Abstract Art
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
R. Poch 6 Woman Blue CONSUELO. 120 x 120 cm original acrylic painting
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
101. CONSUELO. Painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the advertising production company La Cosa de las Peliculas:
He...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
L.O.F.Q. composition.
Located in Como, IT
Giuseppe Minoretti (Erba, Como - 1938)
L.O.F.Q. composition.
Acrylic on Canvas
1983
Size: 30x30 cm - thickness 3 cm (52 x 52 x 6.5 including frame)
Invisible glass
Giuseppe Minoret...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer
L.O.F.Q. composition.
Located in Como, IT
Giuseppe Minoretti (Erba, Como - 1938)
L.O.F.Q. composition.
Acrylic on Canvas
1987
Size: 30x30 cm - thickness 3 cm (52 x 52 x 6.5 including frame)
Invisible glass
Giuseppe Minoret...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer
Red Abstract - Lithograph by Le Oben - 1970s
By Le Oben
Located in Roma, IT
Red Abstract is a contemporary artwork realized by Le Pond in 1970s.
Mixed colored lithograph.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Numbered on the lower margin.
Edition of 66/100
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
L.O.F.L.Q. composition.
Located in Como, IT
Giuseppe Minoretti (Erba, Como - 1938)
L.O.F.L.Q. composition.
Acrylic on Canvas
1983
Size: 30x30 cm - thickness 3 cm (52 x 52 x 6.5 including frame)
Invisible glass
Giuseppe Minor...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer
Ruz 22 White Background Reds Stripes Big. SQUARES. original
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
SQUARES. original acrylic on canvas. abstract. painting
composed of 4 canvases of 16sx114 cm
Ruz, Rafael (Barcelona 1956)
While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Composition by Miller Null - Vintage Photograph - 1995
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is a vintage photographic print on color paper applied on cardboard realized by Harold Miller Null in 1995.
Hand signed and dated on the lower right margin.
Extraordin...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Tharrats Red Blue Gold colors original abstract acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Constellation. original abstract acrylic painting
Original on paper by the famous Spanish artist Josep Tharrats.
Acrylic on paper. Perfect condition.
Certificate of originality
REF ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
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 Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil, Color Pencil
Winston Flowers Newbury St. Boston Cityscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Judi Rotenberg (20th century). Winston Flowers, Newbury St. Boston, ca. 1970. Ink and watercolor on Awagami paper, sheet measures 18.5 x 24 inches. Uppe...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Warm afternoon in Provence
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This painting called "Warm afternoon in Provence " celebrates my love for the south of France which is blessed with so much sunshine, the songs of the cicadas... When I happen to be ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Hole Fantasy
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Shipping in a tube
"Hole Fantasy" is a charming work that ignites the imagination with its pastel and vibrant colors. At the center of the composition, a series of intertwined circ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Hole Fusion
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Shipping in a tube
"Hole Fusion" is a burst of color and energy that captivates the viewer. In the center of the work, a series of concentric circles intertwine, creating a hypnoti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
"Untilled" abstract acrylic, collage, gold leaf, on linen aluminium canvas
Located in Roscoff, FR
After seeing a documentary on Art Nouveau and remembering paintings by Klimt that these forms were imposed as well as the atmosphere of colors and the need to add sheets of light gol...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
I. Cahue 12 The Sea and the Moon. original abstract acrylic canvas painting.
By Isidro Cahue
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
I. Cahue- The sea and the moon. original abstract acrylic canvas painting. framed
by Spanish artist ISIDRO CAHUE.
Acrylic on canvas
Perfect state
The personality of the artist is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ruz Vertical Gray Blue Interior Landscapes - Abstract Acrylic on paper Painting
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Original work of the artist RUZ
Acrylic on paper
Perfect state
While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in the same sense that Juli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Unique signed pastel & graphite work Geometric Abstraction Minimalist painting
Located in New York, NY
Charles Hinman
Untitled Geometric Abstraction (Hand Signed), 1980
Pastel & Graphite painting on Paper
Signed and dedicated to "Michael and Rene" in graphite by the artist on the fron...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Graphite
Untitled (Organic abstract bronze sculpture)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Klaus Ihlenfeld (b.1934). Untitled, ca. 1960. Welded bronze. 8" h.; 5.5 " w; 3.25" d (base). Signed with initial under base.
Provenance: Directly from estate of Harry Bertoia. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
What mask are you wearing? 80x80cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
What mask are you wearing? 80x80cm, print on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
Folklore Fiesta - original abstract impressionist painting - contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Folklore Fiesta of Bumba Meu Boi, Lampião, and Beautiful Maria with the View of Rio de Janeiro" immerses viewers in a vibrant celebration of Brazilian folklore against the backdrop ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Morphosis I-original gestural abstract mixed media painting-contemporary art
By Annie King
Located in London, Chelsea
Annie King's "Morphosis I" is a captivating original abstract painting that takes viewers on a journey of transformation and exploration. Executed with charcoal and mixed media on ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Making a Way-original modern-abstract gestural painting-contemporary Art
By Annie King
Located in London, Chelsea
In "Making a Way" by Annie King, the artist invites us into a world of dynamic abstraction, where lines, blocks, and patterns converge to form a visually captivating narrative. This ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Treasures of Unfinished-original abstract mixed media painting-contemporary art
By Annie King
Located in London, Chelsea
In "The Treasures of Unfinished Symphonies" by Annie King, the artist invites viewers into a realm where the beauty lies in the notion that something is never truly finished. Through...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
The Flowers Whispered - original abstract mixed media painting -contemporary art
By Annie King
Located in London, Chelsea
In "The Flowers Whispered" by Annie King, the artist invites viewers into a mesmerizing exploration of nature's mysteries and the captivating language of flowers. This original paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Balancing I - original gestural abstract mixed media painting - contemporary art
By Annie King
Located in London, Chelsea
"Balancing I" by Annie King is an evocative original abstract painting created through mixed media on canvas. It embodies a harmonious yet dynamic composition that showcases the arti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Balancing II -original gestural abstract mixed media painting - contemporary art
By Annie King
Located in London, Chelsea
"Balancing II" is original abstract painting by Annie King. Mixed media painting is a testament to abstract expressionism, where the artist's emotional landscape is communicated thro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Come and See -original gestural abstract mixed media painting - contemporary art
By Annie King
Located in London, Chelsea
In "Come and See" by Annie King, the artist presents a captivating exploration of color and form, inviting viewers into a world of vibrant abstraction. This original painting, render...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Within Without - original figurative abstract - female form - contemporary art
By Calvin Lai
Located in London, Chelsea
"Within Without" by Calvin Lai, a contemporary figurative painter, presents a captivating exploration of human resilience and inner strength amidst the challenges of life. In this ev...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Through the Reeds Blackland Prairie of Texas Abstract Expressionism TX Artist
Located in Houston, TX
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Through The Reeds
Creation Date: 2023
Medium: oil on linen
Size: 16 x 32 x 1.5 in
Framed Size: 17.5 x 33.5 x 2 in
All the botanicals in this seri...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Lakeside Sunset, Original painting, Abstract, Landscape, Mixed media
By Jon Rowland
Located in Deddington, GB
Lakeside Sunset is an original semi-abstract painting by Jon Rowland. Which is part of his series of small acrylic and mixed media paintings that interpret the landscape around the c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media
"My Strawberry Shortcake Heart" Pink 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 Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Board
What mask are you wearing? 80x80cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
What mask are you wearing? 80x80cm, print on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
Offset lithograph for Very Special Arts Gallery (hand signed by Frank Stella)
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
Frank Stella
Untitled, for the Very Special Arts Gallery (Hand Signed by Frank Stella), 1992
Offset lithograph on thin board (hand signed)
Frame included:: elegantly floated and fra...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Offset, Lithograph, Ink
Coral II - Painting by Nico Van Lucas - 21th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Coral II is a contemporary artwork realized by the artist Nico Van Lucas.
Mixed colored Oil and Acrylic on Canvas.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Signature an title on the back....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
MGM - Mixed Media by Enrico Manera - 2007
Located in Roma, IT
MGM is a contemporary artwork realized by Enrico Manera in 2006.
Mixed media on carboard.
Hand signed and dated on the lower margin
Authentication certificate by the Artist on pho...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"Morning Haze." Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Juliette Paull has created a new collection of abstracted paintings that will fill Kestle Barton with a fluid sense of depth and dynamics this June. In her new work Paull uses paint,...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Take me to your river
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
"Take me to your river" is a sublime, ethereal, watery painting. It is a piece dedicated to the movement of water flowing down a river, or perhaps down a windowpane in the rain. It i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Shards IVA (Axsom 151) exhibited at the Whitney with Museum & Richard Gray label
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
Frank Stella
(Whitney Museum Exhibited) Shards IVA (Axsom 151), 1982
Lithograph & Silkscreen on Arches Cover Paper (Whitney Museum exhibition label verso of frame)
45 1/2 × 39 1/4 in...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Pencil, Lithograph, Screen
The great dream that all this is, original oil painting by Peter Jordan
Located in BUNGENDORE, AU
Original artwork by Peter Jordan.
oil on board, 90cm x 60cm, 2019.
Jordan’s abstract works, some in oil paint and others using acrylic on board are powerful in colour and content. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Board
The First Principle, original abstract oil painting by Peter Jordan
Located in BUNGENDORE, AU
Original artwork by Peter Jordan.
The first principle, oil on board, 80cm x 60cm, 2019
Jordan’s abstract works, some in oil paint and others using acrylic on board are powerful in c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Watercolor and mixed media drawing titled "Current"
By Michele Zuzalek
Located in Washington, DC
Original watercolor and mixed media painting on acid free paper. Strokes of oil pastel and mark making throughout the painting. This piece is coated with a semi gloss varnish for lus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
Out of the Woods
By Michele Zuzalek
Located in Washington, DC
Mixed media drawing on watercolor paper
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Graphite, Watercolor, Oil Pastel
Gold - Paint by Nico Van Lucas - 21th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Gold is a contemporary artwork realized by the artist Nico Van Lucas.
Mixed colored Oil and Acrylic on Canvas.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Signature an title on the back.
Ni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Autumn - Painting by Nico Van Lucas - 21th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Autumn is a contemporary artwork realized by the artist Nico Van Lucas.
Mixed colored Oil and Acrylic on Canvas.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Signature an title on the back.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Abstract Composition - Painting by Nico Van Lucas - 21th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is a contemporary artwork realized by the artist Nico Van Lucas.
Mixed colored Oil and Acrylic on Canvas.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Signature on the ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Odino - Painting by Nico Van Lucas - 21th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Odino is a contemporary artwork realized by the artist Nico Van Lucas.
Mixed colored Oil and Acrylic on Canvas.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Signature an title on the back.
N...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Morning Star abstract oil painting by Peter Jordan
Located in BUNGENDORE, AU
Original artwork by Peter Jordan.
Morning star, oil on board, 90cm x 60cm, 2019.
Jordan’s abstract works, some in oil paint and others using acrylic on board are powerful in colour ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Purple - Lithograph by Lorenzo Indrimi - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Purple is a contemporary artwork realized by Lorenzo Indrimi in the 1970s.
Mixed colored lithograph.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Edition of XIII/XXX.
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Queen Elizabeth 2 Oil on Birch Panel Unique Style Women in the Arts 30”x40”
Located in Houston, TX
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Queen Elizabeth 2 30”x40” x 1.5" oil on birch panel . Ready to hang with wire on the back
They are blurred....
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Birch
Late Summer Celebration Abstract Expressionism Framed Texas Blackland Prairie
Located in Houston, TX
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Late Summer Celebration
Creation Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on linen
Size: 30 x 30 x 1.5 in
Framed Size: 31 x 31 x 2.5 in
All the botanicals in this ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Lab #7 Painting. From the Lab series
By Alec Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Lab #7, 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 Art
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Helene McKinsey Herzbrun Abstract Colors
By Helene McKinsey Herzbrun
Located in San Francisco, CA
Helene McKinsey Herzbrun: 1922-1984. Well listed second generation abstract American artist. She studied at the art Institute of Chicago, and under Jack Tworkov at American Universi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Temperatura - Tincion. From The Light series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Temperatura - Tincion, 2023 by Jose Ricardo Contreras González
From The Light series
Overall size: 26 H cm. x 130 W cm.
Individual size: 13 H cm. x 130 W cm.
Mounted on a stretcher.
...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Small Stainless Steel Bear 'Diksy'
Located in Valencia, ES
Made in Spain, 2024.
A simple form builds a complex one. In our approach, we go from the opposite, representing complex things in simple forms. So, our bear consists of only 9 simple...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Three elements / Acrylic on cardboard / 70 x 100 cm
Located in KRAKÓW, PL
The painting titled "Three elements" is one of ten from the "Mariko" series. It is one of the most characteristic of the energetic and expressive series, which is characterized by th...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
PS Study
By Matt Devine
Located in San Diego, CA
Small studio study made of stainless steel with a bronze toned powder coat on a brushed stainless steel base.
About the artist:
Matt Devine is a self-taught sculptor working with s...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Steel
Red lighthouse on the cliff
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork makes part of my small collection of abstract paintings created in various vivid tones.
This collection was created for contemporary interior decoration to bring a to...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Acrylic
Magical summer days in Provence
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork makes part of my small collection of abstract paintings created in various vivid tones and dedicated to the scenes of a summer period.
This vibrant landscape called "Ma...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
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