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Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings

American, Iranian, b. 1962

Born in Tehran, abstract painter Sofie Swann escaped the Iranian revolution at a young age and subsequently lived in the United States and France. Keeping her heritage close, Swann uses Persian tea in varying amounts as a subtle nod to her roots. The sepia tones are, at times, a faint addition, though this trademark signature creates a sense of place in every work she makes. 

Swann spent time studying at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University in Boston where she explored landscapes and portraiture. Through experimentation, she developed a passion for abstract and minimalist art. While later living in Paris, she discovered key influential artists including Vincent van Gogh, Franz Kline, Mark Rothko, Cy Twombly, Louise Bourgeois and Yayoi Kusama

As a process of self-discovery and self-expression, her paintings take the form of visual autobiographies, telling a narrative of memories, both real and imagined, and the emotion she draws from remembering them. Swann prefers not to sketch intentional designs before beginning a painting and rather lets the work evolve organically. “My thoughts and emotions. That’s where it all starts,” she said in an interview with Sorelle Gallery. “I don’t paint what I see. I paint what I feel.”

Since 2015, Swann has exhibited in solo and in groups around the United States, including at Chroma Fine Art Gallery in Katonah, New York; Silvermine Galleries and the Carriage Barn Arts Center, both in New Canaan, Connecticut; and Sorelle Gallery in Westport, Connecticut.

On 1stDibs, find a collection of Sofie Swann’s prints, paintings, mixed media and more.

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Artist: Sofie Swann
"Tears of Joy" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a warm, bright orange palette with varying sizes of circular shapes layered over a imperfect white and gold vertical lines. This painti...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Le Chapeau Rouge" Minimalistic Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This minimalist abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a light palette, with organic orange shapes assembled over a solid, soft white background. The painting is made with acrylic...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"A Simple Life" Minimalistic Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a light neutral background with a simple, deep midnight blue outline of a house shape in the center of the composition. This painting i...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Suburbia 1" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a bold palette, with two simple house shapes situated side-by-side at the center of the composition over a black backgroun...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Suburbia 2" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a contrasting palette, with two simple house shapes situated side-by-side over a pale yellow background. A black and white...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Hieroglyphics 1 2" Abstract Diptych Painting - each canvas is 12"x12".
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract diptych (set of two paintings) by Sofie Swann features a warm neutral palette, with light brown circular shapes layered in black organic encompassing shapes, over a bei...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel, Tea

"Home" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a bold, contrasting palette with a simple light blue house and chimney shape on a solid, peach-toned background. This mini...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media

"Little Swann 9" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This 5" hand-painted sculptural cube by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on wood. It features a deep teal palette with light textured rectangle shapes etched into the...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Wood, Acrylic

"Little Swann 6" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This 5" hand-painted sculptural cube by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on wood. It features a coastal white, blue, and sandy beige palette with organic shapes layer...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Wood, Acrylic

"Little Swann 10" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This 5" hand-painted sculptural cube by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on wood. It features a cool palette with a turquoise-green background and painted teal circul...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Wood, Acrylic

"Eggs" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a warm neutral palette, with cream-colored circular shapes layered beneath orange circular outlines over a black backgroun...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Snow" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a light neutral palette, with white circular shapes encompassed within an organic beige shape over a light grey background...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Tea

"Little Swann 2" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This 4" hand-painted sculptural cube by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on wood. It features a coastal blue and white palette, with an imperfect blue circular form o...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Wood, Acrylic

"Little Swann 7" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This 5" hand-painted sculptural cube by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on wood. It features a coastal white, blue, and sandy beige palette with organic shapes layer...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Wood, Acrylic

"Lollipops #2, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large, abstract painting features a painterly, off-white background with green, stem-like shapes that criss-cross in some areas and are topped with swirling circles in green and...
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2010s Abstract Sofie Swann Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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"Red Roses for Warhol, " Abstract Painting
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"Bedtime Story, " Abstract Painting
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"Odd Man Out, " Abstract Painting
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This moderately-sized abstract painting by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint on canvas. It features thin, dark blue parallel rectangles of varying heights, each with a white and yellow bottom. A single yellow line is pictured at the center, with a perpendicular yellow line running across the other dark blue ones, singling it out and offering a complementary accent. The background is a textured light, muted blue. Odd Man Out...
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"Papaver Somniferum" Acrylic Painting - Abstract, red, gold, modern, elegant
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48" X 36" Acrylic on Canvas -2017 My paintings are not about how I see the world, but how I feel about it. This emotional vision is sparked by something remembered—an experience, ...
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"Sand and Sea, " Abstract Painting
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"Blueberry Hill, " Abstract Painting
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"Dancers #3, " Abstract Framed Painting
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"Dancers #8, " Abstract Framed Painting
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This painting is made with acrylic paint and Persian tea on paper, and is matted and framed in a neutral off-white frame. The piece itself is 12" x 12", and measures 23.25" x 23.25" ...
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Sofie Swann abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Sofie Swann abstract paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of abstract paintings to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, yellow, red and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Sofie Swann in acrylic paint, paint, synthetic resin paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Sofie Swann abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 4 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Steven Miller, Dana Gordon, and Janise Yntema. Sofie Swann abstract paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,550 and tops out at $17,400, while the average work can sell for $6,750.

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