Abstract Abstract Paintings
ABSTRACT STYLE
Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.
Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.
Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.
Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.
Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.
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Style: Abstract
ABSTRACT Black and white painting texture minimal Untitled 2023
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Barcelona, June 20, 1989, From an early age, drawing and painting were relevant in the
development of the artist, since during much of her career she has examined realistic
represent...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage Signed Abstract Expressionist Framed Minimalist New York Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract painting. Signed. Framed.
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Roses flowering in the spring
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork belongs to my “Floral” series which is full of expressive brush strokes where I could experience a floral theme. It is a bold and eclectic mix of art which radiates str...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Stinchcombe Hill, Rupert Aker, Original painting, Impressionist style Landscape
By Rupert Aker
Located in Deddington, GB
Stinchcombe Hill by Rupert Aker [2022]
original
Oil on board
Image size: H:30 cm x W:30 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:30 cm x D:2cm
Frame Size: H:33 cm x W:33 cm x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fire of Life, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
Fire of Life is a philosophical painting about passion to life, energy of life, full of sun and joy. Yellow and orange are colors of our wishes, taste of life, energy and easiness...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mood 1 drawing
Located in London, GB
artist: Anastasia Kurakina
abstract expressionist colour pencil drawing on paper
one of a kind
hand signed
Anastasia dialogues with the chromatic material which she lets flow freel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil, Color Pencil
Silence 7, Oil Painting - COMMISSION Deposit
Located in Yardley, PA
Style: Abstract -non figurative art.This is an original artwork painted by Iryna Kitaieva . My technique shows some influence of Abstract Expressionism,...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lilacs from garden
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork belongs to my “Floral” series which is full of expressive brush strokes where I could experience a floral theme. It is a bold and eclectic mix of art which radiates str...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Judy Pfaff Original abstract hand Signed mixed media 3D collage, Unique, Framed
By Judy Pfaff
Located in New York, NY
Judy Pfaff
original signed paper and mixed media 3D collage, ca. 1986
Mixed media 3:D paper collage with vinyl
signed and inscribed "To Connie Love Judy Pfaff" in marker on the front...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Vinyl, Laid Paper, Permanent Marker
Original painting on canvas by Serg Graff, Skipper "Sea Wolf", seascape, COA
Located in Framingham, MA
The ship itself is detailed with intricate lines and shading, highlighting the structure of the masts, the sails, and the hull. The use of bold colors, particularly the red accents o...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Coral Bouquet - Abstracted Underwater Scene in Acrylic on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
Coral Bouquet - Abstracted Underwater Scene in Acrylic on Masonite
High contrast abstract composition by an unknown artist (20th Century). Vibrant scene composed of abstract shapes ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
Forever (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Forever (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas — Unframed
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dance Alone (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Dance Alone (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas — Unframed
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Imagine! (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Imagine! (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas — Unframed
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vuelvo Al Mar (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Vuelvo Al Mar (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas — Unframed
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Causeway, Original Contemporary Abstract Painting, Green and Blue Painting
By Jon Rowland
Located in Deddington, GB
The simplicity of the space, colour, and focus in this work is very different to much of my work. It is the coming together of these elements at the start of the second 'lockdown' that reflected issues of normality and the desire for change to a simpler more relevant approach to life. Surprising that the journey should have resulted in this painting.
Discover new paintings by Jon Rowland online and in our gallery at Wychwood Art. Each work has been carefully selected by Deborah Allan our Chief Art Curator. Wychwood Art have exhibited Jon Rowland in London during a pop-up exhibition of theirs at the Darren Baker...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
A Hawaiian Tapestry - Oil Paint By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Tropical plants and flowers are assembled along with partially hidden figures in this tropical scene.
A Hawaiian Tapestry - Oil Paint By Marc Zimmerman
This masterpiece is exhibite...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bright Vibrant Pop Art Enamel Oil Painting Flowers NYC Abstract Expressionist
Located in Surfside, FL
Flowers in a Vase, intensely and seductively colored: almost in a Japonaise style. Swooning purples and reds, ecstatic lemon yellows, Jostling shapes, lyrical and soft-edged, refuse ...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Large Abstract Modernist Monterey Series Mixed Media Monotype Colorful Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Terence La Noue was born in Hammond, Indiana in 1941. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1964. After going to Berlin as a Fulbright Meister Student ...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Monotype
Huge Abstract Modernist "August Series" Mixed Media Monotype Colorful Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Terence La Noue was born in Hammond, Indiana in 1941. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1964. After going to Berlin as a Fulbright Meister Student ...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Monotype
Fiesta Lights
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Lynn Sanders is an artist excited by beauty: architecture, foliage, landscapes, seascapes, interiors. She finds palettes and shapes in her environment and propels them into her work,...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic
"Iris Last Stand IV" Abstracted Floral Encaustic Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract floral encaustic painting by Linda Bigness features a cool green, blue, and violet palette, with large organic botanical forms as the central focus of the composition. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Untitled (Abstract, Black, White, Blue, Gestural)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kimberly Marney
Untitled
2024
Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 36x24x1.5in
Signed by hand
COA provided
Tags: Abstract, Black, White, Blue, Gestural
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Growing up in the country emb...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Aspiration
Located in Oslo, NO
The abstract painting “Aspiration” with acrylic filling symbolizes a person’s striving – for goals, for successes, for dreams! In this abstract acrylic painting I capture the passion...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Cronus View from the Cave
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
David Hare
Cronus View from the Cave, 1971
Graphite, Ink wash, Paper Collage on Paper on Board
25 x 33 inches
“Freedom is what we want,” David Hare boldly stated in 1965, but then ...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Graphite
Cronus Asleep in the Cave
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
David Hare
Cronus Asleep in the Cave, 1971
Acrylic, ink wash, graphite, paper collage on paper on board
26 x 35 inches
“Freedom is what we want,” David Hare boldly stated in 1965, b...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper, Ink, Graphite
Rui Yang Still Life Original Oil On Canvas "Three-dimensional World"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Three-dimensional World
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 15.75 x 19.5 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
N...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wei Zhang Abstract expressionism Original Oil Painting "Cosmic Color"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Cosmic Color
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 22 x 26 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Year: 2000 Circ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wei Zhang Abstract expressionism Original Oil On Canvas "White And Blue World"
Located in New York, NY
Title: White And Blue World
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 22 x 26 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Year: 2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Female Nude Woman Interior
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985).
Nude Woman, 1945.
Gouache on paper, sheet measures 12.5 x 16 inches. Image measures 11.5 x 15 inches.
Signed, dated and titled lower left. Unframed. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Abstract Female Nude Woman Interior
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985).
Nude Woman, 1949.
Gouache on paper, sheet measures 13.5 x 13.5 inches. Image measures 12 x 12 inches.
Signed, dated and titled lower right. Unframed....
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Beneath the Same Blue Sky, colorful mixed media, abstract painting on canvas
Located in Toronto, ON
Reflecting a strong sense of colour and design, and through the use of line and texture, Rina’s abstract paintings are bold and expressive. Whether working in acrylic or mixed media,...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sweet Dreams
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Encaustic on panel.
It's simple; I create art because it makes me happy. I try not to overthink the process of what I’m painting and let my intuition be my guide. I love laying do...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic
Threads & Needles: Scarf #1
Located in Southampton, NY
Inspired by various facets of his own life story, Salvadoran-American artist J Oscar Molina creates work that seamlessly bridges cultures, industries, and feelings. With a commitment...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Threads & Needles: Scarf #2
Located in Southampton, NY
Inspired by various facets of his own life story, Salvadoran-American artist J Oscar Molina creates work that seamlessly bridges cultures, industries, and feelings. With a commitment...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Needle & Thread III
Located in Southampton, NY
Inspired by various facets of his own life story, Salvadoran-American artist J Oscar Molina creates work that seamlessly bridges cultures, industries, and feelings. With a commitment...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Needle & Thread II
Located in Southampton, NY
Inspired by various facets of his own life story, Salvadoran-American artist J Oscar Molina creates work that seamlessly bridges cultures, industries, and feelings. With a commitment...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Tharrats. abstract. Blue. 4 original abstract
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
colors- original abstract acrylic painting. framed
Original paper by the famous Spanish artist Josep Tharrats.
Acrylic on paper. Perfect condition.
Certificate of originality
REF 290...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
I. Cahue 20 sea bottom. algae. blue yellow. abstract
By Isidro Cahue
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
bottom of the sea- original abstract acrylic canvas painting
Artwork by Spanish artist ISIDRO CAHUE.
Acrylic
Perfect state
The personality of the artist is reflected in different f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
R. Poch. Two Woman Blue Eyes original acrylic canvas painting
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
91.-R. Poch. Two women. blue. eyes original acrylic canvas painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona) in 1955.
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the adverti...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Weaving of horizons, abstract landscape, oil on canvas, expressionism, modern
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Created by contemporary artist Sophie Dumont, this oil on linen canvas piece offers immersion into a world where nature and architecture blend harmoniously.
Measuring a modest 40 x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Study for Venus, pink, turquoise, and white encaustic wax abstract painting
Located in Toronto, ON
Anastessia Bettas is a Canadian encaustic painter. Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, is a form of painting that involves a heated wax medium to which colored pigmen...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Wood Panel
ABSTRACT Geometric Colors Artwork Contemporary Artist Valerie Hudtwalcker 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Valerie Hudtwalcker, of German origin, has found in painting a way of expression that transcends the boundaries of verbal language and immerses us in a universe where order and chaos...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Geometric Colors Artwork Contemporary Artist Valerie Hudtwalcker 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Valerie Hudtwalcker, of German origin, has found in painting a way of expression that transcends the boundaries of verbal language and immerses us in a universe where order and chaos...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Geometric Colors Artwork Contemporary Artist Valerie Hudtwalcker 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Valerie Hudtwalcker, of German origin, has found in painting a way of expression that transcends the boundaries of verbal language and immerses us in a universe where order and chaos...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Geometric Colors Artwork Contemporary Artist Valerie Hudtwalcker 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Valerie Hudtwalcker, of German origin, has found in painting a way of expression that transcends the boundaries of verbal language and immerses us in a universe where order and chaos...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Geometric Colors Artwork Contemporary Artist Valerie Hudtwalcker 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Valerie Hudtwalcker, of German origin, has found in painting a way of expression that transcends the boundaries of verbal language and immerses us in a universe where order and chaos...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Geometric Colors Artwork Contemporary Artist Valerie Hudtwalcker 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Valerie Hudtwalcker, of German origin, has found in painting a way of expression that transcends the boundaries of verbal language and immerses us in a universe where order and chaos...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Geometric Colors Artwork Contemporary Artist Valerie Hudtwalcker 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Valerie Hudtwalcker, of German origin, has found in painting a way of expression that transcends the boundaries of verbal language and immerses us in a universe where order and chaos...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Geometric Colors Artwork Contemporary Artist Valerie Hudtwalcker 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Valerie Hudtwalcker, of German origin, has found in painting a way of expression that transcends the boundaries of verbal language and immerses us in a universe where order and chaos...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled 76 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled 76 (Abstract Painting)
Mixed Media on Canvas — Unframed.
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This method is especially safe for large works, and pr...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Mixed Media
Untitled 59 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled 59 (Abstract Painting)
Mixed Media on Canvas — Unframed.
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This method is especially safe for large works, and pr...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Mixed Media
Untitled 41 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled 41 (Abstract Painting)
Mixed Media on Canvas — Unframed.
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
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Mixed Media, Canvas
STRIKING 1964 MCM POP Abstract / Expressionist Painting by EJ Hartmann
Located in Exton, PA
Mid century modern abstract painting by NJ/PA painter Edward J Hartmann. Hartmann was born in 1925, attended Bucknell, graduated from Harvard, and has enjoyed a long life as a proli...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Lab #8 Painting. From the Lab series
By Alec Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Lab #8, 2024 by Alec Franco
From the Lab series
Unframed
Signed by the artist
_______
The artist's works are based on time and on informal aesthetic principles that he chooses to ex...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Horizon n.1
Located in BARCELONA, ES
I paint the natural phenomenon of rhythm and harmony that continues to flow within me.
For example, the patterns, colors, shapes, and energies created by the sky, clouds, sea, waves...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Horizon n. 2
Located in BARCELONA, ES
I paint the natural phenomenon of rhythm and harmony that continues to flow within me.
For example, the patterns, colors, shapes, and energies created by the sky, clouds, sea, waves...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Cronus Asleep in the Cave
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
David Hare
Cronus Asleep in the Cave, 1971
Acrylic on board
27 1/2 x 38 1/4 inches
“Freedom is what we want,” David Hare boldly stated in 1965, but then he added the caveat, “and wh...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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