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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
"Cool GIide" Contemporary Abstract Painting
"Cool GIide" Contemporary Abstract Painting

Debra Drexler"Cool GIide" Contemporary Abstract Painting, 2018

$12,000

"Cool GIide" Contemporary Abstract Painting

By Debra Drexler

Located in New York, NY

48'x72" acrylic and oil on canvas, signed on reverse by the artist. This is a contemporary abstract painting by the New York/ Hawaiian artist, Debra Drexler. Hot pink, vibrant orang...

Category

2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Skyline (New York)
Skyline (New York)

Giovanni BartolomucciSkyline (New York), 1960

$2,500

Skyline (New York)

Located in New York, NY

Oil on canvas. Signed, titled on stretcher on recto. Bartolomucci was an Italian painter who became one of the founders of Astralism. He moved to New York in 1960 where he remain...

Category

1960s Abstract More Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Goddess 4
Goddess 4

Gary MankusGoddess 4, 2012

$1,200

Goddess 4

By Gary Mankus

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This unframed, signed, limited edition pigment print by artist Gary Mankus exists in an edition of 40. Paper size is 37"h x 35"w with an image size of 29"h x 29"w. Gary Mankus was b...

Category

2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Cotton, Digital, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Nick Thomm - Loom (SKY) Standard
Nick Thomm - Loom (SKY) Standard

Nick ThommNick Thomm - Loom (SKY) Standard, 2025

$1,100

Nick Thomm - Loom (SKY) Standard

Located in FITZROY, VIC

Nick Thomm 'LOOM' (Sky) 69cm x 92cm (27"×36″) Limited Edition of 343. Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle 308gsm Fine Art Paper. Condition: NEW. Worldwide Shipping. Sold Unframed.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment

"Aeriform" Mixed Media Kite
"Aeriform" Mixed Media Kite

Michael Thompson"Aeriform" Mixed Media Kite, 2021

$6,280

"Aeriform" Mixed Media Kite

By Michael Thompson

Located in Chicago, IL

Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Muslin, Wood, Washi Paper, Pigment, Silk

Rainbow Shake Diptych

Ned EvansRainbow Shake Diptych, 2007

$14,500

Rainbow Shake Diptych

By Ned Evans

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This acrylic on canvas painting is about light, shadows and refractions. Evan's explores sunlight through vapors with this painting. A master of texture and mediums, Evans effortless...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract More Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Noumenon-Contemporary, Carrara Marble, Sculpture, Ian Thomson, inspiration
Noumenon-Contemporary, Carrara Marble, Sculpture, Ian Thomson, inspiration

Ian ThomsonNoumenon-Contemporary, Carrara Marble, Sculpture, Ian Thomson, inspiration, 2025

$26,803

Noumenon-Contemporary, Carrara Marble, Sculpture, Ian Thomson, inspiration

Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh

Introducing "Noumenon" — a captivating sculpture crafted from premium Carrara marble, renowned for its luminous quality and timeless elegance. This piece embodies the artist's profou...

Category

2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Marble

Signed, Dated, Original Ed Moses Painting
Signed, Dated, Original Ed Moses Painting

Ed MosesSigned, Dated, Original Ed Moses Painting, circa 2005

$58,000

Signed, Dated, Original Ed Moses Painting

By Ed Moses

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"Tibbar"- A dramatic, large abstract, acrylic-on-canvas painting by important, Los Angeles artist, Ed Moses (1926-2018) whose distinguished career earned him solo exhibitions at LACM...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract More Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract more art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract more art 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 more art 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 Onelio Marrero, Nicky Marais , Andrea Stajan-Ferkul, and Janet Dyer. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint 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 more art, so small editions measuring 1.38 inches across are also available. Prices for more art 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 $11 and tops out at $98,000, while the average work sells for $1,281.

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