
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 Jenkins, Ellen Priest and Abigail Lazkoz on Artsper.
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Drawing No. 453
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,387

Explosion jaune et verte
Baptiste Laurent
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 inch
$1,098

Experimental Landscape | Rock Formation, Flowers
Wissam Beydoun
Fine Art Drawings - 73 x 53 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.7 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
$1,500

Composition No. 450
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$925

Drawing 421
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$925

Monochrome Serie - Experimental Landscape 10 - Red Naphthol
Wissam Beydoun
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,500

Monochrome Serie - Experimental Landscape 8 – Phthalo Green
Wissam Beydoun
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,500

Monochrome Serie - Experimental Landscape 9 – Cobalt Blue
Wissam Beydoun
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,500

Monochrome Serie - Experimental Landscape 3 – Carbazole Violet
Wissam Beydoun
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,500

Monochrome Serie - Experimental Landscape 5 – Burnt Sienna
Wissam Beydoun
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,500

Monochrome Series - Experimental Landscape 6 – Mahogany Walnut Stain
Wissam Beydoun
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,500


Experimental Landscape | Monochrome PLUM
Wissam Beydoun
Fine Art Drawings - 73 x 53 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.7 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
$1,500


Théorèmes #1
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$925

Frame me not
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$925


Wege von Dresden 2
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$925

Wege von Dresden 1
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$925

Mira Sway
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 61 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 24 x 0 inch
$925

Explosion orange et vert sur fond noir
Baptiste Laurent
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 inch
$1,098



Line ups of lost data
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
$578

Drawing No. 369
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch
$867

Untitled No.81
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 102 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.2 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$694

Gradisimo
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$925

Drawing 328
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 83.8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 33 x 0 inch
$925

Composition No.327
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 63.5 x 48 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 18.9 x 0 inch
$925

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
$809

Curva 18/28
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Fine Art Drawings - 108 x 108 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 42.5 x 42.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,612

Lishma 11/26
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Fine Art Drawings - 116 x 125 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 49.2 x 0.4 inch
$2,254

Curva 11
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Fine Art Drawings - 158 x 108 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 62.2 x 42.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,404

Sculpture Moon Shin TOTEM 1975
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 inch
$2,196


Composition No.415
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$694

Drawing 423
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$751

Composition No. 384
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 46 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$809

Composition No.277
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$867



Le soleil brille même la nuit #2
Jéko
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$694

Les toits éclairés par la lune
Jéko
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$694

Intricate Maze III
Wissam Beydoun
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,700

Intricate Maze II
Wissam Beydoun
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,700

Enfantillages (série)
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$694


Deconstruction
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 36 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 14.2 x 1.2 inch
$578


B241
Tarek Butayhi
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$900





L I N E S - Grey Coast
Aurélie Trabaud
Fine Art Drawings - 19.8 x 30.2 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.8 x 11.9 x 0 inch
$520

Blue chess
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$832

Etherea
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$798

Transparency - blue
Go Segawa
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
$809

Freeze frame with 2000 glitches
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 inch
$1,387


Composition No. 448
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 61 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 24 x 0 inch
$809

Liquibash
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$694

Drawing 452
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$694

Above and Beyond
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$636

In The Blue Wind
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$578

Drawing 408
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$694

Drawing 405
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$694

Composition No.409
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 71 x 58 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 22.8 x 0 inch
$694

Composition No.404
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 71 x 58 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 22.8 x 0 inch
$694

Composition No.403
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 71 x 64 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 25.2 x 0 inch
$694

Drawing 435
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$809

Drawing 430
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 1.2 inch
$694

Drawing 427
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 58 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 22.8 x 0.4 inch
$694

Drawing 426
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 58 x 41 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.8 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch
$694

Drawing 424
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$751

Composition No. 387
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 46 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$867

Composition No. 385
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 46 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$867

Composition No. 360
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 46 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$809

Composition No. 359
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 46 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$809

Composition No. 356
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 46 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$809

Composition No. 355
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 46 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$809

Composition No. 354
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 46 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$809

Drawing 336
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 76.2 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 0 inch
$694

Composition No.352
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 46 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$809

Composition No.351
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 46 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$809

Composition No.350
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 46 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$694

Drawing 338
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 76.2 x 56 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 0 inch
$809

Drawing 335
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 76.2 x 56 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 0 inch
$809

Drawing 333
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 58.4 x 84 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 33.1 x 0 inch
$809

Natural Elements n°6
Imhathai Suwatthanasilp
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,271

L I N E S - Geo 6
Aurélie Trabaud
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$474

L I N E S - Fragment N°1
Aurélie Trabaud
Fine Art Drawings - 37.3 x 28.2 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.7 x 11.1 x 0.1 inch
$474
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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.