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Art For Sale
Style: Abstract
Style: Street Art
Portals In Time Two, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A multi-layered mixed media abstract unfolds in teal, black, and red. In creating the piece, artist Linda Shaffer takes inspiration from her love of travel an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Large Abstract Painting on Canvas "Vanilla Ice Cream", Signed Serg Graff, COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is a large unique original acrylic painting on canvas in an fantasy abstract style by Serg Graff Titled "Vanilla Ice Cream". This piece has a wonderful gentle pastel color spect...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Composition III Sasha - abstraction art, made in black, orange, yellow and white
By Lena Cher
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. Abstraction art, made in black, orange, yellow on white foam board.
Also, you can read name Sasha in Russian at the middle of the painting.
Can be as a s...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Foam Board
Original-La Vie en Rose-Awarded Artist-British School-Expression-Summer Bloom
Located in London, GB
Summer Bloom series began in 2022, where Shizico Yi celebrating the season by painting en plein air in her garden. In 2024, she embarks on a fresh chapter with her new rose garden. T...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Gesso, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Homage to the Square - P2, F17, I2
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Homage to the Square - Portfolio 2,Folder 17,Image 2" from the portfolio “Formulation: Articulation” created by Josef Albers in 1972. This monumental series consists of 127 original...
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Art
Materials
Screen
Made In The Shade - Modern Acrylic Geometric Resin Artwork
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Art
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Composition in Blue and Red - Original lithograph (Mourlot 1968)
Located in Paris, IDF
Serge POLIAKOFF
Composition in Blue and Red, 1968
Original lithograph
(Printed in Mourlot workshop)
Unsigned
On heavy paper 31 x 24 cm (c. 12 x 10 inch)
Edited by San Lazzaro in 19...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Theft
Located in Norwich, GB
"THEFT"
DOT DOT DOT
6 layer screen print
350gsm Arches 88
Edition of 150
65 x 95 cm
Signed and numbered by the artist
DOT DOT DOT is a visual artist fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art
Materials
Screen
Mid Century "Bright Shapes" Mixed Media Abstract Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Martin Rosenthal
"Bright Shapes"
1965
Encaustic & Oil paint on paper
19"x13" unframed
Signed and dated in ink lower right
Martin Rosenthal 1899-1974
Artist Martin Rosenthal was born...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Art
Materials
Paper, Encaustic, Oil
Longing For Paradise IV (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Longing For Paradise IV (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas — Unframed.
This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This metho...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Morning mist, Abstract Landscape, Contemporary, Modern, French, Tan, gray
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Choose the color of the frame: Black or wood
Sophie Dumont, a renowned contemporary artist whose works are collected internationally, has once again demonstrated her mastery of subt...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Copa del Mundo (Soccer, Alicante) - Vintage Lithograph Poster, 1982
Located in Paris, IDF
Pierre ALECHINSKY
Copa del Mundo, 1982
Original Lithograph (Maeght workshop)
Printed signature in the plate
On heavy paper 95 x 60 cm (c. 35 x 24 inch)
Created for International Foo...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled
By Matt Kleberg
Located in Houston, TX
Matt Kleberg
Untitled, 2024
Oil stick monotype on paper
41 1/2 x 32 3/4 in (105.4 x 83.2 cm)
JPHB 6181
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil Pastel, Monotype
ABSTRACT Gestural Landscapes Orange Red Contemporary Jonathan Freemantle
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel, Pigment
Nineteen Trees, Austria, panorama, art black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art panorama landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included....
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
Looking West, Abstract Silkscreen by Paul Jenkins c1969
By Paul Jenkins
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Paul Jenkins, American (1923 - 2012)
Title: Looking West
Year: circa 1969
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 45/200
Image Size: 39 x 29 inches
Size: 4...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Screen
1970 Signed Limited Edition Large Screen Print III
By Jimmy Ernst
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Jimmy Ernst
Title: Plate III
Year: 1970
Print: Screen Print on Heavy Paper 28'' x 37'' inches
Edition: Signed in pencil and numbered 1 /125
Jimmy Ernst’s artwork was inf...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
ABSTRACT Christ Saint John Baptist Painting Contemporary Artist Ed Warner
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Fish Expression Oil Painting Impasto Palette Knife Art Original
Located in Zofingen, AG
Marine life painting will be a good addition to your original oil painting collection. Fish art is my favourite theme.
Original art is painted on stretched canvas, READY to HANG. Ocean art is signed both sides - in front and at the back by OlgaNikitinArt.
Explore the enchanting underwater world with this exquisite oil painting on stretched canvas, sized at 50x40cm. Crafted with the impasto technique and palette knife, this original artwork showcases a vibrant school of fish in a captivating marine setting. The dynamic textures and striking colors breathe life into the oceanic scene, making it an ideal enhancement for any home or office. Perfect for art aficionados and ocean lovers, this unique fish painting adds a touch of brilliance to your decor and invites engaging discussions. Celebrate the allure of marine art with this stunning oil painting today!
Fish Wall Art Underwater Oil Painting...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ABSTRACT Artwork Black Dark Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Clave Japan engraving.
By Antoni Clavé
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Original work of the graphic of the Spanish teacher Antoni CLAVE.
engraving
55/60 ej
CLAVÉ I SANMARTÍ, Antoni (Barcelona, 1913 - Saint Tropez, France, 2005).
Antoni Clave is one of...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Engraving
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on thick board
unframed: 8 x 8 inches
condition: excellent
provenanc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
"Textures" (2024) By Dan McCaw, Original Abstract Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dan McCaw's "Textures" created in 2024, is a striking oil painting measuring 30 x 24 inches. This original artwork features an abstract composition of figures, rendered with rich tex...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Master American Contemporaries
By Alex Katz
Located in Wien, 9
The art work is signed in the print at the lower left and numbered in pencil: P.P. II/IV
This special art piece "Master American Contemporaries" by Alex Katz (*1927) is a colour lit...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Once Over Babylon - Large Colorful Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harrison Gilman's large original artworks begin with a layer of fast-paced gestural abstraction followed by organic shapes and geometric structures. Some of his paintings remain in t...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint
Large Signed Vintage American Modernist Abstract Southwest Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed verso. Image size, 32H by 38L.
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Hyperion Study" acrylic on canvas on wood panel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Bret Hansen originally from Baltimore, Maryland is a painter and graphic designer based in Los Angeles, California.
His design career spans art direction roles in publishing, brandi...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Metal Corten Steel Abstract Geometric Folded Origami Sculpture Gerald DiGiusto
By Gerald DiGgiusto
Located in Surfside, FL
Gerald DiGiusto (1929 - 1987)
Signed and dated abstract geometric COR-ten steel sculpture, (an all weather steel appropriate for outdoor use)
"Folded" Angled Geometric Forms like a ...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Art
Materials
Steel
"Dusty Pink". Soft Pink Sculptural Wall Art in Clay from Fake Marshmallow Series
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Dusty Pink" is a delicate yet striking artwork from Elizabeth Art Candy’s Fake Marshmallow series. Hand-modeled in natural clay, low-temperature fired, and finished with a soft dust...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Clay, Canvas, Spray Paint
"Grandmother's Rules" (2024) By Melanie Yazzie, Original Mixed-Media Collage
Located in Denver, CO
"Grandmother's Rules" By Melanie Yazzie is a colorful abstract mixed-media collage that measures 24 x 24 inches and is unframed but ready to hang.
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
GA2415 - Blue, White, Grey Abstract Geometric Interior Painting
By Zach Touchon
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This geometric abstract painting belongs to the "Geometric Abstraction" series, a collection that explores the balance of shapes, tones, and movement to create depth and harmony.
GA...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Art
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic
Contemporary New Abstract Dots Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting with Found Object Collage
Located in Soquel, CA
Lively abstract expressionist oil painting/collage of what resembles a corridor as the focal point, with imported cigar cut outs and pops of vibrant color by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Hand-crafted Glass Urn for Sale - Ravenna Purple
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Hand-crafted Glassfusing Glass Artwork Glass Urn Symbolic Memorial Art for Sale
This unique glass artwork, model "Ravenna Purple", is a hand-crafted piece of colored glass using the...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Art
Materials
Steel
Nick Thomm - AFTER DARK (GREEN)
Located in FITZROY, VIC
Nick Thomm 'After Dark' (Green)
69cm x 92cm (27"×36″)
Limited Edition of 125
Hand Signed and Numbered #104
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle 308gsm Fine Art Paper.
Condition: NE...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Cretto Nero D - etching and aquatint with embossing By Alberto Burri - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
etching and aquatint with embossing on Rosaspina paper from a series of 8 Cretti (7 black and 1 white). Hand signed lower right.
Edition of 90 prints, plus 15 artist's proofs in Rom...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Bent Tree in the Fog, Monochrome Photograph, Landscape Print, Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Curved tree in fairy forest in mystical fog, Fanal, Portugal. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 8. Signed, titled, dated and numb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital Pigment
INVADER Art 4 Space (3D Print)
By Invader
Located in Englishtown, NJ
3d screenprint by Invader featuring image of the Space_One mosaic from when it was launched in space by the artist.
Great piece as it marks the occasion when the artist also known a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art
Materials
Screen
Intersecting Magic Square
Located in New York, NY
Charmion von Wiegand
Intersecting Magic Square, ca. 1963
Gouache on paperboard
Signed and titled on the back of the artwork. The signature shown on the frame back is a photo of the actual signature on the artwork itself.
Frame Included: elegantly floated and framed in hand made white wood museum frame with UV plexiglass
This work is signed and titled on the back of the artwork itself. The signature shown on the back of the frame is a photo of the actual signature, since the actual pencil signature and title is on the artwork itself, which can't be seen within the frame
Measurements:
Frame:
21 x 17 x 1.5 inches
Artwork:
18 x 14.25 inches
The Estate of the celebrated artist Charmion Von Wiegand has been represented exclusively by Michael Rosenfeld...
Category
1960s Abstract Geometric Art
Materials
Gouache, Handmade Paper, Mixed Media, Pencil
Look Up 03 and Manifest 03. Abstract color photographs, Diptych.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
La Partie de Campagne
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1952
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 6/75
Publisher : Maeght (Paris)
Printer : Mourlot (Paris)
Catalog : Saphire E 14
37.00 cm. x 55.50 cm. 14.57 in. x 2...
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Whispers of the Wind
Located in THOMERY, FR
Watercolor and ink on watercolor paper, 40 x 60 cm
In this captivating piece, branches intertwine like fleeting thoughts carried by the wind. A dance of ink and watercolor reveals a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor
Original Diptych-Impasto-Jardin d'Hiver Series-British Awarded Artist-Impression
Located in London, GB
Jardin d'Hiver Series is Shizico Yi's latest collection, created in her winter studio while longing for the summer left behind. Reflecting on the vibrant days spent painting en plein...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
ROGER HERSON (1922-2008) SIGNED FRENCH ABSTRACT PAINTING - FIGURATIVE STUDY
By Roger Herson
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition"
by Roger Herson (French 1922-2008)
signed
gouache and crayon on paper, unframed
painting: 20 x 14 inches
Superb original abstract painting by the very well listed French abstract and surrealist artist, Roger Herson (1922-2008). The painting is signed and has excellent provenance, having come from the artists estate in northern France.
Roger Herson (1922-2008) was a French abstract, cubist and surrealist painter from Rouen, France. Influenced by Picasso, Braque and Léger, he infuses the canvas with a frenzied and tonic movement, a rigorous construction and a personal graphic power. Painter of woman, desire and fantasies, Herson draws his inspiration from the verve and surrealist movement inspired by Georgio de Chirico...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Gouache
Vessel and Bouquet on Pink Table by Ellen Rolli, Contemporary Still Life, Canvas
By Ellen Rolli
Located in Atlanta, GA
Brighten your space with Vessel and Bouquet on Pink Table, a charming 12 x 12-inch acrylic painting by the talented Ellen Rolli. This captivating piece blends bold color and expressi...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary colorful floral acrylic painting on paper "Roses in summer garden"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
The abstract expressive painting "Roses in Summer Garden" by French artist Natalya Mougenot is part of her "Floral" series.
This theme serves as a playground for her intuitive appro...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Helen’s Paradise (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Helen’s Paradise (Abstract painting) (Abstract painting)
Oil and earth on cotton paper (640g) — Unframed
This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
This artwork will be shipped rolled i...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1960's French Expressionist Oil Painting Very Thick Impasto Oil Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionism
French School, circa 1960's period
oil painting on board, unframed
board: 13.75 x 16.5 inches
provenance: private collection, Brittany, France
condition: very ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Waits River Church, Vermont, Oil Painting
By Doug Cosbie
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Waits River is a small village on Highway 25 southeast of Stowe, Vermont. "The church, buildings and barns presented an iconic view of New England...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor
"Sycamores" Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Sycamores" Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper
Bold and expressive composition by Ellen Marie Jones (American, b. 1961). Several botanical shapes resembling tree...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Glue, Acrylic
Faster! Faster!
Located in Chicago, IL
This experimental painting entitled “Faster! Faster!” by Chicago artist Patrick Fitzgerald continues his series of abstract “track paintings,” initially born as the imagined racetrac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Enamel
Mid Century Abstract Painting by Chamlin Oil Paint on Canvas
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-century Abstract Painting by Chamlin
Oil Paint on Canvas
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Frankenthaler, Mary Mary 1991, New York City, Lincoln Center
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: After Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)
Title: Mary Mary (Lincoln Center Honorary)
Year: 1991
Medium: Offset lithograph poster on extra thick Somerset paper
Edition: 2000
Size...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Single Tree in Moonlight - brown, blue, cubist, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This brown, blue, cubist, abstract, acrylic on canvas is by Canadian artist Otto Rogers. A black silhouette of an abstracted tree planted at the center of the picture plane is framed...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Huge Mid Century Modern, Colorful Floral 1970s Painting, American Abstract
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Colorful Floral Abstract Painting
Acrylic on Silk
56" x 75 3/4"
Housed in a Black Metal Frame
Overall Size: 56 1/2" x 76 1/4"
This monumental painting was recently discovered...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Silk, Acrylic
Nick Thomm - AFTER DARK (PINK)
Located in FITZROY, VIC
Nick Thomm 'After Dark' (Pink)
69cm x 92cm (27"×36″)
Limited Edition of 125
Hand Signed and Numbered #84
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle 308gsm Fine Art Paper.
Condition: NEW....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Contemporary Composition of Guitar, Composition a la guitar, Georges Terzian.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Composition à la guitare is a vibrant and visually captivating work that exemplifies Georges Terzian’s distinctive style. Known for his love of color and complex compositions, Terzia...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
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