Paul Klee was a famous Swiss-born German painter, printmaker, draftsman and teacher at the Bauhaus school of art. He is best known for his enigmatic works that combined linear drawing elements with color. Famous Paul Klee artworks include “Castle and Sun", “Tod und Feuer”, "Fright of a Girl", "Red/Green Architecture (yellow/violet gradation)", "Tale à la Hoffmann", "Red … [Read more...] about Paul Klee 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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Philip Guston Quotes about Art
Philip Guston was a famous Canadian American abstract painter, muralist and printmaker who successfully transitioned from figurative, to abstract work and back again. He is best known for his large pink abstract impressionist paintings and his later cartoon styled figurative works. Famous Philip Guston artworks include “Zone", “To Fellini", "The Studio", "Painting, Smoking, … [Read more...] about Philip Guston Quotes about Art
Elaine de Kooning Quotes about Art
Elaine de Kooning was a famous American female painter associated with the Abstract Expressionism art movement. She is best known for her abstract paintings and portraits of men. Famous Elaine de Kooning artworks include “John F. Kennedy", “Pele No. 1”, "Thomas B. Hess", "Harold Rosenberg", "Standing Bull", "Al Lazar (Man in a Hotel Room)", "Bacchus", "Italian Summer", … [Read more...] about Elaine de Kooning Quotes about Art
Joan Mitchell Quotes about Art
Joan Mitchell was a famous American born female painter associated with the Abstract Expressionism art movement. She is best known for her painterly abstract paintings and pastels. Famous Joan Mitchell artworks include “Parasol", “Bracket”, "Rock Bottom", "Ste. Hilaire", "12 Hawks at 3 O’Clock", "Hemlock", "Sunflowers", "No Rain", "George Went Swimming at Barnes Hole, but It … [Read more...] about Joan Mitchell Quotes about Art
Helen Frankenthaler Quotes about Art
Helen Frankenthaler was a famous American abstract painter and printmaker associated with the Abstraction Expressionism art movement. She is best known for her large abstract paintings which were fluid and spontaneous in nature. Famous Helen Frankenthaler artworks include “Mountains and Sea", “Floe IV", "Hotel Cro-Magnon", "Small's Paradise", "Persian Garden", "Tutti-Fruitti" … [Read more...] about Helen Frankenthaler Quotes about Art
Robert Motherwell Quotes about Art
Robert Motherwell was a famous American abstract painter and printmaker associated with the Abstraction Expressionism art movement. He is best known for his bold, gestural works using a limited palette with black being the lead. Famous Robert Motherwell artworks include “Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 110", “The Little Spanish Prison", "The Homely Protestant", "Open No. 122 … [Read more...] about Robert Motherwell Quotes about Art
Barnett Newman Quotes about Art
Barnett Newman was a famous American abstract painter associated with the Abstraction Expressionism and Color Field art movements. He is best known for his minimal abstract paintings. Famous Barnett Newman artworks include “Onement I", “Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue III", "Vir Heroicus Sublimis", "Cathedra", "Black Fire I", "Anna's Light", "The Station of the Cross - … [Read more...] about Barnett Newman Quotes about Art
Robert Rauschenberg Quotes on Art
Robert Rauschenberg was a famous American pop artist, painter, sculptor, printmaker and photographer. He is best known for his Neo-Dadaist or pop art paintings, collages, prints and combines which combined painting and sculpture. Famous Robert Rauschenberg paintings include “Canyon", “Bed”, "Retroactive II", "Studio Painting", "Buffalo II", "Monogram", "Erased de Kooning … [Read more...] about Robert Rauschenberg Quotes on Art
Jasper Johns Quotes on Art
Jasper Johns is a famous American painter, printmaker and sculptor. He is best known for his US flag paintings, targets, and his letters and numbers works. Famous Jasper Johns paintings include “White Flag", “Three Flags”, "0 through 9", "Target with Four Faces", "Corpse and Mirror II", "Painting With Two Balls", "False Start", and "Between the Clock and the Bed". Mini … [Read more...] about Jasper Johns Quotes on Art
Gerhard Richter Quotes on Art
Gerhard Richter is a famous German painter. He is best known for both his abstract paintings and his photorealistic paintings. Famous Gerhard Richter paintings include “Three Candles", “Kerze”, "Zwei Liebespaare", "Vierwaldstätter See", "Abstraktes Bild", "Woman Descending the Staircase", "Domplatz, Mailand", "1024 Colours", and "Ema (Nude on a Staircase)". Mini biography: … [Read more...] about Gerhard Richter Quotes on Art
Robert Ryman Quotes on Art
Robert Ryman was a famous American abstract, minimalist and conceptual artist. He is best known for his white on white square abstract paintings. Famous Robert Ryman paintings include “Record", "Rule", "First Conversion", "Classico 5", "Surface Veil", "Conversion", "Points" and many important works were "Untitled". Mini biography: Born Robert Ryman on the 30th of May, 1930 … [Read more...] about Robert Ryman Quotes on Art
John Olsen Quotes on Art
John Olsen is a famous Australian painter and printmaker. He is best known for his depictions of the Australian landscape and he became the oldest artist to win the Archibald Prize for his self portrait painting in 2005 at the age of 77. Famous John Olsen paintings include “Five Bells", “Golden summer, Clarendon”, "Summer in the You Beaut Country", "Spanish Encounter", "Salute … [Read more...] about John Olsen Quotes on Art
Christopher Wool Quotes on Art
Christopher Wool is a famous American abstract painter, printmaker, photographer and sculptor. He is best known for his large black and white text paintings and painterly monochromatic abstract works. Famous Christopher Wool paintings include “Untitled (FOOL)", “Untitled "RIOT)”, "Apocalypse Now", "If you can't take a Joke", "Untitled (CHAMELEON)", "Maggie's Brain", "Black … [Read more...] about Christopher Wool Quotes on Art