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
Confluences II by Frédérique Domergue - Abstract painting on metal leaves, sea
Located in Paris, FR
Confluences II is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This painting is made with oxidized zinc and bronze leaves on aluminium, patina fixed with bees...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Barricada #8 ac S by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Weathering steel sculpture, dark
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #8 ac S is a weathering steel sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 54 × 60 × 24 cm (21.3 × 23.6 × 9...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Steel
Untitled XXXII by Ferle - Large abstract painting, earth tones, spiritual, red
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XXXII is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed an...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Korè-Elba granite by Mattia Bosco - Monumental sculpture, marble, Rome, Korai
Located in Paris, FR
Korè-Elba granite is a unique monumental sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Elba granite, dimensions are 176.5 × 48 × 88.5 cm (69.5 × 18.9 × 34....
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Granite
Korè-Portovenere Portoro by Mattia Bosco - Monumental sculpture, marble, Rome
Located in Paris, FR
Korè-Portovenere Portoro is a unique monumental sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Portovenere Portoro marble, dimensions are 164.5 × 45 × 79 cm...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Marble
TN680-D by Hachiro Kanno - Large calligraphy-based abstract painting, diptych
Located in Paris, FR
TN680-D is a unique diptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. The painting is made with ink and acrylic on canvas, dimensions are 200 × 200 cm (78.7 × 78.7 in)....
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
The Only One
Located in New York, NY
78 x 82 in
Acrylic on canvas
Unstretched
Vicky Barranguet found her own voice and colorful expression of life, emotions, and music through her studies with master painters, Larry Po...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
SW25 by Mattia Bosco - Medium-size sculpture, Palissandro marble, grey tones
Located in Paris, FR
SW25 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble, dimensions are 60 × 25 × 20 cm (23.6 × 9.8 × 7.9 in).
This sculpture is...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Marble
Phenomena for a king, abstract watercolor pouring
By Paul Jenkins
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The work is signed on both sides. It also bears a Galerie Karl Flinker label, since Jenkins has spent a great deal of time in France since the 1950s.
Paul Jenkins was born on July 1...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
MM2 by Mattia Bosco - Large-size sculpture, Palissandro marble, grey tones, iron
Located in Paris, FR
MM2 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble, stainless steel, iron, dimensions are 168 × 69 × 30 cm (66.1 × 27.2 × 11....
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Marble
Untitled IV by Mattia Bosco - Large-size sculpture, marble, stainless steel
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled IV is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble and stainless steel, dimensions are 173 × 43 × 22 cm (68.1 × 16.9 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
Untitled XXXVII by Ferle - Large abstract painting, black and grey, dark tones
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XXXVII is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 280 × 200 cm (110.2 × 78.7 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Infinity II by Frédérique Domergue - Large abstract painting on metal leaves
Located in Paris, FR
Infinity II is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This painting is made with oxidized zinc and bronze leaves on aluminium panel, patina fixed with b...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Gold Abstract Paintings, Gold Modern Art, Abstract Art-Grace
Located in Delaware , OH
Gold Abstract Paintings, Gold Modern Art, Abstract Art-Grace
Custom sizes available
Choose your painting color gold,silver,bronze, white or black.
Comes framed in black or white f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Gold
Burst II - large scale abstract photograph of caleidoscopic color explosions
Located in San Francisco, CA
From Christian Stoll's body of works BURST (2015), an abstract exploration of high speed photographs capturing mesmerizing explosions of caleidoscopic color
27 x 40 inches (68 x 102...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
"Abstract Series - orange/grey" FK6TR, Abstract, 21st Century, Acrylic, Clay
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany.
König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way,...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
Untitled XLII by Ferle - Large abstract painting, grey and black, dark tones
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XLII is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 280 × 200 cm (110.2 × 78.7 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and c...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Barricada #8 aic2 L by A. Vega Beuvrin - Large outdoor abstract sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #8 aic2 L is a painted stainless steel sculpture by contemporary Venezuelan artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin. The steel sheets are 6 mm thick. Limited edition of 5 + 3 A.P.
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Untitled II, Palissandro by Mattia Bosco - Abstract stone sculpture, marble
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled II, Palissandro is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble, dimensions are 142 × 46 × 35 cm (55.9 × 18.1 × 13.8 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Marble
Moment To Moment #4935.101518, Painting, Gouache on Paper
By Kris Haas
Located in Yardley, PA
A moment can be so fleeting and yet when it is a perfect one it seems to last forever. These pieces invoke a quiet strength of capturing moments in time of markings of the ink on pap...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gouache
Magnolia Burgundy
Located in Valencia, ES
Every artwork is hand-made and supported with a certificate of authenticity.
Made in Spain, 2024.
The frame is included.
Package: protected cardboard box.
Dispatching terms: 2-3 work...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in Summit, NJ
Gorgeous aquatint in reds and oranges by Piero Dorazio (Italian 1927-2005). This aquatint is on heavy "Umbria" Fabriano paper. It is signed and dated 1964 in the lower margin in penc...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Aquatint
Thomas Downing "Moon", 1985
Located in Washington, DC
Painting by Thomas Downing (1928 - 1985).
"Moon", 1985
Acrylic on paper bag
35" x 15" (framed)
Dedication on reverse to his wife Helen.
Downing’s works are in many collections in...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled XX by Ferle - Abstract painting, lines, bright colours, orange, red
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XX is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 100 cm x 70 cm (39.4 × 27.6 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and co...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Deepest Dive by Laura McCarty, Large Framed Square Abstract With Blue
Located in Atlanta, GA
The framed size is listed. UNFRAMED this piece measures 60" x 60".
Born and raised in Georgia, from a young age, Laura developed a deep love for an array of creative outlets. Design...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Barricada #7 hc1 M by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Painted stainless steel sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #7 hc1 M is a painted stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 75 × 62 × 52 cm (29.5 × 24.4 × 20.5 in).
The sculpture is sig...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Tropic Fruit
Located in London, GB
80 x 94 cms (31.5 x 37 ins)
Edition of 100
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Color, Screen
"Stripe Drawing #8" Contemporary Original Abstract Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
My drawings and paintings are an examination of three major elements - color, surface and mark making. These nonrepresentational pieces give me the freedom to concentrate on and inve...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil Pastel
Untitled LIX by Ferle - Large abstract painting, colourful, vibrant tones
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LIX is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Barricada #4 L by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Large abstract sculpture, minimalist
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #4 L is a steel sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 200 × 238 × 97 cm (78.7 × 93.7 × 38.2 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Steel
Untitled I, Palissandro by Mattia Bosco - Abstract stone sculpture, marble
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled I, Palissandro is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble and granite, dimensions are 103 × 72 × 67 cm (40.6 × 2...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Granite, Marble
Original-Winter Bloom-UK Awarded Artist-Abstract Expression-ExhibitionCollection
Located in London, GB
"Some paintings take years," Shizico Yi told the curator, revealing that this particular artwork falls into that category. It's a piece she returned to after years of living with it,...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Oil, Acrylic
Sezione Aurea - A11 by Mattia Bosco - Abstract marble wall sculpture, gold leaf
Located in Paris, FR
Sezione Aurea - A11 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 63 × 17 × 8 cm (24.8 × 6.7 ×...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Untitled LXV by Ferle - Large abstract painting, blue and red, dark tones
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LXV is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 280 × 200 cm (110.2 × 78.7 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and co...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled, paint and collage on treated paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Tasmanian-born artist Shane Drinkwater harnesses his interest in ancient manuscripts, cartography and astronomy to produce abstract artworks of mystery and beauty. All of his artwork...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Dye
Untitled, paint and collage on treated paper, wood frame, glass
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Tasmanian-born artist Shane Drinkwater harnesses his interest in ancient manuscripts, cartography and astronomy to produce abstract artworks of mystery and beauty.
All of Shane's ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Dye, Acrylic
Untitled, paint and collage on treated paper, wood frame, glass
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Tasmanian-born artist Shane Drinkwater harnesses his interest in ancient manuscripts, cartography and astronomy to produce abstract artworks of uncommon mystery and beauty.
All of S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Dye, Acrylic
Untitled, paint and collage on treated paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Tasmanian-born artist Shane Drinkwater harnesses his interest in ancient manuscripts, cartography and astronomy to produce abstract artworks of mystery and beauty. All of his artwork...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Dye, Acrylic
Surfacing by Frédérique Domergue - Abstract painting, metal leaves, sea, sky
Located in Paris, FR
Surfacing is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This painting is made with oxidized zinc and bronze leaves on aluminium panel, patina fixed with bee...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
LEBEN - Asymmetrical organic standing sculpture
By ENNAIA
Located in Weslaco, TX
Life is often perceived as linear, a flat process with no return. Leben contradicts this belief and exposes the countless deviations that the path could take. This piece represents l...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
TN600-D by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, diptych, blue
Located in Paris, FR
TN600-D is a unique acrylic on canvas diptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno, dimensions are 100 × 146 cm (39.4 × 57.5 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unfra...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sezione Aurea A7 by Mattia Bosco - Marble and gold leaf abstract wall sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sezione Aurea A7 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 72 × 53.5 × 4 cm (28.3 × 21.1 ×...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
TN 566 by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, red, white, black
Located in Paris, FR
TN 566 is a unique ink and acrylic on canvas painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. The painting is made with acrylic on paper, dimensions are 195 × 97 cm (76.8 × 38...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Sezione Aurea A3 by Mattia Bosco - Marble and gold leaf abstract wall sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sezione Aurea A3 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 47 × 38 × 12 cm (18.5 × 15 × 4....
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Permanescence N496D by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract work on paper
Located in Paris, FR
Permanescence N496-D is a unique ink and acrylic on paper diptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno, dimensions are 65 × 100 cm (25.6 × 39.4 in).
The artwork is...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Untitled LI by Ferle - Large abstract painting, grey and black, dark tones
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LI is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and c...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Confluences by Frédérique Domergue - Abstract painting on metal leaves, sea, sky
Located in Paris, FR
Confluences is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This painting is made with oxidized zinc and bronze leaves on aluminium, patina fixed with beeswax...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Original-Spring in Autumn-Expression-landscapeDahlia-gold leaf-UK Awarded Artist
Located in London, GB
Spring in Autumn is one of Shizico Yi's latest projects-Primary Colour Series, inspired by Japanese woodblock Print and the a nod to calligraphy tradition.
The series is a continuati...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Copper, Gold Leaf
"Open to Reception", Modern Abstract Art, 2021
Located in Delaware , OH
"Open to Reception", Modern Abstract Art, 2021
“Open to Reception” is a piece of modern abstract letter art inspired by graffiti by Addison Jones featuring her unique text previousl...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Untitled XXXIII by Ferle - Large abstract painting, red and blue, colourful
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XXXIII is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed a...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled X by Frédérique Domergue - Contemporary abstract painting on metal
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled X is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This painting is made with oxidized zinc and bronze leaves on aluminium panel, patina fixed with be...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
"Calligraphic Cat" Abstract Sculpture 33.5" x 20" x 20" in by Ibrahim Khatab
Located in Culver City, CA
"Calligraphic Cat" Abstract Sculpture 33.5" x 20" x 20" in by Ibrahim Khatab
Ibrahim Khatab was born in Cairo 1984, works as a co-teacher in Cairo University, he mixes between paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media
The Earth is round II by Frédérique Domergue - Abstract painting on metal, sea
Located in Paris, FR
The Earth is round II is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This painting is made with oxidized zinc and bronze leaves on aluminium panel, patina fi...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Pinnacle by Tien Wen - Abstract ceramic sculpture, pure form, raku technique
By Tien Wen
Located in Paris, FR
Pinnacle is a unique ceramic sculpture by contemporary artist Tien Wen, dimensions are 74 × 39 × 34 cm (29.1 × 15.4 × 13.4 in).
The sculpture is signed comes with a certificate of a...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Ceramic
Bicolore by Tien Wen - Abstract ceramic sculpture, purity of forms
By Tien Wen
Located in Paris, FR
Bicolore is a unique ceramic sculpture by contemporary artist Tien Wen, dimensions are 28 × 29.5 × 17 cm (11 × 11.6 × 6.7 in).
The sculpture is signed comes with a certificate of au...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Ceramic
SW1 by Mattia Bosco - Abstract marble sculpture, gold leaf, black Palissandro
Located in Paris, FR
SW1 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of black Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 55 × 28.5 × 21 cm (21.7 × 11.2 × 8.3 i...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Permanescence N495 by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy, abstract painting, Japan
Located in Paris, FR
Permanescence N495 is a unique ink and acrylic on paper painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno, dimensions are 65 × 50 cm (25.6 × 19.7 in).
The artwork is signed, so...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Untitled LIV by Ferle - Large abstract painting, dark tones, grey colours
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LIV is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and com...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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