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Abstract Paintings For Sale
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Hannah’s Mirror, Rembrandt’s Three Trees Transformed Into The Expulsion fr/Eden
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Hannah’s Mirror, Rembrandt’s Three Trees Transformed Into The Expulsion From Eden
Year: 1978
Medium: Acryli...
Category
1970s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Harlem Renaissance Signed Ellis Original Abstract Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract painting. Oil on board, circa 1940. Signed. Image size 22L x 30H. Housed in a period modern frame.
Category
1940s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Horizontal and Vertical Movements #1 and #2 Diptych
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Almo wonders about his identity, the countries he has lived in, his daily routine and how he creates himself. An outsider who has made the world his home, skin, and citizenship, and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Black Outline Bunny on White
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Black Outline Bunny on White
A single rabbit gestured in black with marks of purple on a white background in a vintage frame.
Unf...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Abstract Expression - Oil paint by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Expressionism is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2021.
Original Oil painting on canvas.
Hand-signed and dated on the b...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"girlfriends in the rain " RK42, Abstract, Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic
By Roger König
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
Canyon Skies I - Large Original Minimalist Blue Landscape Mountains Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The organic aesthetic and textures of Peter Kuttner’s original boho minimalist artworks are the result of patient layering and unique uses of media. Through a combination of collage ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Antique American Abstract Expressionist Framed Large Great Color Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted abstract expressionist mid century oil painting. Oil on canvas. No signature found. Framed.
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1984 Extra-Large Colorful And Vibrant Modern Abstract Painting. Blue, Yellow.
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
An intriguing and vibrant extra-large contemporary (allegedly) French painting.
In-versio: "Cardaillac", 1984, "Acryl sur papier de chine", "Yellow Orange and Blue".
Not signed.
...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Stephen Thomas Rascoe Abstract Landscape Painting 1970s 'Sierra Madre' Texas Art
Located in Dallas, TX
Vibrant Stephen Thomas Rascoe oil on board titled Sierra Madre. circa 1969. Amazing color combination!
Rascoe was a well-known Texas artist and professor who produced a prolific bod...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Wood
Vintage Signed American Modernist Framed Landscape Architectural Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life (Study Of Leaves) - contemporary, still life, oil on canvas on panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary, still life, oil on canvas, on panel is by artist Mel Davis. In a style reminiscent of the French master Matisse, Montreal-born Mel Davis reinvents the traditional ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel, Graphite
Hidden garden 01
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
The color palette is intense and overflowing, with brushstrokes intertwining in a chaotic dance of vibrant tones. Fiery reds, electric blues, and effervescent yellows merge into a vi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Original Oil Painting of Townscape with Minaret and Figures on Horseback
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Townscape with Minaret and Figures on Horseback
Artist: Roland Pichard
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 10.75 (height) x 8.75 (width...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract painting. Oil and encaustic on canvas, circa 1980. Signed on verso. Displayed in a period frame. Imag...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Geometric Composition in Green, Blue, and White - Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Geometric Composition in Green, Blue, and White - Acrylic on Canvas
Bold abstract composition by Robert William Hinds (American, b. 1926). This composition is divided up in...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Duino Elegies study
By Richard Mann
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Richard Mann (1940-1990). Duino Elegies, 1981. Mixed media on rag paper, consisting of 3 sheets, each measuring 18 x 24 inches. Each vertical edge is hinged with mounting tape, resulting in a triptych
presentation. Entire measurement: 24 x 54 inches w.
Biography:
Playwright, poet and visual artist, Rev. Richard Mann was born and educated in Melbourne Australia. At the height of America's counter-cultural revolution, Mann moved to New York City where he lived and worked in Harlem.
He was influenced by surrealism, abstract expressionism, and calligraphy at the time of his arrival.
Beginning in the mid-1970's, the extreme living conditions of Harlem and demands of his religious calling provided subject matter for his painting. Urban decay and ubiquitous public graffiti provide inspiration for compositions that include highly stylized writing.
By the late 1970's many works incorporate writing exclusively, with areas of layered, obscured and illegible words, very much like repeatedly tagged walls.
Education:
Studied painting with Maurice Cantlon, Melbourne, Australia 1961-62.
Liberal Arts Studies, Christ the King...
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
Modernist Blue & Yellow Abstract
By Grady McDonald
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful oil abstract titled "Coming Out" by Grady McDonald (American, 1938-1980). Signed lower right, titled and dated 1974 on verso. Unframed. Image, 50”H x 44”W.
Grady McDona...
Category
1970s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Ascension Methuen" Blue and Gold Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Ascension Methuen" Blue and Gold Butterflies
White and blue scored butterflies on a metallic patchwork background
Unframed
Hunt Slonem is a well-renowned American artis...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Kamakura" Edward Zutrau, 1963 Abstract Expressionist Chromatic Composition
Located in New York, NY
Edward Zutrau
Kamakura, 5/1963
Signed, dated and titled on verso
Oil on linen
38 1/2 x 51 1/2 inches
Edward Zutrau is among the American artists who worked within the whirlwind of ...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Original Abstract Expressionist 1955 New York Female Artist Irene Zevon Portrait
By Irene Zevon
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original abstract expressionist oil painting by American female artist Irene Zevon created and dated in 1955. Signed. Really amazing cubist portrait.
Irene Zevon, born in Bro...
Category
1950s Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Contemporary Abstract Colored Artwork Colors Christina Gschwantner 2024
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Colt Seager (b. 1993) is an American painter and sculptor based near Chicago, IL. Drawing inspiration from the inherent holiness and tranquility of the natural world, Seager’s work i...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Rare Early Antique American School Fauvist Woman Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas, lain to board. Framed. Very finely painted and a rare fauvist palette. No signature found.
Category
1920s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Soft Touch" Contemporary Colorful Vibrant Abstract Geometric Hard-Edge Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful geometric abstract painting by contemporary Houston artist Peter Healy. The work features a variety of vibrant, hard-edged intertwining shapes. Signed, titled, and dated on ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
San Giorgio
By Otis Huband
Located in Dallas, TX
Valley House Gallery presented our first exhibition for Houston artist Otis Huband in the summer of 2014. Born in 1933 and reared in Virginia, Huband began his formal art education a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Poise (Large, Modern Abstract Expressionist Painting in Earth Tones)
By James O'Shea
Located in Hudson, NY
Large, modern abstract expressionist painting on canvas with an earth toned palette of sage green, sand, teal, and peach, with accents of white, yellow and hot pink
"Poise", painted ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Landscape" Abstract landscape on canvas , Original Painting Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
Mixed media on canvas
100x100 cm
Original Art
certificate of authenticity
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Orange Montbretia, Rupert Aker, Original painting, Landscape art, Botanical art
By Rupert Aker
Located in Deddington, GB
Orange Montbretia by Rupert Aker [2022]
original and hand signed by the artist
Oil on canvas
Image size: H:20 cm x W:20 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:20 cm x W:20 cm x D:2cm
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Spanish Catalan Oil Painting Josep Guinovart from Joan Prats Gallery
Located in Surfside, FL
Josep Guinovart (1927 –2007) was a Spanish Catalan painter most famous for his informalist or abstract expressionist work.
In 1941, he began to work as a decorator. Three years later, he started his studies at the Escuela de Artes y Oficios de la Llotja (Art School of La Llotja) where he stayed until 1946.
He first exhibited his work in 1948 in Galerías Syla in Barcelona. In 1951, he produced his first engravings entitled 'Homage to Federico García Lorca'. Two years later, he was awarded a grant from the French Institute to study in Paris for nine months. Here he discovered the cubist works of Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso and travelled to Belgium, Holland and Germany.
On his return to Barcelona and after a period working as an illustrator and set designer, around 1957 he began moving towards abstract art. His work is highly unconventional and usually on a large scale, using a wide range of materials, three-dimensional objects and organic substances such as eggshell, earth and straw.
In 1962, he illustrated a book of poetry entitled Posies by Joan Salvat-Papasseit for the Ariel Editorial. He won many accolades for his work throughout the 1970s and 80s, including Spain's National Award for Plastic Arts in 1982. In 1994, a museum foundation dedicated to his art was inaugurated in Agramunt, his mother's birthplace to which he always felt a special attachment.
In 2006 he designed the winery Mas Blanch i Jové in La Pobla de Cérvoles (Lleida) and created The Artists' Vineyard, a project intended to mix sculptures and other art works from different artists in the middle of a vineyard. The Artists' Vineyard was inaugurated after his death in 2010 with the unveiling of his sculpture The Countryside Organ: a music instrument, 6 meters height, for the wind to sing the vines. This winery also displays the 10.5 meters work In Vino Veritas...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Happy Place - Colorful Cheerful Acrylic Abstract Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Happy Place
16.0 x 20.0 x 1.5, 2.0 lbs
Acrylic
Hand signed by the artist
Artist's Commentary:
"Bursting with blocks of color, this piece is fun and happy. Sometimes a bright cheer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Landscape, Sardinia - Acrylic on Cardboard by Paul Nicholls - 2010s
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape, Sardinia is an original Contemporary Artwork realized by Paul Nicholls (b. 1944) in the 2010s.
Original Acrylic on cardboard.
Hand-signed an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Acrylic
"Time, It Takes II" (abstract, black & white, blue green ink, orange, diptych)
Located in Paris, IDF
TIME, IT TAKES II
2022
Paris, France
A graphic and bold abstract painting on linen, with dark blue green ink and white acrylic accents. A single, bold, orange line is situated on the right side of the painting, a commentary on markers of time as an ineffective unit of measurement. Time interpreted not as linear, but an experience outside of numbers and outside of logic.
Option to create a pair alongside "Time, It Takes I" (as pictured). Price and size are per painting. Evans Deventer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, India Ink, Acrylic
Preserver, Abstract Oil Painting with Organic Forms and Bold Brushstrokes
Located in New York, NY
Preserver is a dynamic oil painting that showcases Patricia Spergel’s signature fusion of abstraction and organic form. Layers of soft cream, olive, and lavender create a luminous fo...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Solitude, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Rich blues and teal streaks suggest the depth of the sea, while cream and white accents mimic light piercing the water. Thick paint applied using drywall knives...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage New York Modernist Cityscape Brooklyn Bridge Dusk Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Category
1950s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Basquiat's Language
Located in Atlanta, GA
This item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting.
Jose Cortez is one of the principal professors at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes del Per...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "8" Pink Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "8" Pink Bunnies
Multiple rabbits gestured in black on a pink background in a vintage frame.
Unframed: 25.5 x 31.5 inches
Framed: 29 x 35 inches
*Painting is framed - Pl...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Vintage Oversized Cubic Colorful Geometric Painting "Embracing Couple"
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4078 Large colorful cubic geometric abstract in a rapped canvas
Signed D. Ostrower
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Swann's Way
Located in Atlanta, GA
The recent paintings of Atlanta artist David Kidd continue an evolving series of images inspired by and based upon natural forms, specifically the shadows cast by trees and other veg...
Category
2010s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - 7
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on canvas
Nino Tolomashvili is a Georgian painter born in 2003 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. After completing her schooling, she pursued her studies at the T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Reticulum - Oil Paint by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Reticulum is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2020.
Oil on canvas.
Hand signed and dated by the artist on the back and hand signed on the lower left co...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Open Chord Melody - Original Colorful Guitar Street Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Rome Six - Abstract Navy Midnight Blue Orange Fuchsia Pink Gradient Color, 2023
By Audrey Stone
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in acrylic on canvas, horizontal stripes of color in gradient shades of cobalt blue from bright lapis to midnight navy are split diagonally dow...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Antique American Modernist Nature Study Lake Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1940. Signed illegibly lower left. Image size, 36L x 24H. Housed in a period modern frame.
Category
1940s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Gouache
Shape of Resonance 9
Located in Phoenix, AZ
pastel and micron pen on raw canvas
b. 1979, Poole, Dorset, UK
In this new series of work, I explore the intersection of minimalist architecture, design, and the raw beauty of mater...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Raw Linen, Pen
Reverie, Nicola Mosley, Landscape Painting, Statement Art, Large Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Reverie by Nicola Mosley [2022]
Dreamy light and airy landscape painting of clouds floating over the sea. Pale blue background with pale pink clouds, oi...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Painting on Canvas by Serg Graff, "Welding Spatter", COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This painting is a vibrant explosion of color and texture, presenting an abstract composition that radiates energy and spontaneity. The canvas is densely packed with swirling lines, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Abstracted Landscape with Winding Road through Patchwork Fields Soft Earth Tones
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstracted Landscape
Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996
gouache painting on artist paper, framed
size: 8 x 11 inches
Suzanne Vattier (1901-1996) was a pupil of the famous painter, An...
Category
Mid-20th Century Fauvist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Cara Azul, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
220x225cm
Signed
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About the artist
Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado (ENPEG) “La Esmeralda”. As a Mexican Contemporary Expressionism artist, Pichardo reminisces about the Pre-Hispanic past and indigenous traditions by using symbolisms of a time when the civilizations believed in magic, rituals and created beautiful colors. Through his work, he also pays tribute to world renowned Mexican artists such as Rufino Tamayo, Francisco Toledo, Rodolfo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"365 Vessels", Mixed technique on tissue white paper, Minimalist, 50 x 33 cm
Located in Carballo, ES
This series of works by the Danish artist Peter Kramer (Roskilde, 1959) with numerous exhibitions between Spain and Denmark are entitled "365 urns", in which the artist works with ti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Organic Material, Adhesive, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Handmade Paper, T...
Misty Blue - abstract blue white beige brown painting and collage on panel
Located in New York, NY
Deborah T Colter is a contemporary abstract painter who lives on the Island of Martha’s Vineyard. Deborah graduated from the Rhode Island School o...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper
"Chinensis Weds" Black Bunnies on Gold Silver Multicolor Background Oil on Wood
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts 3 gestural figures of Bunnies against a gold and silver background with colorful accents....
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Mixed Media
Antique American Abstract Cubist Still Life Large Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Finely painted vintage American modernist still life. Cubist composition with great color. Oil on board. Framed. Signed.
Category
1940s Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Doves for the Dorians II" (pink, green, white, Greek warrior. sword, painting)
Located in Paris, IDF
The Dorians played a significant role in the development of the Greek city-states during the Bronze Age -- and Doves are widely recognized as symbols of peace, primarily in the story...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Dye, Oil, Acrylic
Warm Sunny Day, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Part of artist Natasha Tayles's signature Circles series. Inspired by warm spring sunny days, Natasha paints sprightly circles in orange, yellow, salmon, and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Antique American School Signed Modernist Abstract Coastal Harbor Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very nicely painted American modernist harbor oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 16H by 20L.
Category
1950s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Modernist Outsider Pop Art Abstract Large Original Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Albert Alcalay Oil on Canvas "Nightlights" Colorful Abstract
By Albert Alcalay
Located in Detroit, MI
"Nightlights" is the perfect name of this sparkling gorgeous piece by Alcalay. Dozens of colors are used to described a lively, moving street scene of night lights, including headlig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Original Abstract Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs
Bring audacious experiments with color and textures to your living room, dining room or home office. Abstract paintings, large or small, will stand out in your space, encouraging conversation and introducing a museum-like atmosphere that’s welcoming and conducive to creating memorable gatherings.
Abstract art has origins in 19th-century Europe, but it came into its own as a significant movement during the 20th century. Early practitioners of abstraction included Wassily Kandinsky, although painters were exploring nonfigurative art prior to the influential Russian artist’s efforts, which were inspired by music and religion. Abstract painters endeavored to create works that didn’t focus on the outside world’s conventional subjects, and even when artists depicted realistic subjects, they worked in an abstract mode to do so.
In 1940s-era New York City, a group of painters working in the abstract mode created radical work that looked to European avant-garde artists as well as to the art of ancient cultures, prioritizing improvisation, immediacy and direct personal expression. While they were never formally affiliated with one another, we know them today as Abstract Expressionists.
The male contingent of the Abstract Expressionists, which includes Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Robert Motherwell, is frequently cited in discussing leading figures of this internationally influential postwar art movement. However, the women of Abstract Expressionism, such as Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell and others, were equally involved in the art world of the time. Sexism, family obligations and societal pressures contributed to a long history of their being overlooked, but the female Abstract Expressionists experimented vigorously, developed their own style and produced significant bodies of work.
Draw your guests into abstract oil paintings across different eras and countries of origin. On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive range of abstract paintings along with a guide on how to arrange your wonderful new wall art.
If you’re working with a small living space, a colorful, oversize work can create depth in a given room, but there isn’t any need to overwhelm your interior with a sprawling pièce de résistance. Colorful abstractions of any size can pop against a white wall in your living room, but if you’re working with a colored backdrop, you may wish to stick to colors that complement the decor that is already in the space. Alternatively, let your painting make a statement on its own, regardless of its surroundings, or group it, gallery-style, with other works.
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