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.Â
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Fine Art Drawings . 45 x 77 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 17.7 x 30.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,203
Anastacia Kevich
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,690
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings . 74 x 127 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.1 x 50 x 0 inch
$1,285
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings . 74 x 104 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.1 x 40.9 x 0 inch
$1,986
José Antonio Fondevila
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$1,051
Aude Gourichon (O'd)
Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.4 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$368
Anastasia Ovsyannikova
Fine Art Drawings . 84 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.1 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,363
Anastasia Ovsyannikova
Fine Art Drawings . 84 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.1 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,363
Juan José Fuentes Reyes
Fine Art Drawings . 57 x 45 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.4 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$2,687
Gérard Schneider
Fine Art Drawings . 12.5 x 12 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.9 x 4.7 x 0.1 inch
$5,256
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings . 41 x 58 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.1 x 22.8 x 0.4 inch
$701
Miquel Angel Benejam
Fine Art Drawings . 46.5 x 63.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.3 x 25 x 0 inch
$701
Anastasia Ovsyannikova
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,036
Anastasia Ovsyannikova
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,036
Anastasia Ovsyannikova
Fine Art Drawings . 84 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.1 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,363
Jean-Claude Coutaz
Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$3,276
Jean-Claude Coutaz
Fine Art Drawings . 78 x 57 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.7 x 22.4 x 0 inch
$3,276
Jean-Claude Coutaz
Fine Art Drawings . 78 x 57 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.7 x 22.4 x 0 inch
$3,276
Anastacia Kevich
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,690
Purvis Young
Fine Art Drawings . 34.9 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.75 x 11 x 0.11 inch
$1,363
Violetta Arnesen
Fine Art Drawings . 56 x 50 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,051
Shota Imerlishvili
Fine Art Drawings . 86 x 61 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.9 x 24 x 0 inch
$3,504
Peter Hofmann
Fine Art Drawings . 53 x 70.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 20.9 x 27.8 x 0 inch
$2,628
Karin Boinet
Fine Art Drawings . 70.5 x 50 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$3,037
Aude Gourichon (O'd)
Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$222
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$1,121 $785
Anastasia Ovsyannikova
Fine Art Drawings . 84 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.1 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,363
Veronika Obushikhina
Fine Art Drawings . 31 x 23 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.2 x 9.1 x 0 inch
$382
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 109 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 42.9 x 0.4 inch
$1,063
Juan José Fuentes Reyes
Fine Art Drawings . 45 x 57 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 17.7 x 22.4 x 0 inch
$2,687
Agnès Tiollier
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.25 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,518
Violetta Arnesen
Fine Art Drawings . 56 x 50 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,051
Katherine Filice
Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 50.2 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.5 x 19.75 x 1 inch
$1,402
Béa Bealaff-Girotto
Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$783
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$701
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$701
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 46 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$818
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 46 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$818
Zdenka Palkovic
Fine Art Drawings . 69 x 49 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,869
Long-Deng Xiong
Fine Art Drawings . 95.5 x 88.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 37.6 x 34.8 x 0 inch
$12,031
Aude Gourichon (O'd)
Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$222
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings . 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$1,390 $973
Anastacia Kevich
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,635
Tamar Darchiashvili
Fine Art Drawings . 86 x 61 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.9 x 24 x 0 inch
$1,121
Eter Merkviladze
Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 31 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 12.2 x 0.1 inch
$642
Konstantinos Papaioannou
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,518
Stanislav Bojankov
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 67 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 26.4 x 0 inch
$584
