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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, Blue Chess, Sumit Mehndiratta

Blue Chess

Sumit Mehndiratta

Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$1,170

Fine Art Drawings, 2 balles collées, Go Segawa

2 balles collées

Go Segawa

Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 13 x 18.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 5.1 x 7.2 inch

$819

Fine Art Drawings, Matière grise, Nagsoul

Matière grise

Nagsoul

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

$1,170

Fine Art Drawings, Strip Tease 2, Nagsoul

Strip Tease 2

Nagsoul

Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 37 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 14.6 inch

$1,638

Fine Art Drawings, Mucky Waves, Sumit Mehndiratta

Mucky Waves

Sumit Mehndiratta

Fine Art Drawings - 74 x 152 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.1 x 59.8 x 0 inch

$1,872

Fine Art Drawings, Au bord de l'eau, Jéko

Au bord de l'eau

Jéko

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$702

Fine Art Drawings, Purple, JonOne

Purple

JonOne

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$6,435

Fine Art Drawings, Copernicus, Sumit Mehndiratta

Copernicus

Sumit Mehndiratta

Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$1,111

Fine Art Drawings, Yolesce, Sumit Mehndiratta

Yolesce

Sumit Mehndiratta

Fine Art Drawings - 74 x 127 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.1 x 50 x 0 inch

$1,287

Fine Art Drawings, Fuck Head, Michael Grine

Fuck Head

Michael Grine

Fine Art Drawings - 60.96 x 45.72 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18 x 0 inch

$1,000

Fine Art Drawings, Borders, JonOne

Borders

JonOne

Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 42 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch

$2,328

Fine Art Drawings, Meditation, Gina Vor

Meditation

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 55.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$702

Fine Art Drawings, Not There 1, Gina Vor

Not There 1

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$643

Fine Art Drawings, Cosmic Beasts, Gina Vor

Cosmic Beasts

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 49.5 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$643

Fine Art Drawings, Gestures, Gina Vor

Gestures

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 55.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$702

Fine Art Drawings, Adjacent 6, Xanda McCagg

Adjacent 6

Xanda McCagg

Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 30.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 12 inch

$1,113

Fine Art Drawings, Myst 2794, Nagsoul

Myst 2794

Nagsoul

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

$1,521

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 3754, Oto Macek

Untitled 3754

Oto Macek

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

$1,170

Fine Art Drawings, The End / The End, Nagsoul

The End / The End

Nagsoul

Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.7 inch

$1,404

Fine Art Drawings, Série noire, Nagsoul

Série noire

Nagsoul

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

$1,170

Fine Art Drawings, Strip Tease 1, Nagsoul

Strip Tease 1

Nagsoul

Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 37 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 14.6 inch

$1,404

Fine Art Drawings, Passages #812, Nagsoul

Passages #812

Nagsoul

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 100 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,755

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Ladislas Kijno

Sans titre

Ladislas Kijno

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 32 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$3,276

Fine Art Drawings, Pop Eyes, Nagsoul

Pop Eyes

Nagsoul

Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 45 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch

$1,404

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Barbara Kroll

Untitled

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings - 100.1 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch

$1,800

Fine Art Drawings, Green, JonOne

Green

JonOne

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$6,435

Fine Art Drawings, Airsya, Sumit Mehndiratta

Airsya

Sumit Mehndiratta

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 108 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 42.5 x 0 inch

$1,392

Fine Art Drawings, Impulseared, Sumit Mehndiratta

Impulseared

Sumit Mehndiratta

Fine Art Drawings - 132 x 108 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 52 x 42.5 x 0 inch

$2,106

Fine Art Drawings, Flow basics, Sumit Mehndiratta

Flow basics

Sumit Mehndiratta

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,603

Fine Art Drawings, I Will, Michael Grine

I Will

Michael Grine

Fine Art Drawings - 60.96 x 45.72 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18 x 0 inch

$1,000

Fine Art Drawings, Corry, Stefano Mazzolini

Corry

Stefano Mazzolini

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$702

Fine Art Drawings, Non title, Joan Miró

Non title

Joan Miró

Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 44 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 17.3 x 0.2 inch

$63,180

Fine Art Drawings, Poèmes insoumis, André Masson

Poèmes insoumis

André Masson

Fine Art Drawings - 27.5 x 20.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.8 x 8.1 x 0.1 inch

$1,755

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Untitled

Doïna Vieru

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

$936

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Untitled

Doïna Vieru

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

$936

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Untitled

Doïna Vieru

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

$936

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 19, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 19

Doïna Vieru

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$936

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 18, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 18

Doïna Vieru

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$936

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 17, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 17

Doïna Vieru

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$936

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 16, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 16

Doïna Vieru

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$936

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 15, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 15

Doïna Vieru

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$936

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 14, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 14

Doïna Vieru

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$936

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 13, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 13

Doïna Vieru

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$936

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 12, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 12

Doïna Vieru

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$936

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 11, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 11

Doïna Vieru

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$936

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 10, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 10

Doïna Vieru

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$936

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 9, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 9

Doïna Vieru

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$936

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 8, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 8

Doïna Vieru

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$936

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 7, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 7

Doïna Vieru

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$936

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 6, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 6

Doïna Vieru

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$936

Fine Art Drawings, Etude, Franciszek Starowieyski

Etude

Franciszek Starowieyski

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$702

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Orangeade

Âme Sauvage

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

$936

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.