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.

Discover abstract drawings by the abstract artists Paul JenkinsEllen Priest and Abigail Lazkoz on Artsper. 

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Fine Art Drawings, Emotion 20200530, Yaki Li

Yaki Li

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

CHF 181

Fine Art Drawings, Leman, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 7.9 x 0 inch

CHF 683 CHF 615

Fine Art Drawings, Drawing 435, Sumit Mehndiratta

Sumit Mehndiratta

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

CHF 781

Fine Art Drawings, Lignes de Vie, Sophie Duplain

Sophie Duplain

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 781

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 41, Nino Tolomashvili

Nino Tolomashvili

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

CHF 488

Fine Art Drawings, Enchanted Glade, Gaëlle Wagner

Gaëlle Wagner

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,342

Fine Art Drawings, Discurso indiferente, Teo Franco

Teo Franco

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

CHF 537

Fine Art Drawings, Borders, JonOne

JonOne

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch

CHF 1,942

Fine Art Drawings, Duilla, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

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

CHF 683

Fine Art Drawings, Le trait - 04, Ludovica Cholet

Ludovica Cholet

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

CHF 586

Fine Art Drawings, Mathieu, Georges Mathieu

Georges Mathieu

Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 6.7 x 0 inch

CHF 586

Fine Art Drawings, Balancing Act 2, Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Fine Art Drawings - 66 x 50.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 20 inch

CHF 1,468

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 922, Oto Macek

Oto Macek

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

CHF 976

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Ladislas Kijno

Ladislas Kijno

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

CHF 2,733

Fine Art Drawings, Evening Smoke, Fred Borghesi

Fred Borghesi

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.2 inch

CHF 683

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Gérard Schneider

Gérard Schneider

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 32 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 12.6 x 0 inch

CHF 7,319

Fine Art Drawings, Mass, Go Segawa

Go Segawa

Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 20 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.9 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

CHF 781

Fine Art Drawings, Landscape of the mind, Jim Bird

Jim Bird

Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 18.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.3 x 7.3 x 0 inch

CHF 781

Fine Art Drawings, Poèmes insoumis, André Masson

André Masson

Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 25 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,464

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Jean-Michel Atlan

Jean-Michel Atlan

Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 13 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 5.1 x 0 inch

CHF 488

Fine Art Drawings, dream #1, Dr. Love

Dr. Love

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

CHF 49

Fine Art Drawings, Wild Flower, Alexander Valchev

Alexander Valchev

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

CHF 625

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Patrick Villas

Patrick Villas

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 25.6 inch

CHF 1,171

Fine Art Drawings, The Fall, Gabriele Galantara

Gabriele Galantara

Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 18 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.1 x 7.1 x 0 inch

CHF 488

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Kim En Joong

Kim En Joong

Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 57 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 22.4 inch

CHF 4,099

Fine Art Drawings, Promeneur du jour, Pasturo

Pasturo

Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 53 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 20.9 inch

CHF 488

Fine Art Drawings, Pointman, Futura 2000

Futura 2000

Fine Art Drawings - 20.4 x 27.3 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 10.7 x 0 inch

CHF 3,416

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Vladimir Velickovic

Vladimir Velickovic

Fine Art Drawings - 32.5 x 21.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.8 x 8.5 inch

CHF 1,122

Fine Art Drawings, Kiss, Reinaldo Chavez

Reinaldo Chavez

Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 11 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 4.3 inch

CHF 234

Fine Art Drawings, 1000 Lignes, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 120 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch

CHF 3,416

Fine Art Drawings, Time of life, Iryna Burda

Iryna Burda

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 732

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 6, Doïna Vieru

Doïna Vieru

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

CHF 781

Fine Art Drawings, Adjacent 2, Xanda McCagg

Xanda McCagg

Fine Art Drawings - 51 x 41 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.1 x 16.1 inch

CHF 904

Fine Art Drawings, Gymnopédie, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

CHF 830

Fine Art Drawings, The Healers, Yvan Genest

Yvan Genest

Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 35.6 x 1.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 14 x 0.63 inch

CHF 538

Fine Art Drawings, Departure, Tanner Rhines

Tanner Rhines

Fine Art Drawings - 17.78 x 12.7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7 x 5 inch

CHF 586

Fine Art Drawings, XX146150, Pierre Muckensturm

Pierre Muckensturm

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

CHF 634

Fine Art Drawings, Je raconte, Jean-Louis Toutain

Jean-Louis Toutain

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11 x 0 inch

CHF 1,073

Fine Art Drawings, Algorithm, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

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

CHF 838

Fine Art Drawings, La veuve, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

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

CHF 1,269

Fine Art Drawings, Partition N°101, Masha Schmidt

Masha Schmidt

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

CHF 576

Fine Art Drawings, Tension 1, Wanrong Song

Wanrong Song

Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 65 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

CHF 586

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Kitty Sabatier

Kitty Sabatier

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 10.6 inch

CHF 1,366

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Wifredo Lam

Wifredo Lam

Fine Art Drawings - 55.9 x 67.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 26.5 inch

CHF 104,758

Fine Art Drawings, Messages 21, Lisa Pressman

Lisa Pressman

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 12 x 1 inch

CHF 603

Fine Art Drawings, Forme Molle, Joël Kermarrec

Joël Kermarrec

Fine Art Drawings - 25.5 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 7.9 x 0 inch

CHF 781

Fine Art Drawings, Dessin 1, Roberto Matta

Roberto Matta

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

CHF 7,807

Fine Art Drawings, Forme Rouge, Thalia Dalecky

Thalia Dalecky

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

CHF 761

Fine Art Drawings, Drawing 2, Lady K

Lady K

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 59 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 23.2 x 0 inch

CHF 585

Fine Art Drawings, Chambre 126, Florence Monange

Florence Monange

Fine Art Drawings - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,440

Fine Art Drawings, Success 2, Isabelle Hirtzig

Isabelle Hirtzig

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

CHF 181

Fine Art Drawings, Abstract Composition, Mark Tobey

Mark Tobey

Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch

CHF 13,663

Fine Art Drawings, Bidonville, Frank De Blok

Frank De Blok

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

CHF 117

Fine Art Drawings, En Benissa (12), Juan Uslé

Juan Uslé

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9.1 inch

CHF 4,392

Fine Art Drawings, Chicago, Josep Maria Mejan

Josep Maria Mejan

Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 10.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 4.2 x 0 inch

CHF 634

Fine Art Drawings, Got the Blues, Markus Lippeck

Markus Lippeck

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

CHF 771

Fine Art Drawings, Gestures, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

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

CHF 586

Fine Art Drawings, Self-Portrait 24.122, Arthur Hent

Arthur Hent

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

CHF 586

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Esme McLeod

Esme McLeod

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 42.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 16.7 inch

CHF 634

Fine Art Drawings, Scène Atelier, Nathalie Gobin

Nathalie Gobin

Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 64 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 25.2 x 0.2 inch

CHF 761

Fine Art Drawings, Letter 8, Richard Saint-Amans

Richard Saint-Amans

Fine Art Drawings - 71 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 19.7 x 0 inch

CHF 781

Fine Art Drawings, Tag sur Sticker 1, Saber (MSK)

Saber (MSK)

Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 10.2 x 0 inch

CHF 68

Fine Art Drawings, Sequestor, Margaret Neill

Margaret Neill

Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 71 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 28 x 0 inch

CHF 1,412

Fine Art Drawings, Non title, Joan Miró

Joan Miró

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

CHF 52,698

Fine Art Drawings, À Table, Loreto Verrocchia

Loreto Verrocchia

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

CHF 537

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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.