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Contemporary Abstract Paintings

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Style: Contemporary
Color:  Gold
Light Refraction #23, Abstract painting on canvas mounted in a stretcher
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Light Refraction #23, 2015 by Natasha Zupan From the series Light Refraction Oil, fabric, encaustic, 24K Gold, medium, on canvas Size: 9.5 in. H x 7.5 in. W x 3 in D. Canvas on a st...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold

Light Refraction #23 and Small White Lies. Abstract painting on canvas, mounted
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Light Refraction #23 and Small White Lies, 2013-2015 by Natasha Zupan -Small White Lies, 2013 Oil, fabric, medium, on canvas -Light Refraction #23, 2...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold

201
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX (XX) 201 Acrylic painting and gold leaf on vellum Signed lower left H. 21 cm ; L. 19 cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

211
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX (XX) 211 Acrylic painting and gold leaf on vellum Signed lower middle H. 27 cm ; L. 18 cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

214
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX (XX) 214 Acrylic painting and gold leaf on vellum Signed upper right H. 16 cm ; L. 23 cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

221
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX (XX) 221 Acrylic painting and gold leaf on canvas Signed lower right H. 81 cm ; L. 65 cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

222
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX (XX) 222 Acrylic painting and gold leaf on canvas Signed lower left H. 81 cm ; L. 65 cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

228
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX (XX) 228 Acrylic painting and gold leaf on canvas Signed H. 75 cm ; L. 150 cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

147
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX (XX) 147 Acrylic painting and golf leaf on canvas Signed lower left H. 89 cm ; L. 116 cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

205
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX (XX) 205 Acrylic painting and gold leaf on panel Signed lower right H. 22 cm ; L. 16 cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

218
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX (XX) 218 Acrylic painting and gold leaf on canvas Signed lower right H. 50 cm ; L. 40 cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

227
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX (XX) 227 Acrylic painting and gold leaf on canvas Signed lower right H. 100 cm ; L. 81 cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

226
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX (XX) 226 Acrylic painting and gold leaf on canvas Signed lower right H. 81 cm ; L. 65 cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Etrusco
Located in Miami, FL
A. Laurenti has been exhibiting since 1984 universal, visionary and contemporary paintings. His images bring back to us through his colors, landscapes and personalities that have exi...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

"Bold 2", abstract, mauve, neutral, gold leaf, oil painting
Located in Boston, MA
"Bold 2" is a graphic abstract composition from Anita Loomis that examines the architectural aspects of natural forms in an intuitive manner. With a limited palette of rich mauve and...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

"Bold 1", abstract, mauve, neutral, gold leaf, oil painting
Located in Boston, MA
"Bold 1" is a strong abstract composition from Anita Loomis that examines the architectural aspects of natural forms in an intuitive manner. Keeping to a limited palette of rich mauv...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "Feminin Reign"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This unique artwork is created through interweaving and twisting strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture. The artwork is fram...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

French Contemporary Art by Marie-Anne Decamp - Evanescence 1
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, gold leaf and texture on canvas Marie Anne Decamp is a French artist born in 1973 who lives and works in Chambly in Oise in Picardy, near Paris. She belongs to the expressi...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

French Contemporary Art by Marie-Anne Decamp - California Bloom
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, texture, and gold leaf on canvas Marie Anne Decamp is a French artist born in 1973 who lives and works in Chambly in Oise in Picardy, near Paris. She belongs to the express...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Unity 4-5
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Unity series is about bringing peace, balance, and harmony to the mind/body/spirit connection. Following the pathway of the chakras of the body and the geometry found in nature, ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Unity 4-6
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Unity series is about bringing peace, balance, and harmony to the mind/body/spirit connection. Following the pathway of the chakras of the body and the geometry found in nature, ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Unity 4-2
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Unity series is about bringing peace, balance, and harmony to the mind/body/spirit connection. Following the pathway of the chakras of the body and the geometry found in nature, ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Unity 4-7
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Unity series is about bringing peace, balance, and harmony to the mind/body/spirit connection. Following the pathway of the chakras of the body and the geometry found in nature, ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Unity 4-4
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Unity series is about bringing peace, balance, and harmony to the mind/body/spirit connection. Following the pathway of the chakras of the body and the geometry found in nature, ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Unity 4-3
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Unity series is about bringing peace, balance, and harmony to the mind/body/spirit connection. Following the pathway of the chakras of the body and the geometry found in nature, ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Unity 4-1
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Unity series is about bringing peace, balance, and harmony to the mind/body/spirit connection. Following the pathway of the chakras of the body and the geometry found in nature, ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Dawn of a New Day, Moody Landscape Painting, Dartmoor Sky, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
A gold-leaf landscape painting by Sophie Berger. This original oil painting on canvas board has the depth and moodiness of a Dartmoor sky as well as the vivid sunshine hiding beneath the clouds. This is captured by the iridescent glory of the gold leaf. When the viewer is moving around the room the reflection on the gold leaf changes the whole painting as it glows and reflects. Based on the ever changing skies in Devon where Sophie lives and works. New original artwork by artist, Sophie Berger is available with Wychwood Art in their gallery and online. Sophie Berger's recent work has been greatly influenced by her move to Devon and a new found love of the Dartmoor. She often sketches on the north moors and in Skaigh woods, taking in the mood of the sky, rolling hills and streams or concentrating on the intricate twisted branches and roots of the bracken. Sophie Berger's next stage is to recapture these sketches using oil paint when back at the studio in Kigbeare, thereby creating a strong connection between her work and the landscape. The changeable, moody landscapes...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Me and You
Located in Dallas, TX
Diptych As we go through different phases of life and experience the change of seasons, we learn more about ourselves and perhaps unite with a deeper part that finds ourselves evolv...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Silver, Gold Leaf

Revival II
Located in Dallas, TX
As we go through different phases of life and experience the change of seasons, we learn more about ourselves and perhaps unite with a deeper part that finds ourselves evolving and d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Silver, Gold Leaf

Freedom I & II
Located in Dallas, TX
Diptych As we go through different phases of life and experience the change of seasons, we learn more about ourselves and perhaps unite with a deeper part that finds ourselves evolv...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Silver, Gold Leaf

The Whole
Located in Dallas, TX
As we go through different phases of life and experience the change of seasons, we learn more about ourselves and perhaps unite with a deeper part that finds ourselves evolving and d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Silver, Gold Leaf

A Playful Disposition 2 Abstract Floral Painting by Magdelena Morey, 2022
Located in Deddington, GB
A Playful Disposition 2 by Magdelena Morey [2022] A Playful Disposition 2 is a cheerful, original abstract floral painting by Magdalena Morey. This co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Untitled No. 54
Located in Westport, CT
This beautiful painting is by Japanese artist, Takefumi Hori. He was born in Tokyo, Japan. He paints beautiful gold leaf paintings. This piece is acrylic, gold leaf and metal leaf ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Silver, Gold Leaf

Color Boundaries 34, 35 & 38, Abstract painting on canvas, mounted on a strecher
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Color Boundaries #34, #35, and #38, (Triptych) 2018 by Natasha Zupan -Color Boundaries #34 and #38 Oil, fabric, medium, on canvas -Color Boundaries #35 Oil, fabric, medium, gold, ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold

Out Off The Cave – Atmospheric Abstract Nature Painting, Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Agnieszka Zawisza (born 1970) is a painter, visual artist and art teacher. She studied at the Warsaw Art Academy, Department of Painting (1994-2000),...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Untitled No. 64
Located in Westport, CT
This beautiful painting is by Japanese artist, Takefumi Hori. He was born in Tokyo, Japan. He paints beautiful gold leaf paintings. This piece is acrylic, gold leaf and metal leaf ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Silver, Gold Leaf

The Moon XVIII
Located in Dallas, TX
As we go through different phases of life and experience the change of seasons, we learn more about ourselves and perhaps unite with a deeper part that finds ourselves evolving and d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf, Silver

Dark Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "Growth is Worth Celebrating"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This unique artwork is created through interweaving strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture. The artwork is framed and floate...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Untitled No. 55
Located in Westport, CT
This beautiful painting is by Japanese artist, Takefumi Hori. He was born in Tokyo, Japan. He paints beautiful gold leaf paintings. This piece is acrylic, gold leaf and metal leaf ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Silver, Gold Leaf

A Playful Disposition 4, Magdelena Morey, Floral painting, Contemporary art
Located in Deddington, GB
A Playful Disposition 4 by Magdelena Morey [2022] A Playful Disposition 4 is a cheerful, original abstract floral painting by Magdalena Morey. This co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Flora
Located in Dallas, TX
As we go through different phases of life and experience the change of seasons, we learn more about ourselves and perhaps unite with a deeper part that finds ourselves evolving and d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Space Junk 23 - Original Acrylic Space Astronaut Line Drawing Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s work is influenced by Egyptian hieroglyphs, graffiti, and his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in his creative life. He covers the canvas with unique imagery...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

"Dripping Dots - Gramercy" Blue & Pink Gradient Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils and whisking brush strokes, the paint is able to shine and shimmer in a very unique pattern. The artist uses gold leaf with thick textured oils and glass t...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Abstract Composition in Blue & Gold 2 by Lélia Pissarro - Abstract painting
Located in London, GB
Abstract Composition in Blue & Gold 2 by Lélia Pissarro (b. 1963) Acrylic and gold on canvas 61 x 50 cm (24 x 19 ³/₄ inches) Signed and inscribed on the reverse Executed in 2017 Thi...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold

Late Summer Full Moon – Oil Atmospheric Nature Painting, Abstraction, Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Agnieszka Zawisza (born 1970) is a painter, visual artist and art teacher. She studied at the Warsaw Art Academy, Department of Painting (1994-2000), obtaining a Master's degree with...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

I'll try anything with you by Lélia Pissarro - Contemporary painting
Located in London, GB
I'll try anything with you by Lélia Pissarro (b. 1963) Acrylic, pigment and gold powder on canvas 81 x 65 cm (31 ⁷/₈ x 25 ⁵/₈ inches) Signed and titled on the reverse This work is a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold

Les enfants de la liberté by Lélia Pissarro - Contemporary painting
Located in London, GB
Les enfants de la liberté by Lélia Pissarro (b. 1963) Acrylic, pigment and gold powder on canvas 100 x 120 cm (39 ³/₈ x 47 ¹/₄ inches) Signed lower right, Lélia Pissarro Signed, titl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold

Avec ou sans coeur? by Lélia Pissarro - Abstract painting
Located in London, GB
Avec ou sans coeur? by Lélia Pissarro (b. 1963) Acrylic, gold and a heart brooch on canvas ​​​​​​​145.5 x 114 cm (57 ¹/₄ x 44 ⁷/₈ inches) This work is accompanied by a certificate o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold

"My Horizon on Gold, Black & White" Abstract Color Field Contemporary Painting
Located in New York, NY
An acrylic with pops of gold leaf on canvas piece with bright use of color and texture. We are focused on the simplicity of beauty in the moment as Shaoul creates a translucent but v...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Glimpses No. 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alexander Eulert's original mixed media paintings on wood panels are abstract propositions of worlds where divergent forces coalesce into harmonious geometric interactions. He draws ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Metal, Gold Leaf

Contemporary Landscape painting by Qiu Ting- Series Deep Valley No.1
Located in Beijing, CN
Description Qiu Ting (B.1971) Series Deep Valley No.1 50 by 35 cm Dated 2015 Chinese ink on gold paper Mounted and framed Signed Qiu Ting (Qiu Ting in Chinese) on upper right, with one seal of the artist The artwork comes with COA Artist Biography Qiu Ting was born 1971 in Luhe, Guangdong province. In 1992, he enrolled in the traditional Chinese painting department of China Academy of Art to study landscape painting,and graduated with a master's degree in 2000. In 2004, he earned his doctorate in fine arts from Tsinghua University. He is presently vice-president in the traditional Chinese painting department of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China. Major exhibitions include:“Mountains and Flowing Water” Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China(2004); Chengdu Biennale, Chengdu, China(2005, 2011); The 5th International Ink Painting Biennale in Shenzhen, China(2006); “The same world”,Beijing, New York, Tokyo,(2007); “The Blue Brittany”, Sichuan Art Museum, China(2007); Contemporary Chinese Ink...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold

Contemporary Landscape painting by Qiu Ting- Peak Aolai
Located in Beijing, CN
Description Qiu Ting (B.1971) Series Deep Valley No.1 50 by 35 cm Dated 2015 Chinese ink on gold paper Mounted and framed Signed Qiu Ting (Qiu Ting in Chinese) on upper right, with one seal of the artist The artwork comes with COA Artist Biography Qiu Ting was born 1971 in Luhe, Guangdong province. In 1992, he enrolled in the traditional Chinese painting department of China Academy of Art to study landscape painting, and graduated with a master's degree in 2000. In 2004, he earned his doctorate in fine arts from Tsinghua University. He is presently vice-president in the traditional Chinese painting department of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China. Major exhibitions include:“Mountains and Flowing Water” Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China(2004); Chengdu Biennale, Chengdu, China(2005, 2011); The 5th International Ink Painting Biennale in Shenzhen, China(2006); “The same world”,Beijing, New York, Tokyo,(2007); “The Blue Brittany”, Sichuan Art Museum, China(2007); Contemporary Chinese Ink...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold

French Contemporary Art by M.-P. Autonne - La Promenade de Némo
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, pigments & gold leaves on wooden panel
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "African Night Sky"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This unique artwork is created through interweaving strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture. The artwork comes framed in a bo...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Mixed Media on Fabriano Painting "Simply Ask"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
The artwork is framed and floated to the backboard. The dimensions of 44 x 50 cm are that of the artwork only, excluding the size of the frame.
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Autumn Meridian - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Gold, Moon
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Oil and gold leaf on canvas For centuries, artisans and artists have turned to gold leaf as a way to make their creations shimmer and shine. Also many contemporary artists continue ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Purple Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "KaliMa"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This unique artwork is created through interweaving strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture. The artwork is framed and floate...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Starry Eyed #2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Capturing movement in acrylic paint, Armen Ges experiments with optical illusions and perspective in his original pop artworks. To create these intriguing vi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Contemporary abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

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