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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
A Slit of Freedom
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
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2010s Abstract Art

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Oil

Pulsating Longing
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
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2010s Abstract Art

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Oil

A Black Hole- A Way Out
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
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2010s Abstract Art

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Oil

Great Whiteness- Ways In
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
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2010s Abstract Art

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Oil

Cloudy dreams
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
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2010s Abstract Art

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Oil

Despair
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
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2010s Abstract Art

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Oil

The Black Butterfly
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
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2010s Abstract Art

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Oil

Confusion
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
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2010s Abstract Art

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Oil

Cutting the Gordian Knot
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
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2010s Abstract Art

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Oil

A Game of green
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
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2010s Abstract Art

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Oil

The World under the Wings of a Green Owl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
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2010s Abstract Art

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Oil

Vanishing
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
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2010s Abstract Art

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Oil

Immersion in blue transcendence
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
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2010s Abstract Art

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Oil

Soap bubble VII
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
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1990s Abstract Art

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Oil

Soap bubble V
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
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1990s Abstract Art

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Oil

The profundity of feline femininity II
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
Category

2010s Abstract Art

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Oil

Kisses and strokes
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
Category

2010s Abstract Art

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Oil

Circus love
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
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2010s Abstract Art

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Oil

Birth of hope
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
Category

2010s Abstract Art

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Oil

A Magisterial Figurative Oil on Canvas Painting, "Cloud 9: Swing"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 18x30 Magisterial Figurative Oil on Canvas Painting executed by artist Margaret Chiaro. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchase or delivery. ...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Oil

World Without Clocks (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
World Without Clocks (Abstract painting) Acrylic on canvas - Unframed. This work is exclusive to IdeelArt. This work is part of the series Asphalt Abstracted Ad Astra. “The World W...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mujer de espaldas
Located in Barcelona, ES
It is a limited series of 5 copies. Printing on 315gr fine art paper with a white border of around 2 cm. Color photography mixed media digital collage.
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media

El sueño azul
Located in Barcelona, ES
It is a limited series of 5 copies. Printing on 315gr fine art paper with a white border of around 2 cm. Color photography mixed media digital collage.
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media

El hombre malva
Located in Barcelona, ES
It is a limited series of 5 copies. Printing on 315gr fine art paper with a white border of around 2 cm. Color photography mixed media digital collage.
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2010s Abstract Art

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Mixed Media

Embrujada
Located in Barcelona, ES
It is a limited series of 5 copies. Printing on 315gr fine art paper with a white border of around 2 cm. Color photography mixed media digital collage.
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media

El hombre de cristal
Located in Barcelona, ES
It is a limited series of 5 copies. Printing on 315gr fine art paper with a white border of around 2 cm. Color photography mixed media digital collage.
Category

2010s Abstract Art

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Mixed Media

Abstract
Located in Provincetown, MA
Lucy L'Engle was born in New York City and attended the Art Students League in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where she studied with Charles Webster Hawthorne in Provincetown. Subseque...
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19th Century Abstract Art

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Oil

Posaderas damero
Located in Barcelona, ES
It is a limited series of 5 copies. Printing on 315gr fine art paper with a white border of around 2 cm. Color photography mixed media digital collage.
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2010s Abstract Art

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Mixed Media

El sueño de la butaca
Located in Barcelona, ES
It is a limited series of 5 copies. Printing on 315gr fine art paper with a white border of around 2 cm. Color photography mixed media digital collage.
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2010s Abstract Art

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Mixed Media

Vidas
Located in Barcelona, ES
It is a limited series of 5 copies. Printing on 315gr fine art paper with a white border of around 2 cm. Color photography mixed media digital collage.
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2010s Abstract Art

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Mixed Media

La mujer de barro
Located in Barcelona, ES
It is a limited series of 5 copies. Printing on 315gr fine art paper with a white border of around 2 cm. Color photography mixed media digital collage.
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2010s Abstract Art

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Mixed Media

Palavra #2
Located in Brooklyn, NY
I am fascinated by the individual’s relationship within society. It is in this context that I exist. Along the beaten path, I allow myself to observe from a multitude of vantage points; towards the recent past or a future yet to occur. This is what inspires me- the creative moment yet to happen, laden with limitless possibilities. When I take a look at the past, I identify social and personal nuances and their direct influence on my work, and then with excitement look for what comes next. In this process I take distance from myself and view with a critical eye. Ever evolving, I search for more. I am neither a painter nor sculptor, much less a photographer or director, but I am a little bit of everything. I don’t feel bound to one specialized art form, and this allows me to navigate free and unencumbered by norms and expectations. My goal is not to achieve perfection in any one area, but rather to explore all disciplines- joyfully challenging myself, provoking and exploring beyond any pre-conceived limits. In my work I try to establish a connection between my reality and the reality of those who dedicate a few minutes of observation. I’m constantly searching for the vanishing point that gives diverse expression to my artistic production. This is the creative fuel that drives me ever forward. Paulo Canilhas...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Palavra #1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
I am fascinated by the individual’s relationship within society. It is in this context that I exist. Along the beaten path, I allow myself to observe from a multitude of vantage points; towards the recent past or a future yet to occur. This is what inspires me- the creative moment yet to happen, laden with limitless possibilities. When I take a look at the past, I identify social and personal nuances and their direct influence on my work, and then with excitement look for what comes next. In this process I take distance from myself and view with a critical eye. Ever evolving, I search for more. I am neither a painter nor sculptor, much less a photographer or director, but I am a little bit of everything. I don’t feel bound to one specialized art form, and this allows me to navigate free and unencumbered by norms and expectations. My goal is not to achieve perfection in any one area, but rather to explore all disciplines- joyfully challenging myself, provoking and exploring beyond any pre-conceived limits. In my work I try to establish a connection between my reality and the reality of those who dedicate a few minutes of observation. I’m constantly searching for the vanishing point that gives diverse expression to my artistic production. This is the creative fuel that drives me ever forward. Paulo Canilhas...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

T-3 Reverb
Located in Milano, IT
A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme. Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental zen colors as the sides of the paintings expa...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vibration carrés bleus et jaunes
Located in PARIS, FR
Antonio Asis was born in 1932 in Buenos Airs, Argentina. He studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes, from where he obtained his doctorate degree in 1950. In 1956, he travel...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

The Connection, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This painting is about soaring high in our dream state," says artist Linda Mccdord. The interplay between rich, dark hues and soft grays and whites creates a l...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Genesis, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This painting exudes the feeling of the birth or budding of a flower," says artist Linda McCord. As part of her Heavenly Dreams ser...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

R. Poch 115 Yellow original acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
115. original acrylic painting Born in Badalona (Barcelona). Photographer and advertising film director. Founding partner of the advertising production company La Cosa de las Pelicu...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

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Acrylic

Inisheer Lighthouse, Aran Islands, Co Galway
Located in Belfast, GB
Inisheer Lighthouse, Aran Islands, Co Galway Oil on Board 24 x 32 in 61 x 81.3 cm "Painting is trial and error, somewhere between this there is a balance in which a painting will wo...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Oil

An Abstract Acrylic and Aerosol on Canvas, "Of Light and Shadows"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 42x18 Acrylic & Aerosol on Canvas Painting executed by artist Michael Carini. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchase or delivery. Michael ...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Acrylic

Sydney Day 10
Located in New York, NY
2023, Acrylic on Canvas
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sydney Day 7
Located in New York, NY
2023, Acrylic on Canvas
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2010s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

imposter Syndrome
Located in New York, NY
2023, Digital print on fine art paper Limited edition of 8
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2010s Abstract Art

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Digital

Honoring Essence
Located in New York, NY
2023, Digital print on fine art paper Limited edition of 8
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Digital

Perfect Coincidence 12 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Perfect Coincidence 12 (Abstract painting) Acrylic on canvas — Unframed. The Perfect Coincidence series by the artist emerges as a contemporary homage to the whims of chance reminis...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Perfect Coincidence 4 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Perfect Coincidence 4 (Abstract painting) Acrylic on canvas — Unframed. The Perfect Coincidence series by the artist emerges as a contemporary homage to the whims of chance reminisc...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Leslie Fry, Untitled (Cuffed 3), bronze fantastical sculpture of female hand
Located in New York, NY
A 2023 recipient of the Vermont Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, Leslie Fry is represented in this show with fantastical sculptures of female hands, titled the “Cuffed” series. Tensely poised and mannered gestures, inspired by Parmigianino and Caravaggio, cascade into blooms and barnacles, creating a mesmerizing visual dissonance. This elision of romance and rigidity both draws attention to the limitations of the female form and liberates it from the constraints of reality. Leslie Fry’s works have been exhibited internationally at such venues as Kunsthaus in Hamburg, Zwitscher Machine Gallery in Berlin, Hangaram Art Museum in Seoul, Windspiel Galerie in Vienna, Couvent des Cordeliers in Paris, Artists Space and Wave Hill in New York, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum near Boston, and Centre des Arts Visuels in Montreal. Her public sculptures have been commissioned in New York, South Korea, Montreal, Florida, Wisconsin, and Vermont; public collections include Tufts University, Songchu International Sculpture Park, Freehand New York, Kohler Arts Center, Tampa Museum of Art, Fleming Museum of Art, Musée d’art de Joliette, and St. Petersburg, Florida’s Museum of Fine Arts. Fry’s M.F.A. is from Bard College, and her B.A. is from the University of Vermont, with a Foundation year at the Central School of Art in London. She currently lives and works in Winooski, VT. Artist Statement: #1 My hands reach, touch, and shape. Hands let go and receive; they try to hold things and to hold things together. Some of my images of hands are derived from Mannerist paintings by Parmigianino and Caravaggio, and are ink-washed onto vintage tablecloths...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Bronze

Kathleen Beausoleil, Transverse 2023, pink ink on paper, landscape drawing
Located in New York, NY
Kathleen Beausoleil lives and works in Fair Haven, NJ. Primarily working in oil paint, her works focus on what it means to be a social being. Beausoleil received a 2022 Fellowship fr...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

R. Poch . Industrial City 130 x 130 cm. original acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
82.-Industrial city 130 x 130 cm. original acrylic painting Born in Badalona (Barcelona). Photographer and advertising film director. Founding partner of the advertising production ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Blue Waves XIII
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original, uniquie cyanotype. “I love this means of directly using sun and water to create my art,” says Terri Dilling. “It is a collaboration with nature. The weather and the season...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Rag Paper

Blue Waves XII
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original, uniquie cyanotype. “I love this means of directly using sun and water to create my art,” says Terri Dilling. “It is a collaboration with nature. The weather and the season...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Rag Paper

Turn the Corner IV
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original, uniquie cyanotype. “I love this means of directly using sun and water to create my art,” says Terri Dilling. “It is a collaboration with nature. The weather and the season...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Mixed Media, Rag Paper

Turn the Corner III
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original, uniquie cyanotype. “I love this means of directly using sun and water to create my art,” says Terri Dilling. “It is a collaboration with nature. The weather and the season...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Rag Paper

Blue Suspension M7
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original, uniquie cyanotype. “I love this means of directly using sun and water to create my art,” says Terri Dilling. “It is a collaboration with nature. The weather and the season...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Rag Paper

Blue Suspension 23
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original, uniquie cyanotype. “I love this means of directly using sun and water to create my art,” says Terri Dilling. “It is a collaboration with nature. The weather and the season...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Rag Paper

Expressive abstract artwork. Minimalistic graphics. Lemon Accent
Located in Sempach, LU
"Lemon Accent" This intuitive abstract drawing is made with Chinese ink and pastel on watercolour paper. It conveys an impulse born in the space of sensations. "Every time I draw such abstract lines, a flow of energy moves my hand. For this to happen freely, I need to be calm and focused at the same time. I draw very quickly to keep expression and spontaneity. I never know what the result will be. The process of drawing like this is a kind of magic that turns an invisible impulse into a reflection on paper. Each drawing is unique and one of a kind." Sve Gri...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Ink

Bulgarian Contemporary Art by Ralitsa Stoitseva - Space
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas, Ralitsa Stoitseva is a Bulgarian artist born in 1963 who lives and works in Sofia, Bulgaria. She studied at the National Academy of Art in Sofia and has been grad...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Bulgarian Contemporary Art by Ralitsa Stoitseva - Love in Yellow
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas, Ralitsa Stoitseva is a Bulgarian artist born in 1963 who lives and works in Sofia, Bulgaria. She studied at the National Academy of Art in Sofia and has been grad...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract art for sale on 1stDibs.

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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