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Abstract Art

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
The code of spring
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Code of Spring” is a painting about a gentle dialog between nature and culture. The living petals of daffodils contain an embroidered symbol - like a trace of human memory encrypted...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Very Special Arts Gallery photolithograph (Hand Signed by Frank Stella) Framed
Located in New York, NY
Frank Stella (after) Untitled, for the Very Special Arts Gallery (Hand Signed by Frank Stella), 1992 Photo lithograph and offset litho on thin board (hand signed) Frame included:: el...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Ruz 835 Abstract Acrylic oncanvas Painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Original artwork by Spanish artist Rafael Ruz. Acrylic in perfect condition. While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in the sam...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Joan Miró. Fotoscop
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1974 Handsigned by the artist in pencil Edition : 25 ex. Publisher : Galerie Börjeson (Malmö) Printer : La Poligrafa, S.A. (Barcelone) Catalog : [Maeght 939 p. 76 ; Crame...
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1970s Abstract Art

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Lithograph

Underground Life - Abstract Colorful Figurative Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valerie Etitinwo's unique approach to abstract figurative painting celebrates the unconventional beauty found in imperfection and awkwardness. The Nigerian-Swiss artist uses bold col...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Madrid, ES
ESTEBAN VICENTE (1903-2001) UNTITLED signed and dated "1980 Esteban Vicente” (lower right) collage, watercolor and pencil on cardboard 14 x 17 inches (35.5 x 43 cm.) framed: 19-3/4 x...
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1980s Abstract Art

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Mixed Media, Cardboard

1957 Mid Century Modern Swedish Abstract Oil Painting - Terracotta Rhythms
Located in Bristol, GB
TERRACOTTA RHYTHMS Size: 55 x 78 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A striking mid-century abstract composition characterised by geometric shapes and dynamic forms, executed in oil...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Mexican Era Composition
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful 1945 painting by American artist, Eve Peri. Watercolor on tissue paper, image measures 18 x 14 inches; 20.5 x 24.5 inches matted behind scratched plexiglass. Artwork and ma...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

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Watercolor

Untitled XLVI by Ferle - Large abstract painting, red tones
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XLVI is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 280 × 200 cm (110.2 × 78.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and c...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Spring on the Horizon #2
Located in Deddington, GB
Springs On The Horizon #2 – By Lucy Moore [2022] original Acrylic on canvas Image size: H:60 cm x W:98 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:60 cm x W:98 cm x D:1.5cm Sold Unframe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Acrylic

"Quadrivium 83" 2025 acrylic and collage on paper
Located in New York, NY
Peter Stephens Quadrivium 83, 2025 acrylic and collage on paper 30 x 22 in image size: 13 ½ x 17½ in (ste031)
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Impermanence Series n16. From Impermanence series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In the Kingdom of Transience, everything is temporary, subject to constant change. Everything is unstable and volatile like the wind. The precariousness of our existence reminds us t...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Somewhere Out There
Located in Dallas, TX
acrylic & labels on paper
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Kings Gibbet
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original artwork, acrylic on patchwork canvas. With a mixture of street, abstract and fine art influences, most of Joe's work is created using a blend of acrylics, spray paint and c...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Espriu Plate I
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Joan Miro Title: Plate I from Espriu-Miro Series: From the series Espriu-Miró, which contains 8 engravings printed on Gvarro paper with the publisher's stamp. Date: 1971 Med...
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Etching

Espriu Plate I
Espriu Plate I
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#175, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Pigment

"Untitled" Acrylics, Pencils, Oil Pastels on Paper in Neutral Hues of Taupe
Located in New York, NY
"Untitled" 2019, 25" x 31" horizontal drawing on paper by Argentine-born artist Karina Gentinetta (featured in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Glaze, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil

Abstract Oil Painting, Green, Blue and Gold Colour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Oil Painting, Green, Blue and Gold Colour By French artist Roland Gautier, 20th Century Signed by the artist on the back of the painting Oil painting on board, framed Framed...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Drawing n°18 by Julien Dinou - Pastel A4 size
Located in Geneva, CH
Abstract drawing on paper without frame
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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil Pastel

Doughlah G.E.P., 1968-71 - Contemporary Art, Abstract Art
Located in London, GB
Title: Doughlah G.E.P., 1968-71 Year made: 2023 Material: Giclée print on 330gsm Somerset Velvet cotton rag paper with an embossed publisher stamp Edition of 250 It comes with COA f...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Giclée

Red II, Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas by Gustavo Schmidt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gustavo Schmidt Title: Red II Year: 2016 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and titled verso Size: 54 x 44 inches
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dor (Grief) -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Pop Culture, Pain, Healing
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
How is it that the world keeps going, breathing in and out unchanged, while in my soul, there is a permanent scattering? Grief is all the unspent love we carry for those we’ve lost,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

1960 s French Huge Abstract Painting Layers Blue Abstract Textural Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924) signed oil painting on canvas, unframed inscribed verso dated 68' canvas size: 35 x 46 inches condition: ov...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Joan Miro " Equinox"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Joan Miró (1893-1983) "Equinox" (Dupin 428), 1967 Etching and aquatint in colors with carborundum on Mandeure rag paper, signed in pencil and numbered 36/75, published/printed by Maeght, Paris, the full sheet, framed. sheet 41 1/4 x 28 3/4in (104.8 x 73cm) Joan Miró (1893–1983)was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist born in Barcelona, who became one of the foremost figures in the Surrealist movement. Renowned for his whimsical abstract art...
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1960s Abstract Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Harbour Life Energetic Abstract Painting, horses, figures Inspired by Raoul Dufy
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Framed size: 26.5" x 33". Signed bottom right This dynamic and vividly expressive painting by Eugène Paul, titled Harbour Life, captures the energy and atmosphere of Paris in the mid...
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19th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Musical Instrument II Joiki II - Spanish Abstract Art
Located in London, GB
This original etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Chillida” at the lower left margin. It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 100, at the lower right margi...
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1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Etching

Spring Day
Located in Zofingen, AG
A tranquil rural landscape in which green grass awakens after winter and a modest rural house rests among the awakening trees surrounded by geese grazing nearby This painting reflec...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Magical nets of Love // Christmas gift
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Magical Nets of Love" is an artwork that combines elements of abstract painting and symbolism. The painting depicts white nets floating on the waves of a deep blue ocean. These ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled #537 by Murray Duncan – Original Contemporary Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Untitled #537 by Murray Duncan – Contemporary Mixed Media on Paper Size: 32" x 40" Unframed, signed on the back A striking exploration of form and movement, Untitled #527 by Murray ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Pencil

Antique American Impressionist New York Cityscape Framed Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist cityscape oil painting attributed to Allen Tucker (1866 - 1939). Framed. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Image size, 30H by 22L.
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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hemisphere I - large format photograph of abstract liquid cloudscape in water
Located in San Francisco, CA
mesmerizing color compositions of liquid cloudscape painting in water, hypnotizing abstract liquidscapes from Christian Stoll‘s body of works titled 'Hemisphere' Hemisphere I by Christian Stoll 58 x 58 inches (147 x 147cm) signed edition of 7 48 x 48 inches (122 x 122cm) signed edition of 7 40 x 40 inches (102 x 102cm) signed edition of 25 archival fine art pigment print signed + numbered by artist on certificate label „frameless“ glass face mounting available on request _________________________ Christian Stoll has experimented with the photography medium since 1991. His predominant interest is the still-life on a monumental scale. As his subject matter, Stoll shoots static objects, forms...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Rocio Rodriguez "25-Feb-13" Abstract Oil Pastel on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Rocio Rodriguez February 25, 2013, 2013 pastel, oil pastel and charcoal on paper 18 x 24 in. This original oil oil pastel drawing on paper by Rocio Rodriguez features abstracted rec...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Paper, Pastel

Contemporary expressive colorful acrylic painting "Purple blossoms"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This vibrant artwork, titled Purple Blossoms, is created by French artist Natalya Mougenot as part of her "FLORAL" series, where she explores the themes of nature and flowers. Throug...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Associated with the Minimalist art movement of the 1960s, Mangold developed a reductive vocabulary based on geometric forms, monochromatic color, and an emphasis on the flatness of t...
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1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Woodcut

LATE AUTUMN, Original Signed Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Boston, MA
LATE AUTUMN, Original Signed Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting 30" x 40" x 2" (HxWxD) Oil on Canvas Hand-signed and dated by the artist. A large-format, subdued abstract ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Etching IV - Original etching, HANDSIGNED Numbered (BNF #4)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pierre SOULAGES (1919-2022) Etching IV, 1957 Original etching (Lacourière workshop) Signed in pencil Numbered / 100 On BFK Rives vellum, 32.5 x 25 (c 13 x 10 in) Presented in woodfr...
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1950s Abstract Art

Materials

Etching

"I Like Options" Textured Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Teodora Guererra features a teal, pink, and white palette. The artist layers thick strokes of paint using a palette knife in broad, horizontal sweeping stro...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

White Sea
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
George Dannatt (1915-2009) White Sea 1960 Gouache on paper Image: 8.90 x 24.1 cm Frame: 48.0 x 50.3 cm Provenance: The George and Ann Dannatt Estate, The George Dannatt Trust ...
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1960s Abstract Art

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Gouache

White Sea
White Sea
$337 Sale Price
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1960s Bay Area Landscape Blue Mountains
Located in Arp, TX
Thelma Corbin Moody Blue Mountains c. 1960's Gouache on Arches Paper 19 1/4" x 24 3/4", Unframed Unsigned Lovely, mid century gouache painting, b...
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1950s Abstract Art

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Paper, Gouache

It s Raining Diamonds, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
An extra-large contemporary abstract that takes center stage! Inspired by natural rain drops I wrote this descriptive poem to share my inspiration: Its raining diamonds from above ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Remains
Located in Dallas, TX
mixed media collage on paper
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper

Cobalt Rhythms, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
I like to work in an intuitive manner without any clear idea of the finished work, instead letting the process direct the finished form of the work. This piece combines influences fr...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Reflections Through The Looking Glass No. 9 - Geometric Colorful Abstract Art
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 t...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Ink, Mixed Media

Vintage American School Modernist Abstract New York School Minimalist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Step into the realm of American abstract art with a remarkable piece that embodies the essence of the New York School and Minimalist movements. This captivating artwork is a testament to the groundbreaking creativity that emerged from the New York art scene during the mid-20th century. Its minimalist approach and bold, abstract expression are a striking reflection of the era's intellectual and artistic exploration. The composition is a study in reductionism, where every stroke and form serves a purpose, creating a symphony of simplicity that is both thought-provoking and visually engaging. The artist's meticulous attention to detail and the careful selection of shapes and colors result in a work that exudes a sense of timeless sophistication. The painting's abstract nature invites interpretation, allowing each viewer to find their own meaning within its elegant lines and shapes. It is a work that beckons you to explore, contemplate, and appreciate the power of artistic minimalism—a movement that forever changed the landscape of contemporary art. Embrace the minimalist elegance of this Vintage American School painting...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Set of 2 Photographs. Cyanotype photograph of the ocean waves
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Water is constant in the artist's visual investigation, for her water is no longer the stage in which the body's memory bursts, but rather the environment and protagonist, constant o...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton, Archival Pigment

Contemporary abstract expressionist nature canvas "Colors of the summer horizon"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Colors of the Summer Horizon" is a dynamic, contemporary abstract landscape by French artist Natalya Mougenot, part of her Nature series, where she explores the natural world throug...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

M. Kennedy, (Interior)
Located in New York, NY
This print was made for the American Abstract Artists Portfolio, 1937. All the images were lithographs made on zinc plates. Usually they were signed or initialed in the image -- on t...
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1930s Abstract Art

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Lithograph

"Jackson Pollock"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Steppe. I saw this painting in the blooming steppe in spring. In creating this work, I splashed a whole carnival of bright acrylic shades on paper, allowing emotions to guide every ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

Shepard Fairey
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original artwork, acrylic on patchwork canvas. With a mixture of street, abstract and fine art influences, most of Joe's work is created using a blend of acrylics, spray paint and c...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Crusader, Large Abstract Expressionist Painting, Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Richard Andres (American, 1927-2013) Crusader, c. 1969 acrylic on canvas signed and titled verso 48.5 X 62.5 inches Richard Andres was born in Buffalo, New York in 1927. A graduate ...
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1960s Abstract Art

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Acrylic

Fishing Boat in Storm (double-sided)
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. Tape residue marks on back. Glue marks at bottom left and ri...
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Early 20th Century Abstract Art

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Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil

Body in the Field #1 - 21st Century, landscape painting, blue, yellow, velvet
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Body in the Field #1, 202 oil on canvas 19 ¹¹/₁₆ H x 15 ³/₄ W in. 50 H x 40 W cm Zsolt Berszán embodies in his works the dissolution of the human body through the prism of the fragm...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Remembered)
By Jeremy Nichols
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original painting on panel by artist Jeremy Nichols. The piece ships ready to hang in the pictured floater frame and measures 24in height x 18in width. The artist had recently focused on mainly graphite works in this style in recent years and this piece marks an exciting transition back to including paint and color in his process. Jeremy Nichols was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1982. He spent most of his youth in the suburbs of Columbus, Ohio and traveling back and forth from Tokyo, Japan. After high school, he went to the Ohio State University to study Printmaking under Charles Massey...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Abstract Composition - Screen Print by Mario Radice - 1988
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition is a beautiful original colored screen print on paper, realized by the Italian artist and pioneer of Abstract Art Mario Radice (1898-1987), in 1988 Hand-signe...
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1980s Abstract Art

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Screen

oxygen , 250x170 cm, acrylic, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
oxygen, 250x170 cm
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Pajaro de Fuego, Colorful Abstract Painting by Leonardo Nierman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Original oil painting on masonite by noted Mexican abstract artist Leonardo Nierman (1932 - ), signed lower right. In its original gilt wood frame measuring 38.5 x 30.5 inches. Ar...
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1980s Abstract Art

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Oil, Masonite

Large French 20th Century Abstract Landscape Rolling Hills Lush Valleys
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924) signed, inscribed verso oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 18 x 22 inches condition: overall ver...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Cityscape Sculpture, Mid 20th Century
Located in Beachwood, OH
Abstract Cityscape, c. 1950-60 Painted mixed metal 19.25 in. h. x 19.5 in. w. x 11.5 in. d.
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1950s Abstract Art

Materials

Metal

Niagara Series IV Yellow Signed Linocut Lithograph
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist Name: Larry Zox Title:Niagara Series IV Yellow Signed Linocut Lithograph Year : 1979 Medium Type: Print - Linocut Lithograph Size-Width Size-Height : 42.25'' 29.75'' Signed ...
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1980s Abstract Art

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Linocut

#168, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Pigment

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Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract art 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 art 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 Sumit Mehndiratta, Giorgio Lo Fermo, Francisco Nicolás, and Dadodu . 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 art, so small editions measuring 0.02 inches across are also available.

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