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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Intermezzo 4
Margaret Neill
Fine Art Drawings - 55.88 x 53.34 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 21 inch
$2,087
Intermezzo 5
Margaret Neill
Fine Art Drawings - 55.88 x 53.34 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 21 inch
$2,087
Intermezzo 6
Margaret Neill
Fine Art Drawings - 55.88 x 53.34 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 21 inch
$2,087
Intermezzo 7
Margaret Neill
Fine Art Drawings - 55.88 x 53.34 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 21 inch
$2,087
Untitled 20
Nino Tolomashvili
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$328
Self-Portrait 24.158
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$234
Self-Portrait 24.157
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$234
Self-Portrait 24.156
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$234
Untitled
Giulio Zanet
Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 49 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0 inch
$2,485
Intérieur
Gilbert Pastor
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$1,404
Sans titre
Gilbert Pastor
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 55 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0 inch
$2,925
Untitled
Duván López
Fine Art Drawings - 85 x 75 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.5 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$2,632
Danse nuit
Kristina Viera Wolf
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,287
Parenthèse merveilleuse
Kristina Viera Wolf
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,287
Self-Portrait 25.20
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$211
Self-Portrait 24.151
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$211
Self-Portrait 24.150
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$211
Dogon cococrilo falso
Albert Gonzalo
Fine Art Drawings - 70.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,106
Indigo XXIV
Albert Gonzalo
Fine Art Drawings - 65.5 x 50.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.8 x 19.9 x 0 inch
$2,106
Beyond the Horizon I
Alexander Valchev
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 100 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,252
Venice
Zoran Music
Fine Art Drawings - 11.5 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.5 x 5.5 x 0 inch
$7,605
Storm Series (Ref 845)
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 46 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 18.1 inch
$1,350
Love Affair 9
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 137.2 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 54 x 36 x 0 inch
$8,628
Love Affair 6
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 137.2 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 54 x 36 x 0 inch
$8,628
15 - Turquoise
Genny Puccini
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$994
Maison 1
Lisbeth Delisle
Fine Art Drawings - 65.5 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.8 x 15.7 inch
$2,106
Thinking
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 33.9 x 0 inch
$7,020
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$3,978
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 117 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 46.1 x 0 inch
$3,510
A View From The Moon (No. 3)
Katherine Filice
Fine Art Drawings - 111.8 x 63.5 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 25 x 1 inch
$6,669
J'aime courir le matin
Bernard Quentin
Fine Art Drawings - 54 x 70.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.3 x 27.8 x 0.4 inch
$3,510
Abstract landscape-V
Stanislav Bojankov
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 61 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 24 x 0 inch
$409
Abstract landscape-II
Stanislav Bojankov
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 67 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 26.4 x 0 inch
$526
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
$1,053
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
$1,053
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
$1,053
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
$1,053
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
$1,053
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
$1,053
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
$1,053
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M. M. Calvo
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 10.6 inch
$1,053
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M. M. Calvo
Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 31.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 12.4 inch
$1,053
Eva -III
Stanislav Bojankov
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$351
Mask
Stanislav Bojankov
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$292
Presentiment-XIV
Stanislav Bojankov
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$234
Presentiment-XIII
Stanislav Bojankov
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$199
Presentiment-XI
Stanislav Bojankov
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$234
Untitled A12
Abdullah Murad
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
$1,200
Emotion 20220429
Yaki Li
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$216
Emotion 20201207
Yaki Li
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$175
Emotion 20201105
Yaki Li
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$175
Emotion 20210128
Yaki Li
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$216
Emotion 20210128
Yaki Li
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$216
Emotion 20210127
Yaki Li
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$216
Emotion 20201224
Yaki Li
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 19 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.5 x 0 inch
$140
Emotion 20201210
Yaki Li
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$140
Emotion 20201210
Yaki Li
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$140
Emotion 20201207
Yaki Li
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 19 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.5 x 0 inch
$140
Emotion 20200619
Yaki Li
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$175
Emotion 20200612
Yaki Li
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$216
Emotion 20200627
Yaki Li
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$216
Emotion 20200601
Yaki Li
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$216
Emotion 20200530
Yaki Li
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$216
Emotion 20200702
Yaki Li
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$216
Emotion 20200831
Yaki Li
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$216
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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.
What is an abstract drawing?
An abstract drawing is an artwork that does not represent recognizable objects or scenes but instead uses shapes, colors, and lines to express emotions or concepts. It focuses on visual language rather than realistic depiction.
What are the 5 main characteristics of abstract art?
The five main characteristics of abstract art are non-representational forms, emphasis on color and shapes, expressive brushwork, focus on composition, and the evocation of emotions rather than depicting reality.
What are the rules for abstract art?
Abstract art does not follow traditional rules of representation; it focuses on shapes, colors, and forms to express ideas or emotions. Artists have creative freedom, but coherence, balance, and intentionality are often valued.
How to make abstract art?
To create abstract art, start by exploring shapes, colors, and textures without trying to represent reality. Let your imagination run wild and experiment with different techniques to express your emotions or ideas.