'The Path of Remembering' - colorful abstract painting, layered, impasto, blue
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Khalilah Birdsong (b. 1977, Cleveland, Ohio; raised in Atlanta, Georgia) is a visual artist known for her large-scale abstract paintings.
Canvas, Acrylic
'Summer Oracle' - colorful abstract painting, layered, impasto, blue
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Khalilah Birdsong (b. 1977, Cleveland, Ohio; raised in Atlanta, Georgia) is a visual artist known for her large-scale abstract paintings.
Canvas, Acrylic
'Sumiregusa' - colorful abstract painting, layered, impasto, purple and yellow
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Khalilah Birdsong (b. 1977, Cleveland, Ohio; raised in Atlanta, Georgia) is a visual artist known for her large-scale abstract paintings.
Canvas, Acrylic
'The Whitsundays' - colorful abstract painting, layered, impasto, red
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Khalilah Birdsong (b. 1977, Cleveland, Ohio; raised in Atlanta, Georgia) is a visual artist known for her large-scale abstract paintings.
Canvas, Acrylic
$11,000
'Under the Aspen Tree' - colorful abstract painting, layered, impasto, yellow
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Khalilah Birdsong (b. 1977, Cleveland, Ohio; raised in Atlanta, Georgia) is a visual artist known for her large-scale abstract paintings.
Canvas, Acrylic
$9,000
'In the Forefields' - colorful abstract painting, layered, impasto, green
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Khalilah Birdsong (b. 1977, Cleveland, Ohio; raised in Atlanta, Georgia) is a visual artist known for her large-scale abstract paintings.
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$15,000
'Ode to Jack Whitten' - colorful abstract painting, layered, impasto, lines
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Khalilah Birdsong (b. 1977, Cleveland, Ohio; raised in Atlanta, Georgia) is a visual artist known for her large-scale abstract paintings.
Canvas, Acrylic
$25,000
'An Insistence Upon Being' - colorful abstract painting, layered, impasto
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Khalilah Birdsong (b. 1977, Cleveland, Ohio; raised in Atlanta, Georgia) is a visual artist known for her large-scale abstract paintings.
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$13,500
'The Gossamer Veil' - colorful abstract painting, layered, impasto, texture
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Khalilah Birdsong (b. 1977, Cleveland, Ohio; raised in Atlanta, Georgia) is a visual artist known for her large-scale abstract paintings.
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
'The Salt Flats' - colorful abstract painting, layered, pink
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Atlanta-based Artist, Khalilah Birdsong’s “There but for the Grace of You Go I” considers how memory, grace and human connection shape our capacity for resurgence, inviting us to ref...
Canvas, Acrylic
'Satsuki' - colorful abstract painting, layered, impasto, blue
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Atlanta-based Artist, Khalilah Birdsong’s “There but for the Grace of You Go I” considers how memory, grace and human connection shape our capacity for resurgence, inviting us to ref...
Canvas, Acrylic
$17,800
'The Reclamation of the Galvanized' - colorful abstract painting, layered
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Atlanta-based Artist, Khalilah Birdsong’s “There but for the Grace of You Go I” considers how memory, grace and human connection shape our capacity for resurgence, inviting us to ref...
Canvas, Acrylic
'The Awareness of Elsewhere' colorful abstract painting, layered, impasto, pink
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Atlanta-based Artist, Khalilah Birdsong’s “There but for the Grace of You Go I” considers how memory, grace and human connection shape our capacity for resurgence, inviting us to ref...
Canvas, Acrylic
$7,000
'The New Current' - colorful abstract painting, layered, impasto, purple
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Atlanta-based Artist, Khalilah Birdsong’s “There but for the Grace of You Go I” considers how memory, grace and human connection shape our capacity for resurgence, inviting us to ref...
Canvas, Acrylic
'The Retrieval' - colorful abstract painting, layered, pink
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Atlanta-based Artist, Khalilah Birdsong’s “There but for the Grace of You Go I” considers how memory, grace and human connection shape our capacity for resurgence, inviting us to ref...
Canvas, Acrylic
'The Gnosis' - colorful abstract painting, layered, impasto, blue
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Atlanta-based Artist, Khalilah Birdsong’s “There but for the Grace of You Go I” considers how memory, grace and human connection shape our capacity for resurgence, inviting us to ref...
Canvas, Acrylic
'The Heathlands' - colorful abstract painting, layered, impasto, blue
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Atlanta-based Artist, Khalilah Birdsong’s “There but for the Grace of You Go I” considers how memory, grace and human connection shape our capacity for resurgence, inviting us to ref...
Canvas, Acrylic
'The Codex' - colorful abstract painting, layered, impasto, red
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Atlanta-based Artist, Khalilah Birdsong’s “There but for the Grace of You Go I” considers how memory, grace and human connection shape our capacity for resurgence, inviting us to ref...
Canvas, Acrylic
'The Riverlands' - colorful abstract painting, layered, blue
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Atlanta-based Artist, Khalilah Birdsong’s “There but for the Grace of You Go I” considers how memory, grace and human connection shape our capacity for resurgence, inviting us to ref...
Canvas, Acrylic
'Whisper Song' - colorful abstract painting, layered, blue
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Atlanta-based Artist, Khalilah Birdsong’s “There but for the Grace of You Go I” considers how memory, grace and human connection shape our capacity for resurgence, inviting us to ref...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,800
'Where the Larkspur Blooms II' - colorful abstract painting, layered, red
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Atlanta-based Artist, Khalilah Birdsong’s “There but for the Grace of You Go I” considers how memory, grace and human connection shape our capacity for resurgence, inviting us to ref...
Canvas, Acrylic
'Under the Hemlock' - colorful abstract painting, layered, green
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Atlanta-based Artist, Khalilah Birdsong’s “There but for the Grace of You Go I” considers how memory, grace and human connection shape our capacity for resurgence, inviting us to ref...
Canvas, Acrylic
'Within the Lark Meadow' - colorful abstract painting, layered, orange
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Atlanta-based Artist, Khalilah Birdsong’s “There but for the Grace of You Go I” considers how memory, grace and human connection shape our capacity for resurgence, inviting us to ref...
Canvas, Acrylic
$13,400
'After the Drylands' - colorful abstract painting, layered, impasto, yellow
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Atlanta-based Artist, Khalilah Birdsong’s “There but for the Grace of You Go I” considers how memory, grace and human connection shape our capacity for resurgence, inviting us to ref...
Canvas, Acrylic
'The Constancy' - colorful abstract painting, layered, impasto, blue
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Atlanta-based Artist, Khalilah Birdsong’s “There but for the Grace of You Go I” considers how memory, grace and human connection shape our capacity for resurgence, inviting us to ref...
Canvas, Acrylic
Daybreak
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Khalilah Birdsong, "Daybreak", Acrylic on Canvas, 36 x 30 in.
Acrylic
The Settling
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Khalilah Birdsong, "The Settling", Acrylic on Canvas, 20 x 16 in.
Acrylic
The Pilgrimage
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Khalilah Birdsong, "The Pilgrimage", Acrylic on Canvas, 20 x 16 in.
Acrylic
The Dulma Paradox
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Khalilah Birdsong, "The Dulma Paradox", Acrylic on Canvas, 40 x 30 in.
Acrylic
In the Rip
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Khalilah Birdsong, "In the Rip", Acrylic on Canvas, 36 x 30 in.
Acrylic
The First Place
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Khalilah Birdsong, "The First Place", Acrylic on Canvas, 20 x 16 in.
Acrylic
Dreamers of the Southern Skies
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Khalilah Birdsong, "Dreamers of the Southern Skies", Acrylic on Canvas, 36 x 30 in.
Acrylic
Unavailable
H 48 in W 36 in
The Harbouring Place, 2018, 48x36, acrylic on canvas
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Acrylic painting on canvas Khalilah Birdsong (b. 1977, Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, USA) is a visual artist who creates large-scale abstract paintings and install...
Canvas, Acrylic
The Unfettered, 2018, Acrylic on Canvas, 72x60
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Acrylic painting on canvas Khalilah Birdsong (b. 1977, Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, USA) is a visual artist who creates large-scale abstract paintings and install...
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 40 in W 30 in
'The Willow Haven' - colorful abstract painting, layered, impasto, yellow
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Khalilah Birdsong (b. 1977, Cleveland, Ohio; raised in Atlanta, Georgia) is a visual artist known for her large-scale abstract paintings.
Canvas, Acrylic
Upon Broken Clouds
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Khalilah Birdsong, "Upon Broken Clouds", Acrylic on Canvas, 48 x 30 in.
Acrylic
Upon Hollow's Path
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Khalilah Birdsong, "Upon Hollow's Path", Acrylic on Canvas, 40 x 40 in.
Acrylic
Under The Jacaranda Tree
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Khalilah Birdsong (b. 1977, Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, USA) is a visual artist who creates large-scale abstract paintings and installations.
Canvas, Acrylic
The Runes Say
By Khalilah Birdsong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Acrylic painting on canvas
Canvas, Acrylic
$850
H 16 in W 12 in D 1.5 in
Dream Scape Blue Abstract by Twyla Gettert, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Twyla Gettert
Located in Yardley, PA
Abstract intuitive square vignettes with scenes of awakening from a dream- dreamscape is expressed in this artwork. A small multi-layered painting with grids of imaginary moody, drea...
Acrylic
$2,400
H 36 in W 48 in
Straight Into the Middle - Lively Impasto Thick Paint Colorful Abstract Painting
By Shiri Phillips
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint a...
Canvas, Glitter, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$21,500
H 72 in W 72 in D 2 in
"Serenity" Giant Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Textured Impasto, Blues
By Sveta Hessler
Located in Carmel, CA
Sveta Hessler (Russian, born 1973) "Serenity" 2023 Oil paint on canvas, stretcher bars Signed on the bottom right corner and on verso. We ship all paintings in custom-built, museum-...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$16,000
H 48 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
"Catching the Light" Colorful Mixed Media Abstract Painting, Textured Impasto
By Sveta Hessler
Located in Carmel, CA
Sveta Hessler (Russian, born 1973) "Catching the Light" 2026 Oil and mixed media on stretched canvas Signed and dated on verso. "Catching the Light" is a commanding work that reward...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$3,006
H 78.75 in W 55.12 in D 0.4 in
Abstract R 2414 - Large impasto colorful abstract paintin on canvas
By Alex Senchenko
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Artist : Alex Senchenko © Title: Abstract R 2414 . Acrylic Paints. The painting was created on 100% cotton 340gsm Canvas made in Italy (Pintura). 2024 • Size of a painting: 2...
Acrylic
$720Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 12 in D 1.5 in
Shades of Purple and Gold, abstract, Texas artist, mix of colors
By Lindy Schillaci
Located in Houston, TX
Shades of Purple and Gold and abstracts is a new direction for Texas artist Lindy Schillaci. Shades of Purple and Gold shows the warm colors of the Texas landscape on the road to th...
Oil
$4,900
H 45 in W 30 in D 2 in
"Golden Accents" mixed media abstract with textural blues, lavender, and aquas
By Nancy Eckels
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Golden Accents" is a beautiful luminous large abstract painting by Nancy Eckels. It exhibits the bold colors and textures that her work is known for, and features beautiful blues, ...
Acrylic, Other Medium
$2,100
H 36 in W 40 in D 2 in
Splish Splash, Original Contemporary Colorful Blue Abstract Painting on Canvas
By Jen Sterling
Located in Boston, MA
Splish Splash, Original Contemporary Colorful Blue Abstract Painting 34" x 38" x 0.75" (HxWxD) Acrylic on Canvas 36" x 40" x 2" (HxWxD) Framed An explosive and colorful work by arti...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,000
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.75 in
"Beyond Blue" Colorful Contemporary Oil and Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
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 drips, mixed media and acrylics to add a ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
$1,350
H 36 in W 24 in D 0.75 in
"You've Got to Like Purple" - Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
By Charles David Francis
Located in Soquel, CA
"You've Got to Like Purple" - Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas Bold abstract splatter composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). La...
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
$3,238
H 70 in W 55 in D 1 in
Blue Abstract no. 3024 Beyond the sea, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Anita Kaufmann
Located in Yardley, PA
“The sea! the sea! the open sea! The blue, the fresh, the ever free!â€
Acrylic
$10,000
H 48 in W 60 in D 1.5 in
"Harmony", Colorful Vibrant Textured Abstract, Signed Oil Impasto, 48x60 in
By Frida Willis
Located in Carmel, CA
Frida Willis (Swedish, born 1971) "Harmony" 2022 Oil paint on stretched canvas Signed on the back of the canvas. "Harmony" captures the essence of abstract expressionism through its...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Blue Summer 2025, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Emily STARCK
Located in Yardley, PA
Work of abstraction in a colorful palette mainly blue and orange realized during summer 2025 in France with gestural and intuitive brush strokes; Professional and high quality paint...
Acrylic
Crystaline Purple, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
This artwork was created layering and blending thick layers of turquoise, white, purple and blues over canvas, completed with glossy effects! Ready to hang, signed. I include a...
Acrylic
$6,900
H 48 in W 48 in D 2 in
"Cool Day, Warm Breeze" large abstract with textural blues, orange, and lavender
By Nancy Eckels
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Cool Day, Warm Breeze" is a beautiful luminous abstract painting by Nancy Eckels. It exhibits the bold colors and textures that her work is known for. Using sculptural texture wit...
Acrylic, Other Medium
Purple Rain, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Loretta Kaltenhauser
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting offers a mesmerizing blend of purple, sky blue, and lilac hues against a soft yellow backdrop, creating a calming and visually rich experience. The interplay of texture...
Acrylic
Abstract 4, Abstract Oil Painting
By Dorothy Gaziano
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Layers of blue and cream with touches of orange and black create an energetic composition. The blending of colors evokes a strong sense of movement, while the...
Oil
$4,200
H 18 in W 18 in D 1.5 in
Glimpse of Something That Seemed All Potential - Nude Original Oil Painting
By Rick Sindt
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them...
Oil, Panel
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
H 42 in W 44 in D 2 in
Large Scale Antique American Abstract Expressionist Signed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Canvas, Oil
Interesting Abstract Painting Original Frame ca' 1950's
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
A really interesting Abstract Expressionist painting ca' 1950's. Beautiful colors, the frame is shaped, original.
Oil
Abstract 1, Abstract Oil Painting
By Dorothy Gaziano
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Green, blue, and orange with black accents create a dynamic abstract composition. Scratches and marks add texture and energy. Artist Dorothy Gaziano used oil pa...
Oil
Sold|$1,490
H 24.02 in W 47.84 in D 0.79 in
Floral Fantasy: Nature Abstract Bold Statement Colorful Invest Striking Delight
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Floral Fantasy Nature, Abstract, Bold, Statement, Colorful, Invest, Striking, Delight, Modern, Landscape. In this work, I've poured my heart into a vivid garden of dreams, u...
Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Stretcher Bars
$4,800
H 19 in W 16.25 in D 2 in
Charles Pompilius figurative Young Female Nude Oil on Panel
Located in Detroit, MI
"Untitled" portrays a young female nude in an intimate setting within the artist's studio. This painting is done in the classical vein of full portraiture. The model, however, is not...
Oil, Panel
Papyri Stool in Walnut with Handwoven Danish Cord
By Carter Ellis
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Featuring a mortice and tenon frame and handwoven seat, the Papyri Stool is artisan-crafted from recyclable paper cord, and sustainably harvested walnut. The seat features a continu...
Papercord, Wood, Walnut
Vintage Art Deco Lounge Chairs - Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Distinguished by their sweeping modernist profiles, this pair of vintage Art Deco lounge chairs features elegantly curved bentwood open arms and solid hardwood construction. Finished...
Fabric, Bentwood
$680
H 40 in W 32 in D 0.05 in
Untitled #SP-208, Mixed Media on Paper by Murray Duncan - Abstract Geometric
By Murray Duncan 1
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Untitled #SP-208 by Murray Duncan Mixed media on paper Size: 32" x 40” Unframed, signed A bold mixed-media work with dynamic lines and textures. This captivating piece by Murray D...
Paper, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
$8,900
H 30 in W 85 in D 48 in
Sheraton Style Oval Mahogany Leg Dining Table by Leighton Hall Made-To-Order
By Leighton Hall Furniture
Located in Suwanee, GA
This table features and oval shape with a swirly crotch mahogany field, straight grain mahogany border and classic Sheraton style round fluted and tapered legs. It has a hand rubbed ...
Mahogany
Flamed Mahogany Dining Table Hepplewhite Inspired
Located in North York, ON
Flamed mahogany dining table Hepplewhite inspired. Beautifully bookmatched hand rubbed finished mahogany flamed top with solid mahogany tapered legs in a satin black lacquer with bra...
Brass
$4,400
H 32 in W 48 in D 3 in
No Charges - American Flag Painting over Vintage Newsprint Photo Collage
By Patrick Burns
Located in Chicago, IL
Patrick Burns No Charges original newsprint, acrylic, polymer, resin on panel 32h x 48w in 81.28h x 121.92w cm PB0004 Patrick Burns b. 1987, Cleveland, OH Bio I like to explore t...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel, Newsprint, Polymer
$700
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Changing every Day - Bombay Beach - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Changing every Day' part of the series 'A girl called N.' - 2019 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid, Signed on the back and wit...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Mahogany Executive Desk
Located in Annville, PA
Ideal for use either at work or in a home office the Niagara Furniture Mahogany Executive Desk with a tooled leather top is both beautiful and functional. Built in three sections for...
Mahogany
$985,000
H 41.75 in W 48.75 in D 3 in
La table sur la terrasse au clair de lune by Henri Le Sidaner
By Henri Le Sidaner
Located in New Orleans, LA
Henri Le Sidaner 1862-1939 French La table sur la terrasse au clair de lune, Villefranche-sur-Mer (The Table on the Terrace in the Moonlight, Villefranche-sur-Mer) Signed "Le Sida...
Canvas, Oil
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.
Find original abstract paintings, sculptures, prints and other art on 1stDibs.
Bring audacious experiments with color and textures to your living room, dining room or home office. Abstract paintings, large or small, will stand out in your space, encouraging conversation and introducing a museum-like atmosphere that’s welcoming and conducive to creating memorable gatherings.
Abstract art has origins in 19th-century Europe, but it came into its own as a significant movement during the 20th century. Early practitioners of abstraction included Wassily Kandinsky, although painters were exploring nonfigurative art prior to the influential Russian artist’s efforts, which were inspired by music and religion. Abstract painters endeavored to create works that didn’t focus on the outside world’s conventional subjects, and even when artists depicted realistic subjects, they worked in an abstract mode to do so.
In 1940s-era New York City, a group of painters working in the abstract mode created radical work that looked to European avant-garde artists as well as to the art of ancient cultures, prioritizing improvisation, immediacy and direct personal expression. While they were never formally affiliated with one another, we know them today as Abstract Expressionists.
The male contingent of the Abstract Expressionists, which includes Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Robert Motherwell, is frequently cited in discussing leading figures of this internationally influential postwar art movement. However, the women of Abstract Expressionism, such as Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell and others, were equally involved in the art world of the time. Sexism, family obligations and societal pressures contributed to a long history of their being overlooked, but the female Abstract Expressionists experimented vigorously, developed their own style and produced significant bodies of work.
Draw your guests into abstract oil paintings across different eras and countries of origin. On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive range of abstract paintings along with a guide on how to arrange your wonderful new wall art.
If you’re working with a small living space, a colorful, oversize work can create depth in a given room, but there isn’t any need to overwhelm your interior with a sprawling pièce de résistance. Colorful abstractions of any size can pop against a white wall in your living room, but if you’re working with a colored backdrop, you may wish to stick to colors that complement the decor that is already in the space. Alternatively, let your painting make a statement on its own, regardless of its surroundings, or group it, gallery-style, with other works.
The Italian-American’s 2020 abstract painting “The Hoe” personifies his “art of not knowing.”
In his current show at New York's Lehmann Maupin gallery, the Puerto Rican–born talent reveals new paintings with a semiautobiographical aspect.