Dark Abstraction

In the realm of dark abstraction, artists explore the interplay of contrasts, materials, and deep tonalities, positioning themselves within a lineage that ranges from abstract expressionism to certain minimalist explorations. These works question perception, light, and depth through refined or intensely textured compositions, where black, brown, and muted tones do not signify absence but instead become vehicles of emotional intensity and pictorial presence.

Gesture, material, and surface play a central role: layered glazes, dense impasto, background work, and effects of transparency all contribute to the construction of visual worlds that are both austere and deeply sensitive. Artists such as Pierre Soulages, whose work around “outrenoir" redefined the relationship to dark color, or Mark Rothko in his later series, paved the way for a singular exploration of this restrained palette.

On Artsper, this selection highlights the richness of a pictorial territory often associated with restraint, yet marked by a great diversity of formal approaches and artistic intentions.

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Painting, Un monde parfait, Freddy

Freddy

Painting . 120 x 80 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 inch

€1,290

Fine Art Drawings, Botticelli street #3, Lucio Forte

Lucio Forte

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

€110

Painting, RT36, Anouck Botteron

Anouck Botteron

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,800

Painting, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Doïna Vieru

Painting . 20 x 20 x 4 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

€300

Painting, Karma, Brian Neish

Brian Neish

Painting . 76 x 76 x 4 cm Painting . 29.9 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch

€2,170

Painting, Perché, Olivier Ebel

Olivier Ebel

Painting . 73 x 72 x 3 cm Painting . 28.7 x 28.3 x 1.2 inch

€2,400

Print, Sans titre, Ladislas Kijno

Ladislas Kijno

Print . 90 x 62.5 x 0.05 cm Print . 35.4 x 24.6 x 0 inch

€1,100

Painting, Kimono II, Ewa Bathelier

Ewa Bathelier

Painting . 210 x 90 x 1 cm Painting . 82.7 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€7,000

Painting, Au bois dormant, Sylvie Duval

Sylvie Duval

Painting . 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Sans titre, Zhengyong Liu

Zhengyong Liu

Painting . 77.5 x 54 x 1 cm Painting . 30.5 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch

€2,000

Painting, Becoming, Francesca Borgo

Francesca Borgo

Painting . 80 x 80 x 1.8 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.7 inch

€2,116

Painting, Chioné, Raymond Attanasio

Raymond Attanasio

Painting . 92 x 60 x 5 cm Painting . 36.2 x 23.6 x 2 inch

€1,800

Painting, Composition 4, Shahram Nabati

Shahram Nabati

Painting . 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,600 €2,880

Print, Composition, Zao Wou-Ki

Zao Wou-Ki

Print . 8.8 x 16.2 cm Print . 3.5 x 6.4 inch

€6,000

Sculpture, In love, Hans Mendler

Hans Mendler

Sculpture . 139 x 34 x 35 cm Sculpture . 54.7 x 13.4 x 13.8 inch

€5,400

Painting, Abstract, Moshe Leider

Moshe Leider

Painting . 61 x 77 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 30.3 x 1 inch

€1,628

Painting, Soleil Couchant, Freddy

Freddy

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€990

Painting, Post Apocalypse 3, Han Qi

Han Qi

Painting . 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Doïna Vieru

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

€800

Fine Art Drawings, Take off, Alexander Puhir

Alexander Puhir

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 40 x 0.25 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€904

Painting, Ciel, Alphée

Alphée

Painting . 42 x 29 x 0.1 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€350

Print, Miranda 2, Lucio Forte

Lucio Forte

Print . 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Print . 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch

€120

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

€2,800

Painting, Conche, Anouck Botteron

Anouck Botteron

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Painting, Dancer series 7, Du Ke

Du Ke

Painting . 200 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 78.7 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€8,000

Painting, A 12 - 1, Julien Jubault

Julien Jubault

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,500

Design, Ze tabouret, Olivier Ebel

Olivier Ebel

Design . 93 x 38 x 48 cm Design . 36.6 x 15 x 18.9 inch

€750

Print, Le prophète, Zao Wou-Ki

Zao Wou-Ki

Print . 24 x 22 x 0.05 cm Print . 9.4 x 8.7 x 0 inch

€4,500

Painting, Esprit vintage, Pascale Simon

Pascale Simon

Painting . 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,600

Painting, AP 1 - 1, Julien Jubault

Julien Jubault

Painting . 99 x 94 x 3 cm Painting . 39 x 37 x 1.2 inch

€2,100

Painting, Lost match, Hans Mendler

Hans Mendler

Painting . 130 x 110 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch

€3,200

Painting, Forest, Doïna Vieru

Doïna Vieru

Painting . 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€4,000

Painting, Post Apocalypse 8, Han Qi

Han Qi

Painting . 55 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Painting, Kaidan, Letta K.

Letta K.

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Painting, Caldera 1, Raymond Attanasio

Raymond Attanasio

Painting . 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€2,600