
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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Tetiana Ocheredko
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€1,408

Etoiles
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 13.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 5.3 x 0.4 inch
€2,000



Abstract landscape N°2
Aurélie Trabaud
Fine Art Drawings - 15.8 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.2 x 8.3 x 0 inch
€130

Sans titre
Kitty Sabatier
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 31 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 12.2 x 0 inch
€1,500

Small Sign No 4
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
€100

Native Elements n°34
Imhathai Suwatthanasilp
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.4 inch
€440

Native Elements n°33
Imhathai Suwatthanasilp
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.4 inch
€440

Curva 30/23
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Fine Art Drawings - 62 x 62 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 24.4 x 0.4 inch
€450

Motif et copie
Philippe Garel
Fine Art Drawings - 37.5 x 26.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 10.4 x 0.1 inch
€500

Pajaro con la L en el cuerpo
Yamandú Canosa
Fine Art Drawings - 17.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.9 x 10 x 0 inch
€700

Dessein des frontières 9
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€530

Dessein des frontières 8
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€530

Anatomie - grande - 4
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€800

Anatomie - grande - 3
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€800

Dessein des frontières 7
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€530

Dessein des frontières 6
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€530

Dessein des frontières 5
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€530

Dessein des frontières 4
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€530

Anatomie 9
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€800

Anatomie 6
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€715

Anatomie 2
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€715

Sleeping woman
Dr. Love
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 13 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 5.1 x 0.1 inch
€90

Sigmund Freud
Dr. Love
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€90

Dreaming woman
Dr. Love
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€90

Presenza metafisica
Dr. Love
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€90


La noche del bosque abierto
Carlos Velilla
Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 15.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 6.1 inch
€750

En el bosque
Carlos Velilla
Fine Art Drawings - 10.5 x 19.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.1 x 7.7 inch
€750

No se desprende
Carlos Velilla
Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 15.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 6.1 inch
€750

Sans titre
Serge Plagnol
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€500

Sans titre
Serge Plagnol
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€500

Sans titre
Serge Plagnol
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€500

Feuilles
Serge Plagnol
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€500

Onde 6
Serge Plagnol
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€500

Printemps
Serge Plagnol
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€500

Rêve sauvage 9
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 84 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 33.1 inch
€650

Rêve sauvage 8
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 84 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 33.1 inch
€650

Rêve sauvage 7
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 84 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 33.1 inch
€650

Rêve sauvage 4
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 84 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 33.1 inch
€650

Rêve sauvage 6
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 84 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 33.1 inch
€650

Rêve sauvage 5
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 84 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 33.1 inch
€650

Rêve sauvage 3
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 84 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 33.1 inch
€650

Rêve sauvage 2
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 84 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 33.1 inch
€650

Rêve sauvage 1
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 84 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 33.1 inch
€650


MMCA Musem Collection 2023 RetrospectiveFourmis Sculptures Ants
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.9 inch
€4,950


Le réconfort 9
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€690

Le réconfort 8
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€690

Le réconfort 6
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€690

Le réconfort 5
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€690

Untitled
Francesc Genovés
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€555

Untitled
Francesc Genovés
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€555

Dessein des frontières 12
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€530

Dessein des frontières 11
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€530

Dessein des frontières 10
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€530

Anatomie - grande - 17
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€800

Anatomie - grande - 16
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€800

Le réconfort 3
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€690

Le réconfort 2
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€690

Butterfly sculpture MOON SHIN COLLECTION MMCA MUSEUM SEOUL SOUTH KOREA
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
€4,950

Sculpture lettrisme Dessin Drawing MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art Seoul South korea
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
€5,000

1972 MMCA Museum Collection Sculpture Vase
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
€5,000

3 Totems à Bulbes 1972 MMCA Museum Collection
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 8.3 inch
€2,900

1971 MMCA Museum Collection Pagoda 5 Moon Shin sculptures
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 8.3 inch
€3,950

MMCA Museum Collection 2 Pagodas Fountain sculptures Moon Shin 1979
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 8.3 inch
€3,950

3 Moon Shin MMCA Museum Collection Sculptures Pagodes Pagodas
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 8.3 inch
€3,900

1979 Moon Shin Monumental sculpture on the City
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
€3,900

Totem from Barcares 1970 to Seoul Olympiads 1988, Collection MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 4.7 inch
€4,950

TOTEM From Barcares, 1970 To Seoul Olympiads, 1988
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
€4,950

3 Moon Shin Monumental Sculpture 1970
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 16 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 6.3 inch
€3,900

1975 Moon Shin Sculpture Tripode Noire MMCA MUSEUM SEOUL Collection
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.9 x 4.7 inch
€1,900

Moon Shin 5 Black Sculptures 1971
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
€2,900

Moon Shin 1975 Fleur de Lys Three Black Sculptures MMCA, Seoul Museum Collection
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
€2,900

Moon Shin Black Metal Sculpture 1973
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
€2,900

Moon Shin Museum 1973 Sculpture Scaphandre Bipède Noire
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
€2,900

Moon Shin Museum Sculpture and Design 1978
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
€2,900

Black Sculpture 1971
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
€2,900

Moon Shin 1971 Uno Dos Tres Sculptures
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 9.8 inch
€2,900

Moon Shin Monumental Black Sculpture 1971
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 8.3 inch
€2,900

Moon Shin Black Sculpture 1971
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 8.3 inch
€2,900

Sculpture Alien Extraterrestre ET
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 8.3 inch
€2,900

The Ant Sculpture La Fourmi MMCA Museum Collection
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 8.3 inch
€4,900


Moon Shin Black Sculpture 1971
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 8.3 inch
€2,900

Moon Shin 1971 Black Monumental Sculpture
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 8.3 inch
€2,900

Moon Shin Black Monumental Sculpture 1971
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
€2,900

Moon Shin Black Sculpture WINGS AILES 1971
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 9.8 inch
€2,900

Moon Shin Black Sculpture Duo 1971
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 9.8 inch
€2,900

Moon Shin Black Sculpture 1971
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 8.3 inch
€2,900
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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.
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.
Some of the most influential abstract artists in art history are Jackson Pollock, Vassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian, and Helen Frankenthaler.