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Abstract Art

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
Color:  Purple
Here With Me
Located in Toronto, ON
Sandra Di Leo “Fueled by memories of my joyful youth, I paint intuitively, as I am pulled between the conscious and the unconscious of my divided self. ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Wooden Heads
Located in Wien, 9
Since Franz Ecker’s early death in 1999 his work has been newly appreciated, what is manifested in numerous exhibitions, catalogues and in the acclaimed film about the artist. He was extremely productive and left behind an almost unmanageable scope of works in various styles. Among them some of the top works that are unparalleled in recent Austrian art history and whose significance has not yet been adequately appreciated. After finishing his studies in 1966 in class of prof. Sergius Pauser and after receiving his two prizes, Franz Ecker moved back to Leonding where he developed his clear, abstract language of forms. Among his sources of inspiration are Cezanne and Picasso, as well as Martin Polasek who was one of his teachers. This led him to painting in a flat and abstract manner, which triggers a spatial experience through its exact color coordination and strict composition. The strongest period in his oeuvre is the time when his paintings are between figuration and abstraction. Only until around 1975 he additionally creates numerous watercolors, even though he restricts this medium to his more lyrical works. If Franz Ecker cannot be included in the avant-garde cannon of the 70’s, it is only because he witheld from presenting his works on the art market. Instead of using the opportunities that were offered to him in Vienna, he returned after his time at the academy to Linz where there was no appreciation nor market for his works. Distanced from the established art business, Ecker lives uncompromisingly the precarious life of a lonely genius. An artist myth, which in his case certainly is a bitter reality. Unimpressed by this, Ecker develops an increasingly broad language of forms within the clear line of abstract pictorial conception, which he emphasizes with constantly new forms of signature. At the end of the seventies his works became more gestural and expressive. His works like “Kafka” anticipate the “Neue Wilden”. When these are celebrated as the “return of painting...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paint, Oil, Panel, Wood Panel

Elegy Black and Blues
Located in Boca Raton, FL
JM Rizzi (aka JMR) is a New York artist. His work has roots in Abstract Expressionism yet favors a Neo Contemporary flair. JMR has catapulted his vision by painting bold curves and l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Stirring Within Light Gray Abstract Metal Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
From the newest original works by Zammy Migdal, these wall objects hang as sculpture on the wall, each one unique, forming its own fluid story. This light gray work is from a series...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Metal

untitle
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Jean-François LARRIEU (1960) (France) is an artist born in 1960 The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 1991, at...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Labyrinth XXXI
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Painting. Geometric style. Oils on canvas. About the Artist: I work in a style I call Geometric Surrealism, abstracting physical ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

L.A. Nocturne #6
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Chromesthesia is a neurological phenomenon experienced in the synthesis of binary sensorial modalities (synesthesia) where sound and color converge into a joint perception. In his pa...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Japanese Propaganda War Kimono
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Woman’s haori. Meisen (warp-dyed) silk with gold metallic threads in the weft, shibori (tie-dyed) silk lining, unique purple color, with an abstraction of the battleship Mikasa, 42 x 48”, circa 1934. Almost perfect condition. The rarest type of propaganda kimono. Japanese propaganda...
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1930s Abstract Art

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Silk

Royal Poinciana Abstract in Lavender, Purple and Green
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping is $100. Art made by God. The first photo enlarged should be most accurate for color. You will see delicate purple, lavender and green hues Shot with a Hi-res 36 megap...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Inkjet

Mother and Child Abstract
Located in Miami, FL
Mother and Child Abstract Signature: Signed , dated lower right and numbered verso 3 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available.
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Buddha in the Snow
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena Buddha in the Snow, 2010 Digital print on metal 36 x 48 in (91.44h x 121.92w cm)
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Metal

Gravitational Push
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Seeking to evolve the way in which she collaborates with nature, Jennifer Wolf’s most recent series of works combine her signature flow process with innovative new layers of painterl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Léon Zack - Lyrical Abstract Composition - Signed Oil on Canvas
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Léon Zack 1978 Lyrical Abstract Composition Signed Oil on Canvas 82 x 117 cm. Provenance -Galerie Visconti, París Léon Zack (1892-1980) Léon Zack ...
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Flower Portrait (Orchid), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic, Gouache & Pencil on Canvas . About the Flower Portraits: Working intentionally with live flowers, I began studying the entire life cycle from bud to bloom to fading...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Diamond XXXV /// Contemporary Abstract Geometric Striped Pattern Colorful Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Diamond XXXV" Series: Diamond *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2021 Medium: Origin...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Ellen Hackl Fagan, Seeking the Sound of Cobalt Blue_20 Moons, 2014, Enamel, Ink
Located in Darien, CT
Ellen Hackl Fagan is an interdisciplinary abstract painter who believes that synaesthesia can be taught. Through interactive tools and crowd sourcing, Fagan is developing a correspo...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Enamel

Modernist Glass Window, Cold Blue and Mauve Pastel Geometric Patterns, Surreal
Located in Barcelona, ES
These series of paintings by Natalia Roman gather their inspiration from geometric, minimalist shapes and paintings from the beginning of Modernism, with a special emphasis on Art De...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache

BUDAPEST , 100x100 cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
BUDAPEST , 100x100 cm
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Gradient No.10
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lisa Bartleson is a Northern California - based mixed-media artist whose work is inspired by the Light and Space movement from the 1960’s and 1970’s. Her work has a luminous quality ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Resin, Wood Panel, Pigment

Seascape, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Linda McCord presents an abstraction of the sea with luminous cells that capture the essence of flowing seafoam. The interpla...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Terraform, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Set against a deep blue background, cut-outs of the sky, a tree, and the moon's surface are enclosed within a strip of paper and geometric-shaped thread. The ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Surge, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Linda McCord presents a captivating abstract piece with an electric blend of colors. The blue, teal, and purple hues dance wi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Reinforcements, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This depicts the sensation of flying above a crowd," says artist Linda McCord. In her Daydreams series, Linda presents an alluring ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

"A Summer Day in Nantucket" Limited Edition Giclee Print, 30" x 24"
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited-Edition abstract print, "A Summer Day in Nantucket," by Sofie Swann is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships framed in a white floater frame wired and r...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Digital, Giclée

Tranquil - Purple Gradient - Large Abstract Relief Pallet Knife Painting
Located in Sempach, LU
Elevate your space with this large original, gradient of purple, abstract painting! Made on stretched heavy canvas, the edges are painted for a polished look. The glossy varnish not ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Varnish, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Inner Universe 8.8
Located in Porto, 13
Artistic approach : «Art for me is a form of meditation. Is a way to understand better my inner-self and become more conscious of who I am. My art is about spirituality. I love colo...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Large Format Abstract Unique Color Photo Polaroid Photograph Ellen Carey
Located in Surfside, FL
Untitled, Unique photograph. Center panel from larger scale installation. Shot in the 20X24 format. (this measures about 20X20 inches) Ellen Carey, American artist and photographer. Ellen Carey resides in Hartford, Connecticut, and teaches at the Hartford Art School. She holds a B.F.A. from the Kansas City Art Institute, Missouri, and an M.F.A. from State University of New York at Buffalo. Her photographs have been exhibited at numerous galleries and museums, including the International Center for Photography, New York and the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. She has received many grants from her home state of Connecticut as well as the Massachusetts Council of the Arts, New Works Grant, New York State Federation for Artists Grant; and a National Endowment for the Arts Award. Her photographs are in the permanent collections of The Art Institute of Chicago; the Baltimore Museum of Art; Brooklyn Museum of Arts; Chase Manhattan Bank; Coca Cola Corporation; Fogg Art Museum; George Eastman House; International Center for Photography; and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among others. Abstract photography, sometimes called non-objective, experimental, conceptual or concrete photography, is a means of depicting a visual image that does not have an immediate association with the object world and that has been created through the use of photographic equipment, processes or materials. Some photographers pushed the boundaries of conventional imagery by incorporating the visions of surrealism or futurism into their work. Man Ray, Maurice Tabard, André Kertész, Curtis Moffat and Filippo Masoero were some of the best known artists who produced startling imagery that questioned both reality and perspective. Both during and after World War II photographers such as Minor White, Aaron Siskind, Henry Holmes Smith and Lotte Jacobi explored compositions of found objects in ways that demonstrated even our natural world has elements of abstraction embedded in it. Beginning in the late 1970s photographers stretched the limits of both scale and surface in what was then traditional photographic media that had to be developed in a darkroom. Inspired by the work of Moholy-Nagy, Susan Rankaitis first began embedding found images from scientific textbooks into large-scale photograms. By the 1990s a new wave of photographers were exploring the possibilities of using computers to create new ways of creating photographs. Photographers such as Thomas Ruff, Barbara Kasten, Tom Friedman, and Carel Balth were creating works that combined photography, sculpture, printmaking and computer-generated images. Any boundaries that remained between pure artists and pure photographers were eliminated by individuals who worked exclusively in photography but produced only computer-generated images. Among the most well-known of the early 21st century generation were Gaston Bertin...
Category

1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Polaroid

Slow coach (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Slow coach (Abstract painting) Acrylic on hot-pressed Archers Paper - Unframed. Brent Hallard is an Australian-born artist and co-organizer of The Shape of Things. His work is deep...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Come and Go (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Come and Go (Abstract painting) Acrylic on hot-pressed Archers Paper - Unframed. Brent Hallard is an Australian-born artist and co-organizer of The Shape of Things. His work is dee...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Radiant purple synergy, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Expressive modern fiery abstract, bold full of life, gloss and shimmer! inspired by nature, many of bright tones combined with mica particles and iridescent drizzles over metallic ir...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Wish you Flowers nr 6, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This is an expressive abstract painting of flowers. It is a burst of bright colors, like confetti. It is joyful and the vibrant colors contrast beautifully with the background in dar...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Gold Coast 4, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic on paper. I try my best to represent the true colors of the paintings in the photos, but sometimes you can see a slight difference in t...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Strindberg Nocturnes II
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Robert Kelly’s painted collages are anchored in a step-by-step process of formal puzzle composition and informed by decades of expert surface crafting. Having grown fond of the pared...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Purple Desert Mirage, Large Geometric Painting in Pale Tones, Rainbow Gradient
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Purple Desert Mirage" is a hand-painted acrylic painting on high-quality 300g paper by artist Ryan Rivadeneyra. These painting, influenced by modernist artists of the 50's, 60's, a...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Ink, Sumi Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper

can this be a real thing? can it?, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The unspoken words, the unknowing about how the other person exactly feels, the wanting to voice your feelings but being to scared to; all of these heart ponding moments are what ins...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

essen 25, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Before we can evolve, balance must be restored. The word goddess contains the syllables expressing both the masculine, god, and the feminine, ESS, sound tones. The suffix ESS and t...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Party, 78x54cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Party, 2021, 78x54 cm
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Acrylic

No. 48355 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
No. 48355 (Abstract Photography) Photography / Archival pigment print — Unframed. Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. Available on request - 2 weeks turnaround. Print can be mounted to ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Ink, Archival Pigment

SHIZEN SERIES I
Located in Tulsa, OK
Kim Fonder, SHIZEN SERIES I, Mixed Media on Handmade Paper with Plexi, 12.00 X 12.00 in, $600.00, Blue White, Abstract, works on paper Kim Fonder loves texture and touch. Her painti...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper

Matt Enger 'Hurley Burly #14'
Located in New York, NY
Hurley Burly #14 2021 Cast acrylic on canvas 10 x 10 inches Signed, titled and dated on verso Matt Enger’s new body of work evokes a mystical experience combining aspects of expres...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Vinyl

No. 43001 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
No. 43001 (Abstract Photography) Photography / Archival pigment print — Unframed. Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. Available on request - 2 weeks turnaround. Print can be mounted to ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Ink, Archival Pigment

Chromosphere
Located in Phoenix, AZ
b. 1975, Ohio Los Angeles-based Dion Johnson makes hard-edged, abstract paintings with dynamic color fields and lines. In his works, bold, contrasting swathes droop down and slide a...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas

Eye for Eye
Located in Phoenix, AZ
"These inflated objects are grown more than fabricated. Through the process of inflation, the application of the air to the geometric construction defines form at the moment of infla...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton, Resin, Vinyl

Sweetness
Located in Phoenix, AZ
b. 1975, Ohio Los Angeles-based Dion Johnson makes hard-edged, abstract paintings with dynamic color fields and lines. In his works, bold, contrasting swathes droop down and slide a...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Frequency
Located in Phoenix, AZ
b. 1975, Ohio Los Angeles-based Dion Johnson makes hard-edged, abstract paintings with dynamic color fields and lines. In his works, bold, contrasting swathes droop down and slide a...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Aerial
Located in Phoenix, AZ
b. 1975, Ohio Los Angeles-based Dion Johnson makes hard-edged, abstract paintings with dynamic color fields and lines. In his works, bold, contrasting swathes droop down and slide a...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Vitreons" - Abstract Composition
Located in Soquel, CA
Richly textured abstract composition by California artist Devon Brockopp-Hammer (American, b. 1986). Large bold swatches of white and yellow float against a blur background. Surround...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil, Cardboard

Lavender Field by Mountains, Provence, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
An expressionistic portrayal of the rich lavender fields of Provence, France by artist Janet Dyer. Rows of these fragrant flowers fill the expanse of land in th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Composition- Screen Print by Gianni Bertini - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original Screenprint realized by Gianni Bertini in the 1980s. Good conditions. Handsigned and numbered. edition, 4/XXX. The artwork...
Category

1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Screen

Micro Mini Token II, Acrylic and Gouache on Canvas Painting, 2018
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Micro Mini Token II" (2018) by Catherine Hart Acrylic and gouache on canvas; abstract miniature painting, pastels and bold saturated palette Framing available COA included
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Gouache, Canvas, Acrylic

Guest - bright, colorful, minimalist, abstracted tree, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Pat Service has an affinity for nature. Growing up on the West Coast the Canadian artist was surrounded by trees, rocky beaches and the sea. This is one of a series of playful pieces that ascribes personalities to different trees. Painted in bright yellow with an orange trunk...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Vision I by Cheryl R. Riley, purple, gray, gold abstract geometric symbols
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Vision I by Cheryl R. Riley Metallic abstract geometric symbols, purple, yellow, gray, gold Gouache and metallic ink on 140# cold press watercolor paper Feminist Art and Contemporar...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

French Contemporary Art by Murielle Argoud - Trough The Mirror
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media (Oil color, pigments, gold leaf, sand) on canvas Signature at the bottom right Murielle Argoud is a French artist born in 1954 who lives a...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Mixed Media

Corse by Stefano - Oil on canvas 40x50 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Stefano est un artiste peintre Genevois contemporain qui s'amuse entre l'abstrait et un figuratif suggéré. Cette pièce représente pour l'artiste "Corse". Elle a été peinte en 2023 et fait partie des dernières productions de l'artiste. Ce sont des études pour de...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Mont Blanc Lake Blanc - contemporary glass mixed media landscape mountain art
Located in London, Chelsea
This original artwork is created using mixed media on plexiglas composite. This painting is sold with its original charcoal sketch. Drawing and sketching has been integral behind M...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Mixed Media

Home
Located in New York, NY
From the series "Light Leaks" (2008) Type-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2008. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 2/2 on verso. Artist Andrew George is based in L...
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Early 2000s Abstract Art

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda

Strindberg Nocturnes I
Located in Phoenix, AZ
oil and mixed media on canvas Drawing on his extensive travels, Robert Kelly’s painted collages contain found print and material from around the world. Kelly has included antique b...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Chinese Contemporary Art by Bao Hongyan - Eyes Sneers Mouth
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Do they trust one another, or not? Boredom can become inevitable, especially when you have been with the same person for so long. It seems that after a time, you begi...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Sumit Mehndiratta, Giorgio Lo Fermo, Francisco Nicolás, and Dadodu . Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Synthetic Resin Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract art, so small editions measuring 0.02 inches across are also available.

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