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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.

Discover abstract drawings by the abstract artists Paul Jenkins, Ellen Priest and Abigail Lazkoz on Artsper. 

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Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Albert Gonzalo

Untitled

Albert Gonzalo

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 16 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 6.3 inch

$982

Fine Art Drawings, Pure Play, Peter Halley

Pure Play

Peter Halley

Fine Art Drawings - 74 x 74 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.1 x 29.1 inch

$3,699

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Henri Samouilov

Sans titre

Henri Samouilov

Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 110 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch

$3,121

Fine Art Drawings, Timeless 3, Laura Spring

Timeless 3

Laura Spring

Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 10 x 0.1 inch

$150

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Joaquim Falcó

Untitled

Joaquim Falcó

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,271

Fine Art Drawings, Sunrise, Osse Müller

Sunrise

Osse Müller

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 62 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 24.4 x 0 inch

$2,081

Fine Art Drawings, Dessin, Philippe Hiquily

Dessin

Philippe Hiquily

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 55 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

$13,870

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 922, Oto Macek

Untitled 922

Oto Macek

Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 59 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 23.2 x 0 inch

$1,156

Fine Art Drawings, Delicate, Diana Torje

Delicate

Diana Torje

Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,774

Fine Art Drawings, Désertique, Zdenka Palkovic

Désertique

Zdenka Palkovic

Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 49 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,849

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Ton Slits

Untitled

Ton Slits

Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 24.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.6 x 0.2 inch

$1,271

Fine Art Drawings, Water, Eduarda Tavares

Water

Eduarda Tavares

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

$578

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Jordane Saget

Sans titre

Jordane Saget

Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 57 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22.4 x 0 inch

$1,387

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Tony Cragg

Untitled

Tony Cragg

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 42 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

$16,182

Fine Art Drawings, Harbor Party, John von Wicht

Harbor Party

John von Wicht

Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 58.4 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.5 x 23 x 0.2 inch

$3,500

Fine Art Drawings, Köln 4, Teresa Pera

Köln 4

Teresa Pera

Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 61 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 24 inch

$1,676

Fine Art Drawings, Deep Horizon, Pierre Auville

Deep Horizon

Pierre Auville

Fine Art Drawings - 89 x 100 x 8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 39.4 x 3.1 inch

$2,745

Fine Art Drawings, Zen-3162, Ludoroy

Zen-3162

Ludoroy

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$751

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Elena Paredes

Untitled

Elena Paredes

Fine Art Drawings - 48.5 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.1 x 13.8 inch

$1,271

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Josep Gibernau

Untitled

Josep Gibernau

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 15.7 inch

$1,026

Fine Art Drawings, Frozen, Helen Warner

Frozen

Helen Warner

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$2,612

Fine Art Drawings, Chaos, Shota Imerlishvili

Chaos

Shota Imerlishvili

Fine Art Drawings - 86 x 61 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.9 x 24 x 0 inch

$1,734

Fine Art Drawings, Icarus 15, Edward Shahda

Icarus 15

Edward Shahda

Fine Art Drawings - 54 x 37 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.3 x 14.6 inch

$1,700

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Teresa Ramón

Untitled

Teresa Ramón

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch

$1,387

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Vías

Untitled

Vías

Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 39.4 inch

$1,098

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Melchor Zapata

Untitled

Melchor Zapata

Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 76 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 29.9 inch

$2,081

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 20, Nino Tolomashvili

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

$324

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Giulio Zanet

Untitled

Giulio Zanet

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0 inch

$1,456

Fine Art Drawings, Monte, Kristina Viera Wolf

Monte

Kristina Viera Wolf

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,271

Fine Art Drawings, Traces, Rafael Ruz

Traces

Rafael Ruz

Fine Art Drawings - 74 x 105 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.1 x 41.3 inch

$2,182

Fine Art Drawings, Géométrique, John Reitz

Géométrique

John Reitz

Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 38.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 15.2 x 0.1 inch

$1,603

Fine Art Drawings, K1959, Harald Kröner

K1959

Harald Kröner

Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 36 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 14.2 inch

$1,785

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Jose Luis Pascual

Untitled

Jose Luis Pascual

Fine Art Drawings - 66.5 x 51.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.2 x 20.3 inch

$2,023

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled A5, Abdullah Murad

Untitled A5

Abdullah Murad

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.8 inch

$1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Pépé Vignes

Sans titre

Pépé Vignes

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch

$982

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Rosemarie Koczy

Sans titre

Rosemarie Koczy

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 34 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 13.4 inch

$1,734

Fine Art Drawings, Noir - Blanc, Italo Valenti

Noir - Blanc

Italo Valenti

Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 21.5 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 8.5 x 0 inch

$2,890

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Saber (MSK)

Untitled

Saber (MSK)

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 4.7 inch

$185

Fine Art Drawings, Broken Button, Claes Oldenburg

Broken Button

Claes Oldenburg

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 36 x 16 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 14.2 x 6.3 inch

$20,500

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Julius Bissier

Sans titre

Julius Bissier

Fine Art Drawings - 46.5 x 53 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.3 x 20.9 x 0 inch

$1,734

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Horst Münch

Sans titre

Horst Münch

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 59 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 23.2 x 0 inch

$462

Fine Art Drawings, Mojito, Alejandro Moretti

Mojito

Alejandro Moretti

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$173

Fine Art Drawings, Sculpture, Sergio Storel

Sculpture

Sergio Storel

Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 52 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 20.5 x 0.1 inch

$1,150

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Ossip Zadkine

Untitled

Ossip Zadkine

Fine Art Drawings - 62 x 45 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$13,870

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Nam Kwan

Untitled

Nam Kwan

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 5.9 inch

$1,156

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Painting, Orangeade, Âme Sauvage

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Âme Sauvage

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

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JonOne

Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$1,040

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.