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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
Untitled (Pink)
Located in Dordrecht, NL
A more literal reference to window constructions is in the recent work of Luc Hoekx. Transparent panels made of plexiglass are painted on both sides with colored surfaces. Front and ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Plexiglass, Oil

1960s Bay Area Landscape Blue Mountains
Located in Arp, TX
Thelma Corbin Moody Blue Mountains c. 1960's Gouache on Arches Paper 19 1/4" x 24 3/4", Unframed Unsigned Lovely, mid century gouache painting, b...
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1950s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

"Body Abstract Series" F2RK , Abstract, Painting, 21st Century, Acryl and 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, h...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Clay, Acrylic

ADN 400, (Triptych) . Mixed media Abstract painting on Canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
DNA is genetic information, hidden and encrypted in body fluids. Veiled data that we load, that we do not know and that someone knows how to decipher. Such specifications characteriz...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Birth of the Blues: abstract collage painting w/ found objects, Jazz music image
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Contact me with zip code for best shipping rates and timely delivery. "Birth of the Blues" is a large acrylic painting with a photograph portraits and a number of found objects integ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

'Afternoon Siesta' Abstract contemporary painting of woman sleeping. Red & Blue
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Afternoon Siesta' a powerful and Vibrant abstract painting. Depicting a woman sleeping on a blue sofa. A beautiful interior scene. Ghislaine was born in Eccles and studied Fine Ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Panel

ABSTRACT Artwork Orange Red Contemporary Artist Jonathan Freemantle Landscapes
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...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

The garden XI. Abstract series.
Located in Zofingen, AG
The garden XI. Abstract series. I created this vibrant tableau with a symphony of strokes that dance across the canvas, intertwining in a tapestry of color and energy. Each stroke is...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Antique American Modernist Abstract Geometric Framed Large Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas.
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 12.75 x 10 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we ha...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Ruz red black original abstract acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Ruz- original abstract acrylic painting. Virtual frame Original work of the artist RUZ Acrylic on paper Perfect state While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to ta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Cardboard

Denise Regan "Bubble" Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Denise Regan Bubble, 2017 oil and encaustic on canvas 24 x 36 in. This oil painting on canvas by Denise Regan depicts a colorful still life with a fish and flowers, rendered in her ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

Geometric Balance, Abstract, Blue, Contemporary, Oil, Cubism, French art, modern
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Choose the color of thr frame Sophie Dumont's work "Geometric Balance" deftly explores the interplay of shapes and colors in a space governed by a subtle tension between order and di...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Kamakura" Edward Zutrau, 1963 Abstract Expressionist Chromatic Composition
Located in New York, NY
Edward Zutrau Kamakura, 4/19/1963 Signed, tiled and dated on verso Oil on linen 38 1/2 x 51 inches Edward Zutrau is among the American artists who worked within the whirlwind of di...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Chasing Illusions
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 Paintings

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Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic

Time To Celebrate - Abstract Expressionist Vibrant Yellow Red Textural Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael's abstract expressionism paintings are influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work for the fir...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"My Heart in B&W" Black and White Contemporary Oil Painting w Floater Frame
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Rigoberto Mena Contemporary Cuban Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
"Grey". Oil/Acrylic on Canvas. Signature lower right Image: 39.5" x 39.5". Framed: 41" x 41". Rigoberto Mena Santana (Cuban, born 1961) was born in Artemisia, Havana in 1961, where he currently lives and works. He attended the Instituto Politecnico de Diseno Industrial, La Habana, and continued his studies at San Alejandro Fine Art Academy, Havana. He traveled extensively throughout Europe to study the great masters. Mena has had Solo Exhibitions in China, Germany, Netherlands, Mexico, Cuba, Spain, France, and Holland, and in the U.S. in Miami, Massachusetts, Washington, D.C, and California. Following the inauguration of his exhibition “Hablando en Lenguas”. In 2011, Rigoberto’s work was chosen to be a part of the permanent collection of the National Museum of Fine Art in Havana, Cuba. Through the eyes of an abstract expressionist, he draws inspiration from his home’s urban landscapes and the spirit of the people and the city. The start of the Cuban Abstract movement was through a group called Los Once or The eleven. Though Mena was not an original member the influence by this new outlet began to spread ideals that put his own practice into fashion. Rigoberto is considered an important painter of his generation. He is one of the few artists in Cuba who has to have a private art gallery. Mena's private gallery at the Plaza de Armas is adjacent to the neighboring government art gallery. His work has been exhibited in Mexico, Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, and Holland. Contemporaneous with the controversial, "La Generacion de los 80s" - The 80s Generation of Contemporary Cuban Art also referred to as New Cuban Art. This new Cuban plastic arts movement, with an expression of conceptual and non specific conscience manifestation, addressed many burning issues of the time and unveiled what these artists felt was the true reality of Cuba. It was more than a moment of artistic inspiration; it was a reflection of critical self-awareness and the new social role of art - the fundamental essence of the movement. They included Rubén Torres Llorca, Jose Bedia Valdes, Ricardo Rodriguez Brey, Juan Francisco Elso, Rogelio López Marín (Gory), Gustavo Pérez Monzón, José Manuel Fors, Leandro Soto Ortiz, Israel León, Tomás Sánchez and Carlos Alfonzo. In the second half of the decade, other artistic groups were formed, including 4 x 4, Grupo Hexágono, Arte Calle, Grupo Provisional, the duet René Francisco Rodríguez and Eduardo Ponjuán González and ABTV. Grupo Puré, another new wave of young artists, graduates of the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) included Ana Albertina Delgado Álvarez, Adriano Buergo, Ciro Quintana, Ermi Taño and Lázaro Saavedra, all greatly influenced by the German Kitsch art movement. Additionally, a large number of talented creators excelled independently, such as Florencio Gelabert (sculptor), Arturo Cuenca Sigarreta, Rigoberto Mena, Humberto Castro, Gustavo Acosta, Kcho, Antonio Eligio Fernandez (Tonel), Adriano Buergo, Flavio Garciandía, Tania Bruguera, Juan Francisco Elso, Carlos Rodríguez Cárdenas, Quisqueya Henríquez, Glexis Novoa, José Toirac, Carlos García, Heriberto Mora, Segundo Planes and Pedro Vizcaíno, among others. Select Personal Exhibitions 2015 RBK 4200 ,La Cabaña,fortress. Bienal de La Habana, 2014 The shape without shape. Visual Arts Development Center, Bayamo, Cuba 2013 Allegro Ma Non Troppo. Lloyd’s Register, Havana. 2012 Spirit. Dennis Rosenthal Gallery, Chicago, U.S.A. 2011 Speaking in languages. Fine Arts National Museum, Havana. 2010 The places of time (with Alan Kleinmann). Orígenes Gallery, Havana’s Great Theater. 2009 The writing and the limit. 23 y 12 Gallery, Havana. 2007 The pleasure of absorb yourself. RAC Gallery, Veracruzan University, Xalapa, México. 2006 Coexistence. Public space, during the Ninth Havana’s Biennale. 2005 Ball change. La Casona Gallery, Havana, Cuba Das Unbestimmbare Selbst. Refugium Gallery, Berlin. 2004 From the nothing to the infinite. La Casona Gallery, Havana, Cuba 2003 The visual poetry of life. Refugium Gallery, Berlin. Rigoberto Mena. Recent Work. Habana Gallery, México DF. Recent graphic work (with Jo Ann Rothschild). Graphic workshop, Havana. Rigoberto Mena. Recent Work, Boston Art Institute, Lesley Boston University, 2001 Two plus one doesn’t make three (with Julio Girona and Angel Rivero), L Gallery, 2000 Cuba I, Space 12 Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Three abstract painters (with Jo Ann Rothschild and Julia Valdes...
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20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lueur d'azur, Blue Abstract Landscape, Seaside, Contemporary, Modern , Framed
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"Lueur d'Azur" captures the essence of a minimalist seascape, where light plays a central role. Through rich textures and layered applications of paint, Sophie Dumont creates an impr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Hand Painted-After Turner-One Off, Proof No 1-British Awarded Artist-Seascape
Located in London, GB
This is a large hand painted Artist's Proof with original oil and gesso paint; it is the No 1 of the only 3 Proofs; the colours of the painting and Shizico's expressive brushstrokes ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Gesso, Oil, Acrylic

Between Heaven and Earth: The Space In Between - acrylic on canvas
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Stephanie Visser, a native of southwestern Michigan, was educated at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids Michigan. She continued her education in fine arts and painting...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

“Mr. Melville’s Kitchen” Contemporary Pastel Toned Abstract Still Life Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary pastel toned abstract painting by Houston based artist Kristen Anton. The work features grey, pink, brown, and orange blocks of color accented with layers of brushwork. ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Panel

Glass Wall (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Located in London, GB
Glass Wall (Abstract Expressionism painting) Oil on canvas - Unframed Laura Newman's paintings combine geometric delineations of space, ephemeral color fields, dynamic lines and or...
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Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"For Granted II." (quiet, floral, soft, natural, abstract, antique French linen)
Located in Paris, IDF
"For Granted II.", 2024, Paris, France "For Granted II." is a quiet, rich and cerebral abstract painting using a subtle but powerful color palette of brown, magenta, purple, green a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

Large Mid-Century Abstract Oil Painting By E. Costello
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid Modern Abstract Oil Painting By E. Costello Large and impressive abstract oil painting created with oils on Masonite. This painting can hang vertical, or horizontal. Dimension...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Colour Study 4 - minimalist, contemporary, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The distinctive minimalist colourful paintings of Aron Hill are inspired by the modernist art movement. The colour field work of Aron Hill showcases their intuitive sense of colour...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Exotic Thriller - Layered Colorful Organic Textured Figures Contemporary Shapes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish artist Jonas Fisch’s imagery is vibrantly buzzing with colorful commentary on society - past and present - morphed into figures, words, and shapes. His heavily layered canvas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Reality Large Geometric Abstract Oil Paining
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Reality Artist signed lower right corner and back, canvas 43"x95"x1.5 Maximo Caminero Born in the Dominican Republic in 1962. Artist, self-taught formation. He made his first...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionsit Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 16H by 24L.
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Grapes and Lemon with Oil Paint on Board, Painting by Kate Verrion
Located in Deddington, GB
Grapes and Lemon By Kate Verrion [2020] Grapes and Lemons is an original oil painting by Kate Verrion. Kate’s photographic style gives her work an intricacy rarely found. Additiona...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Board

Untitled
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Richmond Burton’s works are known for their kaleidoscopic color, undulating patterns, and lyrical handling of expressionistic mark making. His Visceral, seductive, and organic compos...
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1990s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Different Nomenclatures. Contemporary Abstract Encaustic Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Different Nomenclatures 2019 Encaustic wax & oil colour on deep-fame board 600 x 600 mm
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Wax, Encaustic, Oil

Vipasyana Series, Mixed Media on Paper by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Amit Kalla - Vipasyana Series - 24 x 24 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Paper, 2020 ** Free Shipment ...... will be delivered in rolled form. Style : Kalla’s work can be repre...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Cosmic Tango - Abstract Painting
Located in New York, NY
The painting is unframed, acrylic on canvas. About the Artwork: The cataclysmic dance of cosmic forces. About the Artist: As a visual artist David has been painting and sculpting most of his life. He is also a Julliard trained violinist. David combines his love of music to create a bond between his two passions. His paintings and prints have been featured in many publications such as the New York Times and Art in America. 25 of his paintings are featured in the book “Beyond Faith.” David has had many one man show and group shows in Chelsea, Soho and in Westchester. His paintings of 9/11 “Fallen Angels” was acquired by The George Bush presidential Library. His painting has benefited The Julliard School, the American Cancer Society, The National Scholastic Chess Foundation and the Westchester Philharmonic. Surrealism, Mythical Oil Painting...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Hiking up the Turquoise Mountain
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 Paintings

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Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic

Forest Exit /// Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Colorful Painting Canvas Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Forest Exit" Series: Abstract *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso Year: 2021 Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas Canvas size: 36" x 36" Condition: The stretched canvas was custom built by the artist himself. In mint condition Biography: Jack Graves III is an American artist, born in 1988 in Jacksonville, Florida. He grew up surrounded by inspiration having an art dealer as a father, John Graves Jr., who founded 'The Collector's Exchange' in St. Augustine, FL in 1978, (today Graves International Art...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Cheap Thrills - Original Colorful Mixed Media Abstract Vibrant Spontaneous Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish artist Jonas Fisch’s imagery is vibrantly buzzing with colorful commentary on society - past and present - morphed into figures, words, and shapes. His heavily layered canvas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite

"Dreaming of Franz Kline" Gold Abstract Oil Painting on Wood Panel Framed
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...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel

Reflection IX, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
An impressionist abstraction with painterly brushwork in luminous colors of blue, turquoise, purple, red, and green. Reminiscent of a rippling pond in a garde...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Come With Me, Original painting, Abstract, Landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
A stunning abstract piece full of rich cool blues counterbalanced with warm rich rusts and neutrals by contemporary artist Camilla Clark. This painting i...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

'Forms in Charcoal and Jade', San Francisco Bay Area Abstraction, SFMFA, CWS
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Gilberg' for Robert George Gilberg (American, 1911-1970) and dated '58'. Born in Oakland, Robert George Gilberg first studied at the Oakland Art Center during t...
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1950s Abstract Paintings

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Encaustic, Gouache, Laid Paper

"Carnival" Heavily Textured Abstract Expressionist Figurative Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"Carnival" Heavily Textured Abstract Expressionist Figurative Oil on Canvas Bold, textured, Figurative, abstract composition by California artist Harald "Harry" Dry Schmidt (American...
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1970s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

"Two Peach Roses" floral very large impressionistic painting on linen canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in Being. Allow nature to teach you stillness." – Eckhart Tolle Abstract t...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Cotton, Linen, Acrylic

Little W, Abstract Expressionist Painting by Paul Bloodgood
By Paul Bloodgood
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Paul Bloodgood, American (1960 - ) Title: Little W Year: 1994 Medium: Oil on Canvas mounted to wood, signed, titled and dated verso Size: 14 x 11 in. (35.56 x 27.94 cm) Frame...
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1990s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

“Lightride”
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a great example of the artwork of the well known American artist, Syd Solomon. Signed top left. Titled and dated verso 1978. The painting is oil and acrylic paint on mounted synthetic canvas. Condition is excellent. Overall framed measurements are 44.75 by 24.5 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida collector. SYD SOLOMON BIOGRAPHY American 1917-2004 Written by Dr. Lisa Peters/Berry Campbell Gallery “Here, in simple English, is what Syd Solomon does: He meditates. He connects his hand and paintbrush to the deeper, quieter, more mysterious parts of his mind- and he paints pictures of what he sees and feels down there.” --Kurt Vonnegut Jr. from Palm Sunday, 1981 Syd Solomon was born near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in 1917. He began painting in high school in Wilkes-Barre, where he was also a star football player. After high school, he worked in advertising and took classes at the Art Institute of Chicago. Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, he joined the war effort and was assigned to the First Camouflage Battalion, the 924th Engineer Aviation Regiment of the US Army. He used his artistic skills to create camouflage instruction manuals utilized throughout the Army. He married Ann Francine Cohen in late 1941. Soon thereafter, in early 1942, the couple moved to Fort Ord in California where he was sent to camouflage the coast to protect it from possible aerial bombings. Sent overseas in 1943, Solomon did aerial reconnaissance over Holland. Solomon was sent to Normandy early in the invasion where his camouflage designs provided protective concealment for the transport of supplies for men who had broken through the enemy line. Solomon was considered one of the best camoufleurs in the Army, receiving among other commendations, five bronze stars. Solomon often remarked that his camouflage experience during World War II influenced his ideas about abstract art. At the end of the War, he attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Because Solomon suffered frostbite during the Battle of the Bulge, he could not live in cold climates, so he and Annie chose to settle in Sarasota, Florida, after the War. Sarasota was home to the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, and soon Solomon became friends with Arthur Everett “Chick” Austin, Jr., the museum’s first Director. In the late 1940s, Solomon experimented with new synthetic media, the precursors to acrylic paints provided to him by chemist Guy Pascal, who was developing them. Victor D’Amico, the first Director of Education for the Museum of Modern Art, recognized Solomon as the first artist to use acrylic paint. His early experimentation with this medium as well as other media put him at the forefront of technical innovations in his generation. He was also one of the first artists to use aerosol sprays and combined them with resists, an innovation influenced by his camouflage experience. Solomon’s work began to be acknowledged nationally in 1952. He was included in American Watercolors, Drawings and Prints at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. From 1952–1962, Solomon’s work was discovered by the cognoscenti of the art world, including the Museum of Modern Art Curators, Dorothy C. Miller and Peter Selz, and the Whitney Museum of American Art’s Director, John I. H. Baur. He had his first solo show in New York at the Associated American Artists Gallery in 1955 with “Chick” Austin, Jr. writing the essay for the exhibition. In the summer of 1955, the Solomons visited East Hampton, New York, for the first time at the invitation of fellow artist David Budd...
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1970s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Board

Tectonic Plates no. 21
Located in Burlingame, CA
A bold, intensely color-saturated painting from Stephen Henriques, who is influenced by Bonnard and Vuillard, and the western landscape and its light. When referring to his oil on ab...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Bay Area Abstract Expressionist - Blue Hydrangeas by Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Blue Hydrangeas in Acrylic on Paper Vining Blue Hydrangeas by San Francisco's artist Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985), 1946. The vertica...
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1940s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Strates Harmoniques, Abstract, Minimalism, Oil, Landscape, Contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Choose the frame: black or wood Sophie Dumont, a globally acclaimed artist, presents with Strates Harmoniques a captivating work that invites meditation on the balance between matte...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstraction 116. Large Abstract Acrylic Painting – Modern Geometric Wall Art
Located in Zofingen, AG
Large Abstract Acrylic Painting – Modern Geometric Wall Art (80x120 cm) Description: Elevate your interior with this stunning abstract acrylic painting, a perfect blend of modern el...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

NAR: Comp #5, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Craig Rouse depicts a minimalist abstract scene expressed with a limited color-blocked palette of 14 colors. Part of his NAR series, meaning No Assembl...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

"Cliff's Formation" - Modernist Geometric Abstracted Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous abstracted geometric landscape titled, "Cliff's Formation" by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999), 1984. Unframed. Signed and dated lower right "Loran '84" and titled "Cliff's ...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT Landscapes Nature Water British Anthony Garratt
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 Authenticity, guaranteeing its originality and provenance. We offer secure worldwide delivery to any address you specify, ensuring that your purchase arrives in pristine condition. If you require additional shipping options or a bespoke quote from our trusted network of carriers, please do not hesitate to contact us. Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Anthony Garratt...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Beginning to shine 3
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting will be shipped on a stretcher. The third painting from the series "Beginning to shine" is also about the beginning of the journey to the light, amid the cozy dawn glow....
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Large Modern French Converging Geometric Abstraction Oil Painting Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition by Hermine Roy (French 1941-2023) oil on canvas, unframed signed/ inscribed verso Canvas: 24 x 20 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very g...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Ascend, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
An abstract artwork blending textures and colors captures the balance between calm and vibrancy. Vibrant reds, blacks, and blues accentuate the muted grays an...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

The way the night knows itself - K Husslein Botanical Hyperrealistic Still life
Located in DE
This is a beautiful oil painting of an array of flowers in a vase in front of a dark background. Reminding us of old master paintings, this is a brand new painting full elegance and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blue Wash, Contemporary Monochromatic Folded Textured Paper
Located in New York, NY
Original Contemporary Monochromatic artwork created with Painted and Folded Textured Paper. This artwork is priced unframed and ships flat. Contact gall...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper, Mixed Media

On the shore of summer. Triptych
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original portrait painting by the German artist Ljubow Jung. Jung is a professional artist and clothes designer. Romantic female images, nature, flowers...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

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