Abstract Painting for Sale

Painting, It was a Cypress Bent by the Wind, Mirtilla Durante

It was a Cypress Bent by the Wind

Mirtilla Durante

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£759

Painting, Optical composition, Carlo Montesi

Optical composition

Carlo Montesi

Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

£1,608

Painting, Mélodie infinie d'amour, Yoël Benharrouche

Mélodie infinie d'amour

Yoël Benharrouche

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£10,273

Painting, Trash, Sophie Valette

Trash

Sophie Valette

Painting - 51.2 x 54.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,295

Painting, 01.12.10 #3, Philippe Saucourt

01.12.10 #3

Philippe Saucourt

Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

£782

Painting, Sans, Louis Gagez

Sans

Louis Gagez

Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

£759

Painting, Insomnia, Judith Berry

Insomnia

Judith Berry

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

£1,154

Painting, Dos manchas azules, Pablo Lambertos

Dos manchas azules

Pablo Lambertos

Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 1 inch

£1,081

Painting, Trois Primaires, Charles Bézie

Trois Primaires

Charles Bézie

Painting - 10.6 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

£1,787

Painting, Figure 26, Marion Poix

Figure 26

Marion Poix

Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

£1,608

Painting, Echecs et pastèque, Nourreddine Guesmia

Echecs et pastèque

Nourreddine Guesmia

Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£715

Painting, The bald dog, Deyan Valkov

The bald dog

Deyan Valkov

Painting - 56.3 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

£1,697

Painting, Nariz amarilla, Juan Mozos

Nariz amarilla

Juan Mozos

Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

£1,787

Painting, The Emotional Creation #340, Carla Sá Fernandes

The Emotional Creation #340

Carla Sá Fernandes

Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

£3,625

Painting, Die Geschichte mit der Katze (109), Petra Rattay

Die Geschichte mit der Katze (109)

Petra Rattay

Painting - 16.5 x 22 x 0.1 inch

£1,072

Painting, Intervention, Dyala Khodary

Intervention

Dyala Khodary

Painting - 14.2 x 12.6 x 0.8 inch

£742

Painting, Unterwegs, Salvatore La Cola

Unterwegs

Salvatore La Cola

Painting - 13.4 x 11 x 0.4 inch

£1,776

Painting, Overthink no.37, Marie-Chloé Duval

Overthink no.37

Marie-Chloé Duval

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 inch

£1,421

Painting, Nemo No.73, Azumi Yonehara

Nemo No.73

Azumi Yonehara

Painting - 13.1 x 9.5 x 0 inch

£1,176

Painting, La mariée, I.K

La mariée

I.K

Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

£804

Painting, Personajes, Blanca Lado

Personajes

Blanca Lado

Painting - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

£1,128

Painting, Abstract Figure, Behçet Safa

Abstract Figure

Behçet Safa

Painting - 7.1 x 5.5 x 1.2 inch

£768

Painting, Sign Abstractionism, Wang Keliang

Sign Abstractionism

Wang Keliang

Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

£1,697

Painting, Blue Composition, Vincenzo Arena

Blue Composition

Vincenzo Arena

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

£1,072

Painting, City View, Louis Mazot

City View

Louis Mazot

Painting - 10 x 12.2 x 0.2 inch

£715

Painting, Sans titre, Juliette Wegrzyk

Sans titre

Juliette Wegrzyk

Painting - 18.1 x 24 inch

£1,072

Painting, Sand clock CLVII, Daniel Cuadrado

Sand clock CLVII

Daniel Cuadrado

Painting - 6.1 x 2.6 x 0 inch

£1,009

Painting, Containment, Brad Nuorala

Containment

Brad Nuorala

Painting - 30.5 x 40.5 x 1.5 inch

£1,340

Painting, Blue street, Sandra Long

Blue street

Sandra Long

Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

£759

Painting, Portrait for Children, Nguyen Dinh Vu

Portrait for Children

Nguyen Dinh Vu

Painting - 27.9 x 39.6 x 0.4 inch

£1,027

Painting, Mariposa, Gabriele Fettolini

Mariposa

Gabriele Fettolini

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 2 inch

£759

Painting, Universe fate theories, Rod Cusic

Universe fate theories

Rod Cusic

Painting - 24 x 24 x 2 inch

£989

Painting, Quantum Sunset, Nancy Wise

Quantum Sunset

Nancy Wise

Painting - 14 x 18 x 2 inch

£1,195

Painting, Blue Notes, Carol Bodlander

Blue Notes

Carol Bodlander

Painting - 34 x 38 x 3 inch

£1,648

Painting, Road of Encroachment, E.K. Waller

Road of Encroachment

E.K. Waller

Painting - 12 x 12 x 2 inch

£1,401

Painting, Following Dots and Lines Divine Move, Sun K. Kwak

Following Dots and Lines Divine Move

Sun K. Kwak

Painting - 19.5 x 25.5 x 1 inch

£7,416

Painting, Shapes, Christine Tresca

Shapes

Christine Tresca

Painting - 43.3 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

£1,608

Painting, Caminando bis, Ruth Hoonakker

Caminando bis

Ruth Hoonakker

Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

£741

Painting, Inkspots. No Rest in my Mind, Rafal Chojnowski

Inkspots. No Rest in my Mind

Rafal Chojnowski

Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 inch

£491

Painting, Yellow wind, Plamen Rusev

Yellow wind

Plamen Rusev

Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,251

Painting, Untitled, Stefan van Bolderick

Untitled

Stefan van Bolderick

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

£795

Painting, Buste, Georges Hugnet

Buste

Georges Hugnet

Painting - 14.2 x 5.5 x 0 inch

£670

Painting, Calle 5, Joan Duran

Calle 5

Joan Duran

Painting - 16.1 x 20.9 x 1.6 inch

£804

Painting, Snows, Rocio Ahnert

Snows

Rocio Ahnert

Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 1.2 inch

£1,697

Painting, Just Breathe, Claudia Benavente

Just Breathe

Claudia Benavente

Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,787

Painting, Autumn’s Arrival, Johanne Brouillette

Autumn’s Arrival

Johanne Brouillette

Painting - 35.8 x 35.8 x 0.8 inch

£1,340

Painting, Tulips IV, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel, Ken Karlic

Tulips IV, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel

Ken Karlic

Painting - 8 x 8 x 1.5 inch

£486

Painting, Nocturnes #*(1/2), Ayoub Amrani

Nocturnes #*(1/2)

Ayoub Amrani

Painting - 41.7 x 22.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,429

Painting, Moonlight Serenade, Brent Hanson

Moonlight Serenade

Brent Hanson

Painting - 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch

£618

Painting, Agua en Granada, María Elena Olmo, del

Agua en Granada

María Elena Olmo, del

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£883

Painting, Private reputation of colors XII, Eyasu Telayneh

Private reputation of colors XII

Eyasu Telayneh

Painting - 39.4 x 30.7 x 2 inch

£1,787

Painting, Innocence, Ernest Compta Llinàs

Innocence

Ernest Compta Llinàs

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,340

Painting, love, Frany La Chipie

love

Frany La Chipie

Painting - 31.1 x 31.1 x 0.4 inch

£1,126

Painting, Le médecin, Céline Lanne

Le médecin

Céline Lanne

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£1,385

Painting, Acqua, Michel Gueranger

Acqua

Michel Gueranger

Painting - 19.3 x 25.2 x 0.1 inch

£786

Painting, Moroccan Wall 1, Stephen Mitchell

Moroccan Wall 1

Stephen Mitchell

Painting - 24 x 24 x 2 inch

£999

Painting, Criatura, De Genna

Criatura

De Genna

Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.5 inch

£1,340

Painting, Petit garden 04, Marta Aguirre

Petit garden 04

Marta Aguirre

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch

£1,340

Painting, Black dog, long tongue, Bret McFee

Black dog, long tongue

Bret McFee

Painting - 12 x 36 x 2 inch

£700

Painting, Golden Shift Grid, Augustine Kofie

Golden Shift Grid

Augustine Kofie

Painting - 65 x 50 x 1.6 inch

£7,504

Painting, Afternoon Silence, Taha Bader

Afternoon Silence

Taha Bader

Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,081

Painting, Redes (Nets), Julio Castillo

Redes (Nets)

Julio Castillo

Painting - 18.1 x 18.1 x 1.6 inch

£804

Painting, 1989 Motherhood Maternité, Laurent Garcin

1989 Motherhood Maternité

Laurent Garcin

Painting - 26.4 x 19.7 inch

£1,742

Painting, Contagion, Paige Wallwork

Contagion

Paige Wallwork

Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 1.2 inch

£1,036

Painting, Memory, Iman Toufaily

Memory

Iman Toufaily

Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 inch

£1,691

Painting, Talking, Mitko Zhelezarov

Talking

Mitko Zhelezarov

Painting - 19.7 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch

£607

Painting, City HS, Brian Elwell

City HS

Brian Elwell

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

£650

Painting, Landscape, Tatiana Polihronova

Landscape

Tatiana Polihronova

Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,161

Painting, Autoportrait 1964 Selfportrait, L'idole The idol, Esther Hess

Autoportrait 1964 Selfportrait, L'idole The idol

Esther Hess

Painting - 22 x 18.1 x 0.2 inch

£1,563

Painting, Convergence, Angela Morris-Winmill

Convergence

Angela Morris-Winmill

Painting - 48 x 48 x 2 inch

£5,750

Painting, Enigma, Maxime Mucret

Enigma

Maxime Mucret

Painting - 31.5 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

£1,697

Painting, Golden Temple, John Butterworth

Golden Temple

John Butterworth

Painting - 5.5 x 7.9 inch

£750

Painting, Danse Montya, Colbert Nourrice

Danse Montya

Colbert Nourrice

Painting - 25.6 x 21.7 inch

£804

Painting, Eve, Natalia Yampolskaya

Eve

Natalia Yampolskaya

Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

£1,161

Painting, Basketball-1, Enric Rota

Basketball-1

Enric Rota

Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

£1,340

Painting, Fanta, Alphou Diallo

Fanta

Alphou Diallo

Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

£1,072

Painting, Sans titre, Taha Sabie

Sans titre

Taha Sabie

Painting - 31.5 x 43.3 x 2 inch

£1,608

Painting, Portal concéntrico, CHROMARTIS

Portal concéntrico

CHROMARTIS

Painting - 17.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

£893

Painting, Laguna de color / Color Lagoon, Antonio Malmierca Zuniga

Laguna de color / Color Lagoon

Antonio Malmierca Zuniga

Painting - 23.6 x 34.3 inch

£1,429

Painting, Segni di fine estate, Valeria Zaccheddu

Segni di fine estate

Valeria Zaccheddu

Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£536

Painting, Horizonte Blanco Perla, Jose Ramón Campomanes

Horizonte Blanco Perla

Jose Ramón Campomanes

Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,295

Painting, Escape Hatch, Shawn Marshall

Escape Hatch

Shawn Marshall

Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch

£700

Painting, Playground blue, Yue Zeng

Playground blue

Yue Zeng

Painting - 20 x 24 x 0.8 inch

£1,673

Painting, Resting my bones, Prisca Akua Kwaning

Resting my bones

Prisca Akua Kwaning

Painting - 45.3 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

£1,706

Painting, art custom skate deck skateboard, Olivier DeGroote

art custom skate deck skateboard

Olivier DeGroote

Painting - 31.9 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

£491

Painting, Untitled, Jaume Rocamora

Untitled

Jaume Rocamora

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 inch

£804

Painting, Spirits, Maribelle Saad

Spirits

Maribelle Saad

Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

£761

Painting, Scary Dance V, Gersony Silva

Scary Dance V

Gersony Silva

Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,340

Painting, Minuet, Gastone Biggi

Minuet

Gastone Biggi

Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

£1,340

Painting, Amarillo y lila, Javier Ortega

Amarillo y lila

Javier Ortega

Painting - 6.3 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

£1,251

Painting, Black Red 3, Fabrizio Trotta

Black Red 3

Fabrizio Trotta

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

£536

Painting, Untitled, Gabriel del Paso

Untitled

Gabriel del Paso

Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 inch

£1,340

Abstract Painting for Sale

Abstract painting is a form of expression which contrasts with representational art, where capturing the likeness of the subject is presented as the artist's ultimate objective. Abstract painting is in fact the very opposite of figurative art. Even if we are not able to understand the meaning behind an abstract work without additional information, it can nonetheless succeed in conveying a sense of emotion and feeling.

We tend to associate the birth of abstraction with the artist Vassily Kandinsky and the artistic revolution he initiated during the 20th century. As one of the movement's pioneers, he was at the forefront of the breakaway from representational art along with Kazimir Malevich, Piet Mondrian and Kupka. Kandinsky not only shared his views on abstraction through his art but also in his written work. In 1910 he published his book “Concerning the Spiritual in Art" in which he defended the symbolic importance of each of the elements present in painting and which gave each artwork a spiritual dimension. In the same year, he unveiled his first abstract piece, entitled “Abstract watercolor". Abstract art was born. Figurativism had been left to one side in favour of a new movement where artists dealt directly with the intangible and immaterial, without explicitly identifying a subject matter. Several sub-genres started to emerge. Kazimir Malevich became known for his legendary 1915 painting “Black Square", followed by “White on White" in 1918, with which he laid the foundations for Suprematism. Malevich believed that a painting was composed of an ensemble of independent forces which could evolve together in the order to find a sense of harmony and equilibrium within the work. Abstraction can also take on a more lyrical form, especially when accompanied by music. Kandinsky's the “Picture with the Black Arch" is an excellent example of this. The large-scale painting was painted in 1912 and is seen as a marking the turning point for a new era in the history of art.

As well as his work on the composition of shapes and colors, Kandinsky had synesthesia. His condition can be seen as a decisive factor in triggering the artist's desire to create a new artistic language. His senses intertwined and became one, transforming sounds into shapes and colors. Kandinsky's use of color is much more than a question of aesthetics; it was inherent to the way he perceived the world. In this abstract painting, each color has been carefully chosen and is filled with symbolic meaning. In his abstract two-dimensional painting, Kandinsky succeeds in ensuring that the spectator can feel and hear an entire orchestra playing a Wagner opera.

Geometric abstraction both stems from and contrasts with lyrical abstraction, which geometric abstract artists summarized as “abstract landscaping". As its name suggests, this new form of abstraction is centred around the use of geometric shapes to create a sense of purity in the painting. Lines, squares, triangles and circles all collide with the use of bold, block colors on a two-dimensional surface. Kupka was one of the movement's leading figures but nonetheless did not want to be associated with it, believing that art should be the very opposite of abstract; it should be concrete and real. Alongside him, Mondrian laid the foundations for geometric abstraction with his characteristic use of neat shapes and rectangles. The artist developed his unique style by structuring his paintings around an underlying orthogonal grid and using sharp right angles.

And last but not least, it is important to remember the influence that both Sonia and Robert Delaunay had on the development of abstraction. The couple seduced the French critic and poet Guillaume Apollinaire with their circular shapes and use of color. Apollinaire christened their art Orphism, a reference to the mythological Greek figure Orpheus as well as to the title of one of his own poems, which he felt was reminiscent of the 'luminous language' conveyed in their paintings. In this regard, Orphism seems to have more in common with lyrical rather than geometric abstraction.

Although abstract art marked a decisive break from prior artistic traditions, the movement can also be seen as the inevitable and logical result of the work and thinking of previous artists. At the start of the century the Fauvist movement explored the importance of color, whilst the Cubists started to deconstruct shapes and play with geometry. In a similar way, German Expressionism, which was born in 1905, encouraged the idea that independent emotions, detached from reality, should be the focus of an artist's work. Thanks to abstraction, modern art has been able to excel and reach its very peak. By no longer focusing on physical subjects, artists are no longer limited to representing recognisable reality. 

Abstract art has a universal language to share and convey. Since its beginnings, abstraction has been significantly shared across the world and has contributed a great deal to contemporary thinking today. Explore abstract artworks from renowned artists like Henri Matisse, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and more on Artsper!

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What is meant by abstract painting?

Abstract painting refers to the type of painting that does not make visual reference to the real world. Art that does aim to do this is called figurative art. Instead, abstract art uses some combination of color, shape, line, forms and marks to achieve an outcome. This often allows the viewer the freedom to interpret the work independently and to assign to it their own meaning. 

Is abstract painting easy?

Like most art forms, abstract painting is as easy as the effort that is put into it. While someone could theoretically create an easy abstract artwork, the ones that are remembered and that resonate with their audience are certainly not easy to create. They require an excellent understanding of visual language such as shape, color and form, as well as advanced technical skills to execute them.

What do I need to do an abstract painting?

To create an abstract painting, you will require at least some form of surface, such as canvas, paper or wood, and paint, such as acrylic, oil or watercolor.