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Abstract Paintings

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
Diptych «Bless you!» Set of 2 oil paintings (each - 50/40 сm). Still life.
Located in Zofingen, AG
So much has been said about the benefits of natural food that I will not repeat. You all know yourself...)) I'll tell you about the second picture "Magic Berries". In Mexico, there...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

MUSE-MEDUSA by Vasili Zianko, author's volume-contour technique
Located in Zofingen, AG
The paint is made in the author's technique of painting by Vasili Zianko based acrylic painting on canvas using a variety of textures, washes, the finest glazing, volumetric contours...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Sakura glamor / Original Gift Art / Blooming trees in spring / 50*60 cm.
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this artwork you can feel the vitality and mildness of spring. The blossoms emerge in dynamic strokes, merging impressionism with expressionism's spirit. This painting is ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Symbol of the Year Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork is my first work in 2024. The energy of colors is very strong here. It is about symbol of this Year- inner power, growth, transformation. The power of this bright color ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Phoenix. Contemporary Orange Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting is about inner reborn, when you are like a Phoenix, came through all the problems, you feel you are grown and very strong inside, there is new life period you are read...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Through the prism, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork is one of my last summer works of 2023. It describes world process of global transformation in every area of life. Looking through the prism is about different views of ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Tranquil XXI - Large Pallet Knife Relief Blue Gradient Abstract Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Tranquil XXI - Large Pallet Knife Relief Blue Gradient Abstract Painting ia a spectacular huge XXXL original abstract artwork from the Tranquil serie. This artwork is shipping UNMOUNTED and ROLLED UP in a tube. International shipping prices have risen 50%, making international shipping for large stretched...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Abstract Composition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aaron Levy was born in New York City in 1899. After retiring in 1951 from a career as president of E. Milius & Company, a textile company, Levy began a new career as a fine artist. ...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Euphoria, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
Euphoria is very deep and emotional painting. I worked with subconscious, color palette with my knowledges about color psychology. Harmony of colors and composition will harmonize y...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Easiness. Contemporary Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting is full of light and hope, full of bright colors and the basic is white- innocence, tenderness, faith,calmness. Energy of this painting is very light and strong in the...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

If you never try, you will never get it
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Painting: Acrylic on Canvas. I have used acrylic paints in to make the composition and generate relief and shapes. If you sit down, in front of this painting, your feelings calm down...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Water and Sky dancing. Interior Abstract / Clouds in the blue ocean / Sea, waves
Located in Zofingen, AG
This beautiful and gentle blue painting heals the space and radiates the love of our Creator. Psychologists believe that the blue palette has a beneficial effect on the human psyc...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Acrylic

The vagina that sees everything oil on canvas painting abstract expressionist
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Nerea Caos (1993) - the all-seeing vagina - Oil on canvas Canvas size 60X60 cm. Frameless. Nerea Sánchez Castro, born in Ferrol, Galicia in 1993, an art st...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

abstract with portrait oil and collage on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Horacio Sapere (1951) - Abstract - Oil and collage on canvas Signed lower right Canvas measures 61x46 cm. Frameless. Horacio Sapere (Buenos Aires, 1951). He has lived and worked in Mallorca since 1975 and since 2011 he has had a studio in New York. An intense and committed artist, he develops his creative process through theater and performance (1970-1980), visual poetry (1976-1982), painting and sculpture. Creator of major projects such as Poet's room (1995), presented for the first time at the BMB gallery in Amsterdam (1996), at the UIB -Universitat de les Illes Balears- (1997) and at the Sala de Cultura Sa Nostra in Ibiza (1998). ); and as a sculptural poetic installation at the MEIAC, the Spanish and Ibero-American Museum of Contemporary Art in Badajoz (2000), the Fernando Pessoa...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Expressionist With Orange and Blue Colors
By Sandro von Lorsch
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Expressionist Abstract Composition With Orange and Blue Colors Canvas size 24"x32" gold leaf frame 27"x35", signed lower right corner. Sandro von Lorsch German painter born 1921-19...
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1950s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

"1401 Hawaii Beach Series" Abstract, Seascape Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic
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

Materials

Acrylic, Clay

Dancers 7 - Red and Black Figures Embracing the Love of Movement and Life
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel, an internationally collected artist, effortlessly channels vitality and sensuality through her awe-inspiring collection of abstract and figurative paintings. With an u...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper

Reflections Abstract - Two Sided Abstract Expressionist Painting on Paper
By Jack Madson
Located in Soquel, CA
Reflections Abstract - Two Sided Abstract Expressionist Painting on Paper Brilliant abstract expressionist work by Jack Madson (American, b-1927). A Felton, Caliornia artist. Madson ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic

TN845-T by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, triptych, black
Located in Paris, FR
TN845-T, by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. H 41 cm x W 99 cm. Signed, sold unframed. Ink and acrylic on canvas. This artwork is a triptych composed by three panels measu...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Margaret Balzer, 1946
Located in Washington, DC
Modern abstract painting by Margaret Balzer Cantieni (1914-2002). Tempera on wood board. Signed in lower right corner "Balzer '46". Painting measures 1 1" x 14" with frame 16 1/2" x 19 1/2". Margaret Balzer studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with Lyonel Feininger, Josef Albers and William Stanley Hayter...
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1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera, Board

Diptych of Taupe and Concrete Rose, Original painting, Abstract, Textured art
Located in Deddington, GB
Mixed media original abstract painting by Rajan Seth Colours : Taupe, Off White, White Framed in Oak. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Taupe by Rajan Seth [2023] an...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

“So Plant, So Animal” (Graphic, Bold, Abstract, Neutral, Framed, Linen Painting)
Located in Paris, IDF
Bold yet delicately portrayed, "So Plant, So Animal I" is an abstract piece framed to perfection, offering a timeless neutral color palette. The central theme captures the essence of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Linen, Wood, India Ink

'Abstract, Indigo and Ivory', Large SF Bay Area Modernist oil, Legion of Honor
By Fenton Kastner
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed verso "F. Kastner" for Fenton Kastner (American, 1915-2008), dated 1955, and titled "Waterfront-IV". Old label verso inscribed with artist's name and title. A dynamic, mid-...
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1950s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage American School Mid Century Modern Abstract Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 12H by 16L.
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1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Festive Fields Abstract Landscape, Countryside, Contemporary, Oil, Modern French
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Festive Fields or Champs en Fête 2 in french by Sophie Dumont is a vibrant and dynamic representation of a festive landscape. Measuring 18.50 x 18.50 framed, this oil on canvas paint...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Les Grues" The Cranes
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “Les Grues” - The Cranes. Oil on matt board. Scene of a merchant ship being loaded in port (noted on back as possibly Bordeau...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Oil

#711, Original Painting, Abstract, Cloud, Vibrant, Gold
Located in Deddington, GB
Original abstract painting, exploring the language of paint and colour.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Original Painting by Jessie Woodward Acrylic on Canvas 80 H x 80 W x 4.5 D cm (31.50...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Reverie 18
Located in New York, NY
ARTIST BIO Rebecca Kamen, artist, and lecturer on the intersections of art and science, seeks ‘the truth’ through observation. Her artwork is informed by wide-ranging research into cosmology, history, philosophy, and by connecting common threads that flow across various scientific fields to capture and re-imagine what the scientists see. Kamen has exhibited and lectured both nationally and internationally. As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical Society, the Science History Museum, and the Cajal Institute in Madrid. She has also worked on collaborative projects at the Center for Astrophysics at Harvard University, the Kavli Institute at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Rochester Institute of Technology. While artist in residence in the neuroscience program at National Institutes of Health, Kamen interpreted and transformed neuroscience research into sculptural form. Her work has recently been exhibited in the Creative Resilience: Art by Women...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

"Parisian Storm" Abstract Figure w Gown Haute Couture Oil Painting on Paper
Located in New York, NY
An abstract, whimsical and bold depiction of a woman standing gracefully in a white gown against a blue, silver and peach background with delicate details. This piece captures the es...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Acrylic

Sunlit Prayers-Original Triptych-British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf-Expressionist
Located in London, GB
The 'Sunlit' series is an exploration of the colour yellow and its positive healing effect on individuals impacted by grief. The pictorial language in this series pays homage to Japa...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

ABSTRACT Artwork Black Dark Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Diptych of two wood panels with black lava paint. Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivat...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Spring Ikebana - mixed media photography and painting, Limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Spring Ikebana' London, United Kingdom 2024 The bold moving brushstrokes in the background represent the unpredictable and often overwhelming nature of the world. They can be seen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Photographic Film, Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, ...

ABSTRACT Artwork Black Dark Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Diptych of two wood panels with black lava paint. Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivat...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Northern legends.Pursuit.
Located in Oslo, NO
One abstract and symbolic way to tell one history.Working on abstraction is often very intuitive and sometimes the artist has to rein in this "beast" to achieve the desired image.I...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Los Parientes Raros, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting Acrylic on canvas 170x200cm Signed About the artist Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultu...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Winter Flower / Abstract monochrome. Published in Art book CELEBRITY MASTERS.
Located in Zofingen, AG
What could be more beautiful than the human soul, which retains its kindness and love in all circumstances of life. In this piece, I've poured my passion into every stroke, blending...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Acrylic

Colourful Expressive Abstract Sea Landscape Art by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Colourful Expressive Abstract Sea Landscape Scene by Contemporary British Artist Art measures 16 x 16 inches Frame measures 21 x 21 inches The painting depicts a serene landscape f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Northern legends.White expansion
Located in Oslo, NO
Movement of white color that give impression of power and victory.Working on abstraction is often very intuitive and sometimes the artist has to rein in this "beast" to achieve the ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Climbing Clematis" Abstract Encaustic Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract floral encaustic painting by Linda Bigness features a cool green and blue palette, with subtle warm muted orange accents and large organic botanical forms and line work...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Silver

Algo Sencillo (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Algo Sencillo (Abstract painting) Acrylic on canvas — Unframed This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube. This method is especially safe for large works, and prov...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

ABSTRACT Artwork White Grey Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Three wood panels composition with grey white acrylic paint. Paulonia Wood RAMA - Light Freezes III Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her tim...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Personajes Bailando en Verde, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting Acrylic on canvas 100x150cm Signed About the artist Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultur...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Bas Relief II" Painting 59" x 59" inch by Ibrahim Khatab
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bas Relief II" Painting 59" x 59" inch by Ibrahim Khatab Ibrahim Khatab was born in Cairo 1984, works as a co-teacher in Cairo University, he mixes between painting, video art and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Galactic Expressions - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Galactic Expressions - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas Bold abstract composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). The backg...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

ABSTRACT Artwork Black Dark Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Diptych of two wood panels with black lava paint. Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivat...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

ABSTRACT Artwork White Grey Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Three wood panels composition with grey white acrylic paint. Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she wa...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Fireflies in the Forest - Abstracted Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Fireflies in the Forest - Abstracted Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas Vibrant, mystical composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). This piece resem...
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1990s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Tissue Paper

ABSTRACT Artwork by Contemporary Artist Italian Giorgio Petracci 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
If painting still respects a logic that legitimizes its practice and existence in our hyper-saturated civilization of the image, it is its ability to break the representation, to ope...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Gesso, Wood

"Spring 2024" Abstract Floral Still Life Statement Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This original painting by Christine Averill-Green features a cool blue and metallic silver palette with a vibrant yellow accent. A blue and white vas...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Graphite

Constant Gardener-Original Large Oil-British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf-Expression
Located in London, GB
[Constant Gardener] and [Memory Landscape Series] are projects Shizico Yi began in 2015. She explores the forms, layers, and materials to express the relationship between space, time...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Retrato en Rojo, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting Acrylic on canvas 152x122cm Signed About the artist Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultur...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

ABSTRACT Artwork White Grey Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Three wood panels composition with grey white acrylic paint. Paulonia Wood RAMA - Light Freezes II Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

virtualité corporelle 25
Located in Washington, DC
Faced with the pursuit of an unrealistic virtual aesthetic, body dysmorphia has become a prevalent form of social anxiety in our times. The series 'virtualité corporelle' reflects on...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

virtualité corporelle 29
Located in Washington, DC
Faced with the pursuit of an unrealistic virtual aesthetic, body dysmorphia has become a prevalent form of social anxiety in our times. The series 'virtualité corporelle' reflects on...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

ABSTRACT Artwork Black Dark Lines Canvas by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivated by calligraphy, the gestuality of brush strokes, ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Galaxy Assemblage - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Galaxy Assemblage - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas Bold sculptural composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). This piece...
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1990s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Other Medium

Flow (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Flow (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on canvas - Framed Canvas size: 150 x 150 x 2 cm / 59 x 59 x 0.7 inch Andreas Durrer is a Swiss abstract painter. His work is characterised by a d...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Parents", abstract, family, home, domestic, oil painting
Located in Natick, MA
“Parents” is a very lively and colorful 30 x 60-inch oil painting on canvas by Anita Loomis. A work from her “Family” series, this vibrant scene has the feel of an animated and busy ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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