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Abstract Paintings For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Abstract
This Week's Listings Only
Ciel de Nuit (Night Sky) / Triptych 80 x 138 inches / 6.5 x 11.5 feet
Located in Burlingame, CA
Ciel de Nuit ( Night Sky) is a magnificent triptych of abstract golden clouds in a sky full of rich blues. Elegant and atmospheric. Ciel de Nuit is 80" X 138" OVERALL. Each of the th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Morning Mist, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A two-toned contemporary abstract piece features a textured surface. In her signature style, artist Janet Hamilton applied thick layers of paint using drywall...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
La Force Eternelle - Dreamy Abstract Floral Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
French 1970's Abstract Composition Mixed Media Painting on Canvas signed/ dated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924)
signed and dated 73'
oil painting with other media on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 20 x 24 inches
conditio...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Roofs, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A neighborhood transforms into a stylized vision. Geometric lines and shapes suggest houses and trees, while a dominant blue field contrasts with bright and m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Blossoms of Abstraction, II, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Bold, energetic brushwork shapes an abstract interpretation of a flower. Thick layers of paint convey spontaneity and life, while soft touches of blue add surpr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Libre et Lumineuse - Soft Abstract Dreamy Floral Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Matter and Antimatter - Abstract Expressionist Painting, Pastel Colors, Sky
Located in New York, NY
Ruggero Vanni's "Matter and Antimatter" is a 52 x 76-inch abstract expressionist painting. Yellow, blue, and rust colors collide to create a tempestuous sky filled with disintegratio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Meanders of Blue sand, abstract, oil on canvas, textured, Landscape, tan
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont is a contemporary painter whose work explores the boundaries between abstraction and landscape. Through an intuitive approach to color and texture, she creates composit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dancing With Datura. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Born of his love of the Indian subcontinent Paul Wadsworth created this series of paintings. The canvasses are lavishly painted and imbued with the myriad of colours one associates w...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Kotel - Large Abstract Green Blue Impasto Thick Paint 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 i...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Fresh Moods 100 - Large Abstract Dark Blue Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
READY TO HANG - GALLERY QUALITY
A beautiful modern abstract, 100% handmade painting, made with professional varnished acrylics and Amsterdam acrylic sprays on stretched heavy canvas...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
#157, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Contemporary Modernist Original Abstract Acrylic Painting - Resting in Green
Located in Bristol, GB
RESTING IN GREEN
Size: 40.5 x 50.5 cm (including frame)
Acrylic on canvas
A brilliantly executed contemporary abstract composition, executed in acrylic onto canvas, by British artis...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Contemporary New Abstract Grey Dots Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner
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 Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Variation 12, green, white, botanical modern composition
Located in Cumming, GA
Green, white, gray original botanical painting.
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
#66, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Floral Still Life with Shell
By Edgar Levy
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Edgar Levy (1912-1975). Floral Still Life with Shell, ca. 1955. Oil on canvas measuring 28 x 36 inches. Unframed. Signed with artist monogram lower left.
Edgar Levy is remembered ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huge Contemporary French Expressionist Abstract Modernist Still Life Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Modernist Still Life
by Andree de Fremont (French, contemporary)
signed painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 39.5 x 39.5 inches
Provenance: from a collection in France
Condition: ver...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Subway Sonnet #147 - Large Mixed Media Abstract Expressionism Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The surfaces Susan Washington works with are derived from her memories of the graffitied subway car, public telephone booths, and rolling steel cages that secure neighborhood stores ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint
Retrato, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
220 x 210 cm
Signed
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About the artist
Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Naci...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$5,040 Sale Price
20% Off
7.10.24 #6 - Jewel Tone Emerald Abstract Watercolor Minimalist Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Delicate strokes and natural hues shape Shiri Phillips' watercolor, ink, and colored pencil artworks, showcasing her exploration of minimalism and organic forms. Departing from her u...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Set of 2 Abstract Expressionist, Original pieces, Landscapes and seascapes
Located in Carballo, ES
Lot of 2 original works by TUSET (A Coruña, 1997) made with ink and seawater on paper. The works can be framed on request or sent to you in a protected envelope for you to place, onc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Originals-Magic Bell Triptych-British Awarded Artist-After Monet-Impressionism
Located in London, GB
To Shizico Yi a triptych is a visual prayers; it embodies a meditative journeylike the form of meditation.
The repetition of motifs within the triptych serves as a method to revisit...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$1,029 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Abstract Painting on Canvas "Vanilla Ice Cream", Signed Serg Graff, COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is a large unique original acrylic painting on canvas in an fantasy abstract style by Serg Graff Titled "Vanilla Ice Cream". This piece has a wonderful gentle pastel color spect...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Spring is in the Air - Abstract Expressionist Green Landscape Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael's abstract expressionism paintings are influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work for the fir...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Large American Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting "Blue Landscape" Oregon 1955
Located in Portland, OR
A large American Abstract Expressionist oil on canvas painting by Pacific Northwest artist Frederick Heidel ( 1915-2000), "Blue Landscape", Oregon, circa 1955.
This is a large & earl...
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
In Tune 66 - Small Modern Resin Yellow Striped Minimalist Artwork
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Oil Painting On Canvas. A Forgotten Dog On Green.
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil painting of a forgotten French bulldog, set against an abstract background dominated by Veronese green with touches of gold leaf. Made with professional Rembrandt colors. For dur...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold
Contemporary abstract impressionist seascape seaside acrylic painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork "When the blue sky meets the blue sea" is a captivating example of abstract expressionism, where vibrant color and dynamic brushwork coalesce to evoke an emotive landsc...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Palette
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this very beautiful large colorful, bold, vivid abstract painting I inspired by my painter palette. The work have many neon nuances, many layers with heavy relief textured with pa...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Contemporary New Abstract Pastel Strokes Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner
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 Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Ruby Rose - Impasto Inspired Textural Thick Paint Abstract Artwork on Canvas
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Improvisational Jazz - Large Oversize Neutrals Abstract Textural Action Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael captivates by his abstract expressionism paintings influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Dreaming of Jackson Pollock" Abstract Oil Painting on Wood Panel Framed
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils, whisking brush strokes, and thrown paint, Shaoul captures a love story through her paint pallet and abstract expression. The artist explores something new...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
"Finishing Touch", Abstract Collage painting
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract painting by Jill haas features a contemporary style, often exploring themes of introspection and emotion through abstract forms and thoughtful color palett...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel
ABSTRACT Black Lines Painting Spanish Artist Alicia Gimeno
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivated by calligraphy, the gestuality of brush strokes, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
The Date
Located in Zofingen, AG
“The Date” is a vibrant urban scene full of life, color and emotional warmth. A young man meets a girl near his convertible under a large tree.
The painting’s bold yellows, blues, r...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
av_965 - Colorful Textured Original Contemporary Abstract Painting on Canvas
By Alex Voinea
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The colorful abstract artworks of Romanian artist Alex Voinea are inspired by experiments with paint poured over vibrating surfaces, such as speakers at full volume. Alex Voinea coll...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Ancient Wisdom - Large Abstract Textural Layered Expressionist Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael's abstract expressionism paintings are influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work for the fir...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blue and White Abstract Overlapping Shapes Fish Scribble Gestures, Mediterranean
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us and reminds us of its natural beauty and the importance of its preservation.
Details:
Title: Marina N31
Medium: Acrylic on Paper
Size: 106 x 70 cm ( 41.7 x 28 inches)
Year: 2024
* Frame is for illustrative purposes only. Artwork shipped carefully rolled and packaged in a tube.
* Certificate of Authenticity provided.
Enric Servera (Ciutadella de Menorca, 1970) lives and works between Barcelona and Menorca, Spain. His works explores the colors and forms of the ocean, inspired by the fauna and flora of the Mediterranean Sea. His work has shown in galleries across Spain, and is part of several public and private collections.
Words that may describe this series of artworks are: Mediterranean-inspired art, abstract sea...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor
“Listen to Time”
Located in Zofingen, AG
A monochrome minimalist portrait in a restrained palette. The white face, resembling a mask, is immersed in music, dissolving into time. Simple yet expressive brushstrokes create a s...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Pink Cosmos, Mixed Media Art on Paper
By a.muse
Located in New york, NY
In the artist's abstract print series, Pink Cosmos, 2023 by a.muse represents an imaginary cosmos - the universe as a place of longing, dreams, wonder, and ethereal beauty. A 13.75" ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Rag Paper, Monotype, Gouache
Untitled (abstract expressionist mid-century modern painting)
By Joseph Fiore
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Fiore (1928-2005) Untitled, ca. 1955. Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches.
Measuring 24 x 30 inches in custom modernist frame. Signed lower left. Excellent condition.
Joseph Albe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Mid Century Figural Abstract Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring 30 by 36 inches overall and 22 by 28 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handso...
Category
1950s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,500 Sale Price
20% Off
The Sea is Calling My Soul - Original Luminous Blue Textural Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blue Mountain - minimalist, abstract, landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract painting inspired by nature is by Pat Service.
The allure of the open road has long been a favorite subject for this Canadian artist. And with that artist...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Tecke, abstract, minimalism, library series, oil on canvas, textured, books, red
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
abstraction of books in a library in red ocher tones
the book appears more as the evocation of a culture than as an everyday object.
The affinities of literature and the plastic arts...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
ABSTRACT Contemporary Artwork White Brown Earth Minimal Texture On Hansen
By On Hansen
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 Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Contemporary Large New Abstract Gestural Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner
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 Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
Fake Marshmallow Series. "Red". Vibrant Contemporary Pop Art Sculpture in Clay
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Red" is a striking piece from Elizabeth Art Candy’s latest series dedicated to "Marshmallows", inspired by the evocative power of "sweet memories". This contemporary wall sculpture ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Clay, Canvas, Spray Paint
Original Diptych-Landscape Memories-Gold Leaf with Oil-British Awarded Artist
Located in London, GB
Shizico's unique approach to paintings, erasing, rewriting, and destroying the landscape in the background through bold strokes of gold leaf on the top layers in this series, works o...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XX (circa 1980s-90s)
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XX", oil on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an interm...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Contemporary Big Abstract Vivid Strokes Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner
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 Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
20th Century French Geometric Abstract Composition Oil Painting 1970's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed and dated 70'
by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French
oil painting on board, unframed
size: 10 x 12 inches
provenance: private collection, Paris, France
conditi...
Category
20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Festival of Joy - Abstract Expressionism Colorful Delight Joy Texture Statement
By Karnish Art
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: Festival of Joy
Abstract Expressionism Colorful Delight Joy Movement Texture Statement Vibrant
Festivitas Laetitiae - Festival of Joy
This vibrant artwork, set on a deep cr...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Morning Magic, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Dorothy Gaziano layers orange and light blue with oil paint and cold wax. Using black to enhance details, she applies marks and scratches, adding contr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Figural Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Eugene Arcieri (1914 - 2005). Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring 15 by 19 inches overall and 14 by 18 painting alone. In exce...
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Palette de pensées, Abstract, Black Library, Expressionism Contemporary, Oil
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
SIZE FRAME: 157 X 57 cm (61.81 x 22.44 in) you can request a wood frame
Sophie Dumont is a professional painter whose work is collected worldwide and is known for her deep explorat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
After Wordsworth - modern, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This colourful abstract painting is by Canadian artist Milly Ristvedt.
For more than sixty years, Milly Ristvedt’s artwork has been grounded in an exploration of colour and expressi...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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.