Franz Marc was a famous German painter and printmaker associated with Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider) group and the Expressionist art movement. He is best known for his modernist depictions of animals that explored energy, movement and color. Famous Franz Marc artworks include “Blue Horse I", “The Large Blue Horses", "The Yellow Cow", "Fate of the Animals", "The Little … [Read more...] about Franz Marc Quotes about Art
Abstract Artists
You've found our list of Famous Abstract Artists from around the world. They're mostly painters using abstraction but also include abstract sculptors, printmakers, and drawing artists.
The artists listed have created a significant amount of abstract art throughout their career. Some may have started in a figurative manner and grew into abstraction, others might jump back and forward, while others might have only done a series or two of abstract works. Very few artists start with abstraction and stick with it all of their career. So if an artist is listed below, they've flirted with abstract art at some point in their career.
Famous Abstract Artists / Painters
- Alexander Calder - - Sculpture Quotes
Popular American sculptor known for abstract mobiles, wire portraits, and monumental public sculpture. - Elisabeth Cummings - - Art Quotes
Popular Australian female artist known for her landscape paintings and prints of Australia. - Elaine de Kooning - - Art Quotes
Notable abstract expressionist American female painter known for her portraits and abstract works. - Willem de Kooning - - Art Quotes
Famous Dutch-born American Abstract Expressionist painter known for his Woman series of paintings. - Ken Done - - Art Quotes
Famous Australian artist known for his brightly colored expressive paintings of the Sydney Harbour and life in Australia. - Helen Frankenthaler - - Art Quotes
American abstract expressionist female artist known for her large fluid abstractions. - Philip Guston - - Art Quotes
Notable Canadian American abstract expressionist and figurative painter. - Barbara Hepworth - - Art Quotes
Notable British woman sculptor and printmaker known for abstract stone carvings and large public sculptures. - Damien Hirst - - Art Quotes
Famous British conceptual artist known for his for his dot paintings and dead animals in fish tanks. - Hans Hoffman - - Art Quotes
German-American abstract painter and art teacher associated with abstract expressionism and for being a colorist. - Jasper Johns - - Art Quotes
Notable American pop artist, painter and printmaker known for his US flag paintings. - Wassily Kandinsky - - Art Quotes
Russian painter and printmaker known to have created some of the earliest purely abstract paintings. - Franz Kline - - Art Quotes
American abstract expressionist artist known for his large black and white gestural paintings. - Lee Krasner - - Art Quotes
Famous American abstract expressionist painter who was married to Jackson Pollock. - Fernand Leger - - Art Quotes
Popular 20th century modernist French painter, sculptor, printmaker and filmmaker. - Joan Miro - - Art Quotes
Famous Spanish artist, painter, ceramicist, muralist and printmaker. - Joan Mitchell - - Art Quotes
Notable American female abstract artist associated with abstract expressionism. - Piet Mondrian - - Art Quotes
Influential Dutch abstract artist most famous for his geometric, primary colored paintings. - Henry Moore - - Art Quotes
Famous English sculptor and draftsman known for his monumental modern sculptures of the human figure. - Robert Motherwell - - Art Quotes
20th century American abstract expressionist painter and printmaker. - Barnett Newman - - Art Quotes
American abstract expressionist and color field painter known for his minimalist abstract paintings. - Isamu Noguchi - - Art Quotes
Famous American sculptor, furniture designer and landscape architect. - Georgia O'Keefe - - Art Quotes
Notable American female artist famous for her erotic flower paintings and landscapes. - John Olsen - - Art Quotes
Famous landscape painter and printmaker known for his pictures of the Australian outback. - Jackson Pollock - - Art Quotes
Famous American abstract expressionist painter known for his large drip paintings. - Robert Rauschenberg - - Art Quotes
Famous American painter, printmaker and collagist known for his pop art inspired combine paintings. - Gerhard Richter - - Art Quotes
Popular German painter of both abstract artworks and photorealistic paintings. - Mark Rothko - - Art Quotes
Latvian born American abstract expressionist painter known for his large color field paintings. - Robert Ryman - - Art Quotes
American abstract painter known for his minimalist white square abstract paintings. - Pierre Soulages - - Art Quotes
Famous French abstract artist nicknamed the Painter of Black. - Frank Stella - - Art Quotes
Famous American abstract painter, printmaker and sculptor. - Cy Twombly - - Art Quotes
Famous American artist who also lived in Italy. Created expressive childlike drawings and paintings. - Brett Whiteley - - Art Quotes
Famous Australian painter, printmaker and sculptor known for his sensual line. - Christopher Wool - - Art Quotes
Popular American abstract painter and sculptor known for his text paintings, gray abstract works and wire sculptures.
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Hans Hofmann Quotes about Art
Hans Hofmann was a famous German-born American painter and art teacher associated with the Abstraction Expressionism art movement. He is best known for his abstract expressionist paintings dealing with color relationships, shapes, texture and paint. Famous Hans Hofmann artworks include “Pompeii", “Auxerre", "The Gate", "The Golden Wall", "Deep Within the Ravine", "The … [Read more...] about Hans Hofmann Quotes about Art
Isamu Noguchi Quotes about Sculpture
Isamu Noguchi was a famous American sculptor, furniture designer and landscape architect. He is best known for his public sculptures, landscaped gardens and various iconic furniture designs which are still produced today. Famous Isamu Noguchi artworks include “Radio Nurse", “Lunar Landscape", "Sky Viewing Sculpture", "The Cry", "Noguchi Coffee Table", "Red Cube", "Even the … [Read more...] about Isamu Noguchi Quotes about Sculpture
Barbara Hepworth Quotes about Art
Barbara Hepworth was a famous 20th century British sculptor and printmaker. She is best known for her modernist abstract sculptures, natural stone forms, and for opening up her sculptures to show the insides of the work. Famous Barbara Hepworth artworks include "Mother and Child", "Two Forms (Divided Circle)", “Landscape Sculpture", “Pierced Hemisphere", "Oval Form (Trezion)", … [Read more...] about Barbara Hepworth Quotes about Art
Ben Nicholson Quotes about Art
Ben Nicholson was a famous British painter and draftsman. He is best known for his paintings and reliefs that blurred the lines between still life and abstraction. Famous Ben Nicholson artworks include "1943-45 (St Ives, Cornwall)", "April 57 (Arbia 2)", "Sept 53 (Balearic)", “1934-6 (Painting - Still Life)", “August 1956 (Val d'Orcia)", "1936 (White Relief)", "July 27-53 … [Read more...] about Ben Nicholson Quotes about Art
Henry Moore Quotes about Art
Henry Moore was a famous English sculptor and draftsman associated very loosely with abstraction and surrealism. He is best known for his monumental sculptures of the abstracted human form. Famous Henry Moore artworks include “Large Two Forms", “Two Piece Reclining Figure No. 5”, "Large Reclining Figure", "Family Group", "King and Queen", "Nuclear Energy", "Recumbent Figure", … [Read more...] about Henry Moore Quotes about Art
Jean Arp Quotes about Art
Jean Arp or Hans Arp was a famous German born French sculptor, poet and painter associated with dada, surrealism and abstraction. He is best known for his sculpture that has been broken down to its simplest forms, to rounded abstract objects that point towards nature, the human figure, and organic forms. Famous Jean Arp artworks include “Human Concretion", “Shirt Front and … [Read more...] about Jean Arp Quotes about Art
Fernand Léger Quotes about Art
Fernand Léger was a famous French painter, sculptor and printmaker associated with cubism, purism and modernism. He is best known for his stylized works, with thick black outlines, and often used bright primary colors. Famous Fernand Leger artworks include “La Femme en Bleu (Woman in Blue)", “Still Life with a Beer Mug”, "The Railway Crossing", "Soldier with a Pipe", … [Read more...] about Fernand Léger Quotes about Art
Alexander Calder Quotes about Art
Alexander Calder was a famous American abstract sculptor. He is best known for his mobile kinetic sculptures, his wire portraits and enlarged outdoor monumental sculptures. Famous Alexander Calder artworks include “Devil Fish", “Arc of Petals", "Red Mobile", "La Grande Vitesse", "Autumn Leaves", "Poisson volant (Flying Fish)", "Trois Disques", "Floating Clouds" and "Lily of … [Read more...] about Alexander Calder Quotes about Art
Frank Stella Quotes about Art
Frank Stella is a famous American abstract painter, printmaker and sculptor associated with the Minimalism and Geometric Abstraction art movements. He is best known for his brightly colored abstract paintings and his large outdoor sculptures. Famous Frank Stella artworks include “Cones and Pillars", “Shoubeegi", "The Marriage of Reason and Squalor", "Riallaro", "Six Mile … [Read more...] about Frank Stella Quotes about Art