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
Period: 1960s
No. 16 painting by Naohiko Inukai
Located in Hudson, NY
A great strong-edge painting by Naohiko Inukai, No. 16 is part of a series the artist created in the mid 1960s. Many from this series were shown at Inukai's two solo shows at Stempfl...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Four & Six, No. 1 painting by Naohiko Inukai
Located in Hudson, NY
Strong vertical and horizontal elements woven into a repeating pattern, Naohiko Inukai's painting Four & Six, No. 1 offers a calming rhythmic symmetry. As was noted the the March 196...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
"Orb"
By Rex Ashlock
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Signed Verso
Rex Ashlock (1918 - 1999)
Born in Spokane, WA on Aug. 23, 1918. Ashlock moved to San Francisco in 1937 and was a copy boy for Associated Press while studying at the C...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Stuttgart Series II No. 7, 1960s
Located in Quogue, NY
Acrylic on Canvas
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
SF64-045, Sam Francis, Acrylic, American Abstraction, Postwar, Work on paper
By Sam Francis
Located in Geneva, CH
SF64-045, Sam Francis, Acrylic, American Abstraction, Postwar, Work on paper
1964
Acrylic on paper
73 x 56.5 cm
94 x 75 cm / 37 x 29.5 in. (w...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Je ne sais ou il va?
By Junko Frank
Located in London, GB
JUNKO FRANK (Junko Tsuchihachi) b. 1930
Wakayama, Japan 1930 (Japanese)
Title: Je ne sais ou il va?, 1969
Technique: Original Signed and Dated Oil Painting on Canvas
size: ...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage American New York School Abstract Geometric Signed Original Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist painting. Watercolor and gouache on paper. Framed. Signed.
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled
Located in New York, NY
ca. 1965
Acrylic on canvas
54 1/4 x 54 in. (137.8 x 137.2 cm)
Signed, verso
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"The Sheepfold in the Hills" by Toussaint Ambrogiani d'Orcino (1913-1986)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"The Sheepfold in the Hills"
Toussaint Ambrogiani d'Orcino (France, 1913-1986)
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right
20 x 26 (27 x 33 frame) inches
T...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
Materials
Oil
Antique American School Modernist Abstract Expressionist Large Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Really impressive mid century abstract expressionist painting. Love the colors and impasto. Framed. Oil on canvas.
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract composition
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
Located in Toronto, Ontario
It is somewhat hard to reconcile Gershon Iskowitz's (1921-1988) aesthetic with his personal history.
Born to a religious family in Poland, Iskowitz was allowed to leave Yeshiva (Jew...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Two 1960s Birthday Collages by Syril Frank, Expressionist
Located in Larchmont, NY
Syril Frank (American, 1929-2021)
1. Untitled, 1966
Mixed media collage; oil paint, paper, pen, canvas
19 5/8 x 24 in.
Framed: 20 1/2 x 24 3/4 in.
2. Unt...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Paper, Pen
Vintage Mid Century Abstract Still Life Framed Wine Bottle Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract wine bottle still life oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed. Signed.
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Metallurgy, OP Art Painting by Jack Brusca
By Jack Brusca
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jack Brusca, American (1939 - 1993)
Title: Metallurgy
Year: 1968
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed, dated and titled verso
Size: 20 x 20 in. (50.8 x 50.8 cm)
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Biomorphic Abstract #1 by Philadelphia Expressionist Painter
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Biomorphic Abstract #1" is a 46 x 30 inches oil on canvas work by Philadelphia artist Morris Lewis Blackman. The painting is signed and dated "MLB 61-62" in the lower left and it is...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Abstract Nude Oil on Canvas Painting by Edith Ferullo
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original Mid-Century oil on canvas composition by American Artist Edith E. Ferullo (1928 - 2008). The painting features a thick textured abstract nude subject. The brutalist artwork ...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
"Tropic of Crucifix" William Scharf, Abstract Expressionist, New York School
Located in New York, NY
William Scharf
Tropic of Crucifix, 1957
Signed and dated on the reverse
Oil on canvas
40 x 47 inches
Provenance:
The artist
Robert Barnet, New York (gift from the above)
Private Col...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Untitled" William Scharf, Abstract Expressionist, New York School
Located in New York, NY
William Scharf
Untitled, 1962
Signed lower left; signed and dated verso
Oil on canvas
48 x 50 inches
A visionary painter with ties to the avant-garde artistic community in New York ...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Talisman
By James Koenig
Located in Buffalo, NY
A modern abstract collage and oil on panel by American artist James Koenig.
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Vintage Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Silver Framed Modern Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed.
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Vintage Abstract Expressionist Framed Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed.
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Vintage American Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed.
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'City Lights' San Francisco Beat Generation, Woman Artist, Bay Area Abstraction
By Joan Savo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Savo' for Joan Savo (American, 1918-1992) and dated 1960. Additionally signed, verso, on old label and titled, 'City Lights'. Accompanied by a letter from the ar...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Camino
By Claude Bentley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A painter, lithographer, and muralist Claude Bentley was based primarily in Chicago, and was also a teacher at Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; the Art Institute of Chic...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Abstract Expressionist Famed Vintage Mid Century Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed.
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American Signed Abstract Expressionist Framed Mid Century Modern Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed. Signed.
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1960s Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Untitled
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on canvas. Signed verso. Some scratched out, illegible writing in paint and graphite verso, which may have indicated the artist's original pricing, as well as a possible title.
...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Cityscape Painting by Mel Fowler (1921-1987)
By Mel Fowler
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
A lovely charismatic Water colour painting by Mel Fowler 1921-1987 . This busy London London street scene was painted by the artist during the late 1960s early 70s .
Mel Fowler (19...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Aubrey Penny Abstract Watercolor Untitled - Signed and Dated
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aubrey Penny Abstract Water Color
Signed & Dated 1962.
Framed and matted this painting would look great in any room.
Aubrey Penny Water Color Untitled
#2081, 1962 Untitled
Aub...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Abstract Expressionist Original Oil Portrait of Man with Beard
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Portrait of Man with Beard
Original mid century abstract expressionist of man with beard by California artist Genevieve Rogers (American, 1904 - 1...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Composition in green and yellow, watercolor and gouache on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Pierre MONTHEILLET (1923-2011)
Composition in green and yellow
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Signed lower left
Dimensions of the work: 50 x 65 cm
Dimensions of the frame: 60 x 80 c...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Antique American School Modernist Abstract Cubist Framed Mid Century Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed. Signed.
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Aubrey Penny Abstract Watercolor - Biological Structure Series Signed and Dated
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aubrey Penny Abstract Water Color.
Signed and Dated
Biological Structure Series 16-2098-E, 1962
Aubrey Penny (American 1917-2000) was an innovative California abstract artist wh...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Moving On, Landscape Abstract
By Albert Stadler
Located in Greenwich, CT
Albert Stadler was an innovator in American art, particularly in the 1960's. He was in Clement Greenberg's exhibition of 1964 titled "Post Painterly Abstraction" held at the Los Ang...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abidjah
Located in Lawrence, NY
Amaranth Ehrenhalt was a multifaceted artist best known for her paintings. She was
part of the second generation of Abstract Expressionists, working first in New York in
the early 19...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Large American School Abstract Architectural Cityscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cityscape oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed. Signed.
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Modern Multi-Color Geometric Abstract on Black
Located in Soquel, CA
Small Scale Mid Century Modern Multi-Color Geometric Abstract on Black
Dramatic abstract painting by Virginia Sevier Rogers (American, 1917-2015). Vivid colorful squares in bright ...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Modernist Abstract Framed Mid Century Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Finely painted bright and brilliant modernist painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Modernist Abstract Fall Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Small Red Dot
Located in Lawrence, NY
Amaranth Ehrenhalt was a multifaceted artist best known for her paintings. She was
part of the second generation of Abstract Expressionists, working first in New York in
the early 19...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Expressionist Abstract #1, multi colored, Philadelphia artist, signed
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Expressionist Abstract #1" is a 40 x 60 inches oil on board work by Philadelphia artist Morris Lewis Blackman. The painting is estate stamped on...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Expressionist Abstract #3, multi colored, Philadelphia artist, signed
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Expressionist Abstract #3" is a 50 x 55 inches oil on board work by Philadelphia artist Morris Lewis Blackman. The painting is signed in the artist's monogram "MLB" and dated 1964-6...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Expressionist Abstract #4, multi colored, Philadelphia artist, signed
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Expressionist Abstract #4" is a 46 x 62 inches oil on board work by Philadelphia artist Morris Lewis Blackman. The painting is signed in the artist's monogram "MLB" and dated 1964-6...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique American School Modernist Abstract Cubist Framed Mid Century Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed. Signed.
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Expressionist Abstract #6, multi colored, Philadelphia artist, signed
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Expressionist Abstract #6" is a 40 x 60 inches oil on board work by Philadelphia artist Morris Lewis Blackman. The painting is signed in the art...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Expressionist Abstract #2, multi colored, Philadelphia artist, signed
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Expressionist Abstract #2" is a 42 x 50 inches oil on board work by Philadelphia artist Morris Lewis Blackman. The painting is signed in the artist's monogram "MLB" and dated 1964-6...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Expressionist Abstract #5, multi colored, Philadelphia artist, signed
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Expressionist Abstract #5" is a 50 x 60 inches oil on board work by Philadelphia artist Morris Lewis Blackman. The painting is signed in the artist's monogram "MLB" and dated 1964-6...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
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Oil, Board
Antique American School Modernist Abstract Fall Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed in a great gold leaf molding. Impressive piece in person!
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Signed Mid Century Framed Abstract Expressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract expressionist painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed on back.
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Modernist Abstract Fall Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Modernist Abstract Fall Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Modernist Abstract Fall Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Framed.
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ms De Pinna was part of the Provincetown modernist art movement and was a student of legendary artist/teacher Hans Hoffman.
Vivian (Foster) De Pinna was a suffragist and an abstract...
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1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Composition - Collage by Hardu Keck - 1967
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition is a contemporary artwork realized by Hardu Keck in 1967
Mixed colored collage on paper.
Hand signed and dated on the lower margin.
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1960s Abstract Paintings
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Paper
Castillo Far West original expressionist abstract paper painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Far west original expressionist abstract paper painting
CASTILLO, Jorge (Pontevedra, 1933).
Since childhood, Jorge Castillo is passionate about drawing, and takes only ten years, wi...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
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