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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
At Sea Between Fossils & Satellites (large-scale textured painting sand organic)
At Sea Between Fossils & Satellites (large-scale textured painting sand organic)

At Sea Between Fossils & Satellites (large-scale textured painting sand organic)

By Melisa Taylor Metzger

Located in Quebec, Quebec

"At Sea Between Fossils and Satellites" is a large-scaled textured mixed-media painting that explores the connection between the ancient and the celestial. Created with acrylic, late...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Bronze, Copper

RP 22.4
RP 22.4

RP 22.4

By Ky Anderson

Located in Dallas, TX

Pigment & acrylic on rice paper

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Rice Paper, Pigment

Abstract Composition -  Drawing by Loris Ferrari - 1987

Abstract Composition - Drawing by Loris Ferrari - 1987

Located in Roma, IT

Abstract composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by Loris Ferrari in 1987. Tempera and chalk on paper. Hand signed and dated by the artist.

Category

1980s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Chalk, Tempera

Measureless to Man
Measureless to Man

Measureless to Man

By Hannah Reeves

Located in Columbia, MO

Hannah Reeves (American, b. 1981) Hannah Reeves is a Missouri native and holds an MFA in fibers from the University of Missouri. Her work explores themes of memory and the passage of...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Thread, Acrylic

Dreams of a Cove on IOS - Blue Textured Ocean Sky Abstract Framed Painting
Dreams of a Cove on IOS - Blue Textured Ocean Sky Abstract Framed Painting

Dreams of a Cove on IOS - Blue Textured Ocean Sky Abstract Framed Painting

By Paul Kirley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Abstract artist Paul Kirley creates visual experiences that connect people to place as though they were dreaming. Links between reality and abstraction are created as a series of pai...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Walk at Dusk in Beverly Glen - Framed Textural Relief Geometric Wall Sculpture
Walk at Dusk in Beverly Glen - Framed Textural Relief Geometric Wall Sculpture

Walk at Dusk in Beverly Glen - Framed Textural Relief Geometric Wall Sculpture

By Paul Kirley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Abstract artist Paul Kirley crafts visual journeys that seamlessly intertwine individuals with their surroundings, evoking the ethereal nature of dreams. Blurring the boundaries betw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Enfolding

Enfolding

By Hannah Reeves

Located in Columbia, MO

Hannah Reeves (American, b. 1981) Hannah Reeves is a Missouri native and holds an MFA in fibers from the University of Missouri. Her work explores themes of memory and the passage of...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Thread, Acrylic

Blue Man Group - Abstract Large Original Artwork on Canvas
Blue Man Group - Abstract Large Original Artwork on Canvas

Blue Man Group - Abstract Large Original Artwork on Canvas

By Rue Bootay

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Rue Bootay, a New York-born artist now rooted in the vibrant artistic landscape of Los Angeles, navigates the avant-garde realm of nonrepresentational surrealism with a style uniquel...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

TAKI-KASURI FOLDS (dark indigo blue thick textile linen fold monochrome design)
TAKI-KASURI FOLDS (dark indigo blue thick textile linen fold monochrome design)

TAKI-KASURI FOLDS (dark indigo blue thick textile linen fold monochrome design)

By Chloe Hedden

Located in Quebec, Quebec

TAKI-KASURI FOLDS from Chloe Hedden’s Fold Series explores the tension between softness and structure through the poetic manipulation of handmade Japanese fabric on linen. In this sc...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Textile, Wood, Linen

SOULIE, Abstract mixed media painting on canvas
SOULIE, Abstract mixed media painting on canvas

SOULIE, Abstract mixed media painting on canvas

Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR

Abstract Mixed Media Painting on Canvas by SOULIE, France, 1970s This striking abstract mixed media painting by the French artist Soulié from the 1970s features a geometric abstract...

Category

1970s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas

Rick Lewis - The Parade, Painting 2023

Rick Lewis - The Parade, Painting 2023

By Rick Lewis

Located in Greenwich, CT

The Parade Oil, bitumen, graphite, marble powder, burlap on canvas 72" X 60" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium ...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Marble

Vintage Mixed Media Abstract Painting "The Refinery" by Maryn Hunzeker c.1950
Vintage Mixed Media Abstract Painting "The Refinery" by Maryn Hunzeker c.1950

Vintage Mixed Media Abstract Painting "The Refinery" by Maryn Hunzeker c.1950

By Maryn Hunzeker

Located in San Francisco, CA

Maryn Hunzeker, American, 1907 - 1972 Title - The Refinery. Possible mixed media on board (Paper, Collage, Oil, Ink) Not dated - We believe this to be circa 1950's - Signed lower right Another stunning vintage mid century abstract painting...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Ink, Oil, Archival Paper

Own Path

Olga SkorokhodOwn Path, 2017

$432Sale Price|20% Off

Own Path

By Olga Skorokhod

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Hand cut paper

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Handmade Paper, Paper

“Afterglow” A Mixed-Media Composition
“Afterglow” A Mixed-Media Composition

“Afterglow” A Mixed-Media Composition

By Anne Youkeles

Located in San Francisco, CA

It’s hard to restrain oneself from wanting to examine this piece up close, never mind the yearning to touch it, to experience its delicate three-dimensionality. Fortunately for the w...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paint, Paper

Oil & cold wax painting, Sandrine Kern, Winter White Out
Oil & cold wax painting, Sandrine Kern, Winter White Out

Oil & cold wax painting, Sandrine Kern, Winter White Out

By Sandrine Kern

Located in White Plains, NY

'Winter White Out' in 2019 by New York City base, French artist Sandrine Kern. Oil and cold wax on canvas, 54 x 54 in. This abstracted landscape painting features a winter scene in ...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Wax, Oil Pastel

RP 22.3
RP 22.3

RP 22.3

By Ky Anderson

Located in Dallas, TX

Pigment & acrylic on rice paper

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Rice Paper, Pigment

"Playbill Residue" - Mixed Media Abstract Painting in Muted Red and Earth Tones
"Playbill Residue" - Mixed Media Abstract Painting in Muted Red and Earth Tones

"Playbill Residue" - Mixed Media Abstract Painting in Muted Red and Earth Tones

By Lee Cox

Located in Carmel, CA

Lee Cox (American, born 1941) "Playbill Residue" 2023 Acrylic Paint, Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the bottom right of the painting. Playbill Residue is more...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

"Wind Systems", Abstract, Yellow, Blue, Green, Gray, Diptych, Collage, Monotype
"Wind Systems", Abstract, Yellow, Blue, Green, Gray, Diptych, Collage, Monotype

"Wind Systems", Abstract, Yellow, Blue, Green, Gray, Diptych, Collage, Monotype

By Monica DeSalvo

Located in Franklin, MA

Monica DeSalvo’s “Wind Systems” is a 16 x 12 inch abstract diptych with asymmetrical collages on chipboard. Bright yellow, blue, green, purple, and gray organic acrylic...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Monotype, House Paint, Archival Paper

Impermanence Series n6. From the Impermanence series
Impermanence Series n6. From the Impermanence series

Impermanence Series n6. From the Impermanence series

By Rosario Briones

Located in Miami Beach, FL

In the Kingdom of Transience, everything is temporary, subject to constant change. Everything is unstable and volatile like the wind. The precariousness of our existence reminds us t...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Ink, Canvas, Pigment

At Sea Between Fossils and Satellites 16 (texture, organic, biophilic, teal)
At Sea Between Fossils and Satellites 16 (texture, organic, biophilic, teal)

At Sea Between Fossils and Satellites 16 (texture, organic, biophilic, teal)

By Melisa Taylor Metzger

Located in Quebec, Quebec

At Sea Between Fossils and Satellites 16 (vertical) is a richly textured mixed-media painting by Melisa Taylor Metzger, part of her decade-long series At Sea Between Fossils and Sate...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Found Objects, Oil, Acrylic

Untitled, Modern Mixed Media, 1954, Abstract Expressionism
Untitled, Modern Mixed Media, 1954, Abstract Expressionism

Untitled, Modern Mixed Media, 1954, Abstract Expressionism

By Paul Shimon

Located in Surfside, FL

American artist and composer, a pioneer in abstract Judaica; was influenced by his Sephardic roots and leaves a great collection of work in private collections worldwide. He died in ...

Category

20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Michael Young - "Untitled"
Michael Young - "Untitled"

Michael Young - "Untitled"

By Michael Young

Located in Surfside, FL

Acrylic, sand, and earth on paper. Signed, titled, and dated 1986 en verso. Michael Young Auto Biography I was born in 1952, in Kansas City, Kansas. My interest in art began as a ch...

Category

20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic

Large Painting on Canvas Titled: "PDP928ct17"  48 x 60
Large Painting on Canvas Titled: "PDP928ct17"  48 x 60

Large Painting on Canvas Titled: "PDP928ct17" 48 x 60

By Cecil Touchon

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Painting on Canvas signed verso Cecil Touchon Born 1956 Austin, Texas is a contemporary American collage artist, painter, published poet and theorist living in Pagosa Springs, Color...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

"365 Vessels", Mixed technique on tissue white paper, Minimalist, 50 x 33 cm

"365 Vessels", Mixed technique on tissue white paper, Minimalist, 50 x 33 cm

By Peter Kramer

Located in Carballo, ES

This series of works by the Danish artist Peter Kramer (Roskilde, 1959) with numerous exhibitions between Spain and Denmark are entitled "365 urns", in wh...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Organic Material, Adhesive, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Handmade Paper, T...

Gestural Abstraction, Miniature Abstract Expressionist Korean Modernist Painting
Gestural Abstraction, Miniature Abstract Expressionist Korean Modernist Painting

Gestural Abstraction, Miniature Abstract Expressionist Korean Modernist Painting

By Don Ahn

Located in Surfside, FL

*Card pictured after painting not included. Dongkuk Ahn (1937-2013), better known as Don Ahn, was a South Korean artist and t'ai chi master who resided in New York City. Don Ahn (Ahn Dong Kuk) was born in Seoul, Korea. He studied at Seoul University (BFA), graduate student at Miami University, Oxford Ohio 1962...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Abstract Landscape - British Mixed Media Abstract Expressionist female artist
Abstract Landscape - British Mixed Media Abstract Expressionist female artist

Abstract Landscape - British Mixed Media Abstract Expressionist female artist

By Avis Newman

Located in Hagley, England

An Abstract Expressionist mixed media painting and assembled landscape painted circa 1980 by female artist Avis Newman whose works are housed in the Tate Gallery and currently on sho...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled (Study for Līnea), 2021
Untitled (Study for Līnea), 2021

Untitled (Study for Līnea), 2021

By Mary Early

Located in Washington, DC

Poured beeswax work by Mary Early from her "Study for Līnea" series. "The production, or “pouring,” of beeswax elements has become a meditative process that is integral to my art practice, serving as an observation of time, materials, and space. The raw beeswax I use has taken its form at the end of a long series of natural processes followed by a manufacturing process, and once it is in my hands, the studio becomes a factory. I apply my own methods of transforming the material by casting the beeswax into three-dimensional forms. Once I have fixed both a place and a time in the future for a potential installation, I begin to determine how the beeswax lines will take their aggregated shape in that space and, simultaneously, how many lines might be manufactured for that particular space in the amount of time available." Mary Early (born 1975, Washington, DC) lives and works in Washington, DC. She studied visual art, film, and video at Bennington College, and her work has been exhibited at the United States Botanic Garden, Washington Project for the Arts, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Second Street Gallery (Charlottesville, VA), Hemphill Fine Arts (Washington DC,) the Austrian Cultural Forum (Washington DC), Galerie Im Ersten (Vienna, Austria), Kloster Schloss Salem (Salem, Germany), Kunstlerbund Tubingen (Tubingen, Germany), and the American University Museum (Washington DC) among other regional and national galleries. Her early work incorporated formed concrete, tarpaper and paraffin wax, fabricated wood structures, and, increasingly over the years, surfaces coated with wax as a method of preserving or concealing an object within. Recent works have relied solely on solid forms cast in wax, abandoning the use of any permanent armature. Temporary installations are guided by schematic drawings and plans, which then serve as a permanent record. In 2014 she exhibited her first large-scale installation of wax lines at Second Street Gallery in Charlottesville, VA, followed by temporary installations in response to various historical sites in Salem, Germany (2016) and Tubingen Germany (2017). In 2017 she participated in the exhibition “Twist-Layer-Pour” at the American University Museum, which included Untitled [Curve], an installation of thousands of beeswax lines assembled on the floor of the museum. In spring 2018 she was commissioned to create a temporary installation at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Sun Valley Idaho. This work took the form of two intersecting curtains of hanging beeswax lines bisecting a 12’ foot x 18’ foot room, providing an immersive and enclosed viewing space. Early’s work is included in the collections of the US Department of State/Embassy of Panama, Kimpton Hotels, and the District of Columbia Art Bank among other public and private collections. She is a recipient of the Artist Fellowship Grant from the DC Commission on Arts & Humanities, Washington DC (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2011, 2009, 2007). Early is the director of HEMPHILL Fine Arts, Washington, DC, and serves on the boards of Hamiltonian Artists and Washington Sculptors Group. She handles the work of contemporary artists and artist estates, including the work of William Christenberry, Colby Caldwell, Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi, Linling Lu, Mingering Mike, Robin Rose, Renée Stout...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Wax Crayon, Sumi Ink, Archival Paper, Graphite

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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.