Mid Century Pink Roses Floral Bouquet Still Life Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Signed "Celia B. Michelena" lower right. Presented in a gold colored frame.
Paper, Watercolor
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Portrait of a Distinguished Asian Gentleman
Located in Soquel, CA
He is wearing a dark green shirt and has a somber expression on his face. Signed "Celia B. Seymour" in the upper left corner. Presented in a vintage giltwood frame.
Oil, Illustration Board
Celia Lees — Atmospheric Abstract Painting in Crimson, Blush and Burgundy
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Oil
Celia Lees — Atmospheric Abstract Painting in Blush, Saffron and Burgundy
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Artwork Colors Raw Canada Contemporary Celia Lees 2025 NEW
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Gestural Lines Green Artwork Contemporary Artist Canadian Celia Lees
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Color Lines Artwork by Big Dimensions Contemporary Celia Lees
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
$5,484
Ethereal Abstract Painting Floral Composition Coral, Peach and Blue Celia Lees
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
Celia Lees — Minimal Abstract Painting in Soft Ochre and Powder Blue
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Celia Lees — Minimal Atmospheric Abstract Painting in Deep Blue and Black
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Celia Lees — Large Atmospheric Abstract Painting in Coral, Blush and Burgundy
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
$4,317
Celia Lees — Contemporary Atmospheric Abstract Painting in Blue, Ochre and Ivory
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Celia Lees — Atmospheric Abstract Painting in Blush, Coral and Powder Blue
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Cotton Canvas, Ink, Oil, Acrylic
Celia Lees — Atmospheric Abstract Painting in Ochre, Cream and Pale Blue
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Ink, Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
$1,983
Celia Lees — Atmospheric Abstract Painting in Blush, Ochre and Plum Contemporary
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Celia Lees — Large Atmospheric Abstract Painting in Blush, Plum and Ochre
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Artwork Colors Red Raw Canada Contemporary Celia Lees 2025 NEW
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
Celia Lees — Minimal Abstract Oil Painting in Earth Tones and Soft Blue
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Celia Lees — Contemporary Abstract Acrylic on Canvas in Blue, Rust and Cream
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
$1,633
Celia Lees — Contemporary Abstract Acrylic on Canvas in Crimson, Blush and Black
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Ink, Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
British Artist Celia Hempton Nude Male Print "Ben", Numbered, Signed, Dated 2017
By Celia Hempton
Located in Miami, FL
British Artist Celia Hempton Nude Male Print "Ben", Numbered, Signed, Dated 2017 Offered for sale is a 2017 print of a nude male by the British artist Celia Hempton (b 1981) titled ...
Glass, Wood, Paper
$2,333
Celia Lees, Untitled II, 2025 – Abstract Painting in Coral, Pink and Earth Tones
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Waves of Relief” by Celia Lees, 2025 — Water-Inspired Abstract in Blue Tones
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Ink, Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
$3,033
Abstract Painting Gesture in Red, Blue, Orange, Large Scale, 86x91 cm Celia Lees
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
$316Sale Price|20% Off
Ralph Lauren Purple Label Black Celia Tweed Heels Size 9.5
By Ralph Lauren Purple Label
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
No box or dust cover. Style: Celia Size: 9.5 B Upper: Wool Lining/Footbed: Calfskin and goatskin Outsole: Leather with rubber at the toe Color: Black toe pointed.
Celia Seated on an Office Chair
By David Hockney
Located in Los Angeles, CA
David HOCKNEY (b. 1937) Celia Seated on an Office Chair, 1974 Color etching with aquatint Sheet: 36 x 29 1/2 inches, Rives BFK Edition of 60 HOX161A
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H 36.23 in W 48.04 in D 1.58 in
ABSTRACT Artwork Colors Canada Contemporary Celia Lees 2025 NEW
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
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H 59.85 in W 59.85 in D 1.58 in
ABSTRACT Dark Lines Artwork by Contemporary Artist Celia Lees 2024
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
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H 31.5 in W 55.12 in D 1.58 in
Celia Lees — Abstract Painting with Soft Pink and Ochre Tones
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
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H 24.41 in W 18.51 in D 1.58 in
ABSTRACT Artwork Colors Blue Raw Canada Contemporary Celia Lees 2025 NEW
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
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H 35.83 in W 33.86 in D 1.58 in
ABSTRACT Artwork Colors Red Black Canada by Contemporary Artist Celia Lees 2024
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
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H 60.24 in W 60.24 in D 1.58 in
ABSTRACT Artwork Colors Red Black Canada by Contemporary Artist Celia Lees 2024
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
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H 35.44 in W 25.6 in D 1.97 in
Mulberry Tree II” by Celia Lees, 2025 — Warm Abstract Composition in Red Ochre
By Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees (b. 1996) is an abstract artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
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H 24 in W 20 in D 0.13 in
'Still Life of Roses', San Francisco Bay Area Woman Artist, De Young Museum, SWA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Celia B. Michelena' (American, 1910-2006) and painted circa 1965.
Oil, Board
Celia Musing
By David Hockney
Located in Santa Monica, CA
David Hockney (b. 1937) Celia Musing, 1979 Lithograph 40 5/8 x 29 1/4 inches Edition of 100 plus 16 artist's proofs Signed and numbered HOX832A
Lithograph
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.