemporary Abstract Invest Joy Sunshine in flight, is a statement piece, inviting the view...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

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

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Oil

E , 90x70cm, acrylic, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Heterochromia, 80x80 cm
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract Expressionist "Forms Divide" Like Franz Kline
Located in Miami, FL
It's 1951. Who was doing painting like this? Franz Kline, Arshile Gorky, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, Adolph Gottlieb, Clyfford Still, Robert Motherwell, Lee Kra...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Acrylic

It s Going to be the Sunny side from now on - contemporary, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract painting is by Fiona Ackerman. Vancouver-based artist Fiona Ackerman’s singularly unique visual language has attracted an international audience. Her oeuv...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

812
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract bright colorful painting is by Brooklyn artist, John Platt who studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and has exhibited exten...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled #2
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled #2" 1990 is an oil painting with collage on canvas by noted artist Georgia Whitaker. It is signed at the lower left corner by t...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Song of the Equinox - Abstract expressionist pink floral painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
This is personal. Something intrinsic of the nature of who I am. I feel the world around me. I feel the wind and the soil and the water rushing down the stream. I feel the blades ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Self-Love is Luxury - Soft Abstract Floral Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract abstract paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add abstract paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Nestor Toro, Giorgio Lo Fermo, Newel Hunter, and Sumit Mehndiratta. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Synthetic Resin Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available.

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