Abstract artworks
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
Jéko
Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
CHF 790 CHF 711
Jéko
Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,156
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Hom Nguyen
Painting . 180 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 70.9 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch
CHF 43,339
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Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings . 38 x 27 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch
CHF 13,483
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
CHF 11,557
Philippe Pasqua
Sculpture . 65 x 90 x 80 cm Sculpture . 25.6 x 35.4 x 31.5 inch
CHF 56,822
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Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
CHF 3,660
Philippe Pasqua
Painting . 330 x 220 x 10 cm Painting . 129.9 x 86.6 x 3.9 inch
CHF 115,571
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Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings . 160 x 160 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 63 x 63 x 1.6 inch
CHF 26,966
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Philippe Pasqua
Painting . 130 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
CHF 10,498
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Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
CHF 2,889
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
CHF 2,889
Gina Vor
Painting . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
CHF 144 CHF 123
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Claire Bonnet-Masimbert
Painting . 140 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
CHF 2,311
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Claire Bonnet-Masimbert
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
CHF 482
Claire Bonnet-Masimbert
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
CHF 482
Claire Bonnet-Masimbert
Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
CHF 482
Camille Hilaire
Fine Art Drawings . 16 x 10.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.3 x 4.1 inch
CHF 770
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Camille Hilaire
Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 12.6 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.5 x 5 inch
CHF 770
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Camille Hilaire
Print . 51 x 37 x 0.1 cm Print . 20.1 x 14.6 x 0 inch
CHF 193
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Agnès Tiollier
Fine Art Drawings . 59.5 x 83.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.4 x 32.9 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,204
Agnès Tiollier
Design . 150 x 150 x 6 cm Design . 59.1 x 59.1 x 2.4 inch
CHF 4,141
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Agnès Tiollier
Fine Art Drawings . 80 x 60 x 0.15 cm Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,252
Agnès Tiollier
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.25 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,541
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Agnès Tiollier
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
CHF 770
Agnès Tiollier
Painting . 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
CHF 2,697 CHF 2,427
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Agnès Tiollier
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 100 x 0.25 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,541
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Agnès Tiollier
Painting . 81 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 45.7 x 1 inch
CHF 2,504
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Philippe Cognée
Painting . 57.5 x 76 cm Painting . 22.6 x 29.9 inch
CHF 8,186
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Philippe Cognée
Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
CHF 2,697
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Philippe Cognée
Painting . 65 x 92 x 5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 36.2 x 2 inch
CHF 21,188
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Philippe Cognée
Sculpture . 20 x 16.5 x 2.5 cm Sculpture . 7.9 x 6.5 x 1 inch
CHF 1,926
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Philippe Cognée
Fine Art Drawings . 36.5 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch
CHF 2,215
Sasha Robinson
Painting . 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
CHF 1,156
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Sasha Robinson
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHF 337
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Sasha Robinson
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
CHF 1,252
Sasha Robinson
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHF 482
Yaki Li
Painting . 52 x 42 x 0.2 cm Painting . 20.5 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
CHF 482
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Yaki Li
Painting . 70 x 48 x 0.2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,156
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Yaki Li
Painting . 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
CHF 4,815
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Yaki Li
Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
CHF 3,371
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Yaki Li
Painting . 50 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
CHF 578
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Yaki Li
Painting . 50 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
CHF 578
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