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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
"Abstract Brown Elegance" P9UJ5, Abstract, Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way, h...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Clay, Acrylic

Marfa#3, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
The high desert around Mafra, TX is a serene setting that offers an ever changing range of colors and forms. This is one painting in a series of abstract landscapes based on the Chi...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

A Ways Away, Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting uses cool earth colors and a combination of oil and wax to create a landscape focusing on brushwork, color and form. Like many of the artists paintings the landscape co...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Wax, Oil

Untitled
Located in Greenwich, CT
Incised with the artist’s signature, date 81 and number 2/6 and stamped with the Tallix foundry mark (near the lower edge) Michael Steiner was born in New York in 1945. He began exh...
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1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Bronze

Spatial Concept from Six contes de La Fontaine, Spatialism, Print, Pink
Located in Milano, IT
The work is an original photo-lithograph by Lucio Fontana, signed and numbered in pencil at lower right, accompanied by a booklet containing six full-page black-and-white offset plat...
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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Carmen Herrera, Rojo y Negro - Abstract Art, Minimalism, Hard-Edge, Signed Print
Located in Hamburg, DE
Carmen Herrera (Cuban, b. 1915) Rojo y Negro, 1993 Medium: Screenprint on wove paper Dimensions: 55.7 × 48 cm (21 9/10 × 18 9/10 in) Edition of 200 + 25 A.P.: Hand-signed, numbered, ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Screen

Ripples of Colour, Art print, Abstract, Water, Line art, Blue green, red, white
Located in Deddington, GB
This is a Five colour screen print Including a metallic Silver layer. This print is then finished off by drawing over the print with multi-coloured paint including Gold, Yellow and G...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

Vantage Point with Screen Print by Chris Keegan
Located in Deddington, GB
Vantage point by Chris Keegan. This Five colour handmade screen print depicts a multi-layered dynamic set of landscapes all floating above and below each other. Created is an image o...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Screen

Life like son of Barney Hills, Jean Michel Basquiat, Basquiat silk scarf.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Jean-Michel Basquiat Introducing our exclusive silk scarf featuring an iconic masterpiece by Jean-Michel Basquiat, titled "Life Like Son of Barney Hill, 1983." Immerse yourself in th...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Screen

Sunset Coming, Abstract Seascape, Original Landscape Painting, Framed Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
Stormy Skies is an original landscape painting by Stephen Kinder. The painting has a strong gestural composition and loose brushwork, which heightens the changing light, and tide. A...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Board

1971 Pat Douthwaite Charcoal drawing of a seated man, Scottish, abstract
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Pat Douthwaite (Scottish, 1939 – 2002) Seated Man Charcoal on paper Indistinctly inscribed, signed and dated ‘Douthwaite 71’ (lower right) 25.1/2 x 18.1...
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20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

ABSTRACT Painting Black Color Spanish Artist Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivated by calligraphy, the gestuality of brush strokes, ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

"umbrella girl series" RKT1, Abstract Painting, 21st Century, Acryl, Clay
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way,...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Clay, Acrylic

Thunder and Rain
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 Art

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic

untitled
By Ed Clark
Located in New York, NY
untitled Ed Clark lithograph from 1979. Signed and dated "Clark 79" in pencil lower right recto. Numbered "164/200" lower left recto.
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Lana Del Rey Leaving a Gas Station in Beverly Hills, 12/19/16" - Abstract Photo
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Lana Del Rey Leaving a Gas Station in Beverly Hills, 12/19/16" features hues of pink, green, purple and blue. This photograph is an archival inkjet prin...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Aspen Study I - large scale photograph of Indian summer autumnal color palette
Located in San Francisco, CA
Aspen Study I by Frank Schott a series of images capturing the yellow golden Indian summer foliage palette of aspen trees in California's Sierra Nevada ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

Aspen Study II - large scale photograph of Indian summer autumnal color palette
Located in San Francisco, CA
Aspen Study II by Frank Schott a series of images capturing the yellow golden Indian summer foliage palette of aspen trees in California's Sierra Nevada ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Margaret Balzer, 1946
Located in Washington, DC
Modern painting by Margaret Balzer Cantieni (1914-2002). Tempera on wood board. Signed in lower right corner "Balzer '46". Painting measures 1 1" x 14" with frame 16 1/2" x 19 1/2". Margaret Balzer studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with Lyonel Feininger, Josef Albers and William Stanley Hayter...
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1940s Abstract Art

Materials

Board, Egg Tempera

Burst III - large scale abstract photograph of caleidoscopic color explosions
Located in San Francisco, CA
From Christian Stoll's body of works BURST (2015), an abstract exploration of high speed photographs capturing mesmerizing explosions of caleidoscopic color 27 x 40 inches (68 x 102...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

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

Reflections Abstract - Two Sided Abstract Expressionist Painting on Paper
By Jack Madson
Located in Soquel, CA
Reflections Abstract - Two Sided Abstract Expressionist Painting on Paper Brilliant abstract expressionist work by Jack Madson (American, b-1927). A Felton, Caliornia artist. Madson ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic

TN845-T by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, triptych, black
Located in Paris, FR
TN845-T, by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. H 41 cm x W 99 cm. Signed, sold unframed. Ink and acrylic on canvas. This artwork is a triptych composed by three panels measu...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract Figurative Lithograph
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white figurative abstract lithograph of two naked, crouching figures by California artist "Rico Lebrun," titled "Crouching Figures" and dated 1961. Additional writing on th...
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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Yellow Ball, East Hampton
Located in East Hampton, NY
Yellow Ball, East Hampton, NY, Archival Pigment Print, $550, Ed. 1/5, 2016 Printed to Order *Photography: U Wash Truck, Death Valley and Mulford Lane, Amagansett 2012 have been fea...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

America (Limited Edition Print)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
**ANNUAL SUPER SALE UNTIL MAY 15TH ONLY** THIS PRICE WON'T BE REPEATED AGAIN THIS YEAR - TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT** "America" is a unique eagle design by Mauro Oliveira. This exquisite...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas

Joseph Steiner (1899-1977), Nude drawing, mid-20th century
Located in Greding, DE
Nude drawing by Joseph Steiner on paper in pencil and chalk. Monogrammed lower left. Gallery frame and estate stamp. Image size: 30 x 20 cm
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Pencil, Chalk

"Parisian Storm" Abstract Figure w Gown Haute Couture Oil Painting on Paper
Located in New York, NY
An abstract, whimsical and bold depiction of a woman standing gracefully in a white gown against a blue, silver and peach background with delicate details. This piece captures the es...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Oil, Acrylic

Meditations in an Emergency /// Abstract Expressionist Female Artist Post-War NY
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Joan Mitchell (American, 1925-1992) Title: "Meditations in an Emergency" Portfolio: In Memory of My Feelings *Issued unsigned Year: 1967 (First edition) Medium: Original Lithograph on Mohawk Superfine Smooth paper Limited edition: 514/2,500 Printer: Crafton Graphic Company, Inc., New York, NY Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY Sheet size: 12" x 9" Condition: In excellent condition Rare Notes: Comes with its accompanying poetry pages. Numbered on colophon page. Comes from the 1967 "In Memory of My Feelings: A Selection of Poems" book volume by Frank O'Hara with approx. 46 unbound original lithographs by various artists. Collaboration: Edward Katz (printing). The last image of the complete book is for reference/provenance; it is not included. This image Mitchell contributed to "In Memory of My Feelings: A Selection of Poems" by Frank O'Hara, edited by Bill Berkson, for the Museum of Modern Art. The project was published in 1967 in memory of Frank O'Hara, poet and associate curator at the museum, who died in a tragic accident in 1966. Bill Berkson (with the assistance of Kenneth Koch and John Ashbery) selected the poems and (with advice from Robert Motherwell) asked the following artists to contribute: Nell Blaine, Norman Bluhm, Joe Branaird, John Buton, Giorgio Cavallon, Allan D'Arcangelo, Elaine de Kooning, Willem de Kooning, Niki de Saint-Phalle, Helen Frankenthaler, Jane Freilicher, Michael Goldberg, Philip Guston, Grace Hartigan, Al Held, Jasper Johns, Matsumi Kanemitsu, Alex Katz, Lee Krasner, Alfred Leslie, Roy Lichtenstein, Marisol, Joan Mitchell, Robert Motherwell, Reuben Nakian, Barnett Newman, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg, Larry Rivers, and Jane Wilson...
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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Mourning
Located in London, GB
111.8 x 140.3 cms (44 x 55.25 ins) Edition of 50 Impressed with Solo Press stamp and the printer’s stamp. Lithograph (from three plates) with hand colouring in gouache (two greys...
Category

1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Color, Lithograph

Hemisphere II - large format photograph of abstract liquid cloudscape in water
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photography of mesmerizing color compositions of liquid cloudscape painting in water, hypnotizing abstract liquidscapes from the body of works titled 'Hemisphere' Hemisp...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée

If you never try, you will never get it
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Painting: Acrylic on Canvas. I have used acrylic paints in to make the composition and generate relief and shapes. If you sit down, in front of this painting, your feelings calm down...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Birthday Party
Located in London, GB
Lithograph from a stone printed in sepia and green, with hand colouring in two shades of blue gouache. On Velin Arches mould-made paper (300 gsm) Signed and dated 77 in pencil, lower...
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph, Color

Mid-Century "Green & Blue Nude II" Oil Pastel Drawing
Located in Arp, TX
Jack Hooper "Green and Blue Nude II" 5/1963 Oil pastel on paper 8.5"x11" unframed Signed and dated in pencil lower right Jack Meredith Hooper (August 26, ...
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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Paper

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Solidly grounded in Abstract Expressionist tradition, process-oriented painter Thomas Nozkowski’s method is predicated on relinquishing the idea of an end result. To highlight this, ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Woodcut

"Les Grues" The Cranes
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “Les Grues” - The Cranes. Oil on matt board. Scene of a merchant ship being loaded in port (noted on back as possibly Bordeau...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Illustration Board, Oil

Bedroom
Located in London, GB
Lithograph from five zinc plates, using tusche and crayon with splatter, printed in red, orange, green, black, and pink. On J Green paper (250 gsm) Signed, numbered and dated '68 in ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Color, Lithograph

Abstract Composition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aaron Levy was born in New York City in 1899. After retiring in 1951 from a career as president of E. Milius & Company, a textile company, Levy began a new career as a fine artist. ...
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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

"Vase with pink roses"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This oil painting makes part of my series dedicated to the scenes of a summer period. This abstract vibrant floral painting called "Vase with pink roses...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Colorful literature, library, multicolor abstract, expressionism, geometric
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"Colorfull literature" beckons the viewer into a realm where books morph into elements of a colorful symphony. The artist adopts a nearly abstract approach, exploring shapes and hues...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Purple - Lithograph by Lorenzo Indrimi - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Purple is a contemporary artwork realized by Lorenzo Indrimi in the 1970s. Mixed colored lithograph. Hand signed on the lower margin. Edition of XIII/XXX.
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

silence, expessionnist landscape, french, modern, oil on canvas, contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont is a french artist . She has been painting the landscapes of Normandy for 40 years. His painting is today recognized throughout the world. Sophie Dumont captures the fl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

ABSTRACT Painting Contemporary Artist Argentine Artist Marina Arias 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Marina Arias, contemporary artist, was born in the vibrant country of Argentina in 1987. Hailing from the picturesque city of Salta, nestled at the foothills of the majestic Andes Mo...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Arboreal Symphony
Located in THOMERY, FR
"Arboreal Symphony" is an enchanting ode to the majesty of nature, born from a contemplative sketch made in the heart of an ancient forest. This acrylic painting on canvas, measuring...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Vintage Mid Century Modern Large Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage nicely painted abstract expressionist oil painting by Frederick James Gill (1906 - 1974). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
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1940s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled Fabric Design
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Fabric Design Gouache on paper, 1920-1935 Signed with the Atelier Stamp verso (see photo) Numbered with the Atelier Litt Archive number verso (see photo) No. 05535 ...
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1930s Abstract Art

Materials

Gouache

ABSTRACT Painting Contemporary Artist Argentine Artist Marina Arias 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
We can ship the artwork rolled in a tube. For more shipping options please contact with us. Marina Arias, contemporary artist, was born in the vibrant country of Argentina in 1987....
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Disheveled Elegance by Amy Sullivan Large Contemporary Landscape Painting Square
Located in Atlanta, GA
It only took us a second to fall in love with Amy Sullivan's abstracted barns and structures. Oozing with texture and media, her large-scale and slightly off-kilter renditions of the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Board

ABSTRACT Painting Contemporary Artist Ed Warner 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Your Followers Dont Pray Fro You Western progress and development, of which we are so proud, have brought us to this point. A society where hyper-individualism, loss of solidarity, ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

"The Embrace (Shunga Study), " Mixed Media Collage
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Untitled Fabric Design
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Fabric Design Gouache on paper, 1920-1930 Signed with the Atelier Stamp verso (see photo) Numbered with the Atelier Litt Archive number verso (see photo) Condition: E...
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1920s Abstract Art

Materials

Gouache

LOCK - Modern dynamic standing sculpture
Located in Weslaco, TX
Three vertical links make up this piece that transmits firmness and solidity. The chain, always a symbol of unity, security and permanence, can also have a playful sense reflected in...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

ABSTRACT Painting Contemporary Artist Argentine Artist Marina Arias 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Marina Arias, contemporary artist, was born in the vibrant country of Argentina in 1987. Hailing from the picturesque city of Salta, nestled at the foothills of the majestic Andes Mo...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Hymne à la Joie
Located in Miami, FL
Born 1949, Fréjus, France French artist Evelyne Ballestra studied painting in the South of France before moving to Switzerland where she met her mentor, Rolf Dürig, a master of the ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Ikebana, " Mixed Media Kite
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Fabric, Silk, Wood

Bouquet d'Estérel
Located in Miami, FL
Born 1949, Fréjus, France French artist Evelyne Ballestra studied painting in the South of France before moving to Switzerland where she met her mentor, Rolf Dürig, a master of the ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cobalt Migration Blackland Prairie Abstract Expressionism Texas Artist Framed
Located in Houston, TX
Cobalt Migration Creation Date: 2019 Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 36 x 36 in Framed Size: 37.5 x 37.5 x 2 in All the botanicals in this series are Texas wildflowers found all over th...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Cotton Canvas

"Dune, " Mixed Media Kite
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Fabric, Silk, Wood

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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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