20th Century Cityscape Painting by Mel Fowler (1921-1987)
By Mel Fowler
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Mel Fowler (1921-1987) was a listed Italian-American painter known for his cubist inspired abstracts, still lifes and scenics.
Watercolor
$4,950
Mid Century American Abstract, possibly Fisherman's wharf San Francisco, Ca
By Mel Fowler
Located in Woodbury, CT
Midcentury oil on canvas , Wharf scene, possibly Fishermans Wharf in San Francisco. Signed lower right. Mel Fowler (1921-1987) was a listed Italian-American painter known for his cub...
Oil
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H 35 in W 22 in
Mid Century Cubist Still life of flowers, fruit, orange table cloth 1960's
By Mel Fowler
Located in Woodbury, CT
Cubist still live of flowers in a po, with fruit. Mel Fowler (1921-1987) was a listed Italian-American painter known for his cubist inspired abstracts, still lives and scenics.
Oil
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H 17 in W 46 in
Mid Century American Abstract, possibly Fisherman's wharf San Francisco, Ca
By Mel Fowler
Located in Woodbury, CT
Midcentury oil on canvas , Wharf scene, possibly Fishermans Wharf in San Francisco. Mel Fowler (1921-1987) was a listed Italian-American painter known for his cubist inspired abstra...
Oil
HARLEQUIN
By Mel Fowler
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEL FOWLER "HARLEQUIN" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED AMERICAN, C.1965 50 X 21 INCHES Mel Fowler 1921-1987 Flower was an Italian-American painter known for his cubist inspired abstracts, ...
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Modern Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous mystery midcentury abstract. It is oil on board measuring 60 inches wide by 20 high. Frame is 1/2 around. Painting is signed Kirstein. The artist was obviously very talented...
Oil
Mystery Mid Century Modern Sailboats
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mystery heavy impasto abstract sailboat scene. Fabulous midcentury oil on canvas which appears to be illegibly signed. It has wonderful colors and is in very good original condition....
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
$356Sale Price|25% Off
H 10 in W 14.75 in
House of Blues (Contemporary Abstract Painting)
By Charles Collins
Located in New Orleans, LA
Charles Collins hails from a family of New Orleans artists. His late mother was a noted painter as his sister currently is, and he has a son who is a glassblower. His work has not be...
Acrylic
$795
H 29 in W 13 in D 2 in
Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Original MCM NYC School Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 29 by 13 inches overall, and 27.5 by 11 painting alone. Unsigned. Excellent condition, ready to hang and en...
Oil
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
H 31 in W 25 in D 2 in
Antique American School Framed Modern Abstract Expressionist NYC Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 30L x 24H.
Canvas, Oil
$6,200
H 38.5 in W 48.5 in D 1 in
"Harbor Scene" Large Abstract Expressionist Mid-Century Oil Painting Framed
By Robert Freiman
Located in New York, NY
A dynamic mid-20th-century abstract expressionist harbor scene, executed with bold, energetic brushwork, layered scrapes, drips, and splatters of paint. Vertical white and pale strok...
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
$3,500Sale Price|30% Off
H 31.25 in W 47.5 in D 4 in
Harbor abstract in Deep Blues
By Donald Roy Purdy
Located in New York, NY
Signed lower left: Purdy A very cool example of mid-century 50"s abstraction. Harbor is done in a style that was being experimented with particularly in the New York and California ...
Oil, Masonite
$950
H 11.25 in W 13.5 in
1974 California Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Bold Oil Painting Don Clausen
By Don Clausen
Located in Surfside, FL
Don Clausen American (b. 1930) Untitled (1974) Oil on board Hand signed lower left and verso Framed 11.25 X 13.5 sight 9 x 11.25 inches Don Clausen is an American Postwar & Contem...
Oil, Board
$950
H 18 in W 12 in D 0.32 in
Mid Century Abstract Urban Cityscape Watercolor, Signed, 1966
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century modern abstracted figurative cityscape watercolor by Karen Miller (American, 20th century). Signed and dated lower right "K. Miller '66" and on verso "Karen Mil...
Paper, Watercolor
Covered Bridge
By Remo Michael Farruggio
Located in Sheffield, MA
Remo Michael Farruggio American,1905-1981 Covered Bridge Oil on canvas. 22 in. by 30 in. W/frame 26 in. by 34 in. Signed lower right & titled on verso “Covered Bridge” Circa 1959 ...
Oil
$420Sale Price|69% Off
H 23.63 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in
Mid-Century Cubist Cityscape, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas, Signed
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid-Century cubist oil and acrylic futuristic cityscape on canvas. Signed bottom right, artist unknown. Highly colourful and well-composed interpretation of a cityscape of the futur...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Mid Century Abstract Painting by California Artist Carlos Lopez
Located in San Francisco, CA
Abstract oil on canvas by California artist Carlos Lopez. Framed, matted and behind glass. Signed and with artist bio on back.
Canvas, Paint
"NEW HORIZON" LARGE MID CENTURY MODERN ABSTRACT
By Michael Frary
Located in San Antonio, TX
Michael Frary (1918 - 2005) Austin Artist Image Size: 51 x 35 Frame Size: 59 x 43 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signed Dated 1970 "New Horizon" Biography Michael Frary (1918 - 2005) Michael ...
Oil
$750
H 28 in W 21 in D 1 in
Mid Century Modern Boats and Bridge, Abstracted Maritime Landscape Painting
By Donald J. Phillips
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern Boats and Bridge, Abstracted Maritime Landscape Painting Wonderful mid-century modern abstracted maritime seascape by listed Santa Cruz, California artist Donald ...
Paper, Oil
$1,100
H 16 in W 12 in
Abstract Cityscape 1960 Oil Painting Signed Chait Expressionist NYC City Scene
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a bold, abstracted city scene. It appears to be New York City, It could be any large metropolis with skyscrapers and a bustle to it. It is signed S. Chait and signed with ini...
Oil, Board
$120,000 / set
H 31.25 in W 22.5 in D 19.25 in
Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto Set of Twelve Africa Walnut Dining Chairs 1975
By Maxalto, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto extraordinary set of twelve dining chairs model 'Africa' with sculptural frames in walnut including ebony with seats in saddle or cogn...
Brass
$2,967
H 10.24 in W 12.21 in
Impressionist Autumn Landscape, Vadstena 1930 – Erik Tryggelin
By Erik Tryggelin
Located in Stockholm, SE
This lively city view from Vadstena was executed over two consecutive days in late October 1930. Erik Tryggelin records the scene with remarkable immediacy, capturing the fleeting at...
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
$1,200Sale Price|40% Off
H 26 in W 30 in D 1 in
Street After Rain (Santiago de Chile) Dominican Artist
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Alberto Ulloa Burgos (1 January 1950 – 1 October 2011). Street After Rain (Santiago de Chile), 1970. Oil on masonite panel measuring 20 x 24 inches; 26 x 30 inches framed. Signed and...
Masonite, Oil
$2,475
H 36 in W 44 in D 2 in
Anza-Borrego Desert California Modernist Large Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist landscape signed oil painting of the Anza-Borrego desert. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 36 by 44 inches overall. In excellent original condit...
Canvas, Oil
$1,150
H 16 in W 16 in D 1.5 in
"Nautilus Shell" Original Artwork, 24kt Gold on Museum Glass
By Kate Breakey
Located in Denver, CO
About the artist: Kate Breakey is internationally known for her large-scale, richly hand-colored photographs including her acclaimed series of luminous portraits of birds, flowers a...
Gold Leaf
$1,475
H 19 in W 15 in D 2 in
Antique American Super Realist Trompe L'Oeil Framed Signed Still Life Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early American super realist trompe l'oeil still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas, lain to board. Signed. Image size, 14H by 10L.
Canvas, Oil
$50,000
H 25 in W 62 in
WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers
By Seymour Fogel
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers Seymour Fogel (1911-1984) Mural Study, untitled 11 x 49 1/4 inches (sight) Tempera on board Provenance:...
Egg Tempera, Board
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 32 in D 0.13 in
Mexican Modernist Oil Painting - Double Sided Abstract Figures and Buildings
Located in Soquel, CA
Mexican Modernist Oil Painting - Double Sided Abstract Figures and Buildings Dynamic abstract pieces by Ernesto Butterlin, aka Linares, (Mexican, German b. 1917 d. 1964.) The front ...
Masonite, Oil
$8,000
H 27 in W 41 in
Figures, Cubist Oil on Board Painting by John F. Leonard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Figures (66) John F. Leonard American (1921–1987) Date: circa 1965 Oil on Board, unsigned Size: 21 in. x 33 in. (53.34 cm x 83.82 cm) Frame Size: 27 x 41 inches
Oil, Board
$3,580Sale Price|20% Off
H 51 in W 39 in D 2 in
Antique American School Female Artist Abstract Expressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique modernist abstract painting by Elsie Orfuss (Born 1913). Oil on canvas. Signed on verso. Nicely framed. Image size, 36L x 48H
Canvas, Oil
Neighbors
By Norman Barr
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Neighbors, 1939, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 22 x 26 inches Norman Barr was an American Scene painter and muralist known for his poignant depictions of working-clas...
Canvas, Oil
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.5 in W 27.5 in D 2.5 in
Late 19th Century Oil Painting San Francisco Bay Sunset
By William Alexander Coulter
Located in Soquel, CA
San Francisco Bay Sunset Hudson River School circle of William Alexander Coulter Luminous San Francisco Bay 1870s landscape of sunset over water with red buoy in foreground and sail...
Linen, Oil
$2,377Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.56 in W 82.68 in D 0.79 in
Ball Game (Triptych)
By Juan Álvarez Cebrián
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
It is important to note that this work consists of three separate canvases, each one of 70x70x2. They make up a work of 210x70x2. The scene depicted is purely imaginary, where two wi...
Linen, Oil
La Puerta (Photorealistic Interior)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Enrique Medina (b.1935). La Puerta, 1985. Acrylic on canvas, measuring 32 x 32 inches; 33 x 33 inches framed. Signed lower right. Signed, dated, titled on verso. Personal Informat...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
$1,161
H 16 in W 13 in
Cubist Abstract Portrait of Seated Woman Colorful Geometric Forms French 1950's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Portrait French, mid 20th century signed oil on board, unframed Board: 16 x 13 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris, France Condition: very good condition Description...
Oil
$3,900
H 22 in W 18 in
Fighter Boxing Woodstock American Scene WPA Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
Fighter Boxing Woodstock American Scene WPA Era Mid 20th Century Social John Ruggles (1907-1991) Sight: 17 1/2 x 13 1/3 inches. Framed: 22 x 18 inches. Oil on board Signed lower ...
Oil, Board
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.
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