Abstract artworks

Painting, The Pearl, Lucie Svoboda

The Pearl

Lucie Svoboda

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm

$1,807

Painting, NII-01, Rodica Anesia

NII-01

Rodica Anesia

Painting - 30 x 30 cm

$407

Print, Bataille, Jean Carzou

Bataille

Jean Carzou

Print - 33 x 25 cm

$260

Fine Art Drawings, Sans-titre, Gérard Titus-Carmel

Sans-titre

Gérard Titus-Carmel

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 cm

$1,694

Print, L'onde 1994 Waves, Thérèse Boucraut

L'onde 1994 Waves

Thérèse Boucraut

Print - 16 x 13 cm

$508

Print, Symptomatic Small Blue 5/13, Saber (MSK)

Symptomatic Small Blue 5/13

Saber (MSK)

Print - 42.5 x 37 cm

$734

Painting, Relique, Majo Marchand

Relique

Majo Marchand

Painting - 40 x 40 x 4 cm

$339

Print, WCYS ?, Tania Mouraud

WCYS ?

Tania Mouraud

Print - 40 x 40 x 3 cm

$3,953

Print, Untitled (Spooks), Louisa Chase

Untitled (Spooks)

Louisa Chase

Print - 76.2 x 113 cm

$2,500

Painting, Soleil couchant sur la rive, Hervé Lenouvel

Soleil couchant sur la rive

Hervé Lenouvel

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,287

Sculpture, Untitled, Thomas Röthel

Untitled

Thomas Röthel

Sculpture - 8 x 22 x 8 cm

$1,581

Print, The results of my insanity!, Jay-C

The results of my insanity!

Jay-C

Print - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$3,953

Sculpture, Sans Titre Ref (352), Nicolas Dubreuille

Sans Titre Ref (352)

Nicolas Dubreuille

Sculpture - 43 x 15 x 22 cm

$3,953

Painting, Growing Hope, Leon Devenice

Growing Hope

Leon Devenice

Painting - 90.2 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

$2,900

Fine Art Drawings, Élévation, Claude André Thibaud

Élévation

Claude André Thibaud

Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 36 x 0.1 cm

$687

Painting, Urban Time, Matt Kirby

Urban Time

Matt Kirby

Painting - 50 x 60 x 4 cm

$553

Sculpture, Balance Series #10, Lana Matsuyama

Balance Series #10

Lana Matsuyama

Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 15 cm

$395

Painting, Decomposed, Youngseok Gwon

Decomposed

Youngseok Gwon

Painting - 72.7 x 53 x 2 cm

$1,975

Painting, Untitled 53 - Blue, Ann Thornycroft

Untitled 53 - Blue

Ann Thornycroft

Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 cm

$1,800

Sculpture, Cold Ice, Carlos Purroy

Cold Ice

Carlos Purroy

Sculpture - 77 x 56 x 34 cm

$8,470

Painting, Red Coast, Giorgi Kukhalashvili

Red Coast

Giorgi Kukhalashvili

Painting - 55 x 75 x 3 cm

$2,823

Painting, Surge 1, Swiz

Surge 1

Swiz

Painting - 90 x 126 x 3 cm

$5,127

Painting, Happy Day I, Michail Ashkhotov

Happy Day I

Michail Ashkhotov

Painting - 32 x 45 cm

$440

Painting, Paysage Damier, Hervé Le Bis

Paysage Damier

Hervé Le Bis

Painting - 81 x 116 x 3 cm

$4,404

Painting, Inner realm, Chris Lyter

Inner realm

Chris Lyter

Painting - 76 x 61 x 4 cm

$1,659

Painting, Deux Demis Jaunes, Jean-Roch Focant

Deux Demis Jaunes

Jean-Roch Focant

Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm

$2,710

Print, Expected Downfall, Pedro Soares Filipe

Expected Downfall

Pedro Soares Filipe

Print - 85 x 60 x 1 cm

$2,259

Painting, Homme en Transformation, Yagor

Homme en Transformation

Yagor

Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm

$3,388

Print, L'arbre, Kjeld Ulrich

L'arbre

Kjeld Ulrich

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.5 cm

$519

Painting, 'Pink Spring' Abstract Spring Landscape, Nguyen Xuan Anh

'Pink Spring' Abstract Spring Landscape

Nguyen Xuan Anh

Painting - 129.5 x 193 x 5.1 cm

$8,640

Photography, Autumn - Tribute to Mark Rothko, Didier de Radiguès

Autumn - Tribute to Mark Rothko

Didier de Radiguès

Photography - 140 x 200 x 5 cm

$5,421

Print, Sunflowers 5, Joan Mitchell

Sunflowers 5

Joan Mitchell

Print - 92 x 63 x 1 cm

$20,327

Painting, 1322 antique white/green, Roger König

1322 antique white/green

Roger König

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$5,082

Painting, Gris 3, Caroline Leca

Gris 3

Caroline Leca

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.3 cm

$1,129

Sculpture, Neurone Totem 3, Kathy Le Vavasseur

Neurone Totem 3

Kathy Le Vavasseur

Sculpture - 30 x 7 x 7 cm

$1,299

Painting, R.3.C., Rutger de Vries

R.3.C.

Rutger de Vries

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm

$2,372

Painting, Contre-nuit 6, Claudine Tamborini

Contre-nuit 6

Claudine Tamborini

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm

$678

Print, Way, Melkio

Way

Melkio

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$316 $221

Painting, Reclamation No. 1, Jon Gilchrist

Reclamation No. 1

Jon Gilchrist

Painting - 91 x 61 x 2.54 cm

$6,296

Sculpture, Réverbération Mandarine, Carola Orieta-Sperman

Réverbération Mandarine

Carola Orieta-Sperman

Sculpture - 69 x 65 x 68 cm

$9,396

Sculpture, Absalom, Hans Mendler

Absalom

Hans Mendler

Sculpture - 58 x 16 x 20 cm

$2,654

Painting, Art of Rain - Spring, Hannelore Bueki

Art of Rain - Spring

Hannelore Bueki

Painting - 114 x 162 x 2 cm

$8,865

Painting, Rose Forever, Tamara Sweere

Rose Forever

Tamara Sweere

Painting - 105.5 x 80 x 5.5 cm

$6,155

Painting, Prokuneos, Shannon Nowak

Prokuneos

Shannon Nowak

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 3 cm

$5,138

Painting, La imaginacion, Claudia Roussin

La imaginacion

Claudia Roussin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$8,504

Painting, Weaves, Jyoti Tyagi

Weaves

Jyoti Tyagi

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm

$8,504

Sculpture, Bedroom Blonde, Tom Wesselmann

Bedroom Blonde

Tom Wesselmann

Sculpture - 34 x 44 x 3 cm

$28,233

Painting, Untitled (A2), Kareem Rizk

Untitled (A2)

Kareem Rizk

Painting - 120 x 90 cm

$576

Painting, Ripple site_09, Eunji Choi

Ripple site_09

Eunji Choi

Painting - 72.7 x 72.7 x 3 cm

$1,525

Sculpture, Dancing petals, Jihyung Nam

Dancing petals

Jihyung Nam

Sculpture - 50 x 35 x 25 cm

$1,703

Painting, Camelot, Oil Paint, Colored Graphite on Panel Painting, Doug Frohman

Camelot, Oil Paint, Colored Graphite on Panel Painting

Doug Frohman

Painting - 106.7 x 106.7 x 5.1 cm

$7,600

Painting, Untitled, Hell'O Collective

Untitled

Hell'O Collective

Painting - 100 x 70 x 10 cm

$4,517

Print, Abstract Composition, Luigi Veronesi

Abstract Composition

Luigi Veronesi

Print - 49 x 48 x 0.2 cm

$316

Painting, Compostela to Finisterre I, Ron Mills-Pinyas

Compostela to Finisterre I

Ron Mills-Pinyas

Painting - 196 x 200 x 4 cm

$16,397

Print, Cespuglio all’Adda, Ugo Maffi

Cespuglio all’Adda

Ugo Maffi

Print - 46 x 65 x 0.2 cm

$152

Photography, Untitled 109, Richard Caldicott

Untitled 109

Richard Caldicott

Photography - 36 x 28 cm

$1,317

Fine Art Drawings, Timeless 3, Laura Spring

Timeless 3

Laura Spring

Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm

$150

Painting, The Secret, Maya P Artistry

The Secret

Maya P Artistry

Painting - 100 x 118 x 2 cm

$7,515

Sculpture, White Top 38, Red Bottom 12, Red Dot, Anna Celie Nastasia Meyer

White Top 38, Red Bottom 12, Red Dot

Anna Celie Nastasia Meyer

Sculpture - 51 x 20 x 19 cm

$6,064

Painting, Nature is suffering, Christian Bader

Nature is suffering

Christian Bader

Painting - 140 x 200 x 2.5 cm

$5,793

Painting, Infinity, Mazarine Memon

Infinity

Mazarine Memon

Painting - 56 x 71 x 4 cm

$5,138

Painting, The Jazz Cat, Simon Linardi

The Jazz Cat

Simon Linardi

Painting - 110 x 135 x 3 cm

$6,155

Painting, Creation 8, Liubov Kolbina

Creation 8

Liubov Kolbina

Painting - 179 x 119 x 4 cm

$16,996

Painting, Gravity, green, Krasimira Stikar

Gravity, green

Krasimira Stikar

Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm

$2,146

Painting, Labyrinth, Kazaan Viveiros

Labyrinth

Kazaan Viveiros

Painting - 91 x 122 x 5 cm

$6,324

Painting, Encuentros II (Encounters II), Luis Prada

Encuentros II (Encounters II)

Luis Prada

Painting - 65 x 50 cm

$1,807

Sculpture, Constellation #6, Anja Hessler

Constellation #6

Anja Hessler

Sculpture - 100 x 47 x 47 cm

$1,988

Painting, If I could walk this way, Jon Petro

If I could walk this way

Jon Petro

Painting - 121.92 x 106.68 x 5 cm

$6,588

Painting, No.446, Raphael Durans

No.446

Raphael Durans

Painting - 62 x 50 x 4 cm

$3,614

Sculpture, Nude, Stan Wysocki

Nude

Stan Wysocki

Sculpture - 34 x 11 x 9 cm

$1,129

Painting, Love my body, Natsuko Takekoshi

Love my body

Natsuko Takekoshi

Painting - 33 x 24 x 2 cm

$655

Painting, Peinture 201118, Gérard Pairé

Peinture 201118

Gérard Pairé

Painting - 89 x 116 x 3 cm

$3,953

Painting, La source de l'ermite, Dominique Meunier

La source de l'ermite

Dominique Meunier

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm

$802

Painting, Entre 2 mondes, Thomas Vinas

Entre 2 mondes

Thomas Vinas

Painting - 68 x 78 x 15 cm

$903

Print, Linopomes, Luiza Kasprzyk

Linopomes

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print - 62 x 70 cm

$565

Print, Or, Noir, Goddog

Or, Noir

Goddog

Print - 40 x 40 x 3 cm

$565

Painting, Le retour des cigales, Sigrid M.

Le retour des cigales

Sigrid M.

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Sans titre, Stéphane Leberloa

Sans titre

Stéphane Leberloa

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$3,953

Photography, Atlal 2, Leah Desmousseaux

Atlal 2

Leah Desmousseaux

Photography - 35.5 x 54.5 cm

$621

Painting, Artery, Virgílio Neves

Artery

Virgílio Neves

Painting - 118 x 75 cm

$2,936

Painting, Birds in the Garden III, Russell Edward Vanecek

Birds in the Garden III

Russell Edward Vanecek

Painting - 76.2 x 55.88 x 3.81 cm

$2,289

Sculpture, Faith (neon artwork), Batik

Faith (neon artwork)

Batik

Sculpture - 101.6 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm

$2,823

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Geneviève Claisse

Sans titre

Geneviève Claisse

Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 75 x 1 cm

$3,388

Painting, La Chute d'Icare, Eve Saint Jean

La Chute d'Icare

Eve Saint Jean

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm

$3,650

Painting, Elephant, Philippe Lacote

Elephant

Philippe Lacote

Painting - 62 x 82 x 2.5 cm

$678

Sculpture, Journey, Geun Bae Kim

Journey

Geun Bae Kim

Sculpture - 90 x 104 x 10 cm

$5,037

Painting, Green 1, Emma Donaldson

Green 1

Emma Donaldson

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$113

Painting, Sans titre, Roxane Borujerdi

Sans titre

Roxane Borujerdi

Painting - 50 x 35 x 1 cm

$4,743

Painting, Atoms, Oskar Fischinger

Atoms

Oskar Fischinger

Painting - 66 x 91.4 cm

$54,206

Painting, Loja, Clémence Lerondeau

Loja

Clémence Lerondeau

Painting - 30 x 50 x 1.5 cm

$565

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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