$3,000
'Poisson' by Susan-Morrison Dyke; Framed Acrylic on Paper, 36" x 24", 2025
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed 36" x 24" acrylic on paper work by Oklahoma City-native, Boston-based artist Susan Morrison-Dyke is an abstract composition that utilizes a limited palette and simplified...
Paper, Acrylic
$1,850
H 31 in W 22.25 in D 1 in
Reflections Abstract - Two Sided Abstract Expressionist Painting on Paper
By Jack Madson
Located in Soquel, CA
Reflections Abstract - Two Sided Abstract Expressionist Painting on Paper Brilliant abstract expressionist work by Jack Madson (American, b-1927). A Felton, Caliornia artist. Madson ...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
$1,643Sale Price|20% Off
H 36.62 in W 24.81 in D 1.19 in
Abstract Expressionist Acrylic on Paper, Framed, Signed, 2010-
Located in Cotignac, FR
A colorful abstract expressionist acrylic on paper by French artist, Christian Manoury. Signed and framed. A luminous dialogue between color and space. This abstract artwork unfold...
Paper, Acrylic
4651D, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Luis Medina
Located in Yardley, PA
Original artwork, acrylic on paper. 40 x 30 cm unframed :: Painting :: Abstract Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist ::...
Acrylic
$840Sale Price|54% Off
H 31.89 in W 24.02 in D 0.48 in
Lyrical Abstract Expressionist Gouache on Paper, Signed, 81x61 cm
Located in Cotignac, FR
Lyrical abstract expressionist gouache on paper by French artist Michel Loiseau. Signed bottom right. Michel Loiseau-Rizzo, born in 1937 is an illustrator and artist living and work...
Paper, Gouache
Largo 37 One of a kind framed, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Sia Aryai
Located in Yardley, PA
This lively original painting on heavy stock brings a uplifting energy to any room. See the others in the series, too, to create a dramatic grouping. Painting is 8.X10." heav...
Acrylic
$480
H 17 in W 14 in D 0.2 in
Andante XVIII abstract acrylic framed painting, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Sia Aryai
Located in Yardley, PA
I used muted tones in this series, this combination of pastel colors have a wonderful effect on human emotions. Would this painting makes you feel happier in your room? P...
Acrylic
Island Formation, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Cheryl Johnson
Located in Yardley, PA
Abstract expressionist fine art painting. Would you believe this work was created on an art paper made from stone? TerraSkin paper from Mitz is eco-friendly and ideal for this mixe...
Acrylic
$1,250
H 16 in W 16.5 in
"The Fish Tank, " Abstract Mixed Media on Paper signed by Dan Muller
By Dan Muller
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Fish Tank" is an original mixed media on paper by Dan Muller. The artist signed the piece lower right. This artwork features abstract shapes and marks in the primary colors. The...
Mixed Media
$480Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 18 in
Almost a Full Circle, Acrylic and Ink Painting on Paper, 24x18 inches
By Betty Efferson
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
“Almost a Full Circle,” an 18x24 acrylic and inks work on paper, adds a bit of boldness to any room, big or small. The copper tones and turquoise hues would match any industrial-styl...
Paper, India Ink, Acrylic
$1,084
H 35.44 in W 43.31 in D 1.58 in
Fish of Time by Didzis Kadaks. 2001. Canvas, oil. 90x110 cm. Signed
Located in Riga, LV
Didzis Kadaks (1968) 1999 - graduated from Prof. Aleksejs Naumovs and Kaspars Zarins Master Class, Art Academy of Latvia 1997 - award BA degree - member of the Artists'Unio...
Canvas, Oil
$450Sale Price|25% Off
H 22 in W 16 in
Fish In a Pond Monotype Print, Abstract Style, Signed, 2010-
By Lorenzo de la Mota
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled, and number MS 1 (Mono screenprint 1/1). This is one of a small group of prints done during a session working with Gronk at Self Help Graphics in Los Angeles. Lorenzo...
Monotype
B4c, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Luis Medina
Located in Yardley, PA
Geometry mixed with minimal forms in acrylic on paper. Unframed :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready...
Acrylic
$1,000
H 15 in W 18 in
Leslie B. Weissman - Untitled Abstraction - mixed media painting on paper Signed
Located in New York, NY
Leslie B. Weissman Untitled abstraction, 2016 Acrylic and mixed media painting on paper 15 × 18 inches Pencil signed and dated by the artist on the lower left front Unframed Biograph...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
$7,830
H 30 in W 40 in
The Elusive One Abstract Painting, Signed 2017, 30x40 Inches, New
By Ananda Kesler
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Signed and dated "Ananda Kessler 2017" in permanent marker on verso lower right corner. Ananda Kesler was born in Haifa, Israel. In 2002 she received her BA in Fine Art from the Uni...
Canvas, Acrylic
$480Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 18 in
Why Not Have Fun, Acrylic and Archival Ink on Paper, 24x18 inches
By Betty Efferson
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This 24x18 acrylic and inks on paper piece truly encapsulates the feeling of having fun and being free with your art, or even just life in general. Take in the small things and rejoi...
Acrylic, Paper, Archival Ink
$6,500
H 22 in W 28 in
Untitled XI, Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Painting on Paper by Jenik Cook
By Jenik Cook
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jenik Cook, American (1940 - ) Title: Untitled XI Year: 2012 Medium: Acrylic on Paper, signed and dated Size: 22 in. x 28 in. (55.88 cm x 71.12 cm)
Acrylic, Archival Paper
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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