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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
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

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

Materials

Oil

Impressions of Fall, Oil Painting
Impressions of Fall, Oil Painting

Impressions of Fall, Oil Painting

By Lisa Elley

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Lisa Elley created this glowing impressionist scene after a fall trip to the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains and Yosemite National Park. "The quaking a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Oil

Untitled abstract #4, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Untitled abstract #4, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Untitled abstract #4, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By John Kilduff

Located in Yardley, PA

Large abstract painting using acrylic markers and acrylic paint. Painting will be shipped rolled. :: Painting :: Abstract Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certifica...

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2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Acrylic

A Day in the Bay, Oil Painting
A Day in the Bay, Oil Painting

A Day in the Bay, Oil Painting

By Lisa Elley

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Red wildflowers line the Pacific Coast in this sunny scene of the Monterey Bay in California. Artist Lisa Elley says she is greatly inspired by Monet's work, ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Oil

Abstract Pastel Crayon Drawing Color Abstract, Seasonal Letter John Von Wicht
Abstract Pastel Crayon Drawing Color Abstract, Seasonal Letter John Von Wicht

Abstract Pastel Crayon Drawing Color Abstract, Seasonal Letter John Von Wicht

Located in Surfside, FL

Provenance: Virginia Field, arts administrator; New York, N.Y. Assistant director for Asia House gallery. (she was friends with John von Wicht, Bernard Childs, John Ford and Andy War...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract More Art

Materials

Crayon, Oil Pastel

Tryon 11, Oil Painting
Tryon 11, Oil Painting

Tryon 11, Oil Painting

By Naoko Tadotsu

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Naoko Tadotsu displays ethereal expressionism with an image of a blazing tree. The sun sets behind it, giving its silhouette a dark translucent glow. The light reflecting from the river's surface filters through the leaves and twinkles like glass shards. The fiery orange hues against the blue and green accents give the composition warmth and brilliance.


About the Artist
Brilliant prismatic trees radiate in artist Naoko Tadotsu’s expressionist compositions. “I am always in awe of nature, color, and light,” says Naoko. These three facets establish her vibrant works in fluid strokes of vivid hues. Roots of her influence trace back to growing up in Osaka, where these elements were abundant. Naoko migrated to New York where she was immersed and fell in love with the world of art. What was once unexpressed inspiration inevitably translated onto the canvas. Her work often crosses into abstraction, capturing her feelings towards nature and painting it as its own entity. “The trees, like people, show different faces,” adds Naoko. In the same way, her pieces elicit different perspectives from every viewer. All Naoko needs is a portable easel...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Oil

Day Off, Oil Painting
Day Off, Oil Painting

Day Off, Oil Painting

By Gary Leonard

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Gary Leonard connotes beauty in this refreshing piece of a woman in red by the beach. The stylish subject enjoys her time with the cool breeze, inspiri...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Oil

"Our Way of Living 3" Abstract Marble Mosaic
"Our Way of Living 3" Abstract Marble Mosaic

"Our Way of Living 3" Abstract Marble Mosaic

By Toyoharu Kii 1

Located in Chicago, IL

Monochromatic, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Marble

Viridian Dream, Oil Painting
Viridian Dream, Oil Painting

Viridian Dream, Oil Painting

By Lisa Elley

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In her signature deep impasto style, artist Lisa Elley paints an emerald birch forest emerging in the sunshine. With marked palette knife work, she imparts ge...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Oil

Discourse, Abstract Oil Painting
Discourse, Abstract Oil Painting

Discourse, Abstract Oil Painting

By Shyun Song

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This piece illustrates an inner dialogue which we frequently go through by exchanging and interchanging our thoughts, ideas, knowledge, and views," explains ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Oil

Composition - French Abstract Oil Painting by Jacques Germain
Composition - French Abstract Oil Painting by Jacques Germain

Composition - French Abstract Oil Painting by Jacques Germain

By Jacques Germain

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed and dated abstract oil on canvas by French painter Jacques Germain. The piece is composed in swathes of thick impasto, particularly in red, blue, green and white. A truly interesting and unique work that would compliment a modern setting. Signature: Signed lower right/ further signed and dated verso Dimensions: Framed: 11"x16" Unframed: 10"x15" Provenance: Private French collection Jacques Germain was born in Paris in 1915. In 1931, on the advice of Blaise Cendrars, he became a pupil of Fernand Léger and Amédée Ozenfant at the Académie Moderne, Paris. He soon left for the Bauhaus in Dessau, where Jean...

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1970s Abstract More Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sunny Yellow Roses, Oil Painting
Sunny Yellow Roses, Oil Painting

Sunny Yellow Roses, Oil Painting

By Nicole Lamothe

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Nicole Lamothe says her focus in this soft, warm still life was the glowing sunlight streaming through her studio window. "I arranged the pair of yello...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Oil

Mountain Interval
Mountain Interval

Mountain Interval

By Crystal DiPietro

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
I was inspired to create this piece after spending several days in the Henry Mountains in Utah. It was monsoon season and after some storms, the clouds were c...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Oil

Gladiolas and Peonies, Oil Painting
Gladiolas and Peonies, Oil Painting

Gladiolas and Peonies, Oil Painting

By Oksana Johnson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"Spring is a wonderful time to paint flowers," says artist Oksana Johnson. "Everything is blooming and the colors all around are inspiring. In this compositio...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Oil

It Doesn't Have to Be Perfect, Abstract Monotype on Watercolor Paper
It Doesn't Have to Be Perfect, Abstract Monotype on Watercolor Paper

It Doesn't Have to Be Perfect, Abstract Monotype on Watercolor Paper

By a.muse

Located in New york, NY

It Doesn't Have to be Perfect by a.muse suggests that striving for perfection is not always the goal. Transcending the limitations of perfection, personal expression resides in the ...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Ink, Gouache, Rag Paper, Monotype

Coucher du Soleil + Lever du Soleil
Coucher du Soleil + Lever du Soleil

Coucher du Soleil + Lever du Soleil

Located in Winterswijk, NL

The artist works with layering of material for a certain poetic subtlety: the power of expressionistic charge. Subtly suggested places emerge, deformed by creation but always recognisable. They are cities and areas recalled by the suggestive imagery of this artist. Colourful Screen Print, Handsigned and Numbered e/a. Can be framed accordingly. Contact us for possibilities. Sheet size: 110x50 per each artwork. Motif size: 90x40 per each artwork. About Nicole Schaap...

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20th Century Abstract More Art

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Silk, Paper

Interaction of Color
Interaction of Color

Interaction of Color

By Josef Albers

Located in New York, NY

Portfolio with complete text folder, bound text volume and 80 color screenprints, loose as issued. The German edition. Published in 1973 by Josef Keller, Starnberg. Original cream p...

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1960s Abstract More Art

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Color, Screen

Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Red Band in the Universe

Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Red Band in the Universe

By Gary Goldberg

Located in San Francisco, CA

Gary Goldberg Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Red Band in the Universe, 2023 Dry wool needle felting 72 x 48 in Edition of 3 One of Gary Goldberg’s photographs from his Finding the ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Textile, Felt

More Or Less #1, 6"x6", Small Minimal Abstract Painting, Black And White, Modern
More Or Less #1, 6"x6", Small Minimal Abstract Painting, Black And White, Modern

More Or Less #1, 6"x6", Small Minimal Abstract Painting, Black And White, Modern

By Andrea Stajan-Ferkul

Located in Mississauga, Ontario

Modern and minimal, this black and white painting on canvas places emphasis on simplifying the composition. Paint over paper collage adds a subtle textured element. The understated, ...

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2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

Bare Trees 3, Oil Painting
Bare Trees 3, Oil Painting

Bare Trees 3, Oil Painting

By Valerie Berkely

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Building up many layers of color in oil paint and cold wax medium, Valerie then used scrapers to reveal the tree trunks in an abstract landscape. Warm orange and yellow trees standing in front of a cool blue and green background. Heavy texture complements the expressionist palette. The piece is part of a series of three works. Although Valerie did not create them as triptych, the three hang well close together.


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: woods, forest, trees, nature, expressionism, nature, non-representational, oil painting, blue


Bare Trees...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Oil

Ann Thornycroft Large Geometric Abstract Oil Painting, White Grid 1985
Ann Thornycroft Large Geometric Abstract Oil Painting, White Grid 1985

Ann Thornycroft Large Geometric Abstract Oil Painting, White Grid 1985

By Ann Thornycroft

Located in Milford, NH

A fine large geometric abstract grid oil painting by English artist Ann Thornycroft (b. 1944). Thronycroft was born in England, studied at the Chelsea School of Art, London, received...

Category

1980s Abstract More Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Coast, Original Abstract Painting, Original Art, Expressionist
Coast, Original Abstract Painting, Original Art, Expressionist

Coast, Original Abstract Painting, Original Art, Expressionist

By Janet Keith

Located in Deddington, GB

COAST is an original abstract painting by Janet Keith. Coast is an expressive, gestural painting evoking a feeling of shorelines, water, low tide and ariness. The painting is built ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Our Way of Living 2" Abstract Marble Mosaic
"Our Way of Living 2" Abstract Marble Mosaic

"Our Way of Living 2" Abstract Marble Mosaic

By Toyoharu Kii 1

Located in Chicago, IL

Monochromatic, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Marble

Contemporary boats, Boats Astore.
Contemporary boats, Boats Astore.

Contemporary boats, Boats Astore.

By KOKO HOVAGUIMIAN

Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA

Boats Astore," an exquisite masterpiece crafted by the talented artist Koko Hovagumian, invites viewers into a serene maritime scene where creativity and subtlety converge. The title...

Category

2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Oil

Wildflowers, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Wildflowers, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Wildflowers, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

In this painting, the artist portrays a young girl surrounded by wildflowers—symbols of untamed beauty and resilience. Wildflowers thrive without cultivation, growing freely wherev...

Category

2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Acrylic

Orange and Blue 9, Abstract Painting
Orange and Blue 9, Abstract Painting

Orange and Blue 9, Abstract Painting

By Natasha Tayles

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A luminous combination of red, blue, and white circles radiate from above, silhouetted by the bright morning sun. They cascade down like individual rays of li...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Acrylic

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