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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
Soar with the Moon, Abstract Painting
Soar with the Moon, Abstract Painting

Soar with the Moon, Abstract Painting

By Cynthia Ligeros

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Cynthia Ligeros presents an abstract that captures the night's magic and the moon's power. The night sky's deep blue and teal shades merge seamlessly w...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

"Dollar Angel" Contemporary Expressionist Street Art.
"Dollar Angel" Contemporary Expressionist Street Art.

"Dollar Angel" Contemporary Expressionist Street Art.

By Sax Berlin

Located in Brecon, Powys

What an amazing departure this represents for Berlin! 21st Century Neo-Expressionism a style that draws on many experiences that have directed Berlin to adopt a free flowing, vibranc...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

"Family Issues" Original Acrylic Mixed Media Painting
"Family Issues" Original Acrylic Mixed Media Painting

"Family Issues" Original Acrylic Mixed Media Painting

Located in New York, NY

About the Artwork: "Family Issues"" is a powerful mixed-media painting that delves into the complex emotions and dynamics within family relationships. The artist employs a vivid and evocative palette, using brilliant hues to express a spectrum of feelings, from love and warmth to tension and conflict. The artist's use of brilliant hues is deliberate, with fiery colors symbolizing anger and passion. Lighter shades of yellow and green peek through, suggesting moments of reconciliation and healing. The mixed-media approach, combining painting with found objects and textured materials, adds a tactile quality that invites viewers to engage with the piece on a sensory level." The painting is on canvas and will be professionally packaged and shipped in a secured box. About the Artist: Bandji Fall...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

In Real Time, unique Signed Abstract Expressionist painting w/provenance, Framed
In Real Time, unique Signed Abstract Expressionist painting w/provenance, Framed

In Real Time, unique Signed Abstract Expressionist painting w/provenance, Framed

By Steven Sorman

Located in New York, NY

Steven Sorman In Real Time, 2003 Acrylic, gouache, gel medium, oil and beeswax collage painting on paper 48 × 34 inches Signed and dated 2003; The frame also bears the original label...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Gouache, Gel Pen, Graphite

untitled (Color collage)
untitled (Color collage)

untitled (Color collage)

By Edward Landon

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Untitled Printed paper collage elements on cardboard, 1960 Signed in pencil lower right Condition: Excellent Board size: 13 3/8 x 15 1/2 inches Provenance: Estate of the Artist ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Ethereal Abstraction 27, Abstract Painting
Ethereal Abstraction 27, Abstract Painting

Ethereal Abstraction 27, Abstract Painting

By Patrick O'Boyle

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
As part of artist Patrick O'Boyle's ongoing Ethereal Abstraction series, he painted electric orange against a bright green background and accented with blue. ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

"Conflicted"-  Mixed Media on Canvas Abstract Art
"Conflicted"-  Mixed Media on Canvas Abstract Art

"Conflicted"- Mixed Media on Canvas Abstract Art

By Duane Paul

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Duane Paul's work can best be characterized as innovative, dynamic and intimate. His sculptures each employ colorful organic shapes, which act as a personal language. The playful and...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Canvas

Dream of a Crane, Abstract Painting
Dream of a Crane, Abstract Painting

Dream of a Crane, Abstract Painting

By Tomo Mori

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
I call this technique 'canvas mosaic' which I developed over the last nine years. The square shapes are cut and painted pieces of canvas fabric that I adhered to the stretched canvas. Initially inspired by digital pixels, but harkens back to traditional mosaic making. Cranes are one of symbolic creatures in Asia. Mysterious and always a little lonely in a beautiful way. I painted a dreamy crane with traditional Japanese Kimono patterns...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Modern Geometric Green & White Kimono, Abstract Expressionist Collagraph
Modern Geometric Green & White Kimono, Abstract Expressionist Collagraph

Modern Geometric Green & White Kimono, Abstract Expressionist Collagraph

By Patricia A. Pearce

Located in Soquel, CA

Modern Geometric Green & White Kimono, Abstract Expressionist Collagraph Plate #3 Stunning modern minimalism meets abstract expressionism with green, white and black in this unique ...

Category

1980s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Silk, Masonite, Glaze

"Untitled" Blue Abstract Neon Painting
"Untitled" Blue Abstract Neon Painting

"Untitled" Blue Abstract Neon Painting

By Don Foster

Located in Houston, TX

Large blue mixed media abstract painting with colored neon lights by Texas artist Don Foster. Painting is labeled as "untitled", and dated 1979. Artist Biography: Born in 1933, Don...

Category

1970s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Futuristica 3 (Original Mixed Media Artwork)
Futuristica 3 (Original Mixed Media Artwork)

Futuristica 3 (Original Mixed Media Artwork)

By Mauro Oliveira

Located in LOS ANGELES, CA

**STORE CLOSURE - UP TO 80% OFF - TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT** ***EVERYTHING MUST GO BY DECEMBER 31ST!*** >>The artist is moving to a new full time venture in 2026<< _________...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Circle Pose, Abstract Painting
Circle Pose, Abstract Painting

Circle Pose, Abstract Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Strong simple shapes create a figurative abstract in artist Gail Ragains's piece. An impression of a nude woman sits on a stool with her back hunched in conte...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Blue Red Yellow Landscape Abstraction, Abstract Painting
Blue Red Yellow Landscape Abstraction, Abstract Painting

Blue Red Yellow Landscape Abstraction, Abstract Painting

By Patrick O'Boyle

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Patrick O'Boyle demonstrates an abstract landscape with distinct formations. He uses acrylic glaze and washes to establish color, shape, and pattern placement. Pages of old dictionaries and collage papers add points of interest to the composition. "This painting is purely an abstracted reference to places I have sketched on location," says Patrick.


About the Artist
Patrick O'Boyle primarily paints in a studio, rarely using reference material other than his own thoughts and dreams. He always paints in a series of five - at the end of the fifth painting he revisits and reworks all of them until he feels they're complete. Using extra-long handles on his brushes, Patrick paints at a distance from the canvas so he can see the works evolve as a whole from the one color he starts with to the vibrant array at the end.


Words that describe this painting: abstract, landscape, bright, mixed media, collage, abstract, mixed media artwork, yellow...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Any Colour U Like. Contemporary Quilt
Any Colour U Like. Contemporary Quilt

Any Colour U Like. Contemporary Quilt

By Bethan Ash

Located in Brecon, Powys

Bethan Ash is a professional quilt maker and teacher with a background in Fashion design. She has exhibited widely and her work has been bought by museums in the UK and USA, including the Museum of Arts and Design in New York. She is a member of the prestigious International Quilt Art Group. Series of 1– 9 panels Statement: Collage quilts...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric

Carbon Gold
Carbon Gold

Carbon Gold

By Russell Hatton

Located in Nottingham, GB

The artist works on an aluminium sheet. First an acid etch primer. He then uses a heavy water based paint. Will add layers after layer of paint. Each layer dried under light and heat...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Spray Paint

Grid Aesthetic: Diagram 1, Abstract Painting
Grid Aesthetic: Diagram 1, Abstract Painting

Grid Aesthetic: Diagram 1, Abstract Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This piece is a continuation of artist Terri Bell's Geometria Grid series. It incorporates simple geometric shapes in organic and interesting arrangements. "T...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Horizontal Communication, Abstract Painting
Horizontal Communication, Abstract Painting

Horizontal Communication, Abstract Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Terri Bell executes abstract sound waves into uniform horizontal lines. Each pattern stream sets the background apart in mesmerizing brown and beige sp...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Movement no. 2, Abstract Painting
Movement no. 2, Abstract Painting

Movement no. 2, Abstract Painting

By Maya Malioutina

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This painting is about embracing the imperfect, impermanent and incomplete," says Maya. A wall with peeling paint, rusted undertones, a rough texture, forgot...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Paul Manes - Apparition, Painting 1987

Paul Manes - Apparition, Painting 1987

By Paul Manes

Located in Greenwich, CT

Paul Manes was born May 4, 1948, in Austin, Texas. He began his professional career in New York City in the early 1980s. His art has been widely exhibited in America and Europe and h...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

Landscape Abstraction Collage, Abstract Painting
Landscape Abstraction Collage, Abstract Painting

Landscape Abstraction Collage, Abstract Painting

By Patrick O'Boyle

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Patrick O'Boyle exhibits an abstract landscape using a vivid palette. "This painting is purely an abstract reference to places I have sketched on location," says Patrick. He paints with an acrylic wash establishing shapes, color & texture placement. Using collaged material creates interest and draws the viewer closer to the piece.


About the Artist
Patrick O'Boyle primarily paints in a studio, rarely using reference material other than his own thoughts and dreams. He always paints in a series of five - at the end of the fifth painting he revisits and reworks all of them until he feels they're complete. Using extra-long handles on his brushes, Patrick paints at a distance from the canvas so he can see the works evolve as a whole from the one color he starts with to the vibrant array at the end.


Words that describe this painting: abstract, landscape, bright, mixed media, collage, colorful, mark making, abstract, landscape, mixed media artwork, pink


Landscape Abstraction Collage...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Pixel Study 5 - red gray abstract and figurative painting and photo of a women

Pixel Study 5 - red gray abstract and figurative painting and photo of a women

By Michael Azgour

Located in New York, NY

Michael Azgour is an artist and educator whose work addresses the impact of digital imagery on contemporary culture. His paintings combine evocative, expressive representation with g...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel, Photographic Paper

Gridscape: Upper Compartment on the Left, Abstract Painting
Gridscape: Upper Compartment on the Left, Abstract Painting

Gridscape: Upper Compartment on the Left, Abstract Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A modern abstract painting defined by a pleasing grid structure and cool colors overlaid with warm tones. "This piece is pure geometric abstraction that incor...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Rick Lewis, False Bar, Painting 2021

Rick Lewis, False Bar, Painting 2021

By Rick Lewis

Located in Greenwich, CT

False Bar Oil, bitumen, graphite, sand, dry pigment on paper laid on canvas 38" x 50" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in t...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Oil, Graphite, Pigment, Canvas, Laid Paper

Before the Joust, Abstract Painting
Before the Joust, Abstract Painting

Before the Joust, Abstract Painting

By Joey Korom

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Joey Korom expresses a vision of medieval sport in this mixed-media composition. He attaches strips of cloth to the canvas representing elements of jou...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Lullabies, Abstract Painting
Lullabies, Abstract Painting

Lullabies, Abstract Painting

By Tomo Mori

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This piece is about the universal feeling of comfort to sing lullabies and memories of childhood," shares artist Tomo Mori. "I make tiles with fabrics, then ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Bird, Abstract Painting
Bird, Abstract Painting

Bird, Abstract Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Roman Antopolsky displays an abstract interpretation of a bird. Expressive blue, red, and white strokes make up its thi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

"The role of pebbles-1"  abstract acrylic , marble, collage, oxidation 140x80cm.
"The role of pebbles-1"  abstract acrylic , marble, collage, oxidation 140x80cm.

"The role of pebbles-1" abstract acrylic , marble, collage, oxidation 140x80cm.

By Emmanuelle Vroelant

Located in Saint Pol de Léon, Bretagne

"All that would happen to me in addition, well, it’s like rain on a pebble. It refreshes it and it’s already very beautiful. Another day, it will burn with sunshine. It always seemed...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Marble, Copper

Quiet Arrangement, Abstract Painting
Quiet Arrangement, Abstract Painting

Quiet Arrangement, Abstract Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A multi-media abstract with subtle blocks of organic and geometric elements by artist Terri Bell. "Each element is unique and contributes to the whole," says ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Geometric Abstract Painting, "Untitled Collage No. 3"
Geometric Abstract Painting, "Untitled Collage No. 3"

Geometric Abstract Painting, "Untitled Collage No. 3"

Located in San Diego, CA

This is an original abstract acrylic paint and collage artwork by San Diego artist, Bryce Nihill. Its dimensions are 13.5" x 15.6 "x 1.4". It comes framed. A certificate of authentic...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic

Cyber Polygon

Cyber Polygon

By Franco DeFrancesca

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Resin coated and mounted to layers of plywood, these digital/mixed media ‘picture objects’ represent interpretations of contemporary visual culture charmed by minimalism, modernism...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment

Flux beautiful abstract hand done
Flux beautiful abstract hand done

Flux beautiful abstract hand done

By Pamela Stockamore

Located in Palm Desert, CA

American abstract painter Pamela Stockamore lives and maintains a studio in Litchfield, Connecticut. She received an MFA in Painting from Pratt Institute, with minor concentrations i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Rag Paper, Pigment

On Purpose, Abstract Painting
On Purpose, Abstract Painting

On Purpose, Abstract Painting

By Julie Weaverling

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A densely layered image in blue, black, white and yellow, with intricate texture and mark-making through the surface. "This painting can have dual meanings," ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Poetic Space by Ron Agam, Colorful Geometric Wall Sculpture, 2026
Poetic Space by Ron Agam, Colorful Geometric Wall Sculpture, 2026

Poetic Space by Ron Agam, Colorful Geometric Wall Sculpture, 2026

By Ron Agam

Located in Miami, FL

Poetic Space by Ron Agam, Colorful Geometric Wall Sculpture, 2026 Metal Elements on Wood Panel in Acrylic 10.5 x 10.5 inch Poetic Space exemplifies Ron Agam’s exploration of color, ...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Acrylic

Textured Abstract Painting with Organic Earth Tones by Rose Madone
Textured Abstract Painting with Organic Earth Tones by Rose Madone

Textured Abstract Painting with Organic Earth Tones by Rose Madone

By Rose Madone

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

At Escat Gallery, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of A...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media

Formation, Abstract Painting
Formation, Abstract Painting

Formation, Abstract Painting

By M. Clark

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A grid-like pattern forms a golden wall, exemplifying artist M. Clark's expressive medium. The technique used to create this is one where gold foil is sculpted using an innovative process M. developed. "This work has a continuously shifting luminosity that is dependent on the viewer’s vantage point," says M. "This provides an infinitely evolving viewing experience. The edges are finished in gold foil creating a halo effect around the artwork as light reflects off the sides of the piece."


About the Artist
M. Clark manipulates metallic foil in order to create rich surfaces that are highly reactive to shifts in light. She strives to continually push the bounds of her gold foil medium, including working directly with a manufacturer to develop foil in specific sizes and colors that were not previously available...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Road through Time, Original Painting
Road through Time, Original Painting

Road through Time, Original Painting

By Melissa Gannon

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Melissa Gannon created this piece as her interpretation of High Rocks Canyon in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. "Thousands of wagons traveled through ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Desert Wash, Original Painting
Desert Wash, Original Painting

Desert Wash, Original Painting

By Crystal DiPietro

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This piece depicts the beautiful colors and varied textures I found while wandering around in a desert wash," says artist Crystal DiPietro. Capturing a porti...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Ryan Cronin - Mohonk Tulips, Painting 2020
Ryan Cronin - Mohonk Tulips, Painting 2020

Ryan Cronin - Mohonk Tulips, Painting 2020

By Ryan Cronin

Located in Greenwich, CT

Mohonk Tulips Ryan Cronin Oil Paint on Board 36" x 60" Signed on the back by the artist Signed by executor, titled, dated, and editioned on estate stamp verso When people look at ...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Oil, Board

Wall SCULPTURE Abstract Black Resine LED Light Contemporay Mareo Rodriguez
Wall SCULPTURE Abstract Black Resine LED Light Contemporay Mareo Rodriguez

Wall SCULPTURE Abstract Black Resine LED Light Contemporay Mareo Rodriguez

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Resin, Fiberglass, LED Light

Good-bye
Good-bye

Emmanuelle VroelantGood-bye, 2025

$4,110Sale Price|25% Off

Good-bye

By Emmanuelle Vroelant

Located in Saint Pol de Léon, Bretagne

“Thank you Almodovar, the work of this filmmaker has always touched me, and his last film "La chambre d'à côté" suggested to me the idea of being able to choose the moment of his dea...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Glue, Acrylic, Other Medium

Subspace, Abstract Painting
Subspace, Abstract Painting

Subspace, Abstract Painting

By John Gardner

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Thoughtfully assembling different elements, artist John Gardner creates a backdrop of turquoise, converging all his components in the middle. A grid creates ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Landscape #72

Landscape #72

By Thomas Hoitsma

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Artist Thomas Hoitsma has been most influenced by the work of the Abstract Expressionist painters of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, specifically the “monumental” large scale painting of th...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Latex, Acrylic

On a Spanish Motif

On a Spanish Motif

Located in Los Angeles, CA

On a Spanish Motif, 1956 – 1973, mixed media collage and painting on thick canvas, signed and dated lower right, 38 ½ x 26 inches, signed verso, labeled verso includes title, artist's name, address and size of work, presented in its original strip frame Justin Faivre...

Category

1950s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Metal

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Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract mixed media available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add mixed media created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Francisco Nicolás, Melisa Taylor Metzger, Aimée Farnet Siegel, and Franco DeFrancesca. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Mixed Media and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract mixed media, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for mixed media made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1 and tops out at $385,000, while the average work sells for $2,221.