Contemporary Abstract Paintings
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Contemporary
"Dervish Pair" Painting 55" x 51" inch by Rana Chalabi
Located in Culver City, CA
"Dervish Pair" Painting 55" x 51" inch by Rana Chalabi
Rana Chalabi is an established Syrian/Lebanese artist who lived in Cairo for over 35 years and now lives between Beirut, Cairo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Caldentey CITY original neo figurative acrylic paintng
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Ciudad original nefigurative acrylic paintng.
contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY
CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca - Spain)
The active notion of rhythm ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
The Calendar, Bright Blue, Yellow, Mint Kelly Green Geometric Abstract Shapes
Located in Kent, CT
Geometric shapes in luminous Kelly green, yellow, dark yellow, cobalt blue, ivory and a black and white floral pattern are vibrant against a mottled midnight blue background. The ang...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Come Close, Lilac, Lavender, Pale Purple, Violet, Beige, Ivory Gradient Stripes
By Audrey Stone
Located in Kent, CT
In flashe on canvas, thin, carefully ordered stripes of color in gradient shades of soft hues, starting with a pale peachy shade of ivory beige in the center to light lilac, lavender...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Vinyl
Rome Five, Hot Pink, Navy Cobalt Blue, Orange, Golden Yellow Gradient Stripes
By Audrey Stone
Located in Kent, CT
Horizontal stripes of color in gradient shades starting with hot pink in the center transitioning to dark navy cobalt blue and golden orange and luminous yellow at the edges. Signed ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Rome Three, Tangerine Orange, Burgundy Red Maroon Golden Yellow Gradient Stripes
By Audrey Stone
Located in Kent, CT
Horizontal stripes of color in gradient shades starting with bright, luminous orange in the center to burgundy red and golden yellow. Signed and titled on verso.
Audrey Stone has sp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"My Love at First Sight Heart" Contemporary Multicolor & Gold Oil Paint Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
For The Gods
Located in New York, NY
gouache on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Tropical Fantasy #3 - Still Life Painting - Oil Paint By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
New, richly colored abstract floral bouquet is energetic and beautiful, bringing vibrancy to the viewer.
Tropical Fantasy #3 - Still Life Painting - Oil Paint By Marc Zimmerman
Mar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antherium on the Sea By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Refreshing ocean swells break across ocean reefs with sea birds and a gorgeous tropical red anthurium flower.
Antherium on the Sea - Abstract Painting - Oil On Canvas By Marc Zimmer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Long Lunch Sit Next to Me BLUE ON PINK, Original painting, Pop art, Cigarettes
Located in Deddington, GB
“IF YOU DON’T HAVE ANYTHING NICE TO SAY, COME SIT NEXT TO ME”
Original painting in mixed media by William Richard Hylton. This painting features a quote by the socialite, Alice Lee ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Midnight Metropolis - Head In The Clouds, Original painting, Nature, Grey
By Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
Midnight Metropolis - Head In The Clouds Using a monochromatic palette, Lucy has created an abstract cityscape splattered with life's unpredictability, invites contemplation, while t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Violace", contemporary, abstract, flowers, green, violet, plants, oil painting
By Anita Loomis
Located in Natick, MA
From the easel of New England painter, Anita Loomis, “Violace” is a 20 x 30 x 1.5 inch oil painting on canvas that celebrates the growth and evolution of flowers in rich and vivid ta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Natural Rhythm- Landscape Painting Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Elements of the jungle weave in a flowing design . Sculptural leaves of tropical plants complement and contrast while surreal flowers provide rich color accents.
Botanical Flow - La...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Family Time, Abstract Gestures Brushstrokes on Papyrus, Red, Yellow Scribbles
Located in Barcelona, ES
The paintings of Aleix Font (Sabadell, Spain, 1984) function as a narrative between the collective and the individual world, exploring space and its interactions with concepts such a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Piedmont Rain
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rhythm exists here on the farm, beginning with the sunrise and the sounds of nature awakening. My art is a reaction to this sense of place. Whether I’m in the studio, tending to th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Dye, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Mesh
Indian Afternoon, Warm Abstract Painting, Vibrant Indian Architecture
By Janet Keith
Located in Deddington, GB
Discover more original artwork by Janet Keith with Wychwood Art online and in our gallery. The colours used in the painting – particularly the rich, glowing orange and hints of green...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
"Elephant" Textile Painting 28" x 22" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Located in Culver City, CA
"Elephant" Textile Painting 28" x 22" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Medium: fabric appliqué on linen
"Fragments of Time" series:
Ultimately, El Sanhoury’s work is contemplated and gen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Linen, Mixed Media, Mesh
"My Falling in Love Heart" Contemporary Multicolor & Gold Oil Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
On The Pink 1 - Series Blobs - Contemporary Oil Painting, Colourful Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grzegorz Radecki is a Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, Poland.
Artist about his work:
BLOBS. THE CHARM OF DRIPPING PAINT
Flowing peacefully in the slow current of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Cubistic Floral in a Sea Shell By Marc
Located in Carmel, CA
A flower arrangement nestled in a sea shell, painted in a cubistic style. Highly textured earth toned paint creates surface dynamism in this unique one of a kind painting from the ar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Body in the Field #8 - Landscape, blue, yellow, red, painting
Located in Berlin, DE
Body in the Field #8, 2023
oil on canvas
55 1/8 H x 39 3/8 W in.
140 H x 100 W cm
Zsolt Berszán embodies in his works the dissolution of the human body through the prism of the frag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Interstices - Floral Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Floral - Abstract Painting - Oil On Canvas By Marc Zimmerman
This orange and green abstract floral painting is abundant in color and form creating luxury wall art enhancing any spa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vase With Flowers - Floral Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Floral - Abstract Painting - Oil On Canvas By Marc Zimmerman
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep mysterious jungle or delightfully whimsical florals. His color ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cottages and Pink Wave - Modern Expressive Symbolic and Minimalistic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"My Bergdorf Goodman Heart" Pop Art Oil Painting with White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glass, Mixed Media, Oil, Board
Closing - Modern Expressive Minimalistic Painting, Large Format
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
On The Violet - Series Blobs - Colourful Expression, XL Format, Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grzegorz Radecki is a Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, Poland.
Artist about his work:
BLOBS. THE CHARM OF DRIPPING PAINT
Flowing peacefully in the slow current of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Amanda Horvath, Secret Spring Original Bright Landscape Painting, Affordable Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Amanda Horvath
Secret Spring
Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Acrylics on canvas
Image size: 61cm x 61cm x 3.5cm
Sold Unframed
“Secret Spring” is inspired by the lovely woods clo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Spain - Chartreuse Color - Abstract Floral Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Spain - Chartreuse color - Abstract Floral Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep mysterious jungle or delightfully whimsical florals. Hi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Inner Aspirations - Original Pointillist Textured Artwork
By Susan Gale
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Susan Gale's work explores the nostalgia of community by highlighting the juxtaposition between the peaceful, quiet, mystery of light, and the rush of visually invoked sensation. She...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Jungle Flow - Landscape Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Abstract Tropical Jungle in cool blues and greens offers a contemporary feel. The broad leaves and flowing forms overlap each other in this jungle.
Jungle Flow - Landscape Paintings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sailing to Scolt Head, Burnham Overy Staithe and Wells Harbour
By Kate Heiss
Located in Deddington, GB
Sailing to Scolt Head by Kate Heiss [2021]
limited_edition
Oil based inks on 300gsm Somerset Velvet paper
Edition number 100
Wells Harbour by Kate Heiss [2021]
limited_edition
oil based inks on 300gsm Somerset velvet paper
Edition number 100
Image size: H:15 cm x W:15 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:30 cm x D:0.5cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
A scene from Wells Harbour as the fishing trawlers arrive to unload there haul with sea gulls ready to swoop. The limited edition linocut is printed in a sea holly blue...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Linocut
Resilience - Original Pointillist Textured Artwork
By Susan Gale
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Susan Gale's work explores the nostalgia of community by highlighting the juxtaposition between the peaceful, quiet, mystery of light, and the rush of visually invoked sensation. She...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Geometric Landscape oil Paint on Canvas by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
mixed media on canvas
116x89 cm
2023
Original Art -ready to Hang
Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, where she lives and works. She graduated in Pain...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"My Humble Heart" Slate Grey Pop Art Oil Painting with White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Jungle Abstraction By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
An intuitive simplification and synthesis of the artists endeavors with jungle imagery. Pattern and color prevail over a previously realistic approach.
Jungle Abstraction - Landsc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Light’n’Lines No.36 by Doris Marten - Contemporary abstract painting, vivid, oil
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
Light’n’Lines No.36 is a unique oil on Alu-Dibond painting by contemporary artist Doris Marten, dimensions are 80 × 200 cm (31.5 × 78.7 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
5 Easy Pieces - Abstract Painting by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
5 Easy Pieces- Abstract Painting by Marc Zimmerman
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep mys...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Everything is Real - Original Pointillist Textured Artwork
By Susan Gale
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Susan Gale's work explores the nostalgia of community by highlighting the juxtaposition between the peaceful, quiet, mystery of light, and the rush of visually invoked sensation. She...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
"My Moncler Heart" Colorful & Silver Pop Art Oil Painting White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
Floral Invention - Flowers Painting- Still Life Art by Marc
Located in Carmel, CA
Contemporary floral forms in a base of blue foliage. Simple and clean.
Floral Invention - Landscape Paintings -Abstract Geometric Art By Marc Zimmerman
This masterpiece is exhibit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Textures of Time
Located in Denver, CO
Though the action of painting geological formations using abstraction, organic textures and luminous color, I can convey how natural physical forces work to shape a constantly changi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
"My Moon River Heart" Silver Pop Art Oil Painting with White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glass, Mixed Media, Oil, Board
Water Fall III
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rhythm exists here on the farm, beginning with the sunrise and the sounds of nature awakening. My art is a reaction to this sense of place. Whether I’m in the studio, tending to th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Dye, Emulsion, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Mesh
"My Dior Heart" Gold and Mauve Colorful Pop Art Oil Painting White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board, Glass
Valley Blooms
Located in Denver, CO
Though the action of painting geological formations using abstraction, organic textures and luminous color, I can convey how natural physical forces work to shape a constantly changi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Imbarcato, fuga in barca volante
Located in Milano, MI
Looking at her works of art, at first sight one is amazed, because still unfamiliar, in front of her fantastic creativity. Her characters seem to come from "different" worlds, sometimes distant, other times hidden within us. They walk through the woods and meadows, they peer over the shores where the waves break in a continuous and unstoppable dialogue. Often very small, hiding among the blades of grass, but also huge figures, like the characters from the fairy tales of when we were children, naive and still "pure".
Here, this purity of childhood is slowly and inexorably awakened in us by looking at the works of Carin Grudda...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil, Board
"My KAWS Heart" Green & Gold Colorful Pop Art Oil Painting White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil, Mixed Media
Rising Through The Air
Located in Denver, CO
Though the action of painting geological formations using abstraction, organic textures and luminous color, I can convey how natural physical forces work to shape a constantly changi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Bluecobalt Green, Light Blue, Grass Green, Stripes, Geometric Abstract Painting
Located in Kent, CT
Clean and precise, carefully ordered blocks of color in light blue and light green are lively and vibrant while thin, delicate lines in blue and navy frame the shapes. Signed, dated ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Silverlight
Located in Denver, CO
Though the action of painting geological formations using abstraction, organic textures and luminous color, I can convey how natural physical forces work to shape a constantly changi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
"My Blue Diamond Heart" Periwinkle Blue Oil Painting with White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glass, Mixed Media, Oil, Board
Totality
Located in Denver, CO
Though the action of painting geological formations using abstraction, organic textures and luminous color, I can convey how natural physical forces work to shape a constantly changi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Gravitation - Space Galaxy Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
As one can see some objects from planet earth have been pulled into the gravitational orbit of the distant planet of Saturn. It remains a mystery as to how this occured.
Gravitatio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hill Town by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
A colorful, geometrical cluster of buildings climbs this Mexican hillside in this playful painting
Hilltown - Figurative Painting - American Modern Art By Marc Zimmerman
This maste...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Twilight to Starlight
Located in Denver, CO
Though the action of painting geological formations using abstraction, organic textures and luminous color, I can convey how natural physical forces work to shape a constantly changi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Valley View (Gestural Abstract, Colorful, Pastel, Pink, Blue, Green)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kelley Carman
Valley View (Gestural Abstract, Colorful, Pastel, Pink, Blue, Green)
Oil on Canvas
Year: 2024
Size: 14 x 11 inches
Framed Size: 20 x 17 inches
Signed and titled
COA pro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary abstract paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add abstract paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Anastasia Pelias, Chelsea Davine, Waleria Matelska, and Anna Maria Caboni. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Fabric and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 1.63 inches across are also available.