Abstract Paintings
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
Intended White (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Intended White (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on Belgian linen - Unframed
"This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This m...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Linen
Ruz 20 Big Black Red HOMENAJE A PESSOA - Abstract Acrylic canvas Painting
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Original artwork by Spanish artist Rafael Ruz.
Acrylic in perfect condition. triptic
While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Ruz Dark Blue orignal abstract canvas acrylic painting
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Original work by Spanish artist Rafael RUZ.
Acrylic on canvas in perfect condition.
While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The River (La Meuse) (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
The River (La Meuse) (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on raw canvas - Unframed
"This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
Thi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Telepathy
Located in London, GB
Artsit: Olga Volha Piashko
Painting oil on canvas
Original: One-of-a-kind Artwork
hand signed
no frame is required cause of the particular shape of the canvas
Olga Volha Piashko ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hot Sun (diptych)
By Ira Barkoff
Located in Greenwich, CT
Born in 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, Ira Barkoff’s paintings feature empty, Zen-like landscapes whose stillness reflects a location’s essence. Barkoff seeks to “portray a sense of vas...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract landscape , 100x120 cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Abstract landscape , 100x120cm
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cosmic Creation - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Cosmic Creation - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Bold abstract composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). Layers of colo...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
White Pidgeon, La Paloma Blanca, Modernist Abstract, 1962, Framed Oil on Canvas
By Leon Kelly
Located in Doylestown, PA
"White Pidgeon - La Paloma Blanca" by Philadelphia born modernist and surrealist painter Leon Kelly, is a large scale Modernist Abstract painting. The 40" x 54" oil on canvas is sign...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Reign, Original painting, Abstract art, Stone, Textural painting, 3D art
Located in Deddington, GB
Mixed media painting by Artist Rajan Seth The imagination of this work is based on ocean waters. The contrasting shades of blue hues reminiscent of deeper waters contrasted against l...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
I Cahue 12 Sea original abstract paper acrylic painting
By Isidro Cahue
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
sea- original abstract paper acrylic painting
Artwork by Spanish artist ISIDRO CAHUE.
Acrylic on paper
Perfect state
The personality of the artist is reflected in different fields...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
"Jack" - colorful abstract painting, botanical, pink, green, fauvist, whimsy
By Susan Hable
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is an abstract botanical painting featuring hues of orange, green, and pink.
Susan Hable is inspired by the work of David Hockney, Milton Avery, Henri Matisse, Alex K...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sin Título Nº 13. Serie Criaturas
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
This artwork was painted during the pandemic and belongs to the series 'Creatures.' It speaks of the fragility, vulnerability, and loneliness I felt at that time, as well as serving ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Bamboo Paper
Abstract Expressionist American Modernist Oil Monotype Monoprint Painting
By Larry Brown
Located in Surfside, FL
Larry Brown
Long-time established New York painter as well as faculty member the The Cooper Union, Brown works in oil on canvas and tempera paints on paper. He deals with themes of s...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Monoprint, Monotype
Deep groove , 110x90cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Deep groove , 110x90cm
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hoddmimir , 100x135 cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Hoddmimir , 100x135cm
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
No 11, Original Abstract Painting, Textural 3D Art, Abstract, Modern
Located in Deddington, GB
Mixed media painting by Artist Rajan Seth. The work is very much inspired by interior design colour hues.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Acrylic paint, Spray Paint on Canvas
100 H x 100 W ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Mountains Live, Original Painting, Semi Abstract, Landscape, Nature, sky
Located in Deddington, GB
The Mountains Live Within Me is a semi-abstract landscape painting by Helen Howells. It was inspired by the hills, valleys and mountains of South Wales, which is my homeland. It is n...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hibiscus Red
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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blue abstract oil painting with hand symbol
Located in East Quogue, NY
Blue Abstract Painting with hand symbol by Moroccan artist Abderrahman Banana - mixed media on canvas, framed. Signed front, lower right.
Abderraman Banana's painted symbols oscilla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Elegant Dahila
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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bougainvillea leaves
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 Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Plywood
All In Order - 36"x12", Abstract Painting, Geometric Pattern, Grey, Tan
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This contemporary abstract painting features a geometric pattern formed by delicate hand-cut collage motifs. Each motif is meticulously hand crafted, contributing to the subtle yet d...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Laid Paper
"Happening" Abstract, Vibrant Red Composition, Mid Century Abstraction
Located in New York, NY
Charles Green Shaw
Happening, 1964
Signed and dated on verso
Oil on board
8.75 x 6 inches
Charles Green Shaw, born into a wealthy New York family, began painting when he was in his...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Forest Elf" A Surreal Oil Painting by Luis-Xiua
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
This oil painting on canvas is a new attempt to combine the abstract with the representational. The painting presents a human figure in profile, with animal features, immersed in an ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Large Polish Israeli Abstract Modernist Oil Painting Tel Aviv Harbor Mairovich
Located in Surfside, FL
Zvi Mairovich. (Poland, Israel 1911-1974)
Large abstract harbor scene with boats. Vibrant colors. Oil on canvas. Hand signed lower right.
Tel Aviv, Jaffa harbour.
Canvas: 35.5 x 47....
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Vintage Modernist Abstract Oil Painting by Texas artist, 1961; Religious theme
Located in Baltimore, MD
If you are looking for a powerful mid century modernist abstract with meaning, this could fit the bill. The oil on board is signed John M. Good and dated on a back board 1961. It is...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Orange is a mess / Painting / Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The painting "Orange is a mess" was inspired by my continual utilization of a coffee of a concrete brand...., I like the various shapes of color and the positive feeling from the pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
Yellow Sand
Located in Yuba City, CA
One-of -a kind Artwork. Multiple layers of acrylic paint. Each stroke and layer I applied with passion and desire to take you into a world of reflective calm and tranquility . My art...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Pink Leek" colorful abstract painting, botanical, flower, painterly, bright
By Susan Hable
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is an abstract botanical painting featuring hues of pink, blue, orange, green, and yellow.
Susan Hable is inspired by the work of David Hockney, Milton Avery, Henri Ma...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Eyes Have It" Colorist Abstract Acrylic Work, Washington Color School
Located in New York, NY
Ralph de Burgos
The Eyes Have It, 1972
Signed and titled on verso
Acrylic painting on canvas
36 x 36 inches
Ralph de Burgos was a well known Washington D.C artist who served as Pre...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Violet Rose
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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Rose bud
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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
My rose soul
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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Frozen Berries
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 Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Plywood
Evening Iris
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 Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Plywood
Bougainvillea
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 Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Plywood
Mendocino Coast, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air oil painting of the Mendocino Coast in Mendocino, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate o...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Untitled" Dynamic Fractured Perspectives Abstract Composition, Oil on canvas
Located in New York, NY
Frederick Buchholz
Untitled, circa 1927
Signed lower left
Oil on canvas
30 x 20 inches
Frederick Buchholz, born 1901 in Springfield, Massachusetts, was an industrial-era modernist ...
Category
1920s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Green" Op Art Abstract Blue And Green Geometric Composition
Located in New York, NY
Sewell Sillman
Green, circa 1958
Acrylic on masonite
21.5 x 28 inches
Upon attending Black Mountain College in Asheville, North Carolina, Sewell Sillman’s life was arguably altered...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
"Red" Geometric Abstraction, Op Art, Red Colorist Composition Acrylic Painting
Located in New York, NY
Sewell Sillman
Red, circa 1958
Acrylic on masonite
18 x 36 inches
Upon attending Black Mountain College in Asheville, North Carolina, Sewell Sillman’s life was arguably altered for...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
The Defeat of Mara large scale abstract wax and egg tempera painting
Located in BUNGENDORE, AU
Original artwork by Sara Freeman.
The Defeat of Mara, wax and egg tempera on board, 120cm x 120cm, 2023. Signed on reverse. Hangs on D-rings. The mark-making is by freehand using an ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wax, Egg Tempera, Board
Dawn at Merzouga (L'Aurore a Merzouga) - Abstract landscape oil painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
Stunning signed abstract landscape painting by Moroccan artist Wafaa Mezouar. Acrylic paint and gold leaf on canvas.
Size 52 x 48 inches. Offered unframed,
Exhibitions include: C...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Wildflower" - nature inspired abstract painting, bright colors
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Wildflower" features hues of pink, yellow, orange, blue, green and purple.
Marina Dunbar is inspired by the work of Paul Jenkins and Morris Louis.
“I often think about painting in three dimensions, rather than two,” says Marina. “When engaging with the surface, I am considering how the arrangement and folds of the canvas will influence the composition.” Her process is as rooted in the physical construction of form as it is propelled by the medium’s inherent fluidity.
The title of her exhibition – Fluent Form – refers to the practice of exploring opposing concepts, such as density and fragility, continuity and impermanence, within the same material. As one progression leads to the next, Marina studies the medium without premeditation, remaining sensitive to nuances within her process.
Marina has introduced natural elements such as dry pigments and sand into these paintings. Sand is a physical object, yet its existence is a representation of the passage of time. It is the result of rock erosion, and it is a material that continually assembles into new patterns. In the Buddhist tradition, sand is used to convey beauty and ephemerality through the construction and subsequent destruction of mandalas...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Night Garden" colorful abstract painting, botanical, dark, flower, painterly
By Susan Hable
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is an abstract botanical painting featuring hues of blue, orange, green, and yellow on a black ground.
Susan Hable is inspired by the work of David Hockney, Milton Ave...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Fruit" - colorful abstract painting, botanical, green, flower, painterly
By Susan Hable
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is an abstract botanical painting featuring hues of green and orange.
Susan Hable is inspired by the work of David Hockney, Milton Avery, Henri Matisse, Alex Katz, How...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Ikebana" colorful abstract painting, botanical, grey, flower, painterly
By Susan Hable
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is an abstract botanical painting featuring hues of blue, grey, green, and red.
Susan Hable is inspired by the work of David Hockney, Milton Avery, Henri Matisse, Alex...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Urban Prism, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This artwork has a focus on urban art with its colors and shapes. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist ::...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Urban Degrade, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The city with its colors shapes and architecture the frenetic pace the people in your back and forth carried by your dreams. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an o...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Urbanus, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
My inspiration to compose my works comes from the fusion of architecture and urban art. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signe...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
On Top of the Wave, Turquoise Fish Drawing Patterns, Subtle Background Seascape
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 and reminds us of its natural beauty and the importance of its preservation.
Details:
Title: On Top of the Wave N2
Medium: Mixed Media on Paper
Size: 33.5 x 24.8 inches
Year: 2024
* Frame is for illustrative purposes only. Artwork shipped carefully rolled and packaged in a tube.
* Certificate of Authenticity provided.
Enric Servera (Ciutadella de Menorca, 1970) lives and works between Barcelona and Menorca, Spain. His works explores the colors and forms of the ocean, inspired by the fauna and flora of the Mediterranean Sea. His work has shown in galleries across Spain, and is part of several public and private collections.
Words that may describe this series of artworks are: Mediterranean-inspired art, abstract sea...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
The Fury, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This artwork is part of a series of paintings that addresses human feelings and expressions. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Orange Infusion - Watercolor and Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Orange Infusion - Watercolor and Ink On Paper
Abstract painting depicting colors of orange, black and green. The black contrasts against the orange burst.
Signed and dated on verso...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor, Laid Paper
Indigo suspension - abstract blue grey brown painting using crushed minerals
Located in New York, NY
Caroline Besse creates unique vibrant paintings on paper using crushed minerals that she carefully sources as pigments. She mixes Chinese ink with crushed minerals that she carefully...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, House Paint, Washi Paper
"Vineyard Haven" mixed media abstract painting of fishing boats in a harbor
Located in Edgartown, MA
A painter of people, landscapes, animals, and abstracts, who is inspired by the culture and surroundings of the all the places she has lived. Raised in the suburbs of Chicago, and en...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Body Record (Water) - painting, abstract, contemporary, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Introspective and innovative—Yvonne Lammerich’s bold contemporary artwork always inspires. Here circles radiate outward from a target in the center of a neutral canvas rendered in a ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Original 20th Century French Abstract Painting Cubist Colorful Shapes 1976
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Gilbert Pelissier (French 1924-2013)
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 8 x 15.75 inches
inscribed verso
condition: overall very good and pleasing. The ...
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Expressionist American Modernist Oil Monotype Monoprint Painting
By Larry Brown
Located in Surfside, FL
Larry Brown
Long-time established New York painter as well as faculty member the The Cooper Union, Brown works in oil on canvas and tempera paints on paper. He deals with themes of s...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Monoprint, Monotype
Abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
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