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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.Â
Robert Wilson
Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,200
Clear Shadows
Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 40 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
€1,200
Despa Hondros
Fine Art Drawings . 57 x 77 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.4 x 30.3 x 0 inch
€2,000
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€190
Olga Afanasiadi
Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€412
Harrison Prignet
Fine Art Drawings . 120 x 100 x 4.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch
€2,500
Muriel Deumie
Fine Art Drawings . 120 x 40 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 47.2 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
€990 €891
Philippe Hiquily
Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€12,000
Josep Guinovart
Fine Art Drawings . 72 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 28.3 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€2,000
Barbara Christol
Fine Art Drawings . 51 x 36 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 20.1 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
€1,200
Philippe Favier
Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 11.2 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 4.4 x 0 inch
€450
Clara Harbadi
Fine Art Drawings . 64.6 x 49.6 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.4 x 19.5 x 0.1 inch
€1,500
Pierre Alechinsky
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
€11,900
Lison Favarger
Fine Art Drawings . 34 x 34 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.4 x 13.4 x 0.1 inch
€1,017
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Fine Art Drawings . 188 x 108 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 74 x 42.5 x 0.4 inch
€2,030
Barbara Nazarenko
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€1,960
Sabatina Leccia
Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
€2,000
Andy Warhol
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 80 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
€12,900
Purvis Young
Fine Art Drawings . 22.9 x 28.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9 x 11.25 x 0.11 inch
€1,144
Neerja Chandna Peters
Fine Art Drawings . 69.3 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.3 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,830
Daniel Gibson
Fine Art Drawings . 22.86 x 30.48 x 2.54 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9 x 12 x 1 inch
€8,235
Helen Burkova
Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
€320
André Masson
Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 25 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.4 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
€1,500
Antonino Puliafico
Fine Art Drawings . 80 x 90 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,750
Clotaire Lehoux
Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 80 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€1,300
Barbara Kroll
Fine Art Drawings . 43.2 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 17 x 12 x 0.1 inch
€439
Tamar Darchiashvili
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€960
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
€15,000
Raoul Hausman
Fine Art Drawings . 61 x 45.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 17.9 x 0 inch
€4,500
Carlos Velilla
Fine Art Drawings . 46 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.1 x 14.2 x 0 inch
€1,400
Viktoria Daneva
Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€503
Victor Prodanchuk
Fine Art Drawings . 75 x 58 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.5 x 22.8 x 2 inch
€869
Elena F-Popova
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 1.8 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
€915
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings . 46 x 122 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.1 x 48 x 0.1 inch
€3,294
Kristina Viera Wolf
Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€1,100
Imhathai Suwatthanasilp
Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 40 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
Tony Cragg
Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 42 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
€14,000
David Shrigley
Fine Art Drawings . 27.94 x 20.95 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 8.2 x 0.4 inch
€7,320
José Manuel Menéndez Rojas
Fine Art Drawings . 57 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.4 x 27.6 inch
€1,800
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Fine Art Drawings . 21.1 x 25.7 x 0.001 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 10.1 x 0 inch
€1,300
Elya Reshetnikova
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 53 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 20.9 x 0 inch
€412
Massimo Greco
Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 13.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 5.3 x 0 inch
€1,400
Serge Charchoune
Fine Art Drawings . 19 x 28.3 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.5 x 11.1 x 0 inch
€900
Jean-François Dubreuil
Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 60 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch
€1,350
Asya Fadeyeva
Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 22.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.9 x 0.1 inch
€1,000
Gérard Schneider
Fine Art Drawings . 41 x 32 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.1 x 12.6 x 0 inch
€7,500
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
Anastacia Kevich
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€1,052
Violetta Arnesen
Fine Art Drawings . 43 x 50 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.9 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€1,100
John von Wicht
Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 58.4 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.5 x 23 x 0.2 inch
€3,203
Björk Viggósdóttir
Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 35 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
€1,100
Joan Pere Viladecans
Fine Art Drawings . 48 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.9 x 12.6 x 0 inch
€1,600
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Âme Sauvage
Painting . 100 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch
€1,200
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Jean-Philippe Berger
Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€880 €696
Recommended by Artsper
Anaïs LF
Painting . 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,300
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Valentine Dardel
Painting . 21 x 19 x 3 cm Painting . 8.3 x 7.5 x 1.2 inch
€720
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Laurent Dorchin
Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,500
Recommended by Artsper
Marta Gebalska
Painting . 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€890
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Susanna Costantini
Sculpture . 162 x 82 x 4 cm Sculpture . 63.8 x 32.3 x 1.6 inch
€2,800
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Jean-Charles De Castelbajac
Print . 89 x 60.5 cm Print . 35 x 23.8 inch
€1,017
Recommended by Artsper
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,150
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Olena Kishkurno
Painting . 150 x 175 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 68.9 x 0 inch
€6,000
Recommended by Artsper
Luca Brandi
Painting . 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 inch
€2,626
Recommended by Artsper
Tatiana Malinovscaia
Painting . 100 x 140 x 0.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch
€1,373
Recommended by Artsper
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.Â
What is an abstract drawing?
An abstract drawing is an artwork that does not represent recognizable objects or scenes but instead uses shapes, colors, and lines to express emotions or concepts. It focuses on visual language rather than realistic depiction.
What are the 5 main characteristics of abstract art?
The five main characteristics of abstract art are non-representational forms, emphasis on color and shapes, expressive brushwork, focus on composition, and the evocation of emotions rather than depicting reality.
What are the rules for abstract art?
Abstract art does not follow traditional rules of representation; it focuses on shapes, colors, and forms to express ideas or emotions. Artists have creative freedom, but coherence, balance, and intentionality are often valued.
How to make abstract art?
To create abstract art, start by exploring shapes, colors, and textures without trying to represent reality. Let your imagination run wild and experiment with different techniques to express your emotions or ideas.