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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La Raie Manta Sculpture
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
$3,352
1979 Sculpture MMCA Museum Collection
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
$3,352
Feather Sculpture Plume 1979
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
$3,468
Sculpture Moon Shin 1979 Museum 2
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.8 inch
$4,508
1979 Moon Shin Sculpture Museum 1 and City
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 8.3 inch
$3,410
Ciel - grand - 19
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$809
Ciel - grand - 20
LN Le Cheviller
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$809
Winter calligraphy, Metamorfosis
Flavio Aguilera
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
$600
Winter Calligraphy, Early Morning
Flavio Aguilera
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
$600
Winter Calligraphy, Winter Calligraphy
Flavio Aguilera
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
$550
Etude pour une lithographie
Corneille
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$3,468
Geometric #2
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$289
Geometric #1
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$289
The Pianist #1
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$751
Monument
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$289
Quelque part entre ciel et terre
Joséphine De Saint Seine
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 41 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,734
Paysages imaginaires
Joséphine De Saint Seine
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,734
Paysages imaginaires
Joséphine De Saint Seine
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,890
Gathering
Purvis Young
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 20.3 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8 x 0.11 inch
$2,500
Gathering (original mixed media on paper)
Purvis Young
Fine Art Drawings - 28.6 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.25 x 8.25 x 0.11 inch
$2,500
Drifters (original mixed media on paper)
Purvis Young
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 9 x 0.11 inch
$2,500
Congregation (original mixed media on paper)
Purvis Young
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 21.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.5 x 0.11 inch
$2,500
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,156
Untitled
Doïna Vieru
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,156
Intuitive Gestural Drawing. Abstract Minimalism. Space Below.
Sve Gri
Fine Art Drawings - 59.6 x 42 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$647
Three black lines. Abstract brush drawing.
Sve Gri
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 46 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$682
Abstract Calligraphic Brush Drawing. Combing Sound
Sve Gri
Fine Art Drawings - 59.6 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$682
Walk the Dog
Michael Grine
Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 61 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$300
Composition
Roberto Matta
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$6,357
Tempo 1
Petr Strnad
Fine Art Drawings - 34.8 x 28.4 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.7 x 11.2 x 0 inch
$254
Untitled
Jean-Michel Atlan
Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 27 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$17,338
Gymnopédie
Catherine Clare
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$982
My last memories about you n°5
Jiratchaya Pripwai
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,503
Untitled n°2
Jiratchaya Pripwai
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,503
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
$520
Emotion 20231221
Yaki Li
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$249
Promeneur du jour IV
Pasturo
Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 53 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 20.9 inch
$578
Promeneur du jour III
Pasturo
Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 53 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 20.9 inch
$578
Promeneur du jour II
Pasturo
Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 53 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 20.9 inch
$578
In my garden 20250426
Yaki Li
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$173
Le lointian que l'on trouve en soi, dans les profondeurs de l'imaginaire
Vittoretti
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$555
Laisser agir la magie...
Vittoretti
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$254
Emotion-20240113
Yaki Li
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$214
Reconstruction 202206-2
Yaki Li
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 27 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 10.6 x 0 inch
$405
Visiting 18
Frédérick Mazoir
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$370
Visiting 16
Frédérick Mazoir
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$370
Visiting 15
Frédérick Mazoir
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$370
Visiting 14
Frédérick Mazoir
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$370
Visiting 13
Frédérick Mazoir
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$370
Visiting 12
Frédérick Mazoir
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$370
Visiting 11
Frédérick Mazoir
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$370
Visiting 10
Frédérick Mazoir
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$370
Visiting 6
Frédérick Mazoir
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$370
Visiting 5
Frédérick Mazoir
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$370
Visiting 4
Frédérick Mazoir
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$370
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Sculpture - 30 x 14 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.5 x 5.9 inch
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Paesaggio poetico XXIV
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Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch
$600
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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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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.