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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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Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Elena Paredes

Untitled

Elena Paredes

Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 98 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 38.6 inch

$2,081

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Elena Paredes

Untitled

Elena Paredes

Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 98 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 38.6 inch

$2,081

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Elena Paredes

Untitled

Elena Paredes

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 85 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 33.5 inch

$2,081

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Elena Paredes

Untitled

Elena Paredes

Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 98 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 38.6 inch

$2,081

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled A9, Abdullah Murad

Untitled A9

Abdullah Murad

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 inch

$1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled A8, Abdullah Murad

Untitled A8

Abdullah Murad

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 inch

$1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled A7, Abdullah Murad

Untitled A7

Abdullah Murad

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.8 inch

$1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled A4, Abdullah Murad

Untitled A4

Abdullah Murad

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch

$1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled A3, Abdullah Murad

Untitled A3

Abdullah Murad

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch

$1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled A1, Abdullah Murad

Untitled A1

Abdullah Murad

Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 8.3 inch

$1,500

Fine Art Drawings, Mouvement (3), Sylva Sylva

Mouvement (3)

Sylva Sylva

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$231

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre (1), Sylva Sylva

Sans titre (1)

Sylva Sylva

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$301

Fine Art Drawings, MT 24.10, Arthur Hent

MT 24.10

Arthur Hent

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$312

Fine Art Drawings, MT 24.09, Arthur Hent

MT 24.09

Arthur Hent

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$312

Fine Art Drawings, Isidore 24.01, Arthur Hent

Isidore 24.01

Arthur Hent

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$347

Fine Art Drawings, Attraction 24.05, Arthur Hent

Attraction 24.05

Arthur Hent

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$370

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Duván López

Untitled

Duván López

Fine Art Drawings - 85 x 75 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.5 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$2,601

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Duván López

Untitled

Duván López

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

$2,254

Fine Art Drawings, Guia DHL, Rodrigo Spinel

Guia DHL

Rodrigo Spinel

Fine Art Drawings - 31.8 x 24.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.5 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$1,800

Fine Art Drawings, Guia USPS, Rodrigo Spinel

Guia USPS

Rodrigo Spinel

Fine Art Drawings - 31.8 x 24.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.5 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$1,800

Fine Art Drawings, Guia Fedex, Rodrigo Spinel

Guia Fedex

Rodrigo Spinel

Fine Art Drawings - 31.8 x 24.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.5 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$1,800

Fine Art Drawings, Herbert Bayer, Rodrigo Spinel

Herbert Bayer

Rodrigo Spinel

Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch

$1,800

Fine Art Drawings, Obscured Fear, Ghada Jamal

Obscured Fear

Ghada Jamal

Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 35 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 13.8 x 0.6 inch

$900

Fine Art Drawings, The Maestro, Ghada Jamal

The Maestro

Ghada Jamal

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.6 inch

$1,000

Fine Art Drawings, Right Behind You, Ghada Jamal

Right Behind You

Ghada Jamal

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.6 inch

$1,000

Fine Art Drawings, No Place to Go, Ghada Jamal

No Place to Go

Ghada Jamal

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 45 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre 4, Eric Gouret

Sans titre 4

Eric Gouret

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

$1,618

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre 2, Eric Gouret

Sans titre 2

Eric Gouret

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

$1,618

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Eugenia Soma

Untitled

Eugenia Soma

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 210 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 82.7 x 0 inch

$2,797

Fine Art Drawings, Sofisticada, Christina Sprowl

Sofisticada

Christina Sprowl

Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 20 x 1 inch

$882

Fine Art Drawings, Crazy World 22.04, Arthur Hent

Crazy World 22.04

Arthur Hent

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$405

Fine Art Drawings, Figure Group, Robert Goodnough

Figure Group

Robert Goodnough

Fine Art Drawings - 29.2 x 39.4 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.5 x 15.5 x 0.1 inch

$1,850

Fine Art Drawings, Dryad, Slav Nedev

Dryad

Slav Nedev

Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 23 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch

$509

Fine Art Drawings, Deep Waters, Slav Nedev

Deep Waters

Slav Nedev

Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 23 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch

$509

Fine Art Drawings, Deep Forest, Slav Nedev

Deep Forest

Slav Nedev

Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 23 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch

$509

Fine Art Drawings, 50 years ago, Damien Berrard

50 years ago

Damien Berrard

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

$196

Fine Art Drawings, Sunny Moment, Minako Asakura

Sunny Moment

Minako Asakura

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch

$462

Fine Art Drawings, Settlement, Victor Prodanchuk

Settlement

Victor Prodanchuk

Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 58 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 22.8 x 2 inch

$950

Fine Art Drawings, The Beacon Tower, Funing Xia

The Beacon Tower

Funing Xia

Fine Art Drawings - 53 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$11,905

Fine Art Drawings, River Closure, Funing Xia

River Closure

Funing Xia

Fine Art Drawings - 53 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$11,905

Fine Art Drawings, Nirvana, Funing Xia

Nirvana

Funing Xia

Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 89 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 35 x 0 inch

$15,951

Fine Art Drawings, La Rencontre, Funing Xia

La Rencontre

Funing Xia

Fine Art Drawings - 53 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$11,905

Fine Art Drawings, La Nuit Blanche, Funing Xia

La Nuit Blanche

Funing Xia

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$7,166

Fine Art Drawings, Contemplation, Funing Xia

Contemplation

Funing Xia

Fine Art Drawings - 53 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$11,905

Fine Art Drawings, The spread of red, Funing Xia

The spread of red

Funing Xia

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 80 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$8,322

Fine Art Drawings, Outward, Funing Xia

Outward

Funing Xia

Fine Art Drawings - 53 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$11,790

Fine Art Drawings, Grisaille, Lison Favarger

Grisaille

Lison Favarger

Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 95 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 37.4 x 0.1 inch

$1,196

Fine Art Drawings, Caballo I, Pasturo

Caballo I

Pasturo

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

$289

Fine Art Drawings, Dama I, Pasturo

Dama I

Pasturo

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

$289

Fine Art Drawings, Kintsugi C 24.01, Arthur Hent

Kintsugi C 24.01

Arthur Hent

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$324

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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.