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
Magic Mountain II
By Maura Segal
Located in Tulsa, OK
Maura Segal’s abstract works conjure a delicate simplicity. Blocks of color languidly splay behind thin meandering lines and freeform fluid curves. Yet upon closer investigation, the...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
Magic Mountain I
By Maura Segal
Located in Tulsa, OK
Maura Segal’s abstract works conjure a delicate simplicity. Blocks of color languidly splay behind thin meandering lines and freeform fluid curves. Yet upon closer investigation, the...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
"Manhattan Noir"
Located in Hinsdale, IL
He is the founder of the Letter-Scape movement is in major private and public collections all over the world.
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Strawberry Milk
By Maura Segal
Located in Tulsa, OK
Maura Segal’s abstract works conjure a delicate simplicity. Blocks of color languidly splay behind thin meandering lines and freeform fluid curves. Yet upon closer investigation, the...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
Raw Oats
By Maura Segal
Located in Tulsa, OK
Maura Segal’s abstract works conjure a delicate simplicity. Blocks of color languidly splay behind thin meandering lines and freeform fluid curves. Yet upon closer investigation, the...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
Space Drive
By Maura Segal
Located in Tulsa, OK
Maura Segal’s abstract works conjure a delicate simplicity. Blocks of color languidly splay behind thin meandering lines and freeform fluid curves. Yet upon closer investigation, the...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
Walk In The Woods
By Maura Segal
Located in Tulsa, OK
Maura Segal’s abstract works conjure a delicate simplicity. Blocks of color languidly splay behind thin meandering lines and freeform fluid curves. Yet upon closer investigation, the...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
Nature Boy
By Maura Segal
Located in Tulsa, OK
Maura Segal’s abstract works conjure a delicate simplicity. Blocks of color languidly splay behind thin meandering lines and freeform fluid curves. Yet upon closer investigation, the...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
Vessel I & II: Abstract Encaustic & Fabric Paintings in Green, Rust & Teal
Located in Hudson, NY
Diptych of abstract encaustic paintings with dyed green, deep rust, and blue fabrics with accents of pink and pale yellow on a neutral, off-white cloth background
"Folded Vessel I an...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Encaustic
El Páramo
By Camila Tobon
Located in BOGOTÁ, CO
In this artwork, nude women are portrayed within a páramo, a rare and mystical ecosystem found in select regions of Latin America. The páramo, characterized by its unique biodiversit...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Digital
Plant In Cobalt Painted Pot - Surreal Abstract Earth Toned Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Ginger Tea
By Maura Segal
Located in Tulsa, OK
Maura Segal’s abstract works conjure a delicate simplicity. Blocks of color languidly splay behind thin meandering lines and freeform fluid curves. Yet upon closer investigation, the...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
Cupcake
By Maura Segal
Located in Tulsa, OK
Maura Segal’s abstract works conjure a delicate simplicity. Blocks of color languidly splay behind thin meandering lines and freeform fluid curves. Yet upon closer investigation, the...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
Quality Time
By Camila Tobon
Located in BOGOTÁ, CO
Quality Time" is a digital illustration that captures the warmth and intimacy of a group of friends sharing a quiet, everyday moment. This piece highlights the beauty found in mundan...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Digital
Folded Vessel I: Abstract Encaustic & Fabric Painting in Green, Rust & Teal
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract encaustic painting with dyed green, deep rust, and blue fabrics with accents of pink and pale yellow on a neutral, off-white cloth background
"Folded Vessel I" made by Hudso...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Encaustic
Folded Vessel II: Abstract Encaustic & Fabric Painting in Green, Rust & Pink
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract encaustic painting with dyed green, deep rust, and blue fabrics with accents of pink and golden yellow on a neutral, off-white cloth background
"Folded Vessel II" made by Hu...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Encaustic
Bodegón
By Camila Tobon
Located in BOGOTÁ, CO
Digital illustration that captures a tranquil scene featuring a fruit bowl, a vase of flowers, an open book, and a lone bird—the only living presence in the composition. This artwork...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Digital
Palomino
By Camila Tobon
Located in BOGOTÁ, CO
Palomino is a limited-edition digital illustration capturing the lush beauty of Palomino, Colombia, a paradise nestled between the Caribbean Sea and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta....
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Digital
"Peinture" pochoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: pochoir (after the painting). Printed in 1961 in an edition of 1200 for the rare catalogue "Miró 1959-1960" and published by the Pierre Matisse Gallery. This impression was p...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
Blue Around the Edges: Abstract Encaustic & Fabric Painting in Blue & Neutral
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract encaustic painting with dyed blue fabrics with accents of copper and green on a neutral, off-white cloth background
"Worn Blue Around the Edges" made by Hudson Valley artist...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Encaustic
"Black Gouache" lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after the gouache). Printed in 1992 by l'Imprimerie Karcher and published by Nouvelles Editions Seguier in an edition of 1000 for the Sol LeWitt "Black Gouaches" ...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Black Gouache" lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after the gouache). Printed in 1992 by l'Imprimerie Karcher and published by Nouvelles Editions Seguier in an edition of 1000 for the Sol LeWitt "Black Gouaches" ...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Carbon Gold: Abstract Encaustic Painting in Indigo, Forest Green & Copper
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract encaustic painting with dyed blue, indigo, and forest green dyed fabrics with accents of copper on a neutral, off-white cloth background
"Carbon Gold" made by Hudson Valley ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Encaustic
Nothing superfluous. Floral Abstraction, acylic painting by Vika Flartina
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Nothing superfluous." The painting is inspired by spring, when everything is just beginning to awaken, like man and his awakening, when everything superfluous is cut off.
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Unfold Sleeping Sky: Abstract Encaustic Painting with Blue, Green, Beige Fabrics
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract encaustic painting with dyed blue and navy fabrics with accents of pale green and peach on neutral cloth background
"Unfold Sleeping Skies" made by Hudson Valley artist, Ala...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Encaustic
SIGNED Christopher WOOL monograph 1998 (Christopher Wool MoCa Los Angeles)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Signed Christopher Wool artist monograph 1998:
Had-signed by Wool on the interior title page, this exquisitely rendered 1st major Wool monogrpah, was published on the occasion of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper
Untitled
By Verena Loewensberg
Located in Milano, IT
Published by Plura Editions, IT. 9-color silkscreen print on cardboard 69 × 69 cm
Edition of 500
Ex. 148/500
Signed and numbered in pencil on the front.
"Zürcher Konkreten" , the Co...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Untitled (Caput Mortuum series)
Located in Milano, IT
Senza Titolo
From the Caput Mortuum series ca. 1980.
Published by Plura Editions, IT. Silkscreen on Paper
cm 15 × 20,5
with frame: 40 x 30 cm Edition of 120 + 120 in Roman numerals
E...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
KUHLE RELATION / KONVERSION
Located in Milano, IT
KUHLE RELATION / KONVERSION
1972
Published by Plura Editions, IT. 5-color silkscreen print on cardboard 69 × 69 cm
Edition of 500
Ex. 144/500
Signed and numbered in pencil on verso.
...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Abstract acrylic on wood painting in royal blue, called Number 46
Located in Oostende, BE
Abstract acrylic on wood painting in royal blue, called Number 46
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood
Invasion de l'espace
By Man Ray
Located in Milano, IT
Original color lithograph, hand monogrammed in pencil.
- This is an artist's proof marked EA from a limited edition.
- Published by XX Siècle, Paris.
- Printed by Desjobert, Paris.
...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
That Also Hits the Spot - Abstract Geometric Acrylic Painting
Located in Boston, MA
That Also Hits the Spot
30.0 x 30.0 x 1.5, 3.0 lbs
Acrylic Painting
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"Despite the chaos beneath, playful colors and measured circles can...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Hot Air Balloon Invasion of New York, 80x80cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Hot Air Balloon Invasion of New York , 80x80cm, print on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
Modularis (abstract painting, acrylic on wood, sliding panels)
Located in Oostende, BE
Sliding panels, acrylic on wood
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood Panel
Storm Grey, Original Painting, Abstract, Modern, Original landscape painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Mixed media painting by Artist Rajan Seth. The work is very much inspired more neutral tones, using the colour Paynes Grey. The painting is textured in some areas, and is finished wi...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Lost In The Woods
Located in Gilroy, CA
Katherine Filice's "Lost in the Woods" is an incredible oil in canvas artwork with beautiful depth. Filice's expert manipulation of both ink and oil paint creates a dynamic compositi...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Linen
Unknown Title, limited edition lithograph by abstract expressionist Paul Jenkins
By Paul Jenkins
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Paul Jenkins' works are described as: "Flowing veils of color that overlap and interact together, seeping and bleeding vivid color." In 1954 Jenkins had his first exhibition in Paris...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Time Traveling (No. 5) - Abstract ink work on sculpted paper
Located in Gilroy, CA
Katherine Filice's "Time Traveling No. 5," is an incredible work on paper. Filice's expert manipulation of both ink and paper creates a dynamic composition, a piece of art that is al...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Ink, Paper
Lost In The Woods No 2
Located in Gilroy, CA
Katherine Filice's "Lost in the Woods No. 2" is an incredible oil in canvas artwork with beautiful depth. Filice's expert manipulation of both ink and oil paint creates a dynamic com...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Ink
Landscape
By Bryan Ingham
Located in London, GB
Bryan Ingham (Preston 1936 – Helston 1997)
Landscape.
Pencil, oil and collage on board, no date. Signed with initials lower right. Dimensions: 22 x 29 cm. Provenance: The Estate of...
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Pencil
Flowing Energy 31 - Large Colorful Vivid Abstract Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The artwork Flowing Energy 31 is part of the Flowing Energy Collection.
It is ready to hang with the edges painted and on the back will have two metallic hangers.
Gallery quality.
D...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Periwinkle Wanderings, Original Paintings, Abstract, Modern, Mixed Media
Located in Deddington, GB
Periwinkle Wanderings is a gorgeous abstract landscape that draws on the natural world for shape, colour and atmosphere. A study in colour, balancing the blue with pops of colour to ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Eternal Sunsets: Generous Heart - Meditative Blue and Gold Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract minimalist artist Jason DeMeo presents a collection of artworks designed to engage viewers in a meditative experience, drawing them closer to the enduring ideals of truth, b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Turquoise with Dots - Textural Abstract Geometric Colorful Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petra Rös-Nickel’s original paintings merge playful forms, bright colors, and architectural compositions in oil and mixed media on canvas. Her contemporary artworks contain rich text...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Eternal Sunsets: Desire - Meditative Red Black Gold Minimalist Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract minimalist artist Jason DeMeo presents a collection of artworks designed to engage viewers in a meditative experience, drawing them closer to the enduring ideals of truth, b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Cosmos Unfolding large scale wax and egg tempera abstract artwork
Located in BUNGENDORE, AU
Original artwork by Sara Freeman.
Cosmos Unfolding, wax and egg tempera on board, 115 cm x 150 cm, 2024. Signed on reverse. Hangs on D-rings. The painting has a base layer of beeswax...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Wax, Egg Tempera, Board
Glare in the water. Oil on canvas 50x49.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Victor Karnauh, Glare in the water. Oil on canvas 50x49.5 cm
The painting is an abstract depiction of a water scene, characterized by its impressionistic style and use of textured b...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Laura Fayer "New Horizons" Acrylic and Japanese Paper on Canvas
By Laura Fayer
Located in New York, NY
"My paintings take landscape and nature as their subject and as a point of departure. I embrace the imperfections and the accidental relationships that evolve among multiple layers o...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
The art of books, Abstract library, Oil on canvas, Geometric, Modern, Minimalism
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
The Art of Books" is a contemporary piece by Sophie Dumont, capturing the essence of literature through an abstract interpretation of bookshelves. Using bold and textured strokes, th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Blue , 120x90 cm, acrylic, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Blue , 120x90 cm
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Light on water lilies" ( Impressionist modern painting on paper))
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary artwork named "Light on water lilies" refers to a water lilies summer garden. I wanted to depict blue water lilies with their green leaves reflecting on the still...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Offerings wax and egg tempera abstract artwork by Sara Freeman
Located in BUNGENDORE, AU
Original artwork by Sara Freeman.
Offerings, wax and egg tempera on board, 120 cm x 80 cm, 2024.
Signed on reverse. Hangs on D-rings. The mark-making is by freehand using an etching...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Wax, Egg Tempera, Board
Mixed Media Painting Titled "Partly Sunny" 60 x 46
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
BORN JULY 31, 1979 IN NEW JERSEY, USA
CURRENTLY LIVES AND WORKS IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
BIO:
As an artist based in the vibrant community of West Palm Beach, my work is an expl...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Lemons and flowers
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This modern colorful floral and fruit artwork "Lemons and flowers" is full of vivid colors ( red, yellow, green, blue) which are my tools of expression.
I explore the beauty of th...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Death Of The Beast - Gestural Abstract Painting with Yellow, Red, and Blue Gray
Located in Chicago, IL
Painted with quick confident brush strokes, this picture captures the memory a powerful moment in the artists development. Swaths of ochre, crimson and gray dynamically fill the canv...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Graphite, Oil
Approaching the Clearing
Located in NIAGARA PARK, NSW
This painting is a depiction of the Australian bush, seeing a clearing ever so slightly ahead. This work is painted in the style of abstract expressionism.
This work is painted on p...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Varnish, Acrylic
When the trees were big
Located in Oslo, NO
In this artwork, I've melded acrylic, oil, and ink to craft an abstract, yet symbolic, portrayal of ancient trees stretching upward into a mystical sky. Through relief printing, I've...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Oil, Acrylic
Northern legends.River
Located in Oslo, NO
In this painting, I've interwoven the raw textures of acrylic and the fluidity of ink to explore the mysticism of natural landscapes. The deep contrasts and vibrant splashes symboliz...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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