Abstract Drawing for Sale
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.
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K1901 / Whitewater
Harald Kröner
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 95 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,969
Dryad
Slav Nedev
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 23 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch
€440
Deep Waters
Slav Nedev
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 23 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch
€440
Deep Forest
Slav Nedev
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 23 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch
€440
Les deux font la paire
Damien Berrard
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€110
50 years ago
Damien Berrard
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
€170
Landscape with red flowers
Damien Berrard
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€150
Nature morte au pot de fleurs et oranges
Damien Berrard
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
€250
Sunny landscape seen with magic mushrooms
Damien Berrard
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€100
Invención del eterno feminino
Yamandú Canosa
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 65 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
€1,800
Gisant
Yamandú Canosa
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 65 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
€1,800
S/T II
Yamandú Canosa
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 65 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
€1,800
La luz en la boca
Yamandú Canosa
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€2,200
Sunny Moment
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
€400
Untitled
José Manuel Menéndez Rojas
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 inch
€2,800
Hiendas / Clefts
M. M. Calvo
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 13.8 inch
€2,800
Settlement
Victor Prodanchuk
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 58 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 22.8 x 2 inch
€892
Tree in the forest
Victor Prodanchuk
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 58 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 22.8 x 2 inch
€892
The Sound of Footsteps
Funing Xia
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 110 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 43.3 x 0 inch
€15,900
The guard of the dead No 3
Funing Xia
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 79 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 31.1 x 0 inch
€11,200
The Floating Clouds
Funing Xia
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 79 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 31.1 x 0 inch
€11,200
The Beacon Tower
Funing Xia
Fine Art Drawings - 53 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch
€10,300
River Closure
Funing Xia
Fine Art Drawings - 53 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch
€10,300
Nirvana
Funing Xia
Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 89 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 35 x 0 inch
€13,800
La Rencontre
Funing Xia
Fine Art Drawings - 53 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch
€10,300
La Nuit Blanche
Funing Xia
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€6,200
Contemplation
Funing Xia
Fine Art Drawings - 53 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch
€10,300
The spread of red
Funing Xia
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 80 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€7,200
The naked poverty No.1
Funing Xia
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 67 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 26.4 x 0 inch
€5,900
Outward
Funing Xia
Fine Art Drawings - 53 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch
€10,200
Grisaille
Lison Favarger
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 95 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 37.4 x 0.1 inch
€1,078
Self-Portrait 20.127
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€200
Self-Portrait 20.112
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€180
Self-Portrait 20.110
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€220
Self-Portrait 24.114
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€200
Kintsugi C 24.01
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€280
Tour 24.05
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€200
Architecture du Pouvoir 24.06
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€200
Self-Portrait 24.67
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
€300
Untitled
Agustín Español Viñas
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€2,800
Articulation 22.03
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
€350
Sans titre
Andrée Vilar
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
€3,000
Départ le 1er juillet
Isabelle Hirtzig
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0 inch
€155
Bidonville favélas
Frank De Blok
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
€120
Honfleur Normandie
Frank De Blok
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
€120
Porte container
Frank De Blok
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
€120
Canyoning urbanization
Frank De Blok
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
€120
#Paysage sauvage #4
Niki Neuts
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
€400
Wild Roses of Revolution
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 10 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 3.9 x 0.1 inch
€490
Self-Portrait 24.17
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€260
Self-Portrait 24.12
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€380
Ceruléum Ref BDNW11625
Bernard Quentin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 19.7 inch
€1,250
Personnage Ref BDNW11622
Bernard Quentin
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 15.7 inch
€2,000
Geometria fractal 3. From the series The memory of narcissus
James Bonachea
Fine Art Drawings - 69.9 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.5 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch
€2,159
Geometria fractal 2. From the series The memory of narcissus
James Bonachea
Fine Art Drawings - 69.9 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.5 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch
€2,159
The Same Day
Shui Qiu
Fine Art Drawings - 180 x 95 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 70.9 x 37.4 x 0 inch
€8,918
The Land of Hongmeng
Shui Qiu
Fine Art Drawings - 144 x 367 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 56.7 x 144.5 x 0 inch
€30,000
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 21.3 x 14.4 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.4 x 5.7 x 0 inch
€400
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 21.3 x 14.4 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.4 x 5.7 x 0 inch
€400
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 21.3 x 14.4 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.4 x 5.7 x 0 inch
€400
Sans titre 4
Barbara Christol
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 24 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch
€450
Sans titre 3
Barbara Christol
Fine Art Drawings - 10.5 x 15 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.1 x 5.9 x 1.2 inch
€300
Sans titre 1
Barbara Christol
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 24 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch
€450
Devil in the mirror
Damien Berrard
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€450
Stigmates, dans l’intimité de Jackson Pollock
Damien Berrard
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€450
Before
Damien Berrard
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€200
Géométrie
Damien Berrard
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
€100
Géométrie II
Damien Berrard
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
€100
Spectres II
Damien Berrard
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 37.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 14.8 x 0 inch
€100
Chardons
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€400
Chardons
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€400
Chardons
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€400
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Sculpture - 30 x 14 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.5 x 5.9 inch
€1,080
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Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch
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For the love of Monet
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Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch
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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.