Geometric

In 1910, Wassily Kandinsky became a pioneer of abstract art, a style where formal elements take precedence over any representation of reality. He was one of the first artists to place colour at the centre of his work. He carefully considered the symbolic meaning of different hues, for Kandinsky blue inspired peace, green was synonymous with stillness, red was representative of warmth and black signified the eternal silence. Kandinsky inspired the discovery of a new expression through uncharted territories and, along with Malevich and Mondrian, invented abstract art.

Inspired by the legacy of constructivism, and opposed to realism, these artists established a new approach to abstraction. Through the use of geometrical shapes, they explored artistic purity and simplification. Their canvases were characterised by squares, circles, rectangles and triangles.

Sonia Delaunay sought after simultaneous contrasts through the juxtaposition of geometric shapes and colours. Kazimir Malevich launched suprematism and played with geometric monochrome shapes on canvases. Victor Vasarely cleverly used shapes and colour, especially gradients, to create impressive optical illusions.

In contemporary art, the repetition of patterns is one of Yayoi Kusama's signature styles and Claude Viallat reproduces patterns obsessively. Julio Le Parc and Carlos Cruz Diez are among the pioneers of kinetic art and op-art, and more recently, Georges Rousse drew inspiration from Malevich for his work in photography with geometric anamorphs.

The gallerist's role was decisive in introducing this art and new artists to the general public, especially in France. For instance, the renowned gallerist Denise René supported Op-Art artists such as Vasarely after the Second World War. Today, galleries continue to play an essential role: The Perrotin gallery represents the great Venezuelan artist Jesus-Rafael Soto and the Gimpel & Müller gallery pays tribute to both famous and emerging contemporary artists such as Cruz-Diez while also giving continuing visibility to modern artist like Léon Zack or Guy de Lussigny.

In Artsper's selection of geometric art, discover the artists who developed this style, working in a number of different movements including cubism, kinetic art and optical art. You'll also be able to explore the work of many contemporary artists who continue to be fascinated by the possibilities offered by manipulating colours and shapes.

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Painting, Shape 20, Osse Müller

Osse Müller

Painting - 200 x 300 x 0.3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 118.1 x 0.1 inch

$6,589

Painting, Operenccia, Victor Vasarely

Victor Vasarely

Painting - 101.6 x 167.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 66 x 1 inch

$450,000

Sculpture, Oval – black, Go Segawa

Go Segawa

Sculpture - 24.8 x 11.9 x 11.9 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch

$839

Sculpture, Mère et enfant, Stratos

Stratos

Sculpture - 34 x 38 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 15 x 5.9 inch

$2,036

Painting, Aquarelle, Julien Raynaud

Julien Raynaud

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$898

Painting, Sail, Strashevich Alexander

Strashevich Alexander

Painting - 75 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$880

Sculpture, Totem 3, Guillaume Roche

Guillaume Roche

Sculpture - 105 x 35 x 20 cm Sculpture - 41.3 x 13.8 x 7.9 inch

$4,792

Painting, Dallas, Nash

Nash

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$898

Sculpture, Pinwheel, Scott Troxel

Scott Troxel

Sculpture - 71.1 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 28 x 28 x 1 inch

$2,396

Painting, Terre, Sophie Duplain

Sophie Duplain

Painting - 73 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$2,156 $1,617

Painting, CG13, Thomas Danel

Thomas Danel

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$719

Painting, Bande ut, Paul Gallaud

Paul Gallaud

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,755

Print, Se4, Eusebio Sempere

Se4

Eusebio Sempere

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.02 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$599

Painting, Estro, Lotario

Lotario

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$599

Painting, Untitled-02, Lonzi

Lonzi

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$659

Painting, 396, Jérémie Iordanoff

396

Jérémie Iordanoff

Painting - 44 x 44 x 1 cm Painting - 17.3 x 17.3 x 0.4 inch

$839

Fine Art Drawings, Lishma 2, J/Y Delaunay-Israël

J/Y Delaunay-Israël

Fine Art Drawings - 105 x 125 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 41.3 x 49.2 x 0.4 inch

$2,204

Sculpture, Blue Dous, Olga Radionova

Olga Radionova

Sculpture - 60 x 16 x 15 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 6.3 x 5.9 inch

$1,078

Painting, Blue space II, Luis Medina

Luis Medina

Painting - 39.9 x 39.9 x 4.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

$660

Painting, Sans titre, Nils Inne

Nils Inne

Painting - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$4,073

Painting, Moses, Marco Araldi

Marco Araldi

Painting - 51 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch

$1,330

Painting, Mouvance, Lady M.

Lady M.

Painting - 80 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,635

Painting, The bridge, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch

$1,737

Sculpture, Cube, André Saraiva

André Saraiva

Sculpture - 7 x 7 x 7 cm Sculpture - 2.8 x 2.8 x 2.8 inch

$898

Painting, Survey 2, Tom McGlynn

Tom McGlynn

Painting - 55.8 x 83.8 cm Painting - 22 x 33 inch

$1,749

Painting, Untitled 897, Oto Macek

Oto Macek

Painting - 84 x 59 x 0.1 cm Painting - 33.1 x 23.2 x 0 inch

$1,198

Sculpture, Wild Thing, Thierry Corpet

Thierry Corpet

Sculpture - 36 x 37 x 4 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 14.6 x 1.6 inch

$958

Painting, Integration, Liam Hennessy

Liam Hennessy

Painting - 89.9 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$833

Design, Totems, Thalia Dalecky

Thalia Dalecky

Design - 40 x 23 x 7 cm Design - 15.7 x 9.1 x 2.8 inch

$2,276

Painting, Stripes, Vision

Vision

Painting - 68 x 45 x 0.5 cm Painting - 26.8 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch

$599

Painting, Tressage, Jeremy Vatutin

Jeremy Vatutin

Painting - 62.3 x 63 x 3 cm Painting - 24.5 x 24.8 x 1.2 inch

$2,036

Photography, Hover # 201909, Paul Snell

Paul Snell

Photography - 80 x 80 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 inch

$4,618

Print, M408, Jesús Perea

Jesús Perea

Print - 100 x 70 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 inch

$1,749

Painting, Pur Malt, Valérie Lamarre

Valérie Lamarre

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$827

Painting, Stoulgram, Stoul

Stoul

Painting - 50 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$898

Print, #6-Alistro, Thierry Corpet

Thierry Corpet

Print - 80 x 60 x 0.25 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$659

Photography, N°2064, Jean-Paul Baret

Jean-Paul Baret

Photography - 100 x 65 cm Photography - 39.4 x 25.6 inch

$892

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