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Abstract Art

67 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Aleš VeselýArtist · SculptureAleš Veselý (3 February 1935 – 14 December 2015) was a Czech sculptor, graphic artist, painter and academy teacher.
Alicia PenalbaArtist · SculptureAlicia Penalba (August 9, 1913 – November 4, 1982) was an Argentine sculptor, tapestry designer, and weaver.
Alina SzapocznikowArtist · SculptureAlina Szapocznikow (lang; May 16, 1926 – March 2, 1973) was a Polish artist and Holocaust survivor.
Antoine PevsnerArtist · SculptureAntoine Pevsner (born Anton (Natan) Abramovich (Borisovich) Pevzner; 12 April 1962) was a Russian-born French sculptor and the older brother of Alexii Pevsner and Naum Gabo.
Atsuko TanakaArtist · SculptureAtsuko Tanaka (田中敦子, Tanaka Atsuko; February 10, 1932 – December 3, 2005) was a Japanese avant-garde artist. She was a central figure of the Gutai Art Association from 1955 to 1965.
Baltasar LoboArtist · SculptureBaltasar Lobo (22 February 1910 – 4 September 1993) was a Spanish artist, anarchist and sculptor best known for his compositions depicting mother and child.
Bjørn NørgaardIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Björn Nörgaard in Malmö Art hall 1988
Blinky PalermoIllustrator · IllustrationBlinky Palermo, artistic name of Peter Schwarze (2 June 1943 - 18 February 1977), was a German abstract painter.
Bruno GironcoliArtist · SculptureIllustration — Sculpture by Bruno Gironcoli.
Buky SchwartzArtist · SculptureBuky Schwartz (ˈbuki ˈʃvaʁts; June 16, 1932 – September 1, 2009, Tel Aviv) was an Israeli sculptor and video artist.
Carel VisserArtist · SilverCarel Nicolaas Visser (3 May 1928 – 1 March 2015) was a Dutch sculptor. He is considered an important representative of Dutch abstract-minimalist constructivism in sculpture.
Carlos Cruz-DiezDesigner · Modern designCarlos Cruz-Diez (17 August 1923 – 27 July 2019) was a Franco-Venezuelan artist recognized within the kinetic art movement. He lived and worked in Paris from 1960 until his death.
Dan GrahamPhotographer · PhotographyDaniel Graham (March 31, 1942 – February 19, 2022) was an American visual artist, writer, and curator in the writer-artist tradition.
Edoardo VillaArtist · SculptureMedal of Honour: South African Academy of Science & Art, 1979
Eduardo ChillidaEngraver · PrintsEduardo Chillida Juantegui (Basque: Eduardo Txillida Juantegi; 10 January 1924 – 19 August 2002) was a Spanish Basque sculptor notable for his abstract works.
Emil SchumacherArtist · CeramicsEmil Schumacher (29 August 1912 in Hagen, Westfalen – 4 October 1999 in San José, Ibiza) was a German painter.
Emy RoederArtist · SculptureEmy Roeder (30 January 1890 – 7 February 1971) was a modern German sculptor born in Würzburg, Germany.
Farhad KhalilovArtist · PaintingsFarhad Gurban oglu Khalilov (Fərhad Qurban oğlu Xəlilov, born 26 October 1946 in Baku) is a People's Artist of Azerbaijan and chairman of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan.
Frans KrajcbergArtist · SculptureFrans Krajcberg (12 April 1921 – 15 November 2017) was a Polish-born Brazilian painter, sculptor, engraver and photographer.
František KupkaIllustrator · IllustrationFrantišek Kupka (also known as Frank Kupka or François Kupka; 23 September 1871 – 24 June 1957) was a Czech painter and illustrator who moved from realism to abstract art, pioneering…
Friedrich Vordemberge-GildewartArtist · SculptureIllustration — Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart
George PusenkoffPhotographer · PhotographyGeorge Pusenkoff (born 1953) is a Russian and German painter, installation artist and photographer. He is a representative of postmodernism.
George RickeyArtist · SculptureGeorge Warren Rickey (June 6, 1907 – July 17, 2002) was an American kinetic sculptor known for geometric abstractions, often large-scale, engineered to move in response to air currents.
Gertrude GreeneEngraver · PrintsGertrude Glass Greene (1904 – November 25, 1956) was an abstract sculptor and painter from New York City.
Getulio AlvianiEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Getulio Alviani, Aluminium panels. Photo by Paolo Monti, 1963 (Fondo Paolo Monti, BEIC)
Hans AeschbacherArtist · SculptureHans Aeschbacher (18 January 1906 – 27 January 1980) was a Swiss abstract sculptor.
Heinz MackPhotographer · PhotographyHeinz Mack (born 8 March 1931) is a German artist. Together with Otto Piene he founded the ZERO movement in 1957.
Henri LaurensArtist · SculptureHenri Laurens (18 February 1885 – 5 May 1954) was a French sculptor and illustrator.
Ilya KabakovEngraver · PrintsIlya Iosifovich Kabakov (Illia Yosypovych Kabakov; September 30, 1933 – May 27, 2023) was an American and Soviet conceptual artist, born in Dnipropetrovsk in what was then the Ukrainian SSR…
James JarvaiseArtist · PaintingsJames Jarvaise (February 16, 1924 – June 19, 2015) was an American painter based in Southern California.
Jan Le WittIllustrator · IllustrationJan Le Witt (1907–1991) was a Polish-born British abstract artist, graphic designer and illustrator. He had a long professional partnership with George Him.
Jean René BazaineArtist · PaintingsJean René Bazaine (21 December 1904 – 4 March 2001) was a French painter, designer of stained glass windows and writer.
Jeppe HeinArtist · SculptureJeppe Hein (born 1 August 1974) is an artist based in Berlin and Copenhagen. His interactive sculptures and installations combine elements of humour with the 1970s traditions of minimalism…
Joaquín Torres-GarcíaArtist · PaintingsJoaquín Torres-García (28 July 1874 – 8 August 1949), was a Spanish Uruguayan painter, theorist, teacher and author, who spent most of his adult life in Spain.
Joel ShapiroEngraver · PrintsJoel Elias Shapiro (September 27, 1941 – June 14, 2025) was an American sculptor. Classified by art critics as a Postminimalist, his works consisted of sculptures composed of simple…
Joost BaljeuArtist · SculptureJoost Baljeu (1 November 1925 – 1 July 1991) was a Dutch painter, sculptor and writer. He is known for his large outdoor painted steel structures and his book on Theo van Doesburg.
Jorge OteizaArtist · CeramicsJorge Oteiza Enbil (21 October 1908 – 9 April 2003), was a Spanish sculptor, painter, designer and writer from the Basque Country, renowned for being one of the main theorists on Basque…
Josef AlbersEngraver · PrintsJosef Albers (USalso, lang; March 19, 1888March 25, 1976) was a German-born American artist and educator who is considered one of the most influential 20th-century art teachers in the…
Julio GonzálezArtist · Ceramics
Katarzyna KobroArtist · SculptureKatarzyna Kobro (26 January 1898 – 21 February 1951) was a Polish avant-garde sculptor and a prominent representative of the Constructivist movement in Poland.
Kenneth NolandEngraver · PrintsKenneth Noland (April 10, 1924 – January 5, 2010) was an American painter. He was one of the best-known American color field painters, although in the 1950s he was thought of as an abstract…
Kurt Laurenz MetzlerPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Kurt Laurenz Metzler
Kuzana OggArtist · Paintings
Maria RoosenArtist · SculptureMaria Lucia Cecilia («Maria») Roosen (born 2 April 1957) is a Dutch sculptor and illustrator, as well as jewelry designer. Roosen works mainly with glass and watercolor.
Max BillArtist · SculptureMax Bill (22 December 1908 – 9 December 1994) was a Swiss architect, artist, painter, typeface designer, industrial designer, and graphic designer.
Menashe KadishmanEngraver · PrintsMenashe Kadishman (Hebrew: מנשה קדישמן; August 21, 1932 – May 8, 2015) was an Israeli sculptor and painter.
Miguel Ortiz BerrocalArtist · SculptureMiguel Ortiz Berrocal (Villanueva de Algaidas, Málaga, 28 September 1933 – Antequera, Málaga, 31 May 2006) was a Spanish figurative and abstract sculptor.
Otto FreundlichArtist · SculptureOtto Freundlich (10 July 1878 – 9 March 1943) was a German painter and sculptor of Jewish origin.
Pablo SerranoArtist · SculpturePablo Serrano Aguilar (8 March 1908, Crivillén, Teruel – 26 November 1985, Madrid) was a Spanish abstract sculptor.
Phillip KingArtist · CeramicsPhillip King PRA (1 May 1934 – 27 July 2021) was a British sculptor. He was one of Anthony Caro's best-known students, even though the two artists were near contemporaries.
Pierre SoulagesArtist · CeramicsPierre Jean Louis Germain Soulages (Pèire Solatges; 24 December 1919 – 25 October 2022) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor.
Pomona ZipserArtist · SculpturePomona Zipser (born 28 June 1958 in Sibiu) is a Romanian-born contemporary artist based in Berlin, known for her sculptures. Zipser studied at
Rebecca H. QuaytmanArtist · PaintingsEach chapter is guided by ar
Richard ArtschwagerArtist · PaintingsRichard Ernst Artschwager (December 26, 1923 – February 9, 2013) was an American painter, illustrator and sculptor. His work has associations with pop art, conceptual art, and minimalism.
Rudolf BauerIllustrator · IllustrationAlexander Georg Rudolf Bauer (11 February 188928 November 1953) was a German-born painter who was involved in the avant-garde group Der Sturm in Berlin, and whose work would become central…
Rupprecht GeigerArtist · SculptureRupprecht Geiger (26 January 1908 – 6 December 2009) was a German abstract painter and sculptor. Throughout his career, he favored monochromicity and color-field paintings.
Saloua Raouda ChoucairArtist · SculptureSaloua Raouda Choucair (June 24, 1916 – January 26, 2017) was a Lebanese painter and sculptor.
Shirazeh HoushiaryArtist · SculptureShirazeh Houshiary (born 15 January 1955) is an Iranian-born English sculptor, installation artist, and painter. She lives and works in London.
Susana SolanoEngraver · PrintsIllustration — A portrait of Susana Solano
Suzanne GoldbergArtist · PaintingsSuzanne Goldberg (1940–1999) was a New Zealand painter, born in Auckland, New Zealand.
Theresia van der PantArtist · SculptureIllustration — Theresia van der Pant's Equestrian statue of Queen Wilhelmina in Amsterdam.
Tomie OhtakeArtist · Sculpture
Tony CraggArtist · SculptureSir Anthony Douglas Cragg (born 9 April 1949) is an Anglo-German sculptor, resident in Wuppertal, Germany since 1977.
Tony SmithArtist · SculptureAnthony Peter Smith (September 23, 1912 – December 26, 1980) was an American sculptor, painter, architectural designer, and a noted art theorist.
Tuvja KacEngraver · PrintsKatz was born in Poland to a traditional family. To escape the Nazis, his family fled Europe and settled in Argentina.
Will LammertArtist · SculptureWill Lammert (5 January 1892 – 30 October 1957) was a German sculptor. In 1959 he was posthumously awarded the National Prize of the German Democratic Republic.
Yayoi KusamaArtist · Sculpture22 March 1929 – 14 August 2026 was a Japanese artist who worked primarily in sculpture and installation.

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