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Abstract art was born at the beginning of the 20th century, more specifically between 1911 and 1917 with the work of four influential painters: Frantisek Kupka, Vassily Kandinsky, Kasimir Malevich and Piet Mondrian . Although each of these artists formulated their own vision of abstract art, a shared historical context explains the concurrent emergence of this artistic movement.

The scientific discoveries of the early 20th century completely revolutionized man's perception of the world. These artists, who were literary and cultured men, were well aware of scientific progress. As Paul Valéry put it, "in the last twenty years neither matter nor space nor time has been what it was from time immemorial". People needed a new language to both express and to comprehend this "new world". These four artists demonstrated a keen interest in the esoteric and occult, which explains why the abstract is presented as a research of another type of truth, a way to elevate one's mind and soul towards new horizons, uncovering the deepest mysteries of humankind. The realm of music truly fascinated these artists; they identified with it and, several of them, especially Kandinsky, used it as inspiration. Music is the epitome of the imponderable and the intangible; it suggests meanings while escaping from reality at the same time.

The influence of artistic movements such as Fauvism and  also served as references for the development of the abstract's aesthetic research. Abstraction did not attempt to represent the visible world, but rather to become a "visual language". However, it is essential to bear in mind that each of these four painters took a different path, and that they independently formulated their conception of abstract art.

Abstract art wanted to display an "abstract image," a non-figurative representation, outside of reality. They wanted to create art that was self-sufficient, that could look to itself to find the resources needed to support its existence. Abstract creation often required the artists to unleash their consciousness, to break free of instinctive visual associations. This approach produced powerful artworks which, although free of any literal meaning, retained the ability to provoke strong sensations and feelings in the viewer. The triumph of color, of subjectivity and the lack of conventions, foreshadowed the advent of an art that was liberated and free of any restrictive conventions. Abstract art manifestos laid the foundations of its aesthetic. Kandinsky's letters to the music composer Schönberg demonstrated the porous nature of the genres at a time where serial music was emerging. Both music and painting followed a path of growing “dissonance within the arts". These abstract artworks can demand collector to approach them in a particular. Although the interplay of shapes and colours in abstract art make it a visually accessible style, it is also important to reflect on the works more deeply. They invite the viewer to escape from reality, to consider things according to the prism of the absolute, of essence and absence. They might encourage viewers to adopt a new outlook on the world, where everything is astonishing and where our consciousness is constantly wonderstruck by the world around us.

“Art does not reproduce the visible; it makes visible." - Paul Klee

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Fine Art Drawings, Ragirer, Stefano Mazzolini

Ragirer

Stefano Mazzolini

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 140 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch

$936 $749

Fine Art Drawings, Cinevol, Stefano Mazzolini

Cinevol

Stefano Mazzolini

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 140 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch

$936 $749

Fine Art Drawings, Fero, Stefano Mazzolini

Fero

Stefano Mazzolini

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 140 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch

$936 $749

Fine Art Drawings, Farfy, Stefano Mazzolini

Farfy

Stefano Mazzolini

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 140 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch

$936 $749

Painting, Splits, JonOne

Splits

JonOne

Painting - 119 x 124 x 3 cm Painting - 46.9 x 48.8 x 1.2 inch

$31,590

Painting, Copie 157, JonOne

Copie 157

JonOne

Painting - 77 x 66 x 3 cm Painting - 30.3 x 26 x 1.2 inch

$14,040

Painting, L'Atlas - 2019, L'Atlas

L'Atlas - 2019

L'Atlas

Painting - 150 x 150 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 2 inch

$19,656

Fine Art Drawings, Pop Eyes, Nagsoul

Pop Eyes

Nagsoul

Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 45 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch

$1,404

Painting, Silence, Matthew Langley

Silence

Matthew Langley

Painting - 45.7 x 35.6 x 0.1 cm Painting - 18 x 14 x 0 inch

$1,809

Painting, Con Leche, Matthew Langley

Con Leche

Matthew Langley

Painting - 45.7 x 35.6 x 0.1 cm Painting - 18 x 14 x 0 inch

$1,809

Print, Untitled, Antoni Tapies

Untitled

Antoni Tapies

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,638

Sculpture, Taureau 1, Julien Cuny

Taureau 1

Julien Cuny

Sculpture - 60 x 50 x 35 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 19.7 x 13.8 inch

$1,638

Print, Concept #1, Petr Strnad

Concept #1

Petr Strnad

Print - 50 x 33.3 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.1 x 0 inch

$152

Painting, Leopoli, Stefano Mazzolini

Leopoli

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 135 x 215 x 1 cm Painting - 53.1 x 84.6 x 0.4 inch

$2,340 $1,872

Painting, Dancing, Behshad Arjomandi

Dancing

Behshad Arjomandi

Painting - 100.1 x 100.1 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,640

Painting, Wild, Behshad Arjomandi

Wild

Behshad Arjomandi

Painting - 100.1 x 100.1 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,590

Sculpture, Tête Montagne, Julien Cuny

Tête Montagne

Julien Cuny

Sculpture - 60 x 50 x 35 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 19.7 x 13.8 inch

$1,638

Painting, Emerge, Penelope van Hoorn

Emerge

Penelope van Hoorn

Painting - 60 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,989

Fine Art Drawings, Figures, Mino Maccari

Figures

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 14.5 x 16.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.7 x 6.5 x 0.1 inch

$702

Painting, Dream, Medra

Dream

Medra

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$702 $632

Print, Format #970, Petr Strnad

Format #970

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$152

Print, Format #969, Petr Strnad

Format #969

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$152

Print, Format #968, Petr Strnad

Format #968

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$152

Print, Format #967, Petr Strnad

Format #967

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$152

Print, Format #966, Petr Strnad

Format #966

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$152

Print, Format #965, Petr Strnad

Format #965

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$152

Print, Format #964, Petr Strnad

Format #964

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$152

Print, Format #962, Petr Strnad

Format #962

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$152

Print, Format #961, Petr Strnad

Format #961

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$152

Print, Format #960, Petr Strnad

Format #960

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$152

Print, Format #959, Petr Strnad

Format #959

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$152

Print, Format #958, Petr Strnad

Format #958

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$152

Print, Format #957, Petr Strnad

Format #957

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$152

Print, Format #519, Petr Strnad

Format #519

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$152

Print, Format #520, Petr Strnad

Format #520

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$152

Print, Format #956, Petr Strnad

Format #956

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$152

Print, Format #955, Petr Strnad

Format #955

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$152

Print, Format #521, Petr Strnad

Format #521

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$152

Print, Format #522, Petr Strnad

Format #522

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$152

Print, Format #954, Petr Strnad

Format #954

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$152

Print, Format #953, Petr Strnad

Format #953

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$152

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