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Very Rare Abstract Art Maison Charles Lamp / Signed
By Maison Charles
Located in Munich, DE
Has got the most wonderful patina of many Maison Charles lamps i saw in my life. Even rarer with
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Vintage 1950s French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

A Rare Beauty, Expressionist Art, Abstract Paintings, Original Painting
By Sophie Berger
Located in Deddington, GB
An original oil painting on canvas, un-framed, measuring 80 x 80 cm. This work is unframed. Inspired by the spring blossom and lighter evenings. Sophie Berger original painting f...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Abstract Icelandic Abstract Expressionist Signed Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare and interesting mid century Icelandic abstract painting. Oil on canvas board. Signed verso
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Abstract Icelandic Abstract Expressionist Signed Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare and interesting mid century Icelandic abstract painting. Oil on canvas board. Signed verso
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rare abstract work "Theodora" by Impiglia
By Giancarlo Impiglia
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A rare abstract work by the indelible Giancarlo Impiglia. Gold leaf, silver leaf, copper leaf, and
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Metal, Silver, Gold Leaf, Copper

Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Naturescape Rare Oil Painting
By Adele Becker
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Adele Becker. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
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1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Large Abstract Expressionist Framed Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible mid century abstract expressionist oil painting by Ken Munowitz. Oil on canvas. Framed.
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rare 1970 Israeli Abstract Sculpture Steel Menashe Kadishman Suspension
By Menashe Kadishman
Located in Surfside, FL
Graduate of St. Martin's School of Art, University of London. From 1947 to 1950, Kadishman studied with the
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1970s Abstract Geometric Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

RARE 1950’s Avante-Garde FEMALE American Abstract Expressionist painting
By Minna Citron
Located in New York, NY
Institute of the Arts. It is very rare to find her abstract works while she has brought almost $30,000 at
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Antique American Modernist Abstract Cloudscape Framed Signed Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract cloudscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rare Large Abstract Expressionist Welded Assemblage Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Large Abstract Expressionist Welded Assemblage Sculpture. it appears unsigned. it is on a found
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Rare Israeli Modernist Figurative Abstract Gouache Painting
By Yosl Bergner
Located in Surfside, FL
"sixties". In the years that have passed since he acquired his art education at the Melbourne National
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20th Century Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

"Rare Earth" mixed media abstract with textural browns, orange, lavender
By Nancy Eckels
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Rare Earth is a beautiful luminous abstract painting by Nancy Eckels. It exhibits the bold
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Other Medium

Rare Abstract Judaica Hebrew Calligraphy Modernist Painting
By William Proweller
Located in Surfside, FL
love...) William Proweller is an associate professor of art history at S.U.N.Y., Fredonia. His Ph.D
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20th Century Conceptual Abstract Paintings

Materials

Other Medium

Antique American Modernist Cubist Abstract Signed Rare Early Oil Painting
By Lela Axline
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Lela "Jackie" Axline (1910-1998). Oil on board
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1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Cubist Abstract Signed Rare Early Oil Painting
By Lela Axline
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Lela "Jackie" Axline (1910-1998). Oil on board
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1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting Blue red Yellow Vibrant Framed rare
Located in Buffalo, NY
sculpture, illustration and abstract painting, Barr has exhibited widely and has work in several private and
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Antique American Modernist Surreal Abstract Large Framed MCM Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract surreal landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Modernist Abstract Mid Century Framed Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school modernist abstract painting. Oil on canvas. Housed in a great period
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1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rare German Israeli Surrealist Judaica Abstract Gouache Watercolor Painting
By Naftali Bezem
Located in Surfside, FL
art, painting and sculpture, at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem with Israeli
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1970s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Rare abstract work "Gold, silver, and lead 1" by Impiglia
By Giancarlo Impiglia
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A rare abstract work by the indelible Giancarlo Impiglia. Born in Rome, Impiglia moved to New
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Metal, Silver, Gold Leaf

Antique American Period Cubist Abstract Signed Framed Rare Artist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare early American modernist cubist abstract by Anita F. Plumb. Framed. Pastel and gouache on
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1940s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Cubist Signed Rare Early Framed Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed.
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1950s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Robert Garret Thew American Sculptor Rare Art Deco Bronze Cigar Stand, Penguin
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Connecticut and studied Fine Art at Syracuse University. He also studied painting under George Bellows at the
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

NASA Chair (Space Program: Rare Earths), Contemporary Art, Signed and Titled
By Tom Sachs
Located in Hamburg, DE
Tom Sachs (US American, b. 1966) NASA Chair (Space Program: Rare Earths), 2020 Medium: Screenprint
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

rare Maeght sculpted holiday card 1968 - collectors item mid century modern art
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder rare Maeght sculpted holiday card, 1968 Hand made sculpted paper collage on paper
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1960s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Laid Paper, Lithograph, Offset

Rare Wood and Crystal Modern Organic Sculpture
Located in Las Vegas, NV
hand-carved materials, including rare woods. The wonderful collaboration among all these naturally
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2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Perle Fine Paintings, Rare Minimalist Abstract Expressionist 1970s gallery print
By Perle Fine
Located in New York, NY
Perle Fine Paintings, 1977 Rare offset lithograph poster 22 × 17 inches Unframed, unsigned
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Rare Candelabra Sculpture Mid Century Danish Design
By Einar Dragsted
Located in Surfside, FL
Danish mid century modern silverplated candelabrum sculpture. circa 1957 signed E. Dragsted Denmark. Dragsted goldsmiths, established in 1854, was purveyor to the danish royal family...
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1950s Abstract Geometric Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Cleve Gray Abstract Expressionist color band - rare silkscreen signed & numbered
By Cleve Gray
Located in New York, NY
graduated Summa Cum Laude from Princeton University, where he studied painting and Far Eastern Art. Like
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

James Brooks at Martha Jackson gallery (rare Abstract Expressionist poster)
By James Brooks
Located in New York, NY
James Brooks James Brooks at Martha Jackson gallery (rare Abstract Expressionist poster), 1972
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Zebrawood Torso Beige Totemic Classical Woodgrain Exotic Rare
By David Hostetler
Located in Nantucket, MA
20th Century Goddess is carved zebrawood on a black painted base 4"h x 6"diameter with a total height of 28 inches. She is a part of a series of this torso form with the tallest bein...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Rare Abstract Expressionist flower lithograph, 1969 Top Chinese-US artist Signed
By Walasse Ting
Located in New York, NY
, extremely rare Abstract Expressionist "Flower" done in the late 1960s by the incredibly talented and
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Pencil

Willem de Kooning rare 1970s Abstract Expressionist lithograph, pencil signed/N
By Willem de Kooning
Located in New York, NY
Willem de Kooning Annual Spring Invitational Art Exhibition (limited edition, hand signed
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Esmeralda Mine, (Rare Earth), NV
By Michael Davis
Located in Palm Desert, CA
I began to incorporate these Landsat images into a new body of work titled "Rare Earth." Each Rare
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Medium Rare" 2024 oil on canvas
By Maeve D'Arcy
Located in New York, NY
Maeve D'Arcy Medium Rare, 2024 oil on canvas 54 x 60 in. (dar145)
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Rare Framed European Modernist Town Center Architectural Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful mid 20th century European modernist cityscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 20H by 26L.
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rare Sidney Janis Gallery poster for American Graffiti show Abstract Prints
Located in New York, NY
, Daze, Keith Haring, Rammellzee, TOXIC, Kenny Scharf, Lee Quiñones, Lady Pink, Futura & others Rare
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1980s Street Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Rare Signed White Glass Vase by Anne Nilsson for Orrefors Expo 1998
By Anne Nilsson
Located in East Quogue, NY
Rare signed and numbered Anne Nilsson for Orrefors Expo 1998 white glass vase. This beautifully
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

Ray Parker at Molly Barnes Rare collectible abstract 1960s LA exhibition print
Located in New York, NY
Ray Parker Ray Parker at Molly Barnes: Rare vintage 1960s LA exhibition poster, 1968 Offset
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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Rare Kinetic Italian Bronze sculpture, with Black patin "Stella del Sud"
By Gianfranco Meggiato
Located in Palm Beach, FL
quintessential point of arrival» Starting from 1998, Meggiato has taken part in many exhibitions and art fairs
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2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

M6 Motorway in England - a rare early critically acclaimed expressive painting
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
M6 Motorway in England - an rare early critically acclaimed expressive painting by Contemporary
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

M6 Motorway in England - a rare early critically acclaimed expressive painting
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
M6 Motorway in England - an rare early critically acclaimed expressive painting by Contemporary
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Rio Tinto Mine, Madagascar (Rare Earth)
By Michael Davis
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Rare Earth mines or REEs. A digital image of a rare earth mine in Madagascar in combination with
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Ryan Mine, (Rare Earth) Death Valley
By Michael Davis
Located in Palm Desert, CA
The mining and processing to separate the rare earth elements is an environmental conundrum. On one
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Twice told tale (23)" David Shapiro, Rare Oil on Canvas Symbolic Composition
By David Shapiro
Located in New York, NY
including The Museum of Modern Art, the Solomon Guggenheim Museum; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Twice Told Tale (3)" David Shapiro, Rare Oil on Canvas Symbolic Composition
By David Shapiro
Located in New York, NY
including The Museum of Modern Art, the Solomon Guggenheim Museum; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rare 1960s Victor Vasarely offset lithograph poster, Op Art print
By Victor Vasarely
Located in New York, NY
Victor Vasarely Rare 1960s Victor Vasarely poster, 1967 Offset lithograph 35 × 19 1/4 inches
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1960s Op Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Here we are in Croydon by Howard Hodgkin abstract black white rare uncolored
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
Here we are in Croydon by Howard Hodgkin highlights the artist's abstract black and white brushwork
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rare constructivist etching on paper by renowned abstract modernist sculptor
By Fletcher Benton
Located in New York, NY
Fletcher Benton Etching on wove paper in artist's frame Signed by the artist with his printed signature in graphite, signed by the artist with his hand signature also in graphite, nu...
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1990s Constructivist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Rare Op Art Mid Century Modern Geometric Abstraction 1969 silkscreen Signed 6/9
By John Grillo
Located in New York, NY
rare 1960s screenprint by Abstract Expressionist painter John Grillo, who died in 2014 at the age of 97
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Rare 18 Karat Gold Enamel Georges Braque Sculpture Brooch
By Georges Braque
Located in Surfside, FL
designed by Georges Braque, a rare 18ct gold textured brooch from 1963, a bird flying right against clouds
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1960s Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Rare Aharon Bezalel Israeli Gilt Modernist Bronze Sculpture Suite
By Aharon Bezalel
Located in Surfside, FL
student of the sculptor Zev Ben-Zvi from whom he absorbed the basic concepts of classic and modernist art
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1970s Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rare Philadelphia Museum of Art exhibition poster (Hand Signed by Jasper Johns)
By Jasper Johns
Located in New York, NY
Philadelphia Museum of Art The artwork depicted in the poster is Jasper Johns lithograph "Souvenir", 1970
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1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Experiment and Change, rare NSU Art Museum poster (Hand signed by Frank Stella)
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
occasion of the Frank Stella exhibition, Experiment and Change, at the NSU Museum of Art in Florida from
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Rare original Keith Haring Vinyl Record Art (Keith Haring Crack Is Wack)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Keith Haring “Life is Fresh! Crack Is Wack!” 1987 sealed/unopened in its original shrink
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1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Offset, Lithograph

Antique Canadian Modernist Framed Lake Landscape Rare Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Canadian modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring 15 by 17 inches overall and 10 by 12 painting alone.
Category

1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Surreal Cloudscape Rare Vintage Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing surreal cloudscape modernist oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas.
Category

1960s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rare Brutalist Mexican Sculpture Pendant Surrealist Stone Necklace Pal Kepenyes
By Pal Kepenyes
Located in Surfside, FL
art, whose artistic production includes sculptures of small and medium format, jewelry and miniature
Category

1960s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Rare Brutalist Mexican Sculpture Pendant Necklace Signed Bronze Pal Kepenyes
By Pal Kepenyes
Located in Surfside, FL
sculptor and researcher of Hungarian art, whose artistic production includes sculptures of small and medium
Category

1960s Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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Questions About Rare Abstract Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Wassily Kandinsky is the father of abstract art.

  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Abstract, in art, refers to art that rejects visual reality. Instead, abstract arts utilizes shapes, colors, forms and other gestural marks to convey a certain feeling and reality.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    No, abstract art, by definition, is not representational. Although the shapes in an abstract composition may be based on real world objects, these objects are not recognizable in the finished work.

  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Abstract art grew out of the desire by artists in the early 20th century, like Wassily Kandinsky, to create “pure art,” grounded not in visual reality but in the artist’s imagination.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024
    To describe abstract art, focus on its elements. Take notice of the types of lines and shapes the work features. Discuss its color and value, the term for the interplay between light and dark in a piece. You can also consider its texture, the materials used to produce it and how it fits into the space that surrounds it. Find a wide range of abstract art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Abstract art was influenced by Postimpressionism.

  • La ChrysomeleFebruary 23, 2021
    A definition of abstract art is art through which the artist doesn't attempt a visual depiction of the world. The artist may have other intentions : conveying a pure emotion, or achieving what (s)he perceives as visual perfection, etc. There are many kinds of abstract art : lyrical abstraction, geometrical abstraction, action painting… There is also an infinite spectrum between hyperrealism and pure abstraction, since one can argue that any brush stroke is by itself an abstraction of the reality — let alone flat color patches.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Yes, Cubism is a form of abstract art.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Abstract art is meant to achieve an effect as opposed to representing an object, person, or a scene. Three characteristics of abstract art include: being non-representational art; valuation of shapes, colors, lines, and textures; and subjective art. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original abstract artwork from top artists.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 30, 2024
    The reasons why people like abstract art vary. Some like the fact that they can interpret abstract pieces however they desire and enjoy using their imaginations to find meaning in various works. Others experience an emotional reaction when viewing abstract art and consider it to be moving as a result. In addition, people may appreciate the creativity and inventiveness that the creation of abstract art requires. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of abstract art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024
    The six elements of abstract art are color, form, line, shape, texture and value. Color refers to the various hues featured in a composition, while form refers to the subjects or elements of a piece. Lines and shapes are the components that make up the artwork. Textures include both physical differences in the surface of a work and effects that create the illusion of textural variations. Value, the final element, describes how light or dark the colors are. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of abstract art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 30, 2024
    What makes good abstract art is largely subjective. People tend to think of abstract art as good when it evokes an emotional response in them. Critics may judge abstract art based on its originality and creativity, as well as on the skill and technique of the artist. Shop a diverse assortment of abstract art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024
    There is no single painter who experimented with abstract art and Cubism. A number of artists worked in Cubism, a style of abstract art in which reality was fragmented into flat, geometric forms. Historians generally credit Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso as being the fathers of Cubism. Other Cubist painters include Fernand Léger, Alexander Archipenko, Marcel Duchamp, Juan Gris and Jean Metzinger. Shop a collection of Cubist art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024
    Kandinsky was called the Father of Abstract Art because he was part of a crucial moment in art history. He was influenced by styles ranging from Surrealism to Fauvism and was a leading figure in bringing together Der Blaue Reiter, a group of avant-garde artists in Munich who explored spiritual concepts through their art as a response to the materialism of the time. Wassily Kandinsky also led courses on analytical drawing and color at the Bauhaus after being appointed by founder and architect Walter Gropius to teach in Weimar in 1922. He taught at all three of the legendary school’s locations and remained with the institution until its forced closure by the Nazis in 1933. Through his work, Kandinsky pushed modern art closer to total abstraction and inspired artists like Willem de Kooning and Joan Mitchell. Explore a range of Wassily Kandinsky art on 1stDibs.