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
Colourful Surrealist Abstract Geometric Acrylic on Paper.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th century abstract geometric acrylic on paper by British artist Derek Carruthers. Signed bottom right and signed and dated to the reverse.
A ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
"Dancing with" Abstract Acrylic on Linen Painting 46" x 30" inch by Hossam Dirar
By Hossam Dirar
Located in Culver City, CA
"Dancing with" Abstract Acrylic on Linen Painting 46" x 30" inch by Hossam Dirar
"Dancing with" (2016) by Hossam Dirar
46” x 30”
Mixed media on linen canvas
CHAOS
This project i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Linen
"Untitled 2" Abstract Acrylic on Linen Painting 36" x 38" inch by Hossam Dirar
By Hossam Dirar
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 2" Abstract Acrylic on Linen Painting 36" x 38" inch by Hossam Dirar
Untitled 2" by Hossam Dirar
Acrylic on linen canvas
2016
This work in on loose canvas, ships rolle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) "Daphnis Discovers Chloe"
By Marc Chagall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
"Daphnis Discovers Chloe"
from ...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled (Fresh Air School) /// Abstract Expressionist Female Joan Mitchell Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Joan Mitchell (American, 1925-1992)
Title: "Untitled (Fresh Air School)"
Portfolio: Fresh Air School
*Unsigned edition
Year: 1972
Medium: Orig...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Feminine Red And Black Modern Abstract Structured Painting By Sture Wikström
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Presenting a modern abstract composition with a textured surface created by the Swedish artist, Sture Wikström (1921-1993). With its textured surface, s...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Board
I-S #1 /// Abstract Geometric Sewell Sillman Screenprint Purple Pink Modern Art
By Sewell Sillman
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Sewell Sillman (American, 1924-1992)
Title: "I-S #1"
*Signed and dated by Sillman in pencil lower right
Year: 1968
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded heavy white wove ...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Miro 185. vertical. black. red. yellow. TAPIZ DE TARRAGONA
By Joan Miró
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
"Tapiz of Tarragona"
1970
Lithography.
76x56 Cm.
200 Copies Edition
Exemplary HC
Papel Guarro with Water Filigree of the Sala Gaspar
Signed in Monogramada and numbered in pencil.
EDI...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Vomito di Hulk Stressato - Sculpture by Vito Difilippo - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Mixed media by Vito Difilippo.
Certificate of authenticity by the Artist.
Excellent condition.
This artwork powerfully and symbolically captures Hulk's moment of vulnerability, em...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Stone
Dawn at the Grand Canyon, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"For a few brief moments on the south rim, the morning sun lights up the canyon walls like neon while casting blue shadows into its depths," says artist Cryst...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Gemme - Sculpture by Vito Difilippo - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Mixed Media by Vito Difilippo.
Certificate of authenticity by the artist.
Excellent condition.
This artwork is a marvelous declaration of love between the delicacy of precious gem...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Stone
Vintage American School Abstract Expressionist Artist Studio Modern Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract interior painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1930. No signature found. Image size, 20L x 16H. Framing available.
Category
1930s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Decorative, abstract lithograph, signed and numbered, 67/90, MANRIQUE.
Located in Berlin, DE
Decorative, abstract lithograph, signed and numbered, 67/90 MANRIQUE
Dimensions with frame.
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Praise
By Agnes Martin
Located in Houston, TX
Agnes Martin
"Praise" 1976
Offset lithograph on Dalton Natural Bond paper
11 x 11 inches
ed. 1000
Framed
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Offset
"Masquerade" Large Scale Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Abstract in Pinks 48x60
Located in New York, NY
"Masquerade" 2024, 48" H x 60" W. Large-scale, multi-colored abstract painting consisting of acrylic, house paint, pencils, and oil pastels on canvas by Argentine-born artist Karina ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil Pastel, House Paint, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sea of Blues N10, Abstract Blue and White Fish Patterns, Mediterranean Style
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor
Drapery - Screen Print - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 15 x 9.5 cm.
Drapery is an original color serigraph on paper, realized around the 1970's by a German artist, whose signature is hard to read.
Signed in pencil on ...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Tablero Cuerpos Escuetos, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
160x150cm
Signed
About the artist
Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mill Bay Salcombe H13-7 Where the Land Meets the Sea (Hand Signed/N) mixed media
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst
Mill Bay, Salcombe, H13-7, from Where the Land Meets the Sea, 2023
Laminated giclée print on aluminium composite panel
Signed and numbered 184/289 in graphite pencil on ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal
Personnages et Chien devant le Soleil, Joan Miró, 1949, Tapestry, Surrealism
By Joan Miró
Located in Zug, CH
JOAN MIRÒ
Personnages et Chien devant le Soleil, 1949
Wool Tapestry
Signed on sticker label
In excellent condition
The artwork is offered unframed
This tapestry displays Mirós use o...
Category
1940s Abstract Art
Materials
Tapestry
Sea 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
Paper, Watercolor
Hike Flow
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 Art
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic
Pair of Cut Paper Collages
Located in Buffalo, NY
A pair of original cut paper collages by Venezuelan American artist Ricardo Morin.
Each of these works measure 7" x 5" unframed and come housed in a...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Graphite
My Still Life, Abstract Painting
By Robin Okun
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"This piece is a departure from my usual palette and reflects a desire to infuse lightness and joy into the profound uncertainty of life," says artist Robin Oku...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Al 4 Blocks aluminum, in 4 parts
By Carl Andre
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Carl Andre
Al 4 Blocks aluminum, in 4 parts
Each 2 x 7 5/8 x 4 in. (5.1 x 19.4 x 10.2 cm.), overall 2 x 15 1/4 x 8 inches (5.1 x 38.7 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed in 2008, this work is accom...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal
les versants du silence, abstract, oil on canvas, expressionism, geometric blue
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
In this art piece titled "Versant du Silence," the artist transports us into a realm where contemplation and reflection reign supreme. The canvas, measuring 60 x 60 cm (23.62 x 23.62...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Untitled # 1435
By Jay Kelly
Located in New York, NY
This is an Iris print in soft yellow and red tones. It is signed and numbered. The total edition size is 72 plus 18 APs.
"Calling to mind the work of Martin Puryear, Paul Klee, Alex...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Inkjet
Singularity I-Modern abstract geometric graphic atwork-painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Singularity I" by Heny Steinberg is a mesmerizing exploration of abstract geometrical minimalism that invites viewers to contemplate the convergence of form and space. Crafted with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Ellsworth Kelly: Ferus Gallery (Gate) Poster /// Abstract Geometric Minimalism
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923-2015)
Title: "Ellsworth Kelly: Ferus Gallery (Gate)"
Year: 1966
Medium: Original Lithograph, Exhibition Poster on cream wove paper
Lim...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Italian Abstract Cityscape with Towers. Circa 1970
Located in Firenze, IT
Cityscape with skyscrapers.
Stylized and almost abstract representation of a city with skyscrapers, some of which have the shape of a sail.
Oil on canvas.
In a 1970´s aluminium / wood period frame. Signed lower right: Raimondo.
Landscape appears at first glance as a series of abstract, geometric, very bright objects.
Very good condition.
Painting comes from a collection in Turin, Italy which had numerous signed works...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Expressionist With Orange and Blue Colors
By Sandro von Lorsch
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Expressionist Abstract Composition With Orange and Blue Colors
Canvas size 24"x32" gold leaf frame 27"x35", signed lower right corner.
Sandro von Lorsch German painter born 1921-19...
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Earth Balance, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting uses simple geometric shapes and color harmony to explore balance and the relationship between positive and negative space. Cool blues and warm green shapes bring a sen...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Lollipop Feeling
Located in NIAGARA PARK, NSW
This painting is a mood artwork, where the feeling is being comfortable, so reassured as if somehow the feelings of licking a lollipop as a child have returned. The work is in the st...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic
Helen Frankenthaler: Reflections (Catalog of 12 Prints) /// Abstract Female Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011)
Title: "Helen Frankenthaler: Reflections (Catalog of 12 Prints)"
Series: (after) Reflections
*Issued unsigned
Year: 1995
Med...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Rano Kau', 2014 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Rano Kau' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. David wanted to capture pictorial quality of his previous cast internal piece...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Glass
A Sunny Day - Large Abstract Oil Painting Blue Black White Yellow
By Plamen Bonev
Located in Sofia, BG
"A sunny day" is an abstract painting by Maestro Plamen Bonev,
The painting is unframed.
“The impressions of Plamen's paintings on the viewer is so mighty, mesmerizing, grand, th...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Thinking of You
Located in Clayton, MO
Thinking of You is an evocative artwork that immediately captivates with its unique presentation on a custom wooden arc, eliminating the need for traditional framing and making it re...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Encaustic, Archival Paper, Rice Paper, Washi Paper, New...
Gamme litteraire, Abstract, Library, French, Minimalism, Modern, Expressionism
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Step into the enchanting realm of "Gamme Littéraire," a mesmerizing creation by the talented artist Sophie Dumont. This captivating piece, measuring 15.75x15.75 inches within an 18.5...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
"The Little Tree" Joan Mitchell, Abstract Expressionist, Female Artist
Located in New York, NY
Joan Mitchell
The Little Tree, 1992
Four color lithograph on wove paper
Sheet 8 x 7 inches
Published by Tyler Graphics. Mount Kisco, NY
In unsigned edition...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Pink Abstract Lithograph by Sybil Kleinrock
Located in Long Island City, NY
Sybil Kleinrock’s work straddles the borders between expressionism and surrealism. Colorful and soft pastels play together to suggest a composition that can be interpreted as both a ...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
'Sunset Over Asilomar' Original Contemporary Abstract Yellow &Orange Mixed Media
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven is now one of the top emerging artists in the U.S. His works are ground breaking, bold and imbued with unflinching disregard to painting conventions. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Charcoal
Basquiat Annina Nosei Gallery 1982 (Basquiat anatomy announcement)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, 1982:
Rare Basquiat announcement card published by Annina Nosei Gallery to advertise the release of ‘Basquiat Anatomy’ (a suite ...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
Bird Flutter
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 Art
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic
Blue Landscape II
By Pat Forbes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
I see blue as a seminal color representing life in all its forms.
About the Artist
Pat Forbes is an abstract painter whose aesthetic is heavily influenced by her 20 years as a collector and dealer of Middle Eastern textiles. Pat, who lives on the Atlantic Ocean in Massachusetts, uses a neutral palette to present her interpretation of the world around her– from marshes and mountains to stones and spiderwebs. She is drawn to pattern and design, both of which influence the use of balanced repetition in her work. Pat’s muted colors invite pensive meditation, while her deliberate use of line guides the eye through satisfyingly symmetrical compositions.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
"AVIRONS, Lune dans L'Arbre" - wall sculpture, moon, celestial, space, oar
Located in Atlanta, GA
"AVIRONS, Lune dans L'Arbre" is a wall sculpture made of bronze and copper with patina.
Corrina is inspired by the work of Louise Bourgeois, Louise Nevelson, Albert Paley, Lee Bonte...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
Marfa#3, Painting, Oil on Paper
By Jeff Pugh
Located in Yardley, PA
The high desert around Mafra, TX is a serene setting that offers an ever changing range of colors and forms. This is one painting in a series of abstract landscapes based on the Chi...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Purple Evening in California, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The last moments of daylight in a residential neighborhood. Woman walking her dog. Cool blues and purple in the landscape rest on a muted peach sky. Expressi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Miro Lithograph I Hand-Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
By Joan Miró
Located in New York, NY
Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893-1983)
Hand-signed
Lithograph in colors on Arches wove
Sheet: 13.5 x 10.25
96/150
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Can't Let You Go (Gestural Abstract, Lush, Green, Pink)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kelley Carman
Can't Let You Go (Gestural Abstract, Lush, Green, Pink)
Acrylic on Birch Panel
Year: 2024
Size: 9.5 x 7.75 inches
Framed Size: 16 x 14 inches
Signed and titled
COA prov...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Birch, Acrylic, Panel
Imagine-Original abstract painting- contemporary artwork- contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Imagine" by Roman Goss is a captivating original abstract painting that invites viewers to explore a world of imagination and possibility. Through a harmon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
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 Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
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
AL AMANECER
Located in Greenwich, CT
Cecilia studied Social Studies and Literature at Universidad Catolica del Peru, Drawing with Cristina Galvez, and Watercolors with Juan Pastorelli. She...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil Pastel, Cotton Canvas, Oil
The Calm Before The Storm #3 with Acrylic on Canvas, Painting by Lucy Moore
By Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
The Calm Before The Storm #3 – By Lucy Moore [2023]
The Calm Before The Storm #3 - An seascape painting by Lucy Moore. When winter roles in it slowly strips the earth of her colour ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Morocco Series #10, Hard Edge Geometric Silkscreen by Pierre Clerk
By Pierre Clerk
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Pierre Clerk, Canadian (1928 - )
Title: Morocco Series #10
Year: 1980
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 300, AP 45
Image Size: 21 x 36 inches
Paper S...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Beach Palms La Cala with Oil Paint on Canvas, Painting Mid century
Located in Deddington, GB
Beach Palms La Cala By Eleanor Woolley [April 2023]
Palm Trees La Cala is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. The striking Palm Trees on La Cala beach in La Cala de Mijas were ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstraction in Yellow
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Abstract Painting in Yellow Tones with Multiple Layers of Color in the Background, Creating a Play of Transparencies. Painting is serious play, as my mentor used to say; creating thi...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
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