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The start of the 20th century was an incredibly promising time for Western societies. Major technological and industrial breakthroughs brought about key societal changes and revolutionized the daily lives of entire populations. The two World Wars devastated the world during the first half of the 20th century and deeply scarred the generations who lived through them. Their violence had a profound influence on the art movements of the time.

Within art and literature, artists started to move away from rational thinking. In art, new movements emerged which completely broke away from traditional artistic conventions, including Surrealism, Dadaism, Figurative art, Expressionism, Cubism and also Abstract Art.

The first abstract tendencies were seen in Germany with Wilhem Worringer, who used abstract art, more specifically geometric shapes, as the means to express and portray his fears. Fauve artists had already used pure colors but this technique became even more commonplace in abstract works. The invention of photography also had a key impact on painters as it meant that they became less concerned about their work being realistic. The origins of the abstract movement are difficult to pin down as its several initiatives developed at the same time in several different countries, without any kind of dialogue unifying them.

It was a watercolor by Vassily Kandinsky, the figurehead of the abstract movement, which triggered the shift in artistic attitudes. Like a piece of cacophonous music, shapes and colors create a sense of movement in his abstracts paintings, communicating specific emotions. From this point on, new artists concentrated on trying to depict a 'contraction of reality', by simplifying shapes and drawing nothing more than its essence or the underlying idea.

Piet Mondrian decided to work with geometric shapes. As for Malévich, he chose to showcase the invisible in his highly symbolic and spiritual works, including his most famous painting 'Black Square.' In his own unique way, Jackson Pollock created nearly 700 impressive modern paintings. His brush rarely ever touching the canvas as he preferred the pouring technique, which involves pouring paint directly onto the painting from a paint pot or stick.

Just like oil painting or abstract sculpture, abstract drawing can come in various different forms. On Artsper, you will find a collection of works made with ink, gouache, watercolor, pen, charcoal, thin lead pencils or felt-tip pens and often on paper. Similar to painting, abstract drawing can highlight shapes, textures, lines or colors. What the artists decide to focus on is dependent on their artistic vision.

Discover abstract drawings by the abstract artists Paul Jenkins, Ellen Priest and Abigail Lazkoz on Artsper. 

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Fine Art Drawings, Greytitude, Sumit Mehndiratta

Greytitude

Sumit Mehndiratta

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 127 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 50 x 0 inch

$1,691

Fine Art Drawings, The Wind, Kirill Postovit

The Wind

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$901

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, JonOne

Untitled

JonOne

Fine Art Drawings - 140.5 x 90.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.3 x 35.6 x 0.4 inch

$13,530

Fine Art Drawings, Make art not war, Tarek

Make art not war

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 39.5 x 27 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.6 x 10.6 x 0 inch

$958

Fine Art Drawings, Algorithm, Michael Grine

Algorithm

Michael Grine

Fine Art Drawings - 45.72 x 60.96 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 24 x 0 inch

$1,000

Fine Art Drawings, Forme Molle, Joël Kermarrec

Forme Molle

Joël Kermarrec

Fine Art Drawings - 25.5 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$902

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Ladislas Kijno

Sans titre

Ladislas Kijno

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 32 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$3,157

Fine Art Drawings, Boite de Pandore, Vittoretti

Boite de Pandore

Vittoretti

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$846

Fine Art Drawings, Non title, Joan Miró

Non title

Joan Miró

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 26 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 10.2 x 0.2 inch

$28,187

Fine Art Drawings, Departure, Tanner Rhines

Departure

Tanner Rhines

Fine Art Drawings - 17.78 x 12.7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7 x 5 inch

$676

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Menashe Kadishman

Sans titre

Menashe Kadishman

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$451

Fine Art Drawings, Die Erde, Richard Laillier

Die Erde

Richard Laillier

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

$902

Fine Art Drawings, Seaport, Victoria Kloch

Seaport

Victoria Kloch

Fine Art Drawings - 55.9 x 76.2 x 7.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30 x 3 inch

$1,200

Fine Art Drawings, 01 janv. 88, Bernard Noël

01 janv. 88

Bernard Noël

Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$902

Fine Art Drawings, Spore 24.05, Arthur Hent

Spore 24.05

Arthur Hent

Fine Art Drawings - 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$564

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Kim En Joong

Untitled

Kim En Joong

Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 57 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 22.4 inch

$4,735

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Gérard Schneider

Sans titre

Gérard Schneider

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 32 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$8,456

Fine Art Drawings, Composition, Jean-Michel Atlan

Composition

Jean-Michel Atlan

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0 inch

$2,819

Fine Art Drawings, Mass, Go Segawa

Mass

Go Segawa

Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 20 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.9 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$902

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Patrick Villas

Sans titre

Patrick Villas

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 25.6 inch

$1,353

Fine Art Drawings, Magic Stornes, Minako Asakura

Magic Stornes

Minako Asakura

Fine Art Drawings - 60.5 x 50.5 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.8 x 19.9 x 1 inch

$1,691

Fine Art Drawings, Gymnopédie, Catherine Clare

Gymnopédie

Catherine Clare

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$958 $863

Fine Art Drawings, Duilla, Stefano Mazzolini

Duilla

Stefano Mazzolini

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$789

Fine Art Drawings, Adjacent 2, Xanda McCagg

Adjacent 2

Xanda McCagg

Fine Art Drawings - 51 x 41 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.1 x 16.1 inch

$1,077

Fine Art Drawings, Drawing, Tekla Aleksieva

Drawing

Tekla Aleksieva

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 39.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 15.6 x 0.1 inch

$2,091

Fine Art Drawings, Vision, Christophe Czerwinski

Vision

Christophe Czerwinski

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$846

Fine Art Drawings, Y angel chanoir, Chanoir

Y angel chanoir

Chanoir

Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 15 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

$451

Fine Art Drawings, Le trait - 04, Ludovica Cholet

Le trait - 04

Ludovica Cholet

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$676

Fine Art Drawings, El secreto, Teo Franco

El secreto

Teo Franco

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$620

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Roberto Matta

Untitled

Roberto Matta

Fine Art Drawings - 10.5 x 21 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.1 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch

$8,000

Fine Art Drawings, XX164175, Pierre Muckensturm

XX164175

Pierre Muckensturm

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 inch

$733

Fine Art Drawings, Stanza metafisica, Dr. Love

Stanza metafisica

Dr. Love

Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 27 x 0.4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch

$56

Fine Art Drawings, Lianes 6, Mathilde Neri

Lianes 6

Mathilde Neri

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$1,015

Fine Art Drawings, Promeneur du jour, Pasturo

Promeneur du jour

Pasturo

Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 53 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 20.9 inch

$564

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Esme McLeod

Untitled

Esme McLeod

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 42.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 16.7 inch

$733

Fine Art Drawings, Metropolis, Osse Müller

Metropolis

Osse Müller

Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 58 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 22.8 x 0 inch

$2,001

Fine Art Drawings, Evening Smoke, Fred Borghesi

Evening Smoke

Fred Borghesi

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.2 inch

$789

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Jordane Saget

Sans titre

Jordane Saget

Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 57 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22.4 x 0 inch

$1,353

Fine Art Drawings, Köln 4, Teresa Pera

Köln 4

Teresa Pera

Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 61 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 24 inch

$1,635

Fine Art Drawings, Convoy, Purvis Young

Convoy

Purvis Young

Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.11 inch

$2,500 $1,250

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre 2, Eric Gouret

Sans titre 2

Eric Gouret

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch

$1,578

Fine Art Drawings, Sans-titre, Georges Noel

Sans-titre

Georges Noel

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 inch

$958

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Kitty Sabatier

Sans titre

Kitty Sabatier

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 10.6 inch

$1,578

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Saber (MSK)

Untitled

Saber (MSK)

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 4.7 inch

$180

Fine Art Drawings, If Love, You Wu

If Love

You Wu

Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 33 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 13 x 0 inch

$902

Fine Art Drawings, 13.1.16, Richard Caldicott

13.1.16

Richard Caldicott

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch

$1,683

Fine Art Drawings, Love Affair 6, Jaanika Peerna

Love Affair 6

Jaanika Peerna

Fine Art Drawings - 137.2 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 54 x 36 x 0 inch

$8,347

Fine Art Drawings, Eos 6, Clement Page

Eos 6

Clement Page

Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 52 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 20.5 x 0.4 inch

$958

Fine Art Drawings, Poèmes insoumis, André Masson

Poèmes insoumis

André Masson

Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 25 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$1,691 $1,522

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Josep Guinovart

Untitled

Josep Guinovart

Fine Art Drawings - 72 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.3 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,255

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Need help with Abstract Drawing ?
What are the characteristics of abstract art?

Abstract art is the opposite of figurative art, which aims to represent the physical, visual world. Abstract art aims instead to represent the world through a different visual language, using shapes, symbols, lines, and color.

Who created drawing?

The origin of the practice of drawing is hard to trace, as it has existed since well before humans began recording historical information. However, it is believed to have originated during the Stone Age, when humans began experimenting with drawing as an art form. The earliest known example is an abstract crayon drawing on a piece of stone that was created around 73,000 years ago.

Who are the main abstract artists?

Some of the most influential abstract artists in art history are Jackson Pollock, Vassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian, and Helen Frankenthaler.