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I.A 2 - Intelligence Artificielle
Carole Aurore
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
€875
1977 White Paris Blanc, Le marin et l'entraineuse White Paris The sailor and the lady
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 37.5 x 52.5 cm Painting - 14.8 x 20.7 inch
€1,950
Sans titre - série paysage abstrait
Jacques Faugeroux
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€590
The woman who rode horses goes to the beach
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 92 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€4,800
Visual Dance II - Black & White - Framed - Ready to hang
Daniela Pasqualini
Painting - 35.6 x 27.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 14 x 11 x 2 inch
€382
Fertility Ritual
Amarkine Amarteifio
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 inch
€3,627
Douce Nuit
Mathilde de Bellecombe
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
Cadmium Orange Hue
Julia Swaby
Painting - 81 x 113 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 44.5 x 0.6 inch
€1,587
The Creative Spirit
Julia Swaby
Painting - 100.1 x 100.1 x 4.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€1,850
Cube sur fond bleu
Elsa Pallier (El'Pallier)
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€984
Émergence 1 - Composition abstraite
Carole Aurore
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,125
Composition II
Jinxian Yang
Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,500 €1,350
Terra pitaya - série Terre
Odile Lanoix
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,080
1966 Paris Blanc Scène urbaine 1 Le Métro White Paris Urban scene 1 Subway
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 37 x 54 x 0.5 cm Painting - 14.6 x 21.3 x 0.2 inch
€1,550 €775
1966 White Paris Blanc Voiture verte sur les quais Green car on the Seine banks
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 37.5 x 53.5 cm Painting - 14.8 x 21.1 inch
€1,950 €975
1966 White PARIS Blanc Au bistro Le café crème - Café crème at the bistro
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 37 x 52.5 cm Painting - 14.6 x 20.7 inch
€1,950
Unforgettable moments
Maria Esmar
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€2,000
Sienna Boire 1989 Drink
Catherine Reboul Berlioz
Painting - 14 x 9.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 5.5 x 3.7 x 0.1 inch
€995
Round & Round III
Lia Van Leeuwen
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,450
Smoke on the water
Zakhar Shevchuk
Painting - 60 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,900
Dervisci Rotanti
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 115 x 140 x 0.1 cm Painting - 45.3 x 55.1 x 0 inch
€2,000 €1,800
Chakra 1
Irakli (Akuna) Kavtaradze
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€1,500
Portrait avec plumes et chapeau
Pascal Marlin
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
€550
Josep Maria Codina abstract 2018 mixed technique on paper
Josep María Codina
Painting - 20 x 29 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.4 x 0 inch
€850
Jardin exotique N°1
Gauthier Bruel
Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch
€1,900
Storm
Francisco Montoya Cázarez
Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
€540 €486
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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!
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.
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.
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.