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

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Painting, Sans Titre, Helen Kennedy

Helen Kennedy

Painting . 145 x 97 x 4 cm Painting . 57.1 x 38.2 x 1.6 inch

CHF 4,076

Painting, The Red Roof, Irit Epstein

Irit Epstein

Painting . 45.7 x 35.6 x 3.8 cm Painting . 18 x 14 x 1.5 inch

CHF 1,359

Painting, Arrival, Brian Neish

Brian Neish

Painting . 76 x 76 x 4 cm Painting . 29.9 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch

CHF 2,121

Painting, Ballet in the Rain, Cao Fan

Cao Fan

Painting . 117 x 77 x 3 cm Painting . 46.1 x 30.3 x 1.2 inch

CHF 9,706

Fine Art Drawings, La Nuit Blanche, Funing Xia

Funing Xia

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

CHF 6,018

Painting, 150123, Catherine Brost

Catherine Brost

Painting . 100 x 120 x 2.4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.9 inch

CHF 3,397

Painting, Untitled, Vahan Roumelian

Vahan Roumelian

Painting . 160 x 190 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 74.8 x 0.8 inch

CHF 6,988 CHF 5,940

Painting, Umi 6, Janise Yntema

Janise Yntema

Painting . 61 x 51 x 0.1 cm Painting . 24 x 20.1 x 0 inch

CHF 2,238

Painting, Hidden Layers, Vlas Ayvazyan

Vlas Ayvazyan

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,334

Painting, Untitled, Rebeccah Klodt

Rebeccah Klodt

Painting . 20.32 x 20.33 x 3 cm Painting . 8 x 8 x 1.2 inch

CHF 5,047

Painting, Naples, Alexandre Garbell

Alexandre Garbell

Painting . 42 x 22 x 0.5 cm Painting . 16.5 x 8.7 x 0.2 inch

CHF 1,844

Painting, Meta 2, Allan S

Allan S

Painting . 90 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

CHF 2,357

Painting, Riez le jour, Silvio Mildo

Silvio Mildo

Painting . 116 x 89 x 8 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 3.1 inch

CHF 3,397

Painting, Untitled, Renjie Gao

Renjie Gao

Painting . 200 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

CHF 13,588

Painting, After rain, Tigran Mamikonyan

Tigran Mamikonyan

Painting . 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,111 CHF 945

Painting, Wilderness, Tracy Thomas

Tracy Thomas

Painting . 23 x 42.5 x 3 cm Painting . 9.1 x 16.7 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,165

Painting, Autumn. Silence., Akim Levich

Akim Levich

Painting . 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

CHF 8,250

Painting, Flower hyacinth, Helen She

Helen She

Painting . 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

CHF 1,747

Painting, Untitled, Vahan Roumelian

Vahan Roumelian

Painting . 170 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 66.9 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 7,279 CHF 6,187

Painting, La verte, Serge Plagnol

Serge Plagnol

Painting . 173 x 136 x 5 cm Painting . 68.1 x 53.5 x 2 inch

CHF 7,765

Painting, Sans titre 11, Yanhong Hu

Yanhong Hu

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

CHF 2,718

Painting, Rivage, Sandrine Hirson

Sandrine Hirson

Painting . 34 x 34 x 2 cm Painting . 13.4 x 13.4 x 0.8 inch

CHF 194

Painting, Masthead, Xanda McCagg

Xanda McCagg

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 4.4 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1.7 inch

CHF 5,420

Painting, Enivrement, Hugo Leboeuf

Hugo Leboeuf

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,068

Painting, Paysage 118, Jean Krillé

Jean Krillé

Painting . 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,603

Painting, Tornade 2, Laurent Moulinat

Laurent Moulinat

Painting . 50 x 61 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 24 x 1.2 inch

CHF 971