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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
Summer Peonies, Oil Painting
Summer Peonies, Oil Painting

Summer Peonies, Oil Painting

By Lisa Elley

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Inspired by nature's blooms, artist Lisa Elley rendered this piece solely with the use of a palette knife. She creates thick tangible textures, leaping off th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Oil

Rekindled, Oil Painting
Rekindled, Oil Painting

Rekindled, Oil Painting

By Pamela Blaies

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This painting was inspired by a feeling—a rekindling of the soul," says artist Pamela Blaies. "Using color temperature, I wanted to create the impression o...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Oil

City I - Abstract Contemporary Aerial View Original Painting
City I - Abstract Contemporary Aerial View Original Painting

City I - Abstract Contemporary Aerial View Original Painting

By Bettina Mauel

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Bettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract and figurative paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, dancers and peopl...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Watching in Silence 2- Large Textural Original Black and White Gestural Abstract
Watching in Silence 2- Large Textural Original Black and White Gestural Abstract

Watching in Silence 2- Large Textural Original Black and White Gestural Abstract

By Gail Titus

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Arizona artist Gail Titus paints vibrant abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas with a focus on texture and color. The geometric planes of her artworks and the texture in her mov...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Spring Bouquet, Oil Painting
Spring Bouquet, Oil Painting

Spring Bouquet, Oil Painting

By Oksana Johnson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This colorful combination of irises and wildflowers was so inspiring to paint!" shares artist Oksana Johnson. "To make sure all the colors have the center st...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Oil

Peony I, Oil Painting
Peony I, Oil Painting

Peony I, Oil Painting

By Nicole Lamothe

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Nicole Lamothe paints a charming pink peony framed by a neutral patterned background. Her distinct brushwork creates a delicate softness about the piec...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Oil

Pause, Oil Painting
Pause, Oil Painting

Pause, Oil Painting

By Lisa Nielsen

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
More and more I love to experiment with abstraction. It's amazing how realism with some abstraction somehow looks more true than when rendered using just real...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Oil

Pink Water Lilies: August, Oil Painting
Pink Water Lilies: August, Oil Painting

Pink Water Lilies: August, Oil Painting

By Onelio Marrero

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero paints an emerald pool abundant with blooming water lilies. "I am fascinated by the three-fold nature of looking at the water's surface," says Onelio. He displays depth implied in the reflection of the sky, ripples, plants floating, and finally, the telltale signs of things just below the surface. Part of Onelio's ongoing series of paintings exploring bodies of water.


About the Artist
Artist Onelio Marrero paints impressionist city scenes of everyday life. He captures the romanticism of New York City, from the picturesque fountains in Central Park to a glistening city street on a rainy afternoon. He creates a sense of nostalgia and intimacy with his work, offering the feeling that you have visited this particular scene before. “Each play of light, each texture, and each movement of a figure can have a captivating effect on me,” says Onelio. He studied at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art where he mastered discerning color and values, giving his work a more spontaneous appearance. Onelio’s work is an appreciation for beauty in all of its greatest forms; nature, art, and people.


Words that describe this painting: water lily, lilies, Monet, pond, lake, lily pads, reflection, forest, flower, impressionism, water, plants, oilpaint, nature, impressionism, nature, oil painting, green


Pink Water...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Oil

River Seine in Paris, Fall, Oil Painting
River Seine in Paris, Fall, Oil Painting

River Seine in Paris, Fall, Oil Painting

By Suren Nersisyan

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Suren Nersisyan depicts the romantic cityscape of Paris. "I love the bridges of this city connecting the banks of the Seine river," shares Suren. He ca...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Oil

Taos Gorge Landscape, Oil Painting
Taos Gorge Landscape, Oil Painting

Taos Gorge Landscape, Oil Painting

By Elizabeth Garat

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A fall landscape at sunset, with golden clouds rushing across the expansive sky. "Northern New Mexico is known for mythical light, sculptural land forms and d...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Oil

Landscape from Malibu, Oil Painting
Landscape from Malibu, Oil Painting

Landscape from Malibu, Oil Painting

By Suren Nersisyan

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"A vision of palm trees and the cool turquoise Pacific Ocean together creates the vibe of California, unlike any other place," states artist Suren Nersisyan. ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Oil

Study for Guidance, Oil Painting
Study for Guidance, Oil Painting

Study for Guidance, Oil Painting

By Onelio Marrero

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero paints a tender mother and daughter moment in a river. Created as a figurative study for a larger painting of the same setting. The subj...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Oil

Reflections Through The Looking Glass No. 13 - Textural Colorful Abstract Art
Reflections Through The Looking Glass No. 13 - Textural Colorful Abstract Art

Reflections Through The Looking Glass No. 13 - Textural Colorful Abstract Art

By Shiri Phillips

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 i...

Category

2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Black Poppies, Sept 7, 2022 (Ed: 23/50)
Black Poppies, Sept 7, 2022 (Ed: 23/50)

Black Poppies, Sept 7, 2022 (Ed: 23/50)

By Donald Sultan

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Donald Sultan is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He is particularly well-known for large-scale still life paintings, and one of the first to employ a wide range of ind...

Category

2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Screen

Concrete Sky I - Bold Meditative Gold Leaf Red Painting on Linen Canvas
Concrete Sky I - Bold Meditative Gold Leaf Red Painting on Linen Canvas

Concrete Sky I - Bold Meditative Gold Leaf Red Painting on Linen Canvas

By Jason DeMeo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Abstract minimalist artist Jason DeMeo presents a collection of artworks designed to engage viewers in a meditative experience, drawing them closer to the enduring ideals of truth, b...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Creek, Original Painting
Creek, Original Painting

Creek, Original Painting

By David Forks

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"I was on one of my drives through the Texas hill country and wandered upon this beautiful scene," shares artist David Forks. "I immediately noticed the stark...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Acrylic

Reflections Through The Looking Glass No. 11 - Geometric Colorful Abstract Art
Reflections Through The Looking Glass No. 11 - Geometric Colorful Abstract Art

Reflections Through The Looking Glass No. 11 - Geometric Colorful Abstract Art

By Shiri Phillips

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Inspired by the vibrant surroundings she found growing up on the Mediterranean...

Category

2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Ink, Mixed Media

A composition. Geometrical Abstract Oil Painting, Polish artist
A composition. Geometrical Abstract Oil Painting, Polish artist

A composition. Geometrical Abstract Oil Painting, Polish artist

By Iwona Delińska

Located in Warsaw, PL

Contemporary abstraction oil on canvas painting by Polish artist Iwona Delinska. Artwork is painted with different density paint which makes every layer of composition dynamic. Some ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Canvas, Oil

Red Poppies, Sept 7, 2022 (Ed: 22/50)
Red Poppies, Sept 7, 2022 (Ed: 22/50)

Red Poppies, Sept 7, 2022 (Ed: 22/50)

By Donald Sultan

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Donald Sultan is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He is particularly well-known for large-scale still life paintings, and one of the first to employ a wide range of ind...

Category

2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Screen

Edge of That, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Edge of That, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

Abstract Mixed Media painting on gallery wrapped canvas. Acrylic, oils and inks. Painting continued onto sides of artwork. Wired and ready to hang. :: Painting :: Abstract Expressi...

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2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Acrylic

Janet Keith, Opalescence, Original Abstract Painting, Affordable Art
Janet Keith, Opalescence, Original Abstract Painting, Affordable Art

Janet Keith, Opalescence, Original Abstract Painting, Affordable Art

By Janet Keith

Located in Deddington, GB

Janet Keith Opalescence Original Abstract Painting Acrylic paint on board.
 Size: H 76cm x W 101cm x D 0.30cm Sold Unframed Free Shipping
 Please note that in situ images are purely ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Acrylic, Board

Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Lightning

Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Lightning

By Gary Goldberg

Located in San Francisco, CA

Gary Goldberg Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Lightning, 2018 Dry wool needle felting 48 x 32 in Edition of 3 One of Gary Goldberg’s photographs from his Finding the Universe in Oax...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Textile, Felt

Paris, River Seine, Oil Painting
Paris, River Seine, Oil Painting

Paris, River Seine, Oil Painting

By Suren Nersisyan

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"The artwork is from my cityscapes of Paris," shares artist Suren Nersisyan. "I love the bridges of this city connecting the banks of the Seine river. The sof...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Oil

Aspen Grove, Oil Painting
Aspen Grove, Oil Painting

Aspen Grove, Oil Painting

By Teresa Smith

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Teresa Smith displays a picturesque impressionist landscape of Aspen groves. "Autumn is here," declares Teresa. The leaves slowly turn a crisp, bright yellow. The sunny fall day along the shoreline brings inspiration from its vivid colors.


About the Artist
Teresa Smith captures the soul of the west coast landscape in her contemplative oil paintings. Teresa gathers impressions of the land around her remote island home on horseback rides accompanied by her Irish wolfhound. Her works capture the light coming through the trees, a richness of color, and the interconnectedness of nature. Her subjects emerge through lyrical brushwork, sometimes with light streaming as if through a stained glass window. Her major influences are Georgia O’Keeffe, Emily Carr, and the Canadian Group of Seven, the latter of whom pioneered a distinctive style defined by a direct connection with nature. In addition to painting, Teresa is a master gardener, and she grows food year-round in her garden and volunteers in the community to educate and diagnose plant problems. She works from her studio on the top floor of a barn overlooking the pond and trees, where deer walk by and ducks swim. According to Teresa, "much of today’s art is based on concept. That is, the artist has an idea, then uses their art to educate and inform. I do contemplative painting, which is different. For me, it is allowing the painting to unfold in a contemplative or meditative way."


Words that describe this painting: landscape, Tom Thomson...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Oil

Homely Girl, A Life, Volumes I & II Signed by Louise Bourgeois AND Arthur Miller
Homely Girl, A Life, Volumes I & II Signed by Louise Bourgeois AND Arthur Miller

Homely Girl, A Life, Volumes I & II Signed by Louise Bourgeois AND Arthur Miller

By Louise Bourgeois

Located in New York, NY

Louise Bourgeois Homely Girl, A Life, Volumes I and II (Literary books with 10 original etchings) Hand signed by both artist Louise Bourgeois and Pulitzer winning playwright Arthur M...

Category

1990s Abstract More Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Etching, Lithograph, Offset

Evolution, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel
Evolution, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel

Evolution, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel

By Craig Moran

Located in Yardley, PA

Puppets are dancing the universe, waiting for something to happen, :: Painting :: Abstract Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by ...

Category

2010s Abstract More Art

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Oil

Dance!, Oil Painting
Dance!, Oil Painting

Dance!, Oil Painting

By Melissa Gannon

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Melissa Gannon depicts aspen trees of various sizes and shapes flourishing during the height of fall. She imagines the timber engaging in dance, reachi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Oil

Morning Moon and Cloud Cover, Oil Painting
Morning Moon and Cloud Cover, Oil Painting

Morning Moon and Cloud Cover, Oil Painting

By Onelio Marrero

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Working from memory, artist Onelio Marrero paints a full moon in the early morning hours over the salt marshes in coastal New Jersey. The silvery glow in the early morning hours reflects dreamily onto still waters. "These wetlands are profoundly affected by the tides," says Onelio. "The channels that meander throughout the marshes invite the viewer to visually follow the bends and turns." There is a timeless and mysterious quality in these natural elements and Onelio's memory of the scene is well served in the execution of this painting.


About the Artist
Onelio Marrero paints city scenes of everyday life. In an impressionistic style he captures the romanticism of New York City, the picturesque fountains in Central Park and the wet city streets after a rainy afternoon. His use of warm tones creates a sense of nostalgia and the feeling that you have visited or seen this particular scene before. Onelio will often paint from direct observation, or he will work from a combination of photographs and combine numerous sources into one piece. In this way his work combines reality with fantasy, creating a new story with each painting. His work captures an appreciation for beauty in all of its greatest forms; nature, art, and people.


Words that describe this painting: marsh, wetland, swamp, inlet, waterway, stream, river, grass, tree, cloud, moon, mist, morning, water, reflection, dawn, impressionism, oilpaint, panoramic, nature, impressionism, nature, oil painting, blue


Morning Moon and Cloud...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Oil

Nomad, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Nomad, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Nomad, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Laurent Proneur

Located in Yardley, PA

A ghostly bull takes shape in a mist of white and grey, its outline dissolving into abstraction — strength fading into memory. The creature seems to breathe through absence, its fo...

Category

2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Oil

Trees in Sunlight Near Avignon, Original Painting
Trees in Sunlight Near Avignon, Original Painting

Trees in Sunlight Near Avignon, Original Painting

By Janet Dyer

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Janet Dyer displays a sunny landscape of Provence, France. A scenic woodland stretches toward a grove of trees flourishing over the terrain. "This fiel...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Acrylic

Quiet Breathes This Night, Oil Painting
Quiet Breathes This Night, Oil Painting

Quiet Breathes This Night, Oil Painting

By Elizabeth Garat

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"On December 21st, 2020 I witnessed the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn," shares artist Elizabeth Garat. "Astronomers said these planets hadn't appear...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Oil

Trees In Winter, Oil Painting
Trees In Winter, Oil Painting

Trees In Winter, Oil Painting

By Valerie Berkely

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
I used my finger tips to apply many layers of translucent cool colors in oil and wax. There is a softly calm feeling to the quiet distance of the winter trees in the background while one sturdy pine comes forth. Hints of apricot and lavender glow from beneath misty layers. My choice in this color palette lends itself to any season's decor, inspired by Wolf Kahn. The edges of this piece are natural wood. This piece is wired to hang.


About the Artist
Valerie Berkely uses her finger tips as brushes to create her abstract paintings. For Valerie, the art is all about the process, the paint, her mood, and the moment. She admires the artist Wolf Kahn, who once said, “the picture is the conclusion of an experiment in which the hint of an image becomes actuality." Like Kahn, Valerie’s paintings combine pictorial landscapes with painterly abstraction. The vibrant primary colors capture the hues of the sun rising and setting, and the texture of her fingers across the surface divides sea, land, and sky. There is something very dreamy about these works, exemplified by their color, texture, and atmospheric quality. Valerie’s first “art epiphany” was seeing Seurat's La Grande Jatte at the Art Institute of Chicago. “Bowled me over! I actually fell down. And I knew I was to become a painter.”


Words that describe this painting: Impressionism, Wolf Kahn, transparent, translucent, layers, abstract landscape, oil, wax, finger painting, impressionism, landscape, representational, oil painting, purple


Trees In Winter...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Oil

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