Abstract Paintings
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1970s Color-Field Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1970s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Enamel
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Watercolor
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Mixed Media
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1980s Post-War Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Color-Field Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Gesso, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil
1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic, Archival Paper
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Screen
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Screen
21st Century and Contemporary Color-Field Abstract Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Pigment
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Mixed Media
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Screen
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1980s Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1980s Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
Original Abstract Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs
Bring audacious experiments with color and textures to your living room, dining room or home office. Abstract paintings, large or small, will stand out in your space, encouraging conversation and introducing a museum-like atmosphere that’s welcoming and conducive to creating memorable gatherings.
Abstract art has origins in 19th-century Europe, but it came into its own as a significant movement during the 20th century. Early practitioners of abstraction included Wassily Kandinsky, although painters were exploring nonfigurative art prior to the influential Russian artist’s efforts, which were inspired by music and religion. Abstract painters endeavored to create works that didn’t focus on the outside world’s conventional subjects, and even when artists depicted realistic subjects, they worked in an abstract mode to do so.
In 1940s-era New York City, a group of painters working in the abstract mode created radical work that looked to European avant-garde artists as well as to the art of ancient cultures, prioritizing improvisation, immediacy and direct personal expression. While they were never formally affiliated with one another, we know them today as Abstract Expressionists.
The male contingent of the Abstract Expressionists, which includes Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Robert Motherwell, is frequently cited in discussing leading figures of this internationally influential postwar art movement. However, the women of Abstract Expressionism, such as Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell and others, were equally involved in the art world of the time. Sexism, family obligations and societal pressures contributed to a long history of their being overlooked, but the female Abstract Expressionists experimented vigorously, developed their own style and produced significant bodies of work.
Draw your guests into abstract oil paintings across different eras and countries of origin. On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive range of abstract paintings along with a guide on how to arrange your wonderful new wall art.
If you’re working with a small living space, a colorful, oversize work can create depth in a given room, but there isn’t any need to overwhelm your interior with a sprawling pièce de résistance. Colorful abstractions of any size can pop against a white wall in your living room, but if you’re working with a colored backdrop, you may wish to stick to colors that complement the decor that is already in the space. Alternatively, let your painting make a statement on its own, regardless of its surroundings, or group it, gallery-style, with other works.