Red and Green African Rusted Metal Composition "Green Wood Star"
By Nyasha Mashumba
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Nyasha Mashumba, having been the apprentice of Mark Hilltout, has now carved out a career for himself as artist and designer, utilizing the medium and craft he has mastered over the ...
Metal, Steel, Iron
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
Africa (mountain)- abstract art, made in yellow, orange, blue, pink, grey, green, brown
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in yellow, orange, blue, pink, grey, green and brown color on Yupo paper. The work is 20 by 26 inches in size, framed in...
Paper, Ink
African Girl Acrylic Painting, Abstract Expressionist, 21st Century
By Damola Ayegbayo
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Acrylic
$9,000
Abstract painting w/ collage & photographs, Black African American history
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Please contact me with zip code for precise shipping rates. "And the Beat Goes On" is a large acrylic collage painting with photograph portraits integrated into it, as well as found ...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
$9,000
Abstract painting w/ collage & photographs, Black African American history
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Please contact me with zip code for precise shipping rates. "Enough Said Already" is a large acrylic collage painting with photograph portraits integrated into it, as well as ticket ...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Abstract painting w/ photograph & collage objects, Black African-American artist
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Pearl's World" is a large acrylic painting with a photograph portrait and a number of found objects integrated into the painting, including pearls, metal pins, tickets, and text. Th...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Gatekeeper: abstract African American collage painting w/ Black figures, yellow
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Gatekeeper" is a collage / painting created from acrylic and collage on leather mounted on MDF panel with yellow background. The work itself is 24" x 22", framed to 24.5" x 22.5" in...
Leather, Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Archival Paper
$2,600
Abstract Expressionist Contemporary Modernist South African Painting Lorna Marsh
Located in Surfside, FL
The extraordinary animal paintings, largely drawn from her native South Africa, are imbued with a hallucinatory intensity and ferocity.
Paper, Acrylic
"Pink Hair" - Textured African Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Portrait Art
By Innocent Chikezie
Located in Carmel, CA
Innocent Chikezie (Nigerian, born 1982) "Pink Hair" 2022 Acrylic Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the bottom right of the painting. This striking piece features a you...
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
$4,000
On a Clear Day: framed abstract painting by Black African American artist
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"On a Clear Day" is an acrylic painting of an abstracted, dream-like landscape on leather mounted on MDF panel. The work itself is 24" x 22", framed to 24.5" x 22.5" in a narrow, sim...
Leather, Acrylic, Panel
20th C. Figurative Abstract Painting Cleveland School African American Artist
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Beachwood, OH
Beni E. Kosh/Charles Elmer Harris (American, 1917-1993) Untitled Oil on canvas board Estate stamped #611 verso 24 x 18 inches Charles Elmer Harris was born in 1917 in Cleveland, Oh...
Oil
The Eye - African Abstract Painting Blue Yellow Brown Green White Beige Orange
By Daté Kodjo Amouzou
Located in Sofia, BG
"The Eye" is an African abstract portrait painting by the talented Togolese artist Daté kodjo AMOUZOU.
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
3-part painting construction by Black African American artist, w/ found objects
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an 3-part painting / construction (assemblage) created from acrylic paint, wood, glass, and found objects. It includes several historic photograph of figures as well as many ...
Found Objects, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Glass, Wood
Reflects Of Happiness - African Abstract Painting Blue Yellow Brown Green White
By Daté Kodjo Amouzou
Located in Sofia, BG
"Reflect Of Happiness" is an African abstract portrait painting by the talented Togolese artist Daté kodjo AMOUZOU.
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Reflects - African abstract Painting Blue Yellow Brown Green White Beige Black
By Daté Kodjo Amouzou
Located in Sofia, BG
"Reflet" is an African abstract portrait painting by the talented Togolese artist Daté kodjo AMOUZOU.
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$384Sale Price|20% Off
Reticence -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Pop Culture, Miniature, Africa
By Olumide Ajayi
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The things I didn't get to say, and the things you'll never get to hear, both are my regrets to carry. I'm just hoping I can lessen the weight and maybe some of the guilt I've been h...
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
$384Sale Price|20% Off
Jouska -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Miniature, Emotions, Africa Colors
By Olumide Ajayi
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Jouska is an introspective artwork that explores the universal experience of replaying and reimagining past conversations, searching for control over moments that are inherently unco...
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Appearances 10 -21st Century, Contemporary, Impasto, Abstract Figurative, Africa
By Abiodun Nafiu Azeez
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
However, his true passion lies in abstract expression, where he seeks to promote African art, culture, and nature.
Canvas, Oil
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Appearances 8 -21st Century, Contemporary, Impasto, Abstract Figurative, Africa
By Abiodun Nafiu Azeez
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
However, his true passion lies in abstract expression, where he seeks to promote African art, culture, and nature.
Canvas, Oil
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Appearances 7 -21st Century, Contemporary, Impasto, Abstract Figurative, Africa
By Abiodun Nafiu Azeez
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
However, his true passion lies in abstract expression, where he seeks to promote African art, culture, and nature.
Canvas, Oil
Appearances 6 -21st Century, Contemporary, Impasto, Abstract Figurative, Africa
By Abiodun Nafiu Azeez
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
However, his true passion lies in abstract expression, where he seeks to promote African art, culture, and nature.
Canvas, Oil
Appearances 5 -21st Century, Contemporary, Impasto, Abstract Figurative, Africa
By Abiodun Nafiu Azeez
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
However, his true passion lies in abstract expression, where he seeks to promote African art, culture, and nature.
Canvas, Oil
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Appearances 4 -21st Century, Contemporary, Impasto, Abstract Figurative, Africa
By Abiodun Nafiu Azeez
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
However, his true passion lies in abstract expression, where he seeks to promote African art, culture, and nature.
Canvas, Oil
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Appearances 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Impasto, Abstract Figurative, Africa
By Abiodun Nafiu Azeez
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
However, his true passion lies in abstract expression, where he seeks to promote African art, culture, and nature.
Canvas, Oil
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Appearances 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Impasto, Abstract Figurative, Africa
By Abiodun Nafiu Azeez
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
However, his true passion lies in abstract expression, where he seeks to promote African art, culture, and nature.
Canvas, Oil
The Usual Suspects: framed painting by Black African American artist
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
The painting covers the entire surface of the photograph except the faces of three Black African American men.
Acrylic, Photographic Paper
$680Sale Price|20% Off
In The Making 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Abstract, Colour Africa
By Naomi Oyeniyi
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
By and by Too many thoughts rooted in my soul So many memories, the good and the bad They all shaped me. Colourful in a wink, darkness looted. But when it's all going grey, it shine...
Canvas, Oil
$850
In The Making 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Abstract, Colour Africa
By Naomi Oyeniyi
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
By and by Too many thoughts rooted in my soul So many memories, the good and the bad They all shaped me. Colourful in a wink, darkness looted. But when it's all going grey, it shine...
Canvas, Oil
$35,000
Two Female Nudes African American Expressionist Painting Smith Tower Gallery
By Robert Colescott
Located in Portland, OR
While not easily placed within any one specific school of painting, Colescott's distinctive works share elements of Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Renaissance Painting, Neo-Express...
Paper, Chalk, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen
Pipe Dreams: African American collage painting w/ photographs figures, objects
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an abstract collage / painting created from acrylic and found objects.
Found Objects, Acrylic, Mixed Media
$4,000
Skittles & Riddles: African American collage painting w/ Black figures, green
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Skittles & Riddles" is a collage / painting created from acrylic and collage on leather mounted on MDF panel with predominant blue. The work itself is 24" x 22", framed to 24.5" x 2...
Leather, Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Archival Paper
Sunrise Over Money: framed painting / collage by Black African American artist
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Sunrise Over Money" is an acrylic painting of an abstracted, dream-like landscape with collaged found objects and photographs. It is an homage to Emmitt Till, who is pictured at ce...
Acrylic, Panel, Found Objects
$6,500
Sitting with the Shadows: Mixed Media Painting by Black African-American Artist
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a large, framed acrylic painting with collaged photographs, gold leaf, metallic paint, burn marks, and other mixed media. Is it by artist Lavett Ballard, who is the first Bla...
Gold Leaf
$4,000
Night Watchers: African American collage painting w/ Black figures, red pink
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Night Watchers" is a collage / painting created from acrylic and collage on leather mounted on MDF panel with predominant red / pink / orange. The work itself is 24" x 22", framed t...
Leather, Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Archival Paper
$2,436
Earthy Abstract African Landscape Rusted Metal Composition "Back to Roots"
By Nyasha Mashumba
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Nyasha Mashumba, having been the apprentice of Mark Hilltout, has now started to carve out a career for himself as artist and designer, utilizing the medium and craft he has mastered...
Metal, Steel, Iron
Earthy Abstract African Trees, Rusted Metal Composition "Farm Landscape Study 3"
By Nyasha Mashumba
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Nyasha Mashumba, having been the apprentice of Mark Hilltout, has now started to carve out a career for himself as artist and designer, utilizing the medium and craft he has mastered...
Metal, Steel, Iron
Earthy Abstract African Trees, Rusted Metal Composition "Farm Landscape Study 4"
By Nyasha Mashumba
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Nyasha Mashumba, having been the apprentice of Mark Hilltout, has now started to carve out a career for himself as artist and designer, utilizing the medium and craft he has mastered...
Metal, Steel, Iron
In the Nick of Time: African American collage painting w/ found objects & figure
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"In The Nick Of Time" is an abstract collage / painting created from acrylic and found objects on leather mounted on round MDF panel.
Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel, Leather, Fiberboard
Every Time I Feel the Spirit: African American collage painting w/ figures, blue
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Every Time I Feel the Spirit" is a collage / painting created from acrylic and collage on leather mounted on MDF panel with predominant blue. The work itself is 24" x 22", framed to...
Leather, Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Archival Paper
$4,500
Don't Play In the Sun: Mixed Media Collage on Paper, Black African-American art
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Don't Play in the Sun" is a large, framed collage on paper with acrylic paint, photographs, gold leaf, metallic paint, burns, and other mixed media. The work itself is 22"x30" and i...
Foil
Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting, 'Africa' by Mary H., Framed Canvas, 1988
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
An elegant Vintage Original abstract canvas painting crafted in oil on canvas with a A monumental abstract painting titled Africa, signed and dated 1988 by an artist whose signature ...
Canvas
A Gathering of African Women, by Kinioka
Located in San Francisco, CA
This painting depicts a gathering of female figures in a traditional or communal setting, known to be a common theme in this style of African art.
Cotton, Oil
$8,000
"Friends" - Vibrant Acrylic Textural African Expressionist Figurative Artwork
By Innocent Chikezie
Located in Carmel, CA
Innocent Chikezie (Nigerian, born 1982) "Friends" 2022 Acrylic Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the bottom right of the painting. “Friends” by Innocent Chikezie is a ...
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
$1,240Sale Price|20% Off
Red -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Impasto, Impressionist, Africa Woman
By Abiodun Nafiu Azeez
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gallery) About Artist Abiodun Nafiu Azeez is an accomplished artist with a diverse background in contemporary painting, p...
Canvas, Oil
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
Untitled (Abstract African American Male Figure Study)
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (Abstract African American Male Figure Study) Year: 1963 Medium: Ink on heavy archival paper Size: 16.75 x 14 inches Condition: Good Pr...
Ink
$1,500
Abstract Acrylic Mix Media Painting Cheryl Warrick African American Woman Artist
By Cheryl Warrick
Located in Surfside, FL
Cheryl Warrick (American, b. 1956), "Both Sides" 1998, acrylic and mixed media painting on paper, Hand signed, titled and dated verso, matted and framed. Dimensions: 13 x 12.75 ...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,500
Abstract Acrylic Mix Media Painting Cheryl Warrick African American Woman Artist
By Cheryl Warrick
Located in Surfside, FL
Cheryl Warrick (American, b. 1956), "Build a nest" 1998, Acrylic and mixed media painting on paper, Hand signed, titled and dated verso, matted and framed. (I have not opened thi...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,400
Grant Series Torn Paper Collage Painting African American Artist John Rozelle
By John Rozelle
Located in Surfside, FL
John Rozelle (American, 1944-) Grant Series II #5, Collage, 1988 Hand signed, dated and titled in pencil Provenance: Isobel Neal Gallery, Chicago, Measurements Matted to approxim...
Mixed Media, Laid Paper
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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