Abstract Drawing for Sale
The start of the 20th century was an incredibly promising time for Western societies. Major technological and industrial breakthroughs brought about key societal changes and revolutionized the daily lives of entire populations. The two World Wars devastated the world during the first half of the 20th century and deeply scarred the generations who lived through them. Their violence had a profound influence on the art movements of the time.
Within art and literature, artists started to move away from rational thinking. In art, new movements emerged which completely broke away from traditional artistic conventions, including Surrealism, Dadaism, Figurative art, Expressionism, Cubism and also Abstract Art.
The first abstract tendencies were seen in Germany with Wilhem Worringer, who used abstract art, more specifically geometric shapes, as the means to express and portray his fears. Fauve artists had already used pure colors but this technique became even more commonplace in abstract works. The invention of photography also had a key impact on painters as it meant that they became less concerned about their work being realistic. The origins of the abstract movement are difficult to pin down as its several initiatives developed at the same time in several different countries, without any kind of dialogue unifying them.
It was a watercolor by Vassily Kandinsky, the figurehead of the abstract movement, which triggered the shift in artistic attitudes. Like a piece of cacophonous music, shapes and colors create a sense of movement in his abstracts paintings, communicating specific emotions. From this point on, new artists concentrated on trying to depict a 'contraction of reality', by simplifying shapes and drawing nothing more than its essence or the underlying idea.
Piet Mondrian decided to work with geometric shapes. As for Malévich, he chose to showcase the invisible in his highly symbolic and spiritual works, including his most famous painting 'Black Square.' In his own unique way, Jackson Pollock created nearly 700 impressive modern paintings. His brush rarely ever touching the canvas as he preferred the pouring technique, which involves pouring paint directly onto the painting from a paint pot or stick.
Just like oil painting or abstract sculpture, abstract drawing can come in various different forms. On Artsper, you will find a collection of works made with ink, gouache, watercolor, pen, charcoal, thin lead pencils or felt-tip pens and often on paper. Similar to painting, abstract drawing can highlight shapes, textures, lines or colors. What the artists decide to focus on is dependent on their artistic vision.
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Tiempos de mudanza. En esas estamos (Moving times. Here we are)
M. M. Calvo
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 32.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 12.8 inch
€900
Tiempos de mudanza. Suma de restos (Moving times. Addition of remainders)
M. M. Calvo
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.8 inch
€900
Apaños y remiendos (Fixes and patches)
M. M. Calvo
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 8.3 inch
€900
Tiempos de mudanza. Las vueltas que da el mundo (Moving times. The ups and downs in life)
M. M. Calvo
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.6 inch
€900
Tiempos de mudanza. Las vueltas que da el mundo (Moving times. The ups and downs in life)
M. M. Calvo
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.6 inch
€900
Arietta series 2
Margaret Neill
Fine Art Drawings - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 inch
€3,216
Arietta series 1
Margaret Neill
Fine Art Drawings - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 inch
€3,216
Apaños y remiendos (Fixes and patches)
M. M. Calvo
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 34 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.4 x 0 inch
€900
Tiempos de mudanza. Las vueltas que da el mundo (Moving times. The ups and downs in life)
M. M. Calvo
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.6 inch
€900
Tiempos de mudanza. Las vueltas que da el mundo (Moving times. The ups and downs in life)
M. M. Calvo
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 10.6 inch
€900
Tiempos de mudanza. Las vueltas que da el mundo (Moving times. The ups and downs in life)
M. M. Calvo
Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 31.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 12.4 inch
€900
Untitled A19
Abdullah Murad
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
€1,126
Untitled A18
Abdullah Murad
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
€1,126
Untitled A15
Abdullah Murad
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
€1,126
Untitled A13
Abdullah Murad
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
€1,126
Untitled A20
Abdullah Murad
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
€1,126
Untitled A12
Abdullah Murad
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
€1,126
Untitled A11
Abdullah Murad
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
€1,126
Untitled A10
Abdullah Murad
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
€1,126
Untitled A9
Abdullah Murad
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 inch
€1,126
Untitled A8
Abdullah Murad
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 inch
€1,126
Untitled A7
Abdullah Murad
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.8 inch
€1,126
Untitled A4
Abdullah Murad
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
€1,126
Untitled A3
Abdullah Murad
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
€1,126
Untitled A1
Abdullah Murad
Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 8.3 inch
€1,408
Mouvement (3)
Sylva Sylva
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
€200
Sans titre (1)
Sylva Sylva
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
€260
The Hottest Day
Elena Disabato
Fine Art Drawings - 19.1 x 24.1 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 9.5 x 0.5 inch
€222
MT 24.10
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
€270
MT 24.09
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch
€270
Isidore 24.01
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€300
Attraction 24.05
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€320
Untitled
Duván López
Fine Art Drawings - 85 x 75 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.5 x 29.5 x 0 inch
€2,250
Untitled
Duván López
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
€1,950
Guia DHL
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 31.8 x 24.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.5 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
€1,690
Guia USPS
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 31.8 x 24.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.5 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
€1,690
Guia Fedex
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 31.8 x 24.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.5 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
€1,690
Herbert Bayer
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
€1,690
Roberto burle Marx
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 31.8 x 24.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.5 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
€1,690
Obscured Fear
Ghada Jamal
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 35 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 13.8 x 0.6 inch
€845
Never Ending Period
Ghada Jamal
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 30 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch
€845
The Maestro
Ghada Jamal
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.6 inch
€939
Awaiting on a Clear Day
Ghada Jamal
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.6 inch
€939
In the Past Awaits the Shadow
Ghada Jamal
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 26 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.2 x 0.6 inch
€939
Right Behind You
Ghada Jamal
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.6 inch
€939
No Place to Go
Ghada Jamal
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 45 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch
€1,126
Tres figuras sin identidad
José Antonio Fondevila
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 12.6 inch
€900
Realidad forzada
José Antonio Fondevila
Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 32.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 12.8 inch
€900
Mércores pola mañá
José Antonio Fondevila
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 41 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 16.1 inch
€900
Extraña ocurrencia
José Antonio Fondevila
Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 12.6 inch
€900
Cesto sin globo
José Antonio Fondevila
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 inch
€900
Transparències 11/13
Josep María Codina
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 82 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 32.3 inch
€1,500
Transparències 10/13
Josep María Codina
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 82 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 32.3 inch
€1,500
St 2013 paper
Josep María Codina
Fine Art Drawings - 62 x 73 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,580
Les absorbés 2022 C
Eric Gouret
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
€1,400
Sans titre 4
Eric Gouret
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
€1,400
Sans titre 2 (1)
Eric Gouret
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
€1,400
Sans titre 2
Eric Gouret
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
€1,400
Self-Portrait 24.122
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€280
Self-Portrait 24.82
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€200
Sofisticada
Christina Sprowl
Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 20 x 1 inch
€828
Crazy World 22.04
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€350
Figure Group
Robert Goodnough
Fine Art Drawings - 29.2 x 39.4 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.5 x 15.5 x 0.1 inch
€1,737
Il est mien #2
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
€900
Dryad
Slav Nedev
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 23 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch
€440
Deep Waters
Slav Nedev
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 23 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch
€440
Deep Forest
Slav Nedev
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 23 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch
€440
Les deux font la paire
Damien Berrard
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€110
50 years ago
Damien Berrard
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
€170
Landscape with red flowers
Damien Berrard
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€150
Nature morte au pot de fleurs et oranges
Damien Berrard
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
€250
Sunny landscape seen with magic mushrooms
Damien Berrard
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€100
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Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch
€563
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Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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Need help with Abstract Drawing ?
What are the characteristics of abstract art?
Abstract art is the opposite of figurative art, which aims to represent the physical, visual world. Abstract art aims instead to represent the world through a different visual language, using shapes, symbols, lines, and color.
Who created drawing?
The origin of the practice of drawing is hard to trace, as it has existed since well before humans began recording historical information. However, it is believed to have originated during the Stone Age, when humans began experimenting with drawing as an art form. The earliest known example is an abstract crayon drawing on a piece of stone that was created around 73,000 years ago.
Who are the main abstract artists?
Some of the most influential abstract artists in art history are Jackson Pollock, Vassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian, and Helen Frankenthaler.