Abstract Painting for Sale

Painting, Ancestors, Andrea Maguire

Ancestors

Andrea Maguire

Painting - 22 x 16 x 2 inch

$1,150

Painting, Evie, Alan Lemin

Evie

Alan Lemin

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$2,259

Painting, Sans titre, Dominique Fury

Sans titre

Dominique Fury

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,355

Painting, Horizon #2, Hervé Maury

Horizon #2

Hervé Maury

Painting - 49.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,484

Painting, Everydayness 3., Petr Strnad

Everydayness 3.

Petr Strnad

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$508

Painting, Sans titre, Aurelien Grudzien

Sans titre

Aurelien Grudzien

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,162

Painting, The Lovers, Herbert Kornfeld

The Lovers

Herbert Kornfeld

Painting - 26 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$6,900

Painting, Untitled, Rey Polo

Untitled

Rey Polo

Painting - 20.1 x 26.4 inch

$2,710

Painting, Fait moi danser, Pixels

Fait moi danser

Pixels

Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.7 inch

$1,945

Painting, Ceramica #76, Elisabeth Serre

Ceramica #76

Elisabeth Serre

Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$2,033

Painting, Untitled, Josep Maria Mejan

Untitled

Josep Maria Mejan

Painting - 21.7 x 21.7 inch

$1,016

Painting, Incongruenze, Nino Pizzimenti

Incongruenze

Nino Pizzimenti

Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.1 inch

$1,242

Painting, Window, Hyunah Kim

Window

Hyunah Kim

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 inch

$1,500

Painting, Lettres colonnes, Paul Kallos

Lettres colonnes

Paul Kallos

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$2,597

Painting, Abstract-3125, Ludoroy

Abstract-3125

Ludoroy

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$1,355

Painting, A fragile heart, Dominique Joyeux

A fragile heart

Dominique Joyeux

Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,259

Painting, Gestation, Henri Yéru

Gestation

Henri Yéru

Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 2 inch

$3,727

Painting, Les mots bleus sont des fenêtres, Mia

Les mots bleus sont des fenêtres

Mia

Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$7,340

Painting, About Colour I - 23, Camil Giralt

About Colour I - 23

Camil Giralt

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$4,404

Painting, Broadway, Mark David Smith

Broadway

Mark David Smith

Painting - 6 x 6 x 0.1 inch

$185

Painting, Blurred Blue - XXL, Jürgen Angeler

Blurred Blue - XXL

Jürgen Angeler

Painting - 45.3 x 59.1 x 0 inch

$1,129

Painting, View from the Lazaretto, Sandi Goodwin

View from the Lazaretto

Sandi Goodwin

Painting - 45.3 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$1,852

Painting, Danses 4/29 Tarentelle, J/Y Delaunay-Israël

Danses 4/29 Tarentelle

J/Y Delaunay-Israël

Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,750

Painting, Lugh, Luc Villard

Lugh

Luc Villard

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,468

Painting, Covers 13 Green, Joanne Freeman

Covers 13 Green

Joanne Freeman

Painting - 13 x 13 inch

$1,778

Painting, Gold V, Sadhana Sorin-Dejust

Gold V

Sadhana Sorin-Dejust

Painting - 45.3 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

$4,065

Painting, Abstraction, Ayuna Kanatkalieva

Abstraction

Ayuna Kanatkalieva

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,162

Painting, Untitled 14, Gayatri Gamuz

Untitled 14

Gayatri Gamuz

Painting - 36 x 36 inch

$5,250

Painting, Far West, Jorge Castillo

Far West

Jorge Castillo

Painting - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$4,291

Painting, Le lac, Ramzi Ghotbaldin

Le lac

Ramzi Ghotbaldin

Painting - 10.6 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,807

Painting, Emoulos Morning Magic, Dawn Daisley

Emoulos Morning Magic

Dawn Daisley

Painting - 12.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,694

Painting, La main folle, Marie-Josée Roy

La main folle

Marie-Josée Roy

Painting - 30 x 2 x 6 inch

$1,550

Painting, Untitled, Moses Baite

Untitled

Moses Baite

Painting - 20.1 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch

$1,016

Painting, El corredor de agapantos 1, Claudia Guerrini

El corredor de agapantos 1

Claudia Guerrini

Painting - 8.7 x 8.7 x 0 inch

$926

Painting, AB344, Anke Blaue

AB344

Anke Blaue

Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$4,291

Painting, Maxa, Alec Franco

Maxa

Alec Franco

Painting - 51.1 x 84.6 x 0.1 inch

$5,500

Painting, Célestes (Alcaline), Dorothée Louise Recker

Célestes (Alcaline)

Dorothée Louise Recker

Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$3,388

Painting, 29, Victoria Shani

29

Victoria Shani

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$2,259

Painting, 09x20, GuVe

09x20

GuVe

Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,344

Painting, Jo Baker, Jérémie d'Angelo

Jo Baker

Jérémie d'Angelo

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$4,404 $3,523

Painting, Acrobate 2, Amélie Joos

Acrobate 2

Amélie Joos

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

$565

Painting, Etude 41, Karl Lagasse

Etude 41

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$10,164

Painting, Tierra, Adriana Setter

Tierra

Adriana Setter

Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,355

Painting, Enchanted forest, Joanna BM

Enchanted forest

Joanna BM

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

$2,993

Painting, Untitled, Santiago Torriglia

Untitled

Santiago Torriglia

Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,219 $2,897

Painting, Série Espace temps, Mattevski

Série Espace temps

Mattevski

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,259

Painting, Sans nom, Emerich Meerson

Sans nom

Emerich Meerson

Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch

$5,082

Painting, 163 gr, Laura Larocca

163 gr

Laura Larocca

Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$960

Painting, Wild, Filip Pavlik

Wild

Filip Pavlik

Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,033

Painting, Oceanic 3, Lisa Bolin

Oceanic 3

Lisa Bolin

Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch

$395

Painting, Eve?, Dima Filatov

Eve?

Dima Filatov

Painting - 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch

$791

Painting, Hahaha, Park Hyo Jung

Hahaha

Park Hyo Jung

Painting - 27.6 x 74.8 x 2.8 inch

$1,920

Painting, Les galets, Khatis

Les galets

Khatis

Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$903

Painting, Peony, Tanya Grinevich

Peony

Tanya Grinevich

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$779

Painting, Q Roo, Joan Duran Benet

Q Roo

Joan Duran Benet

Painting - 26 x 20.1 inch

$1,016

Painting, Ultramarine blue, Jan Kuhlemeier

Ultramarine blue

Jan Kuhlemeier

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,259

Painting, Bleu, Clotilde Verriès

Bleu

Clotilde Verriès

Painting - 21.7 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch

$1,073

Painting, Recordando el gran artista Alberto Riano "Mangos" Marzo, Celso Castro

Recordando el gran artista Alberto Riano "Mangos" Marzo

Celso Castro

Painting - 39.2 x 28 x 0.1 inch

$2,000

Painting, 16, Franco Egalite

16

Franco Egalite

Painting - 20 x 16 x 1 inch

$1,900

Painting, Demeure la nuit, Jean-Roch Klethi

Demeure la nuit

Jean-Roch Klethi

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1 inch

$339

Painting, Freude 2 - Joy 2, Brigitte Witzer

Freude 2 - Joy 2

Brigitte Witzer

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$1,694

Painting, Chasing Rabbits, Lukasz Olek

Chasing Rabbits

Lukasz Olek

Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,033

Painting, Bird of pray, Laurent Laporta

Bird of pray

Laurent Laporta

Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,581

Painting, Floating I, Christian Möller

Floating I

Christian Möller

Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 2 inch

$1,355

Painting, Underwater fantasy, Behshad Arjomandi

Underwater fantasy

Behshad Arjomandi

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$950

Painting, Poésie, RogerM

Poésie

RogerM

Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$621

Painting, Sans titre, Daniel Lacomme

Sans titre

Daniel Lacomme

Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,517

Painting, The earth we share., F G Davis

The earth we share.

F G Davis

Painting - 24 x 22.8 x 0.7 inch

$2,823

Painting, Exploration I, Diederik Van Apple

Exploration I

Diederik Van Apple

Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 2 inch

$4,461

Painting, Study 232, Barbara McGivern

Study 232

Barbara McGivern

Painting - 12.2 x 12.2 x 1.2 inch

$1,694

Painting, Sans titre, Ray Smith

Sans titre

Ray Smith

Painting - 14.8 x 10.4 x 0 inch

$1,016

Painting, Moon Light, Adrien Lombardo

Moon Light

Adrien Lombardo

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$621

Painting, M_CB_14, Isabela Puga

M_CB_14

Isabela Puga

Painting - 43.3 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$5,647

Painting, Hypercube IV, J. Demsky

Hypercube IV

J. Demsky

Painting - 46.5 x 31.1 x 0.4 inch

$9,034

Painting, Dragon, Wenhai Zhang

Dragon

Wenhai Zhang

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,823

Painting, Uiara, Yamandú Canosa

Uiara

Yamandú Canosa

Painting - 14.2 x 18.9 x 0 inch

$1,694

Painting, Beyond The Rain Drenched Streets #4, Michèle Laurence Prévost

Beyond The Rain Drenched Streets #4

Michèle Laurence Prévost

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$2,259

Painting, Voided, Jacqueline Huskisson

Voided

Jacqueline Huskisson

Painting - 15 x 55.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,581

Painting, A Dance With Brahms, Joyce Fournier

A Dance With Brahms

Joyce Fournier

Painting - 38 x 58 x 1.5 inch

$1,880

Painting, La force de la mer #3, Sylvie Garibaldi

La force de la mer #3

Sylvie Garibaldi

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$1,242

Painting, Diálogos en femenino, David García

Diálogos en femenino

David García

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,525

Painting, Foggy morning, Frédéric Lemonnier

Foggy morning

Frédéric Lemonnier

Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$1,333

Painting, No.71, Ludwig Mannhalter

No.71

Ludwig Mannhalter

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,880

Painting, Soleil d'automne, Salvatore Coccoluto

Soleil d'automne

Salvatore Coccoluto

Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 3.1 inch

$5,082

Painting, Reclusion, Pierre-Marie Ziegler

Reclusion

Pierre-Marie Ziegler

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,484

Painting, Lluvia, Ana Reynolds

Lluvia

Ana Reynolds

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,581

Painting, Ancient architects, Tatiana Iliina

Ancient architects

Tatiana Iliina

Painting - 51 x 59 x 0.1 inch

$2,495

Painting, War and Peace, Sebastian Picker

War and Peace

Sebastian Picker

Painting - 39.4 x 94.5 x 0.4 inch

$19,198

Painting, Sound of Freedom, MrKas

Sound of Freedom

MrKas

Painting - 44.9 x 41.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,355

Painting, Deep, Shpoun

Deep

Shpoun

Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,355

Painting, Geodesique 6, Yann Guinchan

Geodesique 6

Yann Guinchan

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$678

Abstract Painting for Sale

Abstract painting is a form of expression which contrasts with representational art, where capturing the likeness of the subject is presented as the artist's ultimate objective. Abstract painting is in fact the very opposite of figurative art. Even if we are not able to understand the meaning behind an abstract work without additional information, it can nonetheless succeed in conveying a sense of emotion and feeling.

We tend to associate the birth of abstraction with the artist Vassily Kandinsky and the artistic revolution he initiated during the 20th century. As one of the movement's pioneers, he was at the forefront of the breakaway from representational art along with Kazimir Malevich, Piet Mondrian and Kupka. Kandinsky not only shared his views on abstraction through his art but also in his written work. In 1910 he published his book “Concerning the Spiritual in Art" in which he defended the symbolic importance of each of the elements present in painting and which gave each artwork a spiritual dimension. In the same year, he unveiled his first abstract piece, entitled “Abstract watercolor". Abstract art was born. Figurativism had been left to one side in favour of a new movement where artists dealt directly with the intangible and immaterial, without explicitly identifying a subject matter. Several sub-genres started to emerge. Kazimir Malevich became known for his legendary 1915 painting “Black Square", followed by “White on White" in 1918, with which he laid the foundations for Suprematism. Malevich believed that a painting was composed of an ensemble of independent forces which could evolve together in the order to find a sense of harmony and equilibrium within the work. Abstraction can also take on a more lyrical form, especially when accompanied by music. Kandinsky's the “Picture with the Black Arch" is an excellent example of this. The large-scale painting was painted in 1912 and is seen as a marking the turning point for a new era in the history of art.

As well as his work on the composition of shapes and colors, Kandinsky had synesthesia. His condition can be seen as a decisive factor in triggering the artist's desire to create a new artistic language. His senses intertwined and became one, transforming sounds into shapes and colors. Kandinsky's use of color is much more than a question of aesthetics; it was inherent to the way he perceived the world. In this abstract painting, each color has been carefully chosen and is filled with symbolic meaning. In his abstract two-dimensional painting, Kandinsky succeeds in ensuring that the spectator can feel and hear an entire orchestra playing a Wagner opera.

Geometric abstraction both stems from and contrasts with lyrical abstraction, which geometric abstract artists summarized as “abstract landscaping". As its name suggests, this new form of abstraction is centred around the use of geometric shapes to create a sense of purity in the painting. Lines, squares, triangles and circles all collide with the use of bold, block colors on a two-dimensional surface. Kupka was one of the movement's leading figures but nonetheless did not want to be associated with it, believing that art should be the very opposite of abstract; it should be concrete and real. Alongside him, Mondrian laid the foundations for geometric abstraction with his characteristic use of neat shapes and rectangles. The artist developed his unique style by structuring his paintings around an underlying orthogonal grid and using sharp right angles.

And last but not least, it is important to remember the influence that both Sonia and Robert Delaunay had on the development of abstraction. The couple seduced the French critic and poet Guillaume Apollinaire with their circular shapes and use of color. Apollinaire christened their art Orphism, a reference to the mythological Greek figure Orpheus as well as to the title of one of his own poems, which he felt was reminiscent of the 'luminous language' conveyed in their paintings. In this regard, Orphism seems to have more in common with lyrical rather than geometric abstraction.

Although abstract art marked a decisive break from prior artistic traditions, the movement can also be seen as the inevitable and logical result of the work and thinking of previous artists. At the start of the century the Fauvist movement explored the importance of color, whilst the Cubists started to deconstruct shapes and play with geometry. In a similar way, German Expressionism, which was born in 1905, encouraged the idea that independent emotions, detached from reality, should be the focus of an artist's work. Thanks to abstraction, modern art has been able to excel and reach its very peak. By no longer focusing on physical subjects, artists are no longer limited to representing recognisable reality. 

Abstract art has a universal language to share and convey. Since its beginnings, abstraction has been significantly shared across the world and has contributed a great deal to contemporary thinking today. Explore abstract artworks from renowned artists like Henri Matisse, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and more on Artsper!

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What is meant by abstract painting?

Abstract painting refers to the type of painting that does not make visual reference to the real world. Art that does aim to do this is called figurative art. Instead, abstract art uses some combination of color, shape, line, forms and marks to achieve an outcome. This often allows the viewer the freedom to interpret the work independently and to assign to it their own meaning. 

Is abstract painting easy?

Like most art forms, abstract painting is as easy as the effort that is put into it. While someone could theoretically create an easy abstract artwork, the ones that are remembered and that resonate with their audience are certainly not easy to create. They require an excellent understanding of visual language such as shape, color and form, as well as advanced technical skills to execute them.

What do I need to do an abstract painting?

To create an abstract painting, you will require at least some form of surface, such as canvas, paper or wood, and paint, such as acrylic, oil or watercolor.