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Rare Art Deco Brass Bird Figurine by Dolbi Cashier
By Dolbi Cashier
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare and unusual Art Deco style figurine of perched bird has classic streamlined design and
Category
20th Century Art Deco Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Cubist Rare
Comet
Car Mascot by Becquerel, French, circa 1920-1925
By André Vincent Becquerel
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very Rare Hood Ornament - Car Mascot. Silvered bronze, mounted on Italian portoro marble display
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Cubist Rare
Comet
Car Mascot by Becquerel, French, circa 1920-1925
By André Vincent Becquerel
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Rare hood ornament. Silvered bronze, mounted on Italian portoro marble display base, a beautifully
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Rare Vasa Mihich Iridescent Op Art Acrylic Lucite Tower Table Sculpture in Pink
By Vasa Velizar Mihich
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare form and color sculpture by Vasa Mihich. This features beautiful colors of pink, yellow and
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Antique American Architectural Rare Abstract Expressionist Mid Century Modern
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract street scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Image size
Category
1940s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Lake Landscape Framed Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1950s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Rare Japanese Abstract Expressionist Signed Large Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Japanese abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 36L x 46H.
Category
1980s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Rare Japanese Abstract Expressionist Signed Large Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Japanese abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 36L x 46H.
Category
1980s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rare Abstract Jerusalem Landscape 1940s Israeli Artist
By David Zak
Located in Surfside, FL
Albright Knox gallery
The Art Institute of Chicago amongst others
Category
1940s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Antique American Modernist Abstract Landscape Original Fauvist Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting by Marilyn Powers (1925 - 1976). Oil on canvas, circa 1960. Estate stamp verso. Displayed in a white wood modernist frame. Image, 39...
Category
1960s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rare Maurice Ascalon Bronze Sword Fish Sculpture
By Maurice Ascalon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
designed as an ashtray, but can stand alone as a wonderful art object.
Category
Vintage 1950s Israeli Modern Abstract Sculptures
Rare French Modernist Country Abstract Landscape Oil Painting Pierre Bordenave
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract landscape painting by Pierre Bordenave (1900 - 1970). Oil on canvas, circa
Category
1940s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Tropical Still Life Rare Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school modernist abstracted tropical oil painting by Edna L Brush Perkins (1907 - 1975). Oil on canvas, circa 1930. Signed on verso. Displayed in a period frame. ...
Category
1940s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Landscape Original Fauvist Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting by Marilyn Powers (1925 - 1976). Oil on canvas, circa 1960. Estate stamp verso. Displayed in a white wood modernist frame. Image,...
Category
1950s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Nude Woman Bather Portrait Rare Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed original oil painting of nude bathers. Oil on canvas, circa 1930. Signed illegibly. Image size 28L x 22H. Housed in a period frame.
Category
1920s Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cartier Rare Silver Gold Abstract Cubist Keyring
By Cartier
Located in Austin, TX
A superb, highly sculptural cubist keyring composed of an abstracted intertwined double panther fob - the facing heads of 18k gold, the intertwining bodies of gold and silver - susp...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modernist More Objets d Art and Vertu
Materials
18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold
Rare French Modernist All Wool Rug, Abstract Field/Pattern by Jacques Borker
By Tapis Decor, Jacques Borker
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare French modernist all wool rug, abstract field/pattern by Jacques Borker, amazing color and
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rare, Surrealist "the Dream" Vintage Tapestry Rug Joan Miro
By Joan Miró
Located in Surfside, FL
Barcelona, Spain in 1893, He mixed popular, vanguard, and folk art forms, splicing together previously
Category
1960s Abstract More Art
Materials
Wool
Rare 1950s Abstract German Ceramic Wall Objects Made by Ruscha, Germany
By Ruscha
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Set of two wall plates
Decade:
1950s
Producer:
Ruscha, Art Germany
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese antique rare wooden work board/Mochi board/Abstract painting-like
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
comparable to modern abstract paintings.
This is a highly recommended item.
Weight: 20.45kg
*Since it is an
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Rare 1967 Figurative Abstraction piece (Subway Series)
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
Studied at La Grande Chaumiere and the Sorbonne
1956 - 1957 Studied at the Art Institute of Chicago
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Rare Achi Sullo Original Vivid Abstract Painting from His Estate Mid-Century
Located in West Hartford, CT
Rare mid century Achillo (Achi) Sullo abstract painting with colors so vivid they appear to leap
Category
Vintage 1970s American Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood
Rare 1964 Figurative Abstraction piece (Subway Series)
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
Art Institute of Chicago
1958 Studied at Hans Hoffman Schoool
1991 Professor Emeritus of
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Paper
The Sunshine Factory, abstract, rare large Artist Proof#1, sakura in london
Located in London, GB
large.
Shizico Yi holds a PhD in Fine Art awarded by UEL, UK and a Master in Fine Art with a BA in
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Sunshine Factory-Abstract-rare large Artist Proof#2, Sakura in London-UK artist
Located in London, GB
personal life in relation to the society and human condition at large.
Shizico Yi holds a PhD in Fine Art
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Gold
"Red Flower" Rare color woodcut
By Kiyoshi Saitō
Located in San Francisco, CA
artist.
Kiyoshi Saito was one of the first artists of the Japanese sosaku hanga movement whose art
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Sunshine Factory-Abstract-rare large Limited #1 of 5, Sakura in London-UK artist
Located in London, GB
personal life in relation to the society and human condition at large.
Shizico Yi holds a PhD in Fine Art
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Gold
Sunshine Factory-Abstract-rare large Limited #2 of 5, Sakura in London-UK artist
Located in London, GB
Fine Art awarded by UEL, UK and a Master in Fine Art with a BA in Womenswear from UAL, London. She is
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Gold
Antique American Impressionist Framed Sisters Portrait Signed Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very nicely painted American impressionist portrait oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 24H by 27L.
Category
1960s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rare X-Large A/Proof #1 -Gladiolus Glorious -Expressionist- UK Awarded Artist
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare extra large Artist Proof, No1 of 3; only 3 proofs were made. It is made with
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée
X-Large Proof-Gladiolus Glorious-rare Hand-Paint Finish-Expressionist- UK Artist
Located in London, GB
This is one of the last large Artist's Proof, hand painted by artist, a very rare and collectable
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Gesso, Acrylic
Original-Sunlit Series-Summer Bloom-rare work-on-paper on offer-gold-UK artist
Located in London, GB
in memory of his precious presence. (2015- ongoing), alongside the gardening, she makes an art
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
X-Large Proof-Gladiolus Glorious-rare last one #3/3-Hand Painted-UK Award Artist
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare large Artist's Proof, 80% of the proof is hand painted and highlighted with
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Photographic Paper, Giclée
Abstract American Hand-Hooked Mounted Rug with Indian Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
example of a abstract Folk Art design.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Rugs
Materials
Wool
"La Bailarina - The Ballet Dancer" Rare Limited Edition Lithograph in Colours
By Pablo Picasso
Located in ludlow, GB
this edition is a rare second pressing published in 1986 by D.D.C. the edition size is 1500 of which
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Robert Motherwell Original Lithograph Framed Signed Rare Colors NYC Carnegie
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Buffalo, NY
This artwork, titled "Carnegie Hall," from the suite New York, New York, 1982, is an original color lithograph with silkscreen and embossing by American artist Robert Motherwell (191...
Category
1980s Abstract Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph, Screen
Rare Murano Vase in Mouth Blown Art Glass, Pink Shades with Abstract Motif
Located in København, Copenhagen
Rare Murano vase in mouth blown art glass. Pink shades with abstract motif. 1960s / 70s.
Measures
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Milton Avery wood block black and white rare dancer COA appraisal framed period
By Milton Avery
Located in Buffalo, NY
collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the New York Public Library. This work comes with a COA
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Beautiful Rare Complete Set of 1930
s Art Deco Abstract Geometric Playing Cards
Located in Red Lion, PA
Rare Complete 1930s Art Deco Geometric Playing Cards in Original Box
This beautiful and rare
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Games
Materials
Paper
Karel Appel Original Large Screen Print Red Green Bright Colorful Rare Mint 1974
By Karel Appel
Located in Buffalo, NY
Artist: Karel Appel
Title: "Twins Maybe"
Year: 1974
Medium: Color screenprint
Edition: ** from the limited edition of 110
Paper Size: 24" x 36"
Framed Size 30" x 42"
Signature: Signe...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
Rare 1970s
Dear
Designer Colorful Abstract Geometric Op - Art 70s Maxi Dress
By DEAR
Located in San Diego, CA
AMAZING and super rare vintage 70s DEAR dress! I have only had the privilege of owning one dress
Category
1970s American Maxi Dresses
Rare Blenko Charcoal Glass Abstract Bowl Model 558 by Wayne Husted - As-Is
By Blenko Glass, Wayne Husted
Located in Chicago, IL
This bowl has 2 large internal fractures in the glass unfortunately. A rare model by Husted and in
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Large Multi Sommerso a Canne Art Glass Face Vase Estate Find
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Montreal, QC
Large rare world class Picasso abstract style art glass, multicolored ‘a cane’ style strands within
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Rare Original Mixograph by Rufino Tamayo Entitled “Perfil”
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in Gallatin, TN
headline major Latin American Art auctions. This extensive collection of mixographs serves almost as a
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Handmade Paper
Dale Chihuly 1981 Rare Toots Zynsky styled Bowl - Signed Dated
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
.
An early interest in art beginning at a young age spurred Chihuly to pursue a long and varied
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Aquatint, Collage RARE edition
By Eugenio Carmi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Astronauts (I tre cosmonauti), came out later that year and featured the same beautiful, abstract
Category
20th Century Abstract Prints
Rare Encounter
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Terran Last Gun, Rare Encounter (2022) Ink and colored pencil on antique “Miles City, Custer County
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Color Pencil
Very Rare Original Vintage Advertising Poster for a Louis Armstrong Jazz Concert
Located in London, GB
Very rare original vintage advertising poster for a concert of Louis Armstrong and Velma Middleton
Category
1950s Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Sunol Alvar Color Lithograph Cubism Portrait Rare Artwork Hand Signed Framed SBO
By Sunol Alvar
Located in Bloomington, MN
with the Submit Best Offer option
Accepting Offers Now: Up for sale here we have a Extremely Rare
Category
20th Century Cubist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Rare Centrepiece by René Delvenne for Val Saint Lambert, 1960s
By Val Saint Lambert, René Delvenne
Located in Enschede, NL
Elongated midcentury centrepiece bowl by René Delvenne for Val St. Lambert in vibrant lilac and clear glass. Original label still affixed, produced in 1969. This bowl/ sculpture is i...
Category
Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Rare Set of 8 Abstract Expressionist Lithographs, Victor Passmore
By Victor Pasmore 1
Located in Hollywood, FL
A rare grouping of Victor Pasmore works on paper. There were only ten sets of these produced. Each
Category
Vintage 1970s English Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Rare Abstract Polia Pillin Ceramic Tile of Two Women
By Polia Pillin
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a wonderful and exceptional framed wall tile in the Expressionist style. This piece exemplifies Pillin's mastery of the glaze and her painterly style and has a thick glaze. T...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Decorative Art
Rare 1950s Abstract Figural W. German Art Pottery Vase
Located in Washington, DC
Whinsical 1950s abstract art pottery figural vase made in West Germany, or perhaps Czechoslovakia
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Vases
PETER MAX Acrylic Painting ORIGINAL POP ART PROFILES Signed Ink Collage Rare
By Peter Max
Located in Bloomington, MN
for sale is a very rare Original One-of-a-kind Painting with Acrylic, Ink, and, Collage on art paper
Category
1990s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
DALE CHIHULY Rare ORIGINAL HAND BLOWN GLASS Soft Cylinder Artwork Signed macchia
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Bloomington, MN
Submit Best Offer option
Accepting OFFERS Now: Up for sale is this very rare and spectacular, ORIGINAL
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Eduardo Chillida, Mármol y plomo (Marble and lead), rare 2004 lithograph
By Eduardo Chillida
Located in Brooklyn, NY
architecture at the University of Madrid but turned to art and moved to Paris in 1948. Upon returning to Spain
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Salvador Dali Rare Original Color Lithograph Hand Signed Romans Surreal Artwork
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Bloomington, MN
Rare, Color Lithograph by Salvador Dali titled, "Romans, If there is one amongst you for whom love is
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Questions About Rare Abstract Art
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
No, abstract art, by definition, is not representational. Although the shapes in an abstract composition may be based on real world objects, these objects are not recognizable in the finished work.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024To describe abstract art, focus on its elements. Take notice of the types of lines and shapes the work features. Discuss its color and value, the term for the interplay between light and dark in a piece. You can also consider its texture, the materials used to produce it and how it fits into the space that surrounds it. Find a wide range of abstract art on 1stDibs.
- How did abstract art come about?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Abstract art grew out of the desire by artists in the early 20th century, like Wassily Kandinsky, to create “pure art,” grounded not in visual reality but in the artist’s imagination.
- What influenced abstract art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Abstract art was influenced by Postimpressionism.
- La ChrysomeleFebruary 23, 2021A definition of abstract art is art through which the artist doesn't attempt a visual depiction of the world. The artist may have other intentions : conveying a pure emotion, or achieving what (s)he perceives as visual perfection, etc. There are many kinds of abstract art : lyrical abstraction, geometrical abstraction, action painting… There is also an infinite spectrum between hyperrealism and pure abstraction, since one can argue that any brush stroke is by itself an abstraction of the reality — let alone flat color patches.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Wassily Kandinsky is the father of abstract art.
- What does abstract mean in art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Abstract, in art, refers to art that rejects visual reality. Instead, abstract arts utilizes shapes, colors, forms and other gestural marks to convey a certain feeling and reality.
- What makes good abstract art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 30, 2024What makes good abstract art is largely subjective. People tend to think of abstract art as good when it evokes an emotional response in them. Critics may judge abstract art based on its originality and creativity, as well as on the skill and technique of the artist. Shop a diverse assortment of abstract art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024The six elements of abstract art are color, form, line, shape, texture and value. Color refers to the various hues featured in a composition, while form refers to the subjects or elements of a piece. Lines and shapes are the components that make up the artwork. Textures include both physical differences in the surface of a work and effects that create the illusion of textural variations. Value, the final element, describes how light or dark the colors are. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of abstract art.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Yes, Cubism is a form of abstract art.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Abstract art is meant to achieve an effect as opposed to representing an object, person, or a scene. Three characteristics of abstract art include: being non-representational art; valuation of shapes, colors, lines, and textures; and subjective art. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original abstract artwork from top artists.
- Why do people like abstract art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 30, 2024The reasons why people like abstract art vary. Some like the fact that they can interpret abstract pieces however they desire and enjoy using their imaginations to find meaning in various works. Others experience an emotional reaction when viewing abstract art and consider it to be moving as a result. In addition, people may appreciate the creativity and inventiveness that the creation of abstract art requires. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of abstract art.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024Kandinsky was called the Father of Abstract Art because he was part of a crucial moment in art history. He was influenced by styles ranging from Surrealism to Fauvism and was a leading figure in bringing together Der Blaue Reiter, a group of avant-garde artists in Munich who explored spiritual concepts through their art as a response to the materialism of the time. Wassily Kandinsky also led courses on analytical drawing and color at the Bauhaus after being appointed by founder and architect Walter Gropius to teach in Weimar in 1922. He taught at all three of the legendary school’s locations and remained with the institution until its forced closure by the Nazis in 1933. Through his work, Kandinsky pushed modern art closer to total abstraction and inspired artists like Willem de Kooning and Joan Mitchell. Explore a range of Wassily Kandinsky art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024There is no single painter who experimented with abstract art and Cubism. A number of artists worked in Cubism, a style of abstract art in which reality was fragmented into flat, geometric forms. Historians generally credit Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso as being the fathers of Cubism. Other Cubist painters include Fernand Léger, Alexander Archipenko, Marcel Duchamp, Juan Gris and Jean Metzinger. Shop a collection of Cubist art on 1stDibs.