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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Impermanence Series n7. From the Impermanence series
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...
Canvas, Ink, Pigment
$552Sale Price|20% Off
Collage cuir de serpent by Gilbert Albert - 20x15 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Composition / faux leather piece collage Total size with frame is 25x30 cm Gilbert Albert is a famous Geneva jeweler, who during his career had fun with sculpture and some mixed me...
Leather
$14,000
Multilayer 285 - unique abstract collage of layered torn sculpture photographs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Multilayer 285 unique abstract photo paper collage (1 of 1) signed 39" x 31.5" / 100cm x 80cm About the artist Felix Schramm was born in Hamburg, German...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Silver Gelatin, Archival ...
Square Energy Pink by Ron Agam, Geometric Abstract Painting, 2026
By Ron Agam
Located in Miami, FL
Square Energy Pink by Ron Agam, Geometric Abstract Painting, 2026 Acrylic Paint Epoxy Resin 20 x 20 inch Square Energy Pink reflects Ron Agam’s ongoing exploration of color, geometr...
Epoxy Resin, Acrylic
$1,262Sale Price|20% Off
"PaperLandscape" by Marilina Marchica – Original Collage on Papyrus and Antique
Located in Agrigento, AG
"PaperLandscape" by Marilina Marchica – Original Collage on Papyrus and Antique Wallpaper, One-of-a-Kind with Custom Handmade Frame – 60x50 cm, 2025 Description: PaperLandscape i...
Handmade Paper
The Path - Abstract Geometric Form, Hand Painted Welded Steel Wall Sculpture
By Chris Hill
Located in Chicago, IL
This dynamic wall sculpture is created from sheets of steel, welded together in an abstract geometric pattern. Muted shades of blue, grey, purple and green dominate and are balanced by softer hues. While the work adheres to a rigid, rational geometry, this sculptures suggest lyrical movement, apparent weightlessness and improvisation as the title suggests. Chris Hill The Path welded steel, acrylic paint 28h x 15.75w x 2d in 71.12h x 40.01w x 5.08d cm CHI018 Chris Hill is a Santa Fe based sculptor. Chris was born in Port Arthur...
Steel
$8,931
ABSTRACT Contemporary Artist French Rose Madone New Artwork forms earth colors
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...
Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pigment
Red with Blue Fabric Collage, Abstract Style, 1970s, Unsigned, 38x28
Located in Arp, TX
Sylvia Rutkoff (1919-2011) "Red with Blue" 1970s Fabric collage on stretch bar 38"x28" unframed Unsigned Collection acquired from family estate Sylvia Weinreb Rutkoff (1919-2011) Bo...
Fabric, Stretcher Bars
100 Tears II
By Andrea Myers
Located in Dallas, TX
Layered torn paper collage
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$900
"Sacred Geometry of Piscis" - Egg Tempera and Gold on Engraved Wood - 40x40cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Sacred Geometry of Piscis. Associated with the number 12, Neptune and Jupiter; representing fusion, compassion, dreams and sensitivity. Embodies faith, inspiration and altruism. I...
Gold Leaf
Floating Away - Impasto Thick Paint Colorful Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint a...
Canvas, Glitter, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$185,000
Untitled
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
Oil with paper collage on found card stock board, with vintage reproduction on reverse, 1956. Signed by the artist and dated in oil, lower right. Stella (1936-2024) made this work ...
Oil
Untitled Abstract Expressionist painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Desmond Mclean (1929-2015). Untitled, ca. 1960. Mixed media on paper. Sheet measuring 13 x 16.25 inches. Unframed. Born: Ireland Studied: Heatherly School of Art, London; Americ...
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache, Color Pencil
Park, Colorful Jewel-toned Abstract Textile Collage in Geometric Layers
Located in New York, NY
This vibrant textile collage is composed of layered sheer fabrics in a luminous palette of jewel tones and saturated brights. Carefully both hand-stitched and machine-stitched, the w...
Fabric, Thread, Plastic, Acrylic, Pins
'Cascade' — Contemporary African American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Ralph Arnold, 'Cascade', mixed media: acrylic, pencil, conté crayon, marker, oil; 1986-88. Signed 'Arnold' and dated '86-88' in pencil, lower right. A fin...
Conté, Oil, Acrylic, Felt Pen
5844 - Tall Original Figurative Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Blurring the distinction between figure and abstract settings, Swiss artist Edith Konrad’s spectral forms—human in shape—inhabit muted abstract environm...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Lapis - 3D small contemporary blue abstract round mural sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Erin Vincent is a Toronto based-artist whose work draws on a variety of repetitive and labor intensive processes and materials. Things and common objects have always fascinated Vinc...
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Archival Paper
$760Sale Price|20% Off
'Abstraction in Coral, Aqua and Gold', 1970's American School Abstract Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
American School, unsigned and painted circa 1975. A vivid and upbeat oil abstract comprising discrete areas of golden-yellow, coral and aqua-turquoise composed to evoke a sunlit lan...
Canvas, Chalk, Pastel, Acrylic
$127,591
Sunday Morning
By Bram Bogart
Located in London, GB
Bram Bogart Sunday Morning 2007 Mixed Media 140 x 137 cms (55 x 54 ins) BB10401 Provenance The artist Bernard Jacobson Gallery London Jason Martin, Lond...
Mixed Media
Sans Titre
Located in PARIS, FR
Collage by Swiss artist Albert Chubac, signed and numbered 1/8, measuring 127cm x 87cm.
Acrylic, Cardboard
Crossing Stripes - Colorful Abstract Geometric 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 textu...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Triptych: Hesperides 003, Hesperides 004 and Hesperides 001. Abstract Paintings
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The central concept of Larios painting series KHLORIS is based on the idea of the garden as a metaphorical space. Larios seeks to find a certain romantic beauty in the details of n...
Canvas, Lacquer, Pastel, Automotive Paint, Acrylic
Umbra series 15, Abstract Sculpture
By Rodrigo Zuliani Hauck Zampol
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Fear and insecurity came uninvited to keep the artist company. Suddenly it became necessary to release the sensations that surrounded him day and night. At times the artist felt as i...
Brass
Memento Morididdle Movement #111: Abstract Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Memento Morididdle Movement #111" is an original hand-cut paper sculpture in a found frame by Charles Clary. This piece measures 13in x 15in x 3.5in. Bio // Charles Clary was born...
Mixed Media, Archival Paper
Blue Pillars, Contemporary Art, Textile Art, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Blue Pillars Textile Art, Cotton, Handmade Free style weaving, framed 120x60cm 2026 About the artist Matthias De Vogel The Textile art studio Fault Lines is Founded in 2015 by Mat...
Textile, Cotton
Figurative, Contemporary Art, Textile Art, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Figurative Textile Art, Cotton, Handmade Free style weaving 80x80cm UNDER COMMISSION About the artist Matthias De Vogel The Textile art studio Fau...
Textile, Cotton
$6,400Sale Price|20% Off
The Vanishing Act
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Born in Lima, Peru, Victor-Raul Garcia was raised by his maternal grandmother with whom he immigrated to the United States at age 6. An abstract painter and collage artist, he has lived and worked in Europe and the US, and currently maintains his studio in Sullivan County, NY. His auto-didactic work is the result of a relentless passion to make his own reality, an innate resourcefulness and curiosity, endless days of continued experimentation, and an all-encompassing necessity to communicate through art. His art has been described as a subtle romance between expressionism and street art. By intertwining tactile and non-tactile elements through multi-layering techniques, he mirrors the complexities of his personal story, the absurdities of past and present history, and the altered state...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Tectonic 2 - Cubist Abstract Original Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mexican artist Heny Steinberg’s abstracted landscapes invite us to travel from the map to the localized event. The shapes within Steinberg’s work transcend two dimensional representation and have meaning beyond visual appearance. Her process begins with concrete images and references, yet over time give way to her process. Her abstractions fluctuate between representation and abstraction of variables.. Her works are reminiscent of American Abstract Expressionists like Helen Frankenthaler but also have a clear Mexican Cubist...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Lloyd Martin, Pass Series 103, Mixed Media, 2018
By Lloyd Martin
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Lloyd Martin Title: Pass Series 103 Size: 30 x 22 inches Medium: Mixed media, acrylic, pastel, graphite, collage on paper Year: 2018 Price: 3,500 American artist Lloyd Marti...
Paper, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite
Painting++ - Original Minimalist Textured Black on White Artwork on Canvas
By Len Klikunas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Len Klikunas paints minimalist artworks to modify experienced reality through visual perception. The Blocks series is a mix of art and architecture, hovering between painting and scu...
Gesso, Canvas, Mixed Media
Mercurial - Cubist Abstract Original Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mexican artist Heny Steinberg’s abstracted landscapes invite us to travel from the map to the localized event. The shapes within Steinberg’s work transcend two dimensional representation and have meaning beyond visual appearance. Her process begins with concrete images and references, yet over time give way to her process. Her abstractions fluctuate between representation and abstraction of variables.. Her works are reminiscent of American Abstract Expressionists like Helen Frankenthaler but also have a clear Mexican Cubist...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Hesperides 003, Abstract Painting. From The Khloris Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The central concept of Larios painting series KHLORIS is based on the idea of the garden as a metaphorical space. Larios seeks to find a certain romantic beauty in the details of n...
Canvas, Lacquer, Pastel, Automotive Paint, Acrylic
$13,500
“Flag of victory" abstract painting, western painting, mixed media painting
Located in Delaware , OH
Artist Statement “Flag of Victory” – Mixed Media on Canvas (48x60) This piece is a celebration of triumph—an abstract expression of spiritual and emotional victory. Using a blend of...
Canvas, Archival Ink, Acrylic
"Chambray Sea 12", An Original Abstract Seascape Painting
By Karin Olah
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract painting by Karin Olah, titled Chambray Sea 12, captures the quiet drama of an ocean horizon beneath a luminous sky. The composition layers acrylic paint a...
Fabric, Textile, Canvas, Linen, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Green Abstract Fabric Collage, Signed, Circa 1970s, 46x34 Inches
Located in Arp, TX
Sylvia Rutkoff (1919-2011) “Green Abstract” C.1970s Fabric collage and paint on fabric 46"x34" unframed Signed in paint lower right Collection acquired from family estate Sylvia Wei...
Fabric, Paint
$6,843
Abstract Painting Landscape with Organic Earth Tones by Rose Madone Contemporary
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...
Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media
"Sacred Geometry of Aquarius" - Egg Tempera and Gold on Engraved Wood - 40x40cm
Located in Geneva, CH
The Sacred Geometry of Aquarius. Associated with the number 11, Uranus and Saturne; representing inner freedom, idealism, rebellion and brotherhood. Embodies innovation, humanism an...
Gold Leaf
Best Laid Plan (Mixed Media Collage on Board in Bright Colors)
Located in Hudson, NY
Best Laid Plan (Mixed Media Collage on Board in Bright Colors), made by Hudson Valley based artist, Donise English, in 2025 mixed media collage on board, framed Image size: 20.50 x 2...
Wood, Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Pencil, Color Pencil
$1,700
Blue Ochre (Abstract Encaustic Painting with Indigo, Teal, and Beige Fabrics)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract encaustic painting with dyed teal, indigo, beige, and white dyed fabrics "Blue Ochre & White Lies" made by Hudson Valley artist, Alaina Enslen, in 2022 Encaustic & dyed fabrics mounted on panel 16 x 20 inches, 17 x 21 inches framed Excellent condition, ready to hang Lightweight Signed, verso This abstract minimalist painting is made with repurposed pieces of found fabrics in complementary tones of teal, indigo, and beige on an encaustic white background. The fabrics, which are adhered to a light wood Birch panel and layered with a subtle layer of encaustic, are arranged in a whimsical motif that accentuates the spontaneous dyed patterns. The layers of fabric and encaustic create a textured, impasto surface. About the artist: Alaina Enslen expresses her artistic vision through repurposed fabrics infused with beeswax. The Cornwall-On-Hudson based artist collects pieces of textile that evoke memory, tradition, or experience like cherished worn heirlooms, discarded clothes, and religious garments, which are then assembled on panel in an abstract patchwork. Favoring fabrics with a neutral or subtle cool palette, she flattens and frays the material to explore color, form, and lines, reimaging used cloth...
Fabric, Canvas, Encaustic
$2,200
“Witches Banner” 1960s Abstract Painting by Edward Marecak, Signed, Unframed
Located in Denver, CO
Witches Banner is an original mid-century abstract painting by celebrated Denver modernist Edward Marecak (1919–1993), created circa 1960s. This bold, expressionistic work features r...
Crayon, Acrylic
$1,350
Zig Zag 16-3-2 - Original Modern Oil Painting Geometric Stripes with Texture
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 textu...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
House with Yellow Windows, Oil Painting, Signed, 1960s NYC Artist
Located in Arp, TX
Martin Rosenthal "House with Yellow Windows" c. 1960s Encaustic & Oil paint on paper 20"x13" unframed Signed and dated in ink lower left Martin Rosenthal 1899-1974 Artist Mart...
Paper, Oil
Shifting Plane - Abstract Geometric Form, Painted Welded Steel Wall Sculpture
By Chris Hill
Located in Chicago, IL
This dynamic wall sculpture is created from sheets of steel, welded together in an abstract geometric pattern. Earth tones of blue, orange, pur...
Steel
OMEGA SOTO NEBULA (with LED lights), Mixed Media on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
Tiffani created the OMEGA SOTO NEBULA in the spirit of wondrous space exploration unfolding in our time. The nebulae coming out the James Webb infrared telescope show what awaits us ...
Mixed Media
ACOPLE II. Mixed media Abstract painting on Canvas
By Alec Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
" The work resists framing in concepts, it overflows the contours and borders of the rational. It is through the presence of color, combined with an abstraction at times with express...
Canvas, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled Abstract Expressionist painting Stonington ME
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Desmond Mclean (1929-2015). Untitled, ca. 1960 Mixed media on paper. Sheet measuring 11 x 14 inches. Taped at corners to backing backing board measuring 17.5 x 21.5 inches. Unfr...
Paper, Gouache, Charcoal
$880
Quiet Room from Above, Bauhaus Geometric Interior, Nude Tones Patchwork, 2024
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful patchwork piece by Zita Chocarro. Her exploration of color plays with form and contrast, as the intersection of the shapes she uses masterfully come together to ...
Fabric
$2,800
Large Aquatint & Etching with Collage, geometric abstraction Signed/N, Framed
By Alan Shields
Located in New York, NY
Alan Shields Untitled mixed media geometric abstraction collage, ca. 1979 Etching and aquatint in colors with collage Pencil signed and numbered 15...
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Jeanne Gentry Keck, Accidental Freedom VI, Mixed Media on Canvas, 2020
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Jeanne Gentry Keck Title: Accidental Freedom VI Size: 12 x 12 Inches Medium: Mixed Media on canvas Year: 2020
Canvas, Mixed Media
$400
Mixed Media Abstract Collage, Sand, Paper, Gouache, Signed, 19.25x13.5
Located in Arp, TX
James Spencer Russell "#4" 1958 Collage with paper, sand, gouache Signed in pencil 19.25x13.5" James Spencer Russell (1915-2000) was born in Monticello, Indiana, but spent much of h...
Sandstone
$1,720Sale Price|20% Off
Zipline - Textured Black and White Abstract Thick Paint Monochrome Original Art
By Tasha Jentel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tasha Jentel creates original abstract art that merges minimalist design with richly tactile, sculptural texture. Working exclusively in black and white, ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
TERRITORIO. Mixed media Abstract painting on Canvas
By Alec Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
" The work resists framing in concepts, it overflows the contours and borders of the rational. It is through the presence of color, combined with an abstraction at times with express...
Canvas, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Screen tbd7 for EMILY (gold metallic abstract grid wood painting contemporary)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In Melisa’s optical and pulsating compositions, the natural world acts as blue-print while she explores the notion of the sublime through blur and precision. The artist develops an a...
Spray Paint, Wood Panel
$9,163
ABSTRACT Contemporary Artist French Rose Madone New Artwork Nature earth colors
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...
Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media
Hushed Moment 1
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Encaustic on panel. It's simple; I create art because it makes me happy. I try not to overthink the process of what I’m painting and let my intuition be my guide. I love laying do...
Encaustic
$28,000
Famed sculptor Nancy Graves unique signed patinated bronze sculpture NY Award
By Nancy Graves
Located in New York, NY
Nancy Graves New York State Governor's Arts Award, 1988 Bronze, polychrome patina and baked enamel on base with Award plaque 10 1/4 × 7 × 10 1/4 inches Hand signed and dated with inc...
Bronze, Enamel
Fields No. 21 - Turquoise Blue Gold Organic Abstract Geometric Original Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alexander Eulert's original mixed media paintings on wood panels are abstract propositions of worlds where divergent forces coalesce into harmonious geometric interactions. He draws ...
Metal, Gold Leaf
$680
Untitled #112 by Murray Duncan – Original Contemporary Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Untitled #112 by Murray Duncan Mixed media on paper Size: 32" x 40” Unframed, signed A bold mixed-media work with dynamic lines and textures. This captivating piece by Murray Dunc...
Glaze, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
$2,500
Birch (Abedul) Original Minimalist Layered Mid-Century Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mexican artist Heny Steinberg’s abstract artworks invite us to travel from the map to the localized event. She is suggesting that the spatial memory guidelines reside in the relatio...
Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media
Windows #3, Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Pastel on heavy duty paper with architectural photographs mounted. :: Mixed Media :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist ::...
Mixed Media