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Abstract Paintings For Sale
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Italian Contemporary Abstract Expressionist. 'Le Origini Linguistiche'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Contemporary abstract expressionist acrylic and oil on canvas by Italian artist Albino Palamara. Signed to the reverse. Title: Le Origini Linguistiche' (The Origins of Language)
A s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Live Composition II by African American Artist Bai, Work on Paper
Located in New york, NY
In contrasting colors that pop Live Composition II, 2024 by African American artist Bai is a 30” x 22” abstract acrylic, oil pastel, and ballpoint pen work on paper, presented in an ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Abstract Expressionist Painting by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Abstract Expressionist Painting by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield.
Art measures 20 x 16 inches
Frame measures 26 x 22 inches
This original abstract acrylic painting...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Dreaming of De Kooning" Colorful Abstract Oil Painting on Wood Panel Framed
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils, whisking brush strokes, and thrown paint, Shaoul captures a love story through her paint pallet and abstract expression. The artist explores something new...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
Original-Magic Bell in the Night-UK Awarded Artist-Botanical Abstract Expression
Located in London, GB
In her latest series, "The Weaver," Shizico explores forms, layers, and time onto canvases. Applying the format of diptychs and triptychs, she creates lyrical narratives, capturing t...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Tree with Red Pink White & Blue Abstract Background by British Landscape Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Tree with Red, Pink, White & Blue Abstract Forest Background by British Landscape Artist, Angela Wakefield. From the 'Spring Burst' Interior Design Series. Framed in a high quality c...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Acrylic Polymer, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acryl...
Bellini Blooms
Located in Deddington, GB
This vibrant and expressive floral painting features large, soft-pink flowers with bold, green leaves. The brushstrokes are dynamic and fluid, giving the artwork a sense of movement ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pears canvas/oil, 38x46 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Saratov Art School, graduated from the Depar...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Blue Bonnet Daze
Located in London, GB
Colourful, playful and moving, the acrylic and mixed media artwork work of Lisa Henshall aims to express in pigments what cannot be expressed in words and capture the shared space be...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Hunt Slonem, "Mint", 30x24 Silver and Green Textured Butterfly Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Mint" is a 30x24 metallic silver scored oil painting on wood board of contemporary abstract butterflies in white and green.
*Painting is framed - Ple...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Between Black and White - Original 1972 Oil on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Between Black and White - Original 1972 Oil on Paper
Original black and white oil painting on paper by Louis Nadalini (American, 1927-1995). Black and white lines take up the paper...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Laid Paper
ABSTRACT New Black White Artwork by Contemporary Artist Carsten Beck 2023
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Large Abstract Expressionist Color Monotype Oil Painting Tom Lieber Mixed Media
By Tom Lieber
Located in Surfside, FL
Tom Alan Lieber, (American, born 1949),
GTW TL-11 1986,
Oil and mixed media on paper,
30.25 x 44 inches,
Hand signed and dated lower right
Provenance: Garner Tullis Workshop, N....
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Monotype
Near to Cliffs, Seascape Original Oil Painting on Linen, Coastal, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karen Darbinyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen,
Year: 2024
Style: Impressionism
Title: Near to Cliffs
Size: 29" x 39" x 0....
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
The Emotional Creation #248, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
EMOTIONAL free intuitive spontaneous visceral intense colorful explosive sensitive abstract impetuous bold temperamental effusive energetic pure intimate passionate unique warm exube...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Refreshed #1
Located in Deddington, GB
Refreshed #1 by Christine Evans [2021]
original
acrylic and graphite on board
Image size: H:15 cm x W:15 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:15 cm x ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Acrylic, Board
Landscape 119 by Jean Krille - Oil on masonite 70x50 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
Category
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Mother and Child
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Bruno Lucchesi (b.1926). Mother and Child, ca. 1960. Oil and charcoal on sized paper mounted to masonite, measuring 11 x 21 inches; 15.5 x 25.5 inches in original gold leaf frame. Si...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paper, Oil
Spikey Look Unique painting abstract signed artwork framed
By Mr Doodle
Located in Bristol, GB
Acrylic on canvas
Unique
50.4 x 50.1 x 4.5 cm (19.8 x 19.7 x 1.8 in)
Framed 64.5 x 64.5 x 7 cm, 25.4 x 64.5 x 2.8 in
Signed and dated on the back
Mint.
Framed by Sky Blue Framers
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Diptych of Vibrant Yellow Strokes on Violet, Contemporary Painting
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Vibrant Strokes on Violet" is an abstract painting diptych by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. It is a beautiful series of rhythmic brushstrokes combined with subtle tones and unique s...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper
French Semi Abstract Expressionist Color Field Impasto Oil Painting Jean Helleu
Located in Surfside, FL
Jean Helleu (French, 1894-1985)
A painter, watercolorist and designer born in Paris, France.
The son of Paul-César Helleu.
(a French oil painter, pastel artist, drypoint etcher, and designer, best known for his numerous portraits of beautiful society women of the Belle Époque. He conceived the ceiling mural of night sky constellations for Grand Central Terminal in New York City. He studied with Jean-Leon Gerome and was friends with John Singer Sargent, James McNeill Whistler, and Claude Monet.) Jean shared with his father a love of the sea and sailing. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Grande Chaumière. (Kurt Seligmann, Yolande Ardissone, Balthus, Jacques Bouyssou, Gabriel Dauchot, Étienne Hajdu, Jean Helleu, Claude Lazar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Dancers in the Horse Wind"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Painting by an outstanding Armenian artist with an original creative style Gayane Khachatryan. A very bright and significant painting in any collection.
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Richard Huntington 1960s Geometric Abstraction Large Mid Century Modern NYC
Located in Buffalo, NY
A mid-century modern geometric abstract painting by American artist Richard Huntington.
Richard Huntington (b. 1936) is an American painter, printmaker, and writer, is Critic Emerit...
Category
1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Last Dance
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
Last Dance is an Oil on Canvas painting in soft, light aqua tones with red/brown accents. Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Engaged in Portofino" Leonie Hanne in Haute Couture on a Yacht Oil Painting
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
A lively, impressionistic depiction of celebrated influencer Leonie Hanne and fiancé on a yacht in Portofino. We are whisked away in this cherished scene with the emotion and dynamic...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
Waiting Figure
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Waiting Figure" is a Post War abstract landscape oil on canvas painting by Roland Petersen in 1967. The artwork is 68 x 56 inches and, with the frame, is 69 3/8 x 57 1/2 x 3 inches....
Category
20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ABSTRACT Contemporary Artwork Brown Earth Minimal Texture Artist On Hansen
By On Hansen
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Big New Black White Geometry Artwork Contemporary Artist Carsten Beck
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
"Paris Green" Multicolor Butterflies on Green -Aesthetic Movement Eastlake Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts multicolor delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful Paris Green landsc...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Original Oil Painting of Istanbul’s Blue Mosque with Reflection and Bird
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Istanbul’s Blue Mosque with Reflection and Bird
Artist: Roland Pichard
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Acrylic Still Life Painting of Sunflowers in Vase by Sunlit Window
By Minty Ramsey
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Acrylic Still Life Painting of Sunflowers in Vase by Sunlit Window
by Minty Ramsey
Signed: Verso
Medium: Acrylic on Paper
Size: 11.5 inches (height) x 8.25 inches (width)
Cond...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Layered Horizon
Located in Bristol, GB
LAYERED HORIZON
Size: 50 x 70 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
An engaging and striking mid-century abstract landscape painting that captures a dynamic and expressive interpretat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Man, from above, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Title:"Man, from above" Artist: Derek Overfield Above is a semi-abstract figurative work. The painting is completed with a dynamic application of latex paint. The piece is on a s...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Landscape Sky Painting of English Countryside by British Urban Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Colourful Abstract Landscape & Sky Painting with Reds, Purples & Blues of Pendle Hill in the Northern English Countryside by leading British Urban Artist Angela Wakefield.
Art measu...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Acrylic, Oil, Mixed Media, Cotton Canvas, Varnish, Paint, Cotton,...
Early American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Figural Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Eugene Arcieri (1914 - 2005). Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring 15 by 19 inches overall and 14 by 18 painting alone. In exce...
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Group by the Sea" - Abstracted Impasto Seascape by Richard Lofton
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful and expressive abstracted seascape with thick impasto dynamically swirling together by California artist Richard Lofton (American, 1908-1966). Signed and dated "RICHARD LOFT...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Burlap
Vintage American School Coastal Seascape Trompe L'Oeil Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Indulge in a journey to the vibrant and nostalgic era of the 1970s with our vintage original oil painting—a mesmerizing modernist beach interior scene, capturing the essence of sandy...
Category
1970s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Layered 3D Abstract Fire Painting American Large Orange Blue Grey
By Kyle Butler
Located in Buffalo, NY
A captivating abstract painting by contemporary American artist Kyle Butler.
The panel is covered with graphite and then layers of paint which are striped away in strategic areas. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Graphite
Things to Come by Lilly Muth - Contemporary geometric abstraction - Oil Painting
Located in DE
Things to Come is an original oil painting, where colorful circles are inter-lapping on top of a grey color plane, surrounded by beige and black squares.
Lilly Muth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gary Zack, "Endless Skies", 40x30 Water Sky Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "Endless Skies", is a 40x30 oil painting on canvas by artist Gary Zack featuring an atmospheric abstract landscape. Clouds fill a hazy purple ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Reflections No. 3 - White Textured Geometric Colorful Circles Abstract Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Soul Matters #29 - contemporary, abstract, mixed media and acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this abstract composition by Montreal-based artist Shireen Kamran, colour and form create a dynamic painting. Indigo blue, green, dove grey, and white colours are punctuated by bl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Pigment, Paper
Original painting on canvas by Serg Graff, Skipper "Sea Wolf", seascape, COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
The ship itself is detailed with intricate lines and shading, highlighting the structure of the masts, the sails, and the hull. The use of bold colors, particularly the red accents o...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Paul Woods, "Garnet Fields", 24x24 Vibrant Abstract Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
"Garnet Fields" is a 24x24 oil painting on canvas by artist Paul Woods. Featured is a dark moody high contrast abstracted landscape. Dark silhouetted trees line the high horizon illu...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Surreal Acrylic Painting Two Sides of Me 1980
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3713 Acrylic on board
Set in a vintage frame
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
'Ferocious Seas' Contemporary Abstract painting of sail boats on the sea, blue
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Ferocious Seas' by Contemporary Spanish artist Bernard. A vibrant and bold painting of sail boats on the open water. Colourful sails of red, g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Book Seed - contemporary modern abstract Bath stone jesmonite wall sculpture
Located in Doetinchem, NL
"Book Seed" is a contemporary modern abstract wall sculpture by UK artist Mari-Ruth Oda. Made from Bath Stone Jesmonite, a fine art composite material based on acrylic resin, fibergl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Stone
Guojun Zhang Floral Original Oil On Canvas "Flower Scenery"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Flower Scenery
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 38 x 38 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Year: 2000 Ci...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Oil Painting of Tranquil Greek Landscape with Villa and Cypress Trees
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Tranquil Greek Landscape with Villa and Cypress Trees
Artist: Roland Pichard
Signed: Bottom right
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
The glow
Located in Zofingen, AG
A very beautiful interior painting made in the style of abstraction with realistic elements, ships and a lunar landscape. Ships are always a symbol for the artist, it is an aspiratio...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Silent Shores by Frédérique Domergue - Contemporary abstract painting, sea, sky
Located in Paris, FR
Silent Shores is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This painting is made with oxidized zinc and bronze leaves on honeycomb aluminum panel, patina f...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Landscape, 1950s Oil Painting. Friend of John Minton in Soho, London
By Robert Frame
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Landscape, oil on canvas painting by Robert Frame,1959 circa
Additional information:
oil on canvas
20 x 24 in
50.8 x 61 cm
(RF002)
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nicholas Bodde Triptych Color Field on Aluminum
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
"Untitled" by Nicholas Bodde depicts vibrant layers of color on narrow aluminum strips. These pieces are interchangeable and can be hung in various ways. Each is signed on the verso and was created in 2013. All three are sold as a set. Each aluminum panel measures 39 " h x 2.5" w.
Bodde was born in New York he lives and works in Germany. He considers himself a German painter, who uses lacquered aluminum to create works that are beautiful in their simplicity and in their joyful exploration of color. The artist drives upon the tradition of European constructivism as well as Colour Field Painting, noting influences by Mark Rothko and Barnett Newmann. Bodde claims that his paintings “reveal themselves differently from close up and from a distance. When viewed from a distance they clearly appear related to constructivist geometric tendencies. But from close proximity, one notices that my main objective is painting and not construction.” The artist has reduced his subject to parallel vertical or horizontal lines and fields that race across the hard surface in a controlled riot – as if the viewer were looking out of a fast moving car while driving by fields of colorful flowers. Bodde constantly questions the colors, focusing on creating a construction through using different colors. He sees his creations as a mode of communication with the world.
He paints on aluminum plates by successive coats of painting that he applies with different utensils to finally obtain a result that imprints itself into the eye’s retina. The game of colorful stripes, more or less large, sometimes with the feeling of the brush, sometimes flat, reflects the light differently on each lap. The brightness of his palette, a willful choice, accentuates the vitality that emanates from this painting. His works hesitate between the vibrating and nearly irritating colors and the calm of a monastic construction.
Bodde received his formal education from the University of Arts in Bremen (1989) and has been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows across the world, including venues such as the Yeh Gallery in Seoul, Planet Art...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
Flow. 2020. Paper, mixed media, 63x94 cm
Located in Riga, LV
The abstract series of sizable works done in a mixed-media technique pays homage to the great modernists and abstract expressionists such as Mondrian, Kandinsky, Still and Motherwell...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Felt Pen, Stencil
Poemes XXXVII - Red White and Black Original Mixed Media Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Experimentation with different materials, textures and techniques in each of his paintings has been a point of discovery and a major part of Raul de la Torre’s artwork. In his Fils I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Thread
Now I Know My ABC's - Playful Lettering Typography Artwork and Dripping Colors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by Jeremie Faivre - Ink
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas + frame
Jeremie Faivre is a French artist born in 1977 who lives and works in Paris, France. He is graduated from Massachussetts College of Art & Design in Boston,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Enter Uncertainty
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Enter Uncertainty" – A state where control dissolves, and the need for stability clashes with the inevitability of change. Fear and hope exist together, shaping what comes next—not ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plaster, Acrylic
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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