Abstract art

Ariadne's Gallery holds 1,724 Abstract art works by 168 artists, most made between 1913 and 2017. The best represented artists are Wassily Kandinsky, Felipe De Vicente and Janos Mattis-Teutsch. The most common genres are abstract, figurative and landscape. Compared with the rest of the collection, Abstract art works most often evoke anger and tension.

Emotional profile

Sadness: 36 (collection average 34)
Joy: 42 (collection average 46)
Tension: 51 (collection average 48)
Anger: 27 (collection average 23)
Nostalgia: 42 (collection average 47)
Wonder: 47 (collection average 48)
Interest: 56 (collection average 57)

Leading artists

Artworks (200 of 1,724)

First Communion of Anaemic Young Girls in the Snow by Alphonse Allais, 1883 — Anger 95, Tension 90, Sadness 30
Apoplectic Cardinals Harvesting Tomatoes on the Shore of the Red Sea (Study of the Aurora Borealis) by Alphonse Allais, 1884 — Anger 90, Tension 80, Sadness 10
Band of Greyfriars in the Fog (Band Of Dusty Drunks In The Fog) by Alphonse Allais, 1884 — Anger 85, Tension 75, Sadness 15
Jaundiced Cuckolds Handling Ochre by Alphonse Allais, 1884 — Anger 97, Tension 91, Sadness 33
Negroes Fighting in a Tunnel by Night by Alphonse Allais, 1884 — Anger 95, Tension 85, Sadness 25
Some Pimps, Known as Green Backs, on their Bellies in the Grass, Drinking Absinthe by Alphonse Allais, 1884 — Anger 98, Tension 95, Sadness 35
The Awe of Navy Recruits Seeing for the First Time Your Blue, O Mediterranean Sea! by Alphonse Allais, 1884 — Anger 90, Tension 80, Sadness 20
Chaos, Nr. 2 by Hilma af Klint, 1906 — Anger 65, Sadness 75, Tension 85
De tio största, n° 2 Barnaaldern by Hilma af Klint, 1907 — Anger 55, Tension 75, Sadness 61
De Tio Största, n°10 Alderdomen by Hilma af Klint, 1907 — Tension 70, Sadness 55, Anger 40
Spring by David Burliuk, 1907 — Anger 10, Sadness 19, Joy 27
The Ten Largest by Hilma af Klint, 1907 — Interest 86, Joy 85, Wonder 80
They tens mainstay IV by Hilma af Klint, 1907 — Tension 70, Anger 45, Nostalgia 65
Improvisation 4 by Wassily Kandinsky, 1909 — Anger 50, Nostalgia 70, Tension 65
Study for Improvisation 8 by Wassily Kandinsky, 1909 — Anger 50, Nostalgia 70, Interest 70
304 by Wassily Kandinsky, 1910 — Anger 10, Sadness 20, Wonder 32
Abstraction by David Burliuk, 1910 — Anger 12, Sadness 21, Joy 24
Abstraction by David Burliuk, c.1910 — Anger 12, Sadness 17, Joy 27
Dedication to Cezanne by David Burliuk, 1910 — Sadness 21, Anger 8, Wonder 32
First abstract watercolor by Wassily Kandinsky, 1910 — Sadness 19, Anger 8, Joy 26
Glass Painting with the Sun (Small Pleasures) by Wassily Kandinsky, 1910 — Sadness 21, Anger 9, Joy 24
Improvisation 10 by Wassily Kandinsky, 1910 — Wonder 80, Interest 78, Tension 70
Improvisation 11 by Wassily Kandinsky, 1910 — Anger 10, Sadness 19, Joy 27
Improvisation 12 (Rider) by Wassily Kandinsky, 1910 — Anger 7, Sadness 18, Joy 26
Improvisation 14 by Wassily Kandinsky, 1910 — Sadness 20, Anger 9, Joy 27
Improvisation 9 by Wassily Kandinsky, 1910 — Interest 80, Wonder 76, Anger 40
Study for "Composition II" by Wassily Kandinsky, 1910 — Anger 10, Sadness 21, Joy 26
Untitled (First abstract watercolor) by Wassily Kandinsky, 1910 — Sadness 20, Anger 8, Joy 27
An angel of the Last Judgement by Wassily Kandinsky, 1911 — Anger 40, Nostalgia 60, Tension 55
Composition IV by Wassily Kandinsky, 1911 — Anger 8, Sadness 18, Joy 28
Composition V by Wassily Kandinsky, 1911 — Anger 11, Sadness 21, Joy 27
Impression III (Concert) by Wassily Kandinsky, 1911 — Anger 12, Sadness 19, Joy 26
Improvisation 19 by Wassily Kandinsky, 1911 — Anger 11, Joy 28, Sadness 17
Lyrical (Lyrics) by Wassily Kandinsky, 1911 — Anger 10, Sadness 17, Joy 27
Nature Symbolized by Arthur Dove, 1911 — Tension 54, Wonder 50, Anger 25
Picture with a circle by Wassily Kandinsky, 1911 — Sadness 45, Wonder 54, Anger 30
Romantic landscape by Wassily Kandinsky, 1911 — Wonder 50, Nostalgia 38, Anger 10
Based on Leaf Forms and Spaces by Arthur Dove, 1912 — Anger 50, Tension 70, Wonder 60
Black spot by Wassily Kandinsky, 1912 — Anger 12, Sadness 21, Joy 23
Bos by Jacoba van Heemskerck, 1912 — Wonder 48, Joy 44, Interest 53
Improvisation 26 (Rowing) by Wassily Kandinsky, 1912 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Joy 25
Improvisation 28 (second version) by Wassily Kandinsky, 1912 — Wonder 73, Interest 75, Tension 69
Iridescent Interpenetration No. 4 - Study of light by Giacomo Balla, 1912 — Interest 82, Wonder 78, Joy 72
Iridescent Interpenetration No.7 by Giacomo Balla, 1912 — Interest 81, Wonder 77, Joy 69
Picture with a black arch by Wassily Kandinsky, 1912 — Anger 12, Sadness 18, Joy 26
Sails by Arthur Dove, 1912 — Joy 55, Tension 55, Wonder 50
The last judgment by Wassily Kandinsky, 1912 — Interest 60, Tension 42, Anger 11
Untitled by Jacques Villon, 1912 — Sadness 60, Nostalgia 55, Anger 24
293 by Wassily Kandinsky, 1913 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Joy 24
Baum by Jacoba van Heemskerck, 1913 — Sadness 46, Nostalgia 55, Tension 50
Black strokes I by Wassily Kandinsky, 1913 — Anger 12, Sadness 17, Joy 26
Color Study: Squares with Concentric Circles by Wassily Kandinsky, c.1913 — Wonder 60, Joy 55, Interest 60
Composition VI by Wassily Kandinsky, 1913 — Anger 11, Sadness 20, Wonder 31
Composition VII by Wassily Kandinsky, 1913 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Interest 42
Improvisation (Dreamy) by Wassily Kandinsky, 1913 — Anger 11, Sadness 22, Interest 42
Improvisation 30 (Cannons) by Wassily Kandinsky, 1913 — Anger 12, Sadness 22, Joy 24
Improvisation 31 (Sea Battle) by Wassily Kandinsky, 1913 — Anger 10, Joy 27, Sadness 17
Improvisation. Deluge. by Wassily Kandinsky, 1913 — Anger 11, Sadness 22, Joy 25
Iridescent Compenetration by Giacomo Balla, c.1913 — Interest 91, Wonder 85, Joy 86
Iridescent Interpenetration by Giacomo Balla, 1913 — Interest 85, Wonder 80, Joy 75
Ju-Jitsu by David Bomberg, 1913 — Anger 65, Tension 56, Wonder 45
Kleurstudie by Jacoba van Heemskerck, 1913 — Wonder 57, Interest 61, Joy 52
Landscape with Rain by Wassily Kandinsky, 1913 — Anger 55, Tension 74, Sadness 60
Landscape with red spots by Wassily Kandinsky, 1913 — Wonder 51, Nostalgia 40, Anger 11
Musical Theme (Oriental Symphony) by Marsden Hartley, 1913 — Anger 70, Tension 75, Sadness 60
Painting No. 48 by Marsden Hartley, 1913 — Anger 84, Sadness 85, Tension 90
Painting with green center by Wassily Kandinsky, 1913 — Anger 10, Sadness 21, Joy 26
Picture With A White Border by Wassily Kandinsky, 1913 — Anger 8, Sadness 19, Wonder 32
Sentimental Music by Arthur Dove, 1913 — Anger 76, Tension 81, Sadness 65
Sinfonie XIII by Rudolf Bauer, 1913 — Tension 55, Sadness 40, Nostalgia 45
Small Pleasures by Wassily Kandinsky, 1913 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Joy 24
Study for "Composition VII" by Wassily Kandinsky, 1913 — Anger 12, Sadness 21, Wonder 32
Abstract Painting by Vanessa Bell, 1914 — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 45, Tension 55
Abstraction by Marsden Hartley, 1914 — Nostalgia 60, Wonder 55, Joy 50
Colour Shapes by Paul Klee, 1914 — Sadness 20, Anger 8, Joy 28
Composition by Jacoba van Heemskerck, 1914 — Wonder 58, Interest 64, Joy 53
Cow by Arthur Dove, 1914 — Anger 65, Tension 75, Sadness 55
Fugue by Wassily Kandinsky, 1914 — Anger 11, Joy 28, Sadness 17
Geometric Forms by Jean Arp, 1914 — Wonder 65, Interest 70, Joy 55
Girl with Buttercups by Theo van Doesburg, 1914 — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Joy 70
Hamamet by Paul Klee, 1914 — Anger 10, Joy 28, Sadness 17
Hammamet by Paul Klee, 1914 — Sadness 20, Anger 8, Joy 25
Improvisation. Gorge by Wassily Kandinsky, 1914 — Sadness 22, Anger 9, Wonder 31
Iridescent Interpenetration No.13 by Giacomo Balla, c.1914 — Interest 81, Wonder 75, Joy 70
Iridescent Interpenetration No.5 - Eucalyptus by Giacomo Balla, 1914 — Interest 78, Wonder 73, Joy 68
Painting by Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, 1914 — Wonder 71, Interest 75, Joy 60
Painting (Deployment-intersection) by Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, 1914 — Wonder 65, Interest 70, Joy 55
Painting with red spot by Wassily Kandinsky, 1914 — Anger 10, Sadness 20, Joy 26
Portrait of a German Officer by Marsden Hartley, 1914 — Anger 60, Sadness 69, Tension 55
Preliminary design for Lady Hamilton Rug by Vanessa Bell, 1914 — Nostalgia 55, Joy 50, Wonder 50
The Swan (No. 16) by Hilma af Klint, 1914 - 1915 — Joy 85, Interest 80, Wonder 75
Untitled by Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, 1914 — Joy 39, Interest 50, Tension 35
Abstract church by Theo van Doesburg, 1915 — Sadness 70, Tension 80, Nostalgia 65
Abstract Composition by Jean Arp, 1915 — Interest 75, Wonder 70, Joy 60
Altarpiece No. 1, Group X by Hilma af Klint, 1915 — Tension 70, Wonder 60, Anger 34
Horizontal Vertical by Johannes Itten, 1915 — Interest 80, Joy 71, Wonder 65
Lighthouse by Marsden Hartley, 1915 — Joy 70, Interest 65, Nostalgia 55
Painting No. 50 by Marsden Hartley, 1915 — Joy 55, Anger 30, Sadness 40
Painting Number 5 by Marsden Hartley, 1915 — Joy 49, Anger 24, Sadness 35
Side Panels for 'Anatomy of Aphrodite' by Paul Klee, 1915 — Anger 8, Sadness 18, Joy 28
Special No. 32 by Georgia O'Keeffe, 1915 — Wonder 60, Interest 65, Joy 55
The Dove, Nr. 12 by Hilma af Klint, 1915 — Wonder 70, Interest 75, Joy 70
The Open Window by Edward Wadsworth, 1915 — Nostalgia 61, Sadness 45, Joy 55
The Port by Edward Wadsworth, 1915 — Nostalgia 65, Sadness 50, Tension 60
Untitled by Wassily Kandinsky, c.1915 — Anger 8, Sadness 19, Joy 27
Black Lines 1 by Georgia O'Keeffe, 1916 — Anger 59, Tension 70, Sadness 50
Blue-01 by Georgia O'Keeffe, 1916 — Interest 65, Wonder 56, Joy 50
Blue-02 by Georgia O'Keeffe, 1916 — Interest 60, Anger 26, Wonder 50
Blue-03 by Georgia O'Keeffe, 1916 — Anger 65, Tension 70, Sadness 56
Blue-04 by Georgia O'Keeffe, 1916 — Interest 65, Wonder 55, Joy 50
Board Number 1 (Staro-Basmannaya Street) by Vladimir Tatlin, 1916 — Wonder 55, Interest 60, Nostalgia 50
Cacodemonic by Paul Klee, 1916 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Joy 24
Composition (the month of May) by Vladimir Tatlin, 1916 — Interest 75, Wonder 70, Joy 60
Drawing for Etching II by Wassily Kandinsky, 1916 — Sadness 22, Anger 8, Joy 23
Forwards, Parcifal Series, Group 2, Section 4: The Convolute of the Physical Plane by Hilma af Klint, 1916 — Anger 56, Tension 80, Interest 75
Heroic movement by Theo van Doesburg, 1916 — Interest 84, Wonder 80, Joy 75
Painting on light ground by Wassily Kandinsky, 1916 — Anger 13, Sadness 22, Wonder 31
Still Life (Composition V) by Theo van Doesburg, 1916 — Interest 60, Joy 50, Nostalgia 50
Still Life with Instruments by Lyubov Popova, 1916 — Joy 63, Wonder 52, Interest 58
The Meeting by Johannes Itten, 1916 — Interest 85, Joy 75, Wonder 70
To the Unknown Voice by Wassily Kandinsky, 1916 — Sadness 22, Anger 7, Wonder 32
Untitled Compositions by Lyubov Popova, c.1916 — Sadness 68, Tension 77, Nostalgia 53
Variation by Alexej von Jawlensky, 1916 — Joy 60, Interest 64, Nostalgia 49
Variation: Field of Tulips by Alexej von Jawlensky, 1916 — Joy 70, Interest 70, Nostalgia 55
Variation: Träumerei by Alexej von Jawlensky, 1916 — Tension 70, Wonder 55, Joy 50
Vertical and horizontal composition by Sophie Taeuber-Arp, 1916 — Joy 40, Anger 10, Interest 45
Atom Series, No. 8: Atom on the ether plane is in constant change between rest and activity. At the rest it pulls itself inwards. This affects the earthly atom as giving of force. by Hilma af Klint, 1917 — Tension 84, Anger 60, Sadness 70
Dance I by Theo van Doesburg, c.1917 — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Joy 70
Dance II by Theo van Doesburg, 1917 — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Joy 70
Elementary Forms by Sophie Taeuber-Arp, 1917 — Joy 40, Anger 10, Interest 45
Grey oval by Wassily Kandinsky, 1917 — Anger 8, Sadness 19, Joy 25
Improvisation 29 by Wassily Kandinsky, 1917 — Sadness 21, Anger 8, Interest 42
Sextant by Marsden Hartley, 1917 — Anger 50, Tension 60, Sadness 45
Tabla Number 1 by Vladimir Tatlin, 1917 — Wonder 65, Interest 69, Tension 49
Troubled by Wassily Kandinsky, 1917 — Anger 80, Tension 85, Sadness 70
Variation: Glorreicher Abend - Sommersegen II by Alexej von Jawlensky, 1917 — Interest 70, Joy 65, Nostalgia 61
Variation: Zärtlichkeiten by Alexej von Jawlensky, 1917 — Tension 55, Anger 25, Sadness 35
With the Egg by Paul Klee, 1917 — Anger 13, Sadness 21, Wonder 31
Autumn Sound by Alexej von Jawlensky, 1918 — Interest 85, Wonder 80, Joy 81
Bild no. 84 by Jacoba van Heemskerck, 1918 — Tension 75, Sadness 40, Anger 26
Blue and Red Landscape by Janos Mattis-Teutsch, 1918 — Joy 70, Interest 72, Wonder 62
Con roso by Rudolf Bauer, 1918 — Joy 65, Wonder 60, Interest 65
Lausanne Abstract by Francis Picabia, c.1918 — Wonder 46, Anger 18, Joy 40
Nova Aurigae by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, 1918 — Joy 50, Tension 51, Anger 24
Once Emerged from the Gray of Night by Paul Klee, 1918 — Anger 8, Joy 28, Sadness 17
Painterly Architectonic by Lyubov Popova, 1918 — Joy 72, Interest 67, Wonder 57
Painterly Architectonic by Lyubov Popova, 1918 — Joy 69, Interest 64, Wonder 54
Painterly-Architectonic by Lyubov Popova, c.1918 — Joy 76, Interest 65, Wonder 55
Panneaux de signalisation de chemin de fer by Jean Hugo, 1918 — Joy 65, Wonder 55, Interest 61
Red Landscape by Janos Mattis-Teutsch, 1918 — Tension 60, Interest 65, Joy 50
Series 1, No. 8 by Georgia O'Keeffe, 1918 — Wonder 60, Interest 65, Joy 55
Series I, No. 3 by Georgia O'Keeffe, 1918 — Wonder 65, Interest 71, Joy 60
Series I, No. 8 by Georgia O'Keeffe, 1918 — Wonder 65, Interest 70, Joy 60
Untitled by Johannes Itten, 1918 — Interest 80, Joy 70, Wonder 65
Untitled by Sophie Taeuber-Arp, 1918 — Anger 45, Tension 60, Sadness 25
Variation by Alexej von Jawlensky, 1918 — Joy 60, Interest 66, Nostalgia 51
Variation: Sonnenaufgang by Alexej von Jawlensky, 1918 — Tension 64, Interest 65, Joy 55
View of a Town by Edward Wadsworth, 1918 — Joy 65, Wonder 60, Interest 65
Blue Line by Georgia O'Keeffe, 1919 — Wonder 65, Interest 70, Joy 55
Composition by Janos Mattis-Teutsch, 1919 — Tension 65, Anger 35, Sadness 45
Composition by Janos Mattis-Teutsch, 1919 — Interest 75, Joy 70, Nostalgia 65
Composition by Janos Mattis-Teutsch, 1919 — Tension 70, Anger 45, Sadness 40
Composition by Janos Mattis-Teutsch, 1919 — Nostalgia 55, Joy 55, Wonder 55
Composition by Janos Mattis-Teutsch, 1919 — Nostalgia 55, Joy 55, Wonder 55
Composition by Janos Mattis-Teutsch, 1919 — Nostalgia 55, Joy 55, Wonder 55
Composition by Janos Mattis-Teutsch, 1919 — Wonder 56, Nostalgia 55, Joy 55
Composition by Janos Mattis-Teutsch, 1919 — Interest 63, Joy 55, Wonder 53
Composition by Otto Freundlich, 1919 — Sadness 80, Anger 65, Tension 85
From the Plains I by Georgia O'Keeffe, 1919 — Wonder 65, Interest 70, Joy 60
In Grey by Wassily Kandinsky, 1919 — Anger 10, Sadness 20, Joy 25
Komposition by Johannes Itten, 1919 — Interest 75, Joy 65, Wonder 60
Linienrhythmus by Johannes Itten, 1919 — Interest 70, Joy 60, Wonder 55
Southern (Tunisian) gardens by Paul Klee, 1919 — Anger 10, Joy 27, Sadness 17
Untitled by Rudolf Bauer, 1919 — Anger 45, Sadness 55, Wonder 54
White oval by Wassily Kandinsky, 1919 — Anger 11, Sadness 21, Joy 23
Composition by Janos Mattis-Teutsch, 1920 — Tension 55, Sadness 40, Nostalgia 45
Composition by Janos Mattis-Teutsch, 1920 — Interest 70, Joy 55, Tension 55
Composition by Janos Mattis-Teutsch, 1920 — Joy 55, Nostalgia 55, Wonder 55
Composition by Janos Mattis-Teutsch, 1920 — Joy 55, Nostalgia 55, Wonder 55
Composition by Janos Mattis-Teutsch, 1920 — Nostalgia 56, Joy 55, Wonder 55
Composition by Janos Mattis-Teutsch, 1920 — Joy 56, Nostalgia 55, Wonder 55
Composition by Janos Mattis-Teutsch, 1920 — Interest 70, Joy 65, Wonder 60
Composition by Janos Mattis-Teutsch, 1920 — Joy 62, Interest 68, Wonder 58
Composition by Janos Mattis-Teutsch, 1920 — Interest 67, Joy 58, Wonder 56
Composition by Janos Mattis-Teutsch, 1920 — Joy 56, Interest 64, Wonder 54
Cubist Composition by David Kakabadze, 1920 — Interest 70, Joy 65, Wonder 60
Halraam Villa Wulffraat by Jacoba van Heemskerck, 1920 — Wonder 54, Joy 50, Interest 59
Natuurmotieven by Jacoba van Heemskerck, 1920 — Wonder 54, Joy 49, Interest 58
Planar Relation by Willi Baumeister, 1920 — Joy 55, Wonder 55, Interest 60
Points by Wassily Kandinsky, 1920 — Anger 9, Sadness 20, Wonder 32
Red Oval by Wassily Kandinsky, 1920 — Anger 11, Sadness 22, Wonder 31
Series No. VII, No. 3f by Hilma af Klint, 1920 — Tension 70, Wonder 65, Interest 70
Series VII, No. 7d by Hilma af Klint, 1920 — Tension 75, Anger 45, Wonder 65
The Mahatmas Present Standing Point, Series II, No. 2a by Hilma af Klint, 1920 — Interest 85, Joy 80, Wonder 75
Three Stepped Figures by Willi Baumeister, 1920 — Joy 55, Wonder 55, Interest 60
Untitled by Enrico Prampolini, 1920 — Anger 78, Sadness 83, Tension 73
White Line by Wassily Kandinsky, 1920 — Anger 10, Sadness 19, Joy 25
Bantama by Rudolf Bauer, 1921 — Joy 65, Wonder 60, Interest 65
Bild no. 131 by Jacoba van Heemskerck, 1921 — Wonder 52, Joy 48, Interest 57
Blue and Green Music by Georgia O'Keeffe, 1921 — Joy 80, Interest 80, Wonder 75

Related styles

Expressionism (9,860)
Surrealism (5,444)
Cubism (2,048)
Fauvism (711)
Art informel (1,731)
Post-impressionism (7,348)
Abstract expressionism (3,598)
Art nouveau (5,749)