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"Poem Six" Contemporary Abstract Framed Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Poem Six" is a mixed media work on canvas by Beatriz Simón, with expressive strokes and abstract shapes in blues, pinks, blacks, tans, and white.
This piece is finished in a silve...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media
"Jackson Pollock"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Steppe. I saw this painting in the spring in the blooming steppe. In creating it, I splashed a whole carnival of bright acrylic shades onto paper, allowing emotions to guide every...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
Lignes brisées modern grey black architectural painting relief
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Ligne brisée is a new small size contemporary modern sculpture painting relief by French-Dutch artist Olivier Julia. The relief is made from oak wood and finished with a mixture of a...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Diptych (two canvases) abstract vibrant interior painting "Duality"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
I have worked on a series of abstract paintings. This abstract series is dedicated to a "heart- mind connection".
This is the one of them called "Duality".
While working on this ar...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Moon by Frédérique Domergue - Abstract painting and wall sculpture, original
Located in Paris, FR
Moon is a unique painting and wall sculpture by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This artwork is made with polished pink copper leaves on metal frame, dimensions are 1...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper
Making Peace, Abstract Large Original Painting on Canvas, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Voskan Galstian
Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year: 2024
Style: Abstract Art,
Title: Making Peace
Size: 48" x 71" x 1....
Category
Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue Over Yellow #2 - bold, colourful, modern, abstract, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
David Sorensen’s brightly coloured abstract work is visually arresting, fresh and modern. The venerated Canadian artist was initially inspired by the vivid palette of Mexico where he...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Myriad passion
Located in IT
The item is located in London,UK.
The painting will be shipped rolled
without stretcher bars, unframed.
It is possible to ship this item stretched and framed.
Please feel free to ...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$6,269 Sale Price
25% Off
"Rover" Multicolor Bunny on Ombre Diamond Dust Pink & Blue Background Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a multicolor bunny on an ombre Pink and Blue background with thick u...
Category
Neo-Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel
Ethereal Abstraction 34, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Patrick O'Boyle created this painting as part of his Ethereal Abstraction series, working while standing and keeping the piece flat for precise control. ...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
On-Of-A-Kind Contemporary painting on canvas, Abstract, Fantasy style, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale Original Abstract Acrylic Painting on canvas in a fantasy abstract style the viewer with its swirling, vortex-like composition of vivid colors and dynamic movement. At th...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Primitive Modern #1 - Textural Abstract Minimalist Artwork on Canvas
By Len Klikunas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist Len Klikunas paints to modify experienced reality through visual perception. Klikunas focuses on the larger idea behind his original abstract minimalist artworks. The work is ...
Category
Minimalist 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Fly Away With Me" Multicolor Paper Butterflies Painting on Canvas w Shadow Box
Located in New York, NY
This piece is executed with hand cut butterflies, and comes displayed in an acrylic shadow box. These works conjure sensations of nostalgia, created from paper, cutting out colorful ...
Category
Pop Art 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
Light Hold - Abstract Pale Lilac Peach Pastel Mint Gradient Stripes, 2020
By Audrey Stone
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in flashe on canvas, thin stripes of color in gradient shades of soft hues, starting with lilac and pale purple in the center to pale peach and...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Vinyl
"St. Theresa 3" White and Blue Butterflies on Scored Gold Background Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts two delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful golden landscape. Slonem ...
Category
Neo-Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
"AD 177" Abstract Painting 79" x 79" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"AD 177" Abstract Painting 79" x 79" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Medium: Mixed Media on Canvas
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic background started in 2014 when he received the certificate of...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract expressive vivid nature acrylic painting on canvas "Soft spring"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This expressive abstract artwork "Soft spring" bursts with vibrant, expressive colors, capturing the essence of an abstract landscape. The artist explores the colors by capturing th...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Original-Large Oil--Yellow Green and Blue-Summer Bloom-British Awarded Artist
Located in London, GB
Summer Bloom series began in 2022, which Shizico Yi celebrates the season by painting en plein air in her garden. In 2024, she embarks on a fresh chapter with her new cottage garden,...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Nature's Quietude, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This painting offers a moody, atmospheric view where land and sky seem to blur into one. Quick, expressive brushstrokes suggest movement across the scene, as ...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary Large New Abstract Gestural Grey Colors Christina Gschwantner
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Due to the large size of this piece, it will be shipped in a tube. We can assist you in finding a framer in your area who can mount the artwork once it arrives at its destination. If...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Wild and Beautiful II" - Colorful Impasto Abstract Floral Inspired Oil Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Sveta Hessler (Russian, born 1973)
"Wild and Beautiful II" 2025
Oil Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the back of the painting.
Sveta Hessler explodes the traditional ...
Category
Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
"Enchanted" Modernist Multicolor & Textured Abstract Portrait Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A modernist depiction of a portrait executed with strong use of line and texture. This piece is filled with movement and beautiful brushwork, the use of color placement is enchanting...
Category
Cubist 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Meanders of Blue sand, Abstract, Oil on canvas, textured, Landscape, French art
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Dimensions outside frame: 60 x 60 x 2 cm (23.62 x 23.62 x 0.79 in)
Dimensions with frame: 67 x 67 x 3.5 cm (26.38 x 26.38 x 1.38 in)
Sophie Dumont is a contemporary painter whose w...
Category
Abstract Geometric 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Energy" is an abstraction of expressionism by VolskyaLily.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Energy" is an abstraction of expressionism from the Volsky Lily. What is 2025 for us? What to expect and what to prepare for?Summing up the results. The end of the cycle, what has ju...
Category
Post-Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
Golden Thread Blue Flow Abstract Expression Gilding Calm Ocean Sea Abundance
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Golden Thread
In this piece, I've embraced the dance of harmony and flow. With featherlike strokes of acrylic and oil, the bold blues embody emotional depth, tempered by the...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Triptych - "Freeform" - Abstraction, Expression, Pop, Street Art, Joyful
By Paweł Myszka
Located in Salzburg, AT
A single painting is 70x60 cm in size, All together next to each other 70x180 cm. Please ask me about the shipping costs because we can send the paintings much cheaper, the system h...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mountain Sun - bright, minimalist, abstracted landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Bold, bright colours and clean lines capture the essence of a setting sun as it slips behind a mountain range. This is one of a series of minimalist paintings that celebrates the ‘ro...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Unbraiding In The Sun - Abstract Expressionist Neutral Beige Floral
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in abstract paintings with a sense of fluidity. Her expressive style emphasizes large flowers, organic shapes and loose brushstrokes i...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"White Ascension Northern Light" Butterflies Gold Background Oil Painting Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful gold tone landscape. Slonem t...
Category
Neo-Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
A Potted Succulent and a Rhizome - Original Vibrant Abstract Botanical Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Plant in Pottery Pot 2 - Original Abstract Colorful Botanical Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Holds the people together. Abstract mixed media painting on Awagami paper
By On Hansen
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Traces of lived experiences appear in On Hansen's works, exploring the possibilities of formal abstraction and seeking an organic experience between space an...
Category
Minimalist 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Ink, Wax, Acrylic, Washi Paper
Ray of Light 1
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Encaustic on panel.
It's simple; I create art because it makes me happy. I try not to overthink the process of what I’m painting and let my intuition be my guide. I love laying do...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic
Impressionist seascape nature painting paper "Dreaming of the south of France"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary seaside landscape, infused with the spirit of Impressionism and a hint of Expressionism, is part of my ongoing series celebrating the essence of summer. Titled "Dre...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
The deep sea, Contemporary ocean, dark blue, ocean essence, Florida art
Located in Cumming, GA
This contemporary impressionist painting represents the deepest ocean with its varied blues and textures.
Category
Abstract Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"You've Got The Love" Contemporary Expressive Abstract Framed Mixed Media Panel
Located in Baltimore, MD
"You've Got The Love" is an abstract mixed media on panel by Carly Allen Martin. The artists use of vibrant color and detailed brushstrokes render ...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Panel
"Racine" Abstract landscape painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
Textural abstract landscape painting by Moroccan artist Wafaa Mezouar. Earth tones, Acrylic, mixed media on linen.
Size: 40 x 40 inches. Offered unframed.
Exhibitions include: Co...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Vivid Acrylic Painting on Cnavas 'Peace 0.1"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressive vivid painting by French artist Natalya Mougenot is titled "Peace 0.2". It’s a bold and emotionally charged piece inspired by the subtle harmony...
Category
Abstract Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
Light Thoughts, 2024 Mixed Media on Artist Board, Abstract Geometric Art
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Light Thoughts, 2024
Mix Media on artist board
Size - 72" height x 84" width x 1.75" depth
Signed
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative visionary. Know for his large-scale, expres...
Category
Abstract Geometric 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glaze, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
$4,450 Sale Price
50% Off
Sueños, Máquinas y Alebrijes, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Mixed media on canvas
120 x 160 cm
Contemporary Art
Signed and dated
About the artist
Cuauhtemoc´s work is the meeting point of the inevitable and the immovable, mixing senses and i...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Mary" Black Bunny on White Background Oil Painting on Wood Panel Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on white background with thick use of paint. It is hou...
Category
Neo-Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Break" Original Painting by Hiroshi Sato, Vibrant Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's "Break," completed in 2024, is a striking oil on canvas painting measuring 44 x 80 inches (111.76 x 203.20 cm). This original artwork features a vibrant urban landscap...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Quite A Messy Night - Original Bold Delightful Figurative Fancy Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gerdine Duijsens’ spirited and evocative figures are instantly recognizable and unforgettable. Through lush, bold colors and energetic marks, her paintings emit a sense of pleasure a...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Cascading Folds (with Footer) No.78" 2025, tinted polymer on Yupo paper
Located in New York, NY
Susan English
Cascading Folds (with Footer) No.78, 2025
tinted polymer on Yupo paper
32 x 26 in.
(eng289)
Category
Minimalist 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Polymer
Surrounded by Love by Gaetan de Seguin Figurative contemporary Painting
Located in DE
Contemporary figurative painting with lots of details and movement. Beautiful statement piece for any art collection. Combining a lot of different colors in any interiors and settin...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Music in my Soul - B.Schaumann - Contemporary Dancers Painting
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
#99, 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
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Wanderings/Suluk #59 - blue, white, brown, collage, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This is one in a series of elegant abstract compositions Shireen Kamran created to remember the forced exodus of many people from the town of Suluk, Syria. Using paper collage and ac...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic, Pigment
Autour de l'atelier — Post cubism, Textured Oil Painting, Artist Studio, French
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Created by a contemporary French artist recognized for his refined approach to material and abstraction, this painting reflects a deep exploration of memory, silence, and time throug...
Category
Cubist 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cherry Chewing Gum Framed Photorealistic Pop Art Oil Painting in Crimson Tones
By María Magán
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Cherry Chewing Gum is a framed photorealistic pop art painting by María Magán, part of her Chicles series. Created in oil on canvas, the work depicts a folded, glossy red object floa...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,336 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary abstract expressionist watercolor woman on paper "Figure in green"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressionist woman's figure was created by the French artist Natalya Mougenot and is part of her ongoing series dedicated to Women, where she explores the...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
My wave - abstract painting, made in ultramarine blue color
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in ultramarine blue color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold or black) with a styrene face...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
$304 Sale Price
20% Off
"Water irises by the pond" (contemporary impressionist floral art)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary impressionist ainting features a pond with blooming purple and orange water lillies. This piece executed with an expressionist touch was inflicted by artistic herit...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled #525 by Murray Duncan – Original Contemporary Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Untitled #525 by Murray Duncan
Mixed media on paper
Size: 32" x 40”
Unframed, signed
A bold mixed-media work with dynamic lines and textures.
This captivating piece by Murray Dunc...
Category
Abstract Geometric 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glaze, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
Gold Flower Spots #3, Original Painting, Abstract art
Located in Deddington, GB
The Colour Palette on this painting is very elegant and the painting changes colour in the light with the different layers of gold in it - as well as the textured gold stems. Oranges...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
TBG Origins: Trust Is Learned - Meditative Blue Black Gold Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract minimalist artist Jason DeMeo creates artworks that work to serve as a meditation for the viewer, drawing them toward the timeless concepts of truth, beauty, and goodness. H...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
For simplicity’s sake, Contemporary, classic, Triptych, white on white, 3 panels
Located in Cumming, GA
Clean and refreshing. Easy on the eyes yet distinct in a classic appeal. White on white has the subtlety of a quiet personality in a room full of people. When it speaks everyone li...
Category
Abstract Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Love Season - Dreamy Romantic Abstract Textural Soft Blush Tone 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
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
The all-seeing eye oil on canvas painting abstract expressionist
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Nerea Caos (1993) - the all-seeing eye - Oil on canvas
Canvas size 54X65 cm.
Frameless.
Nerea Sánchez Castro, born in Ferrol, Galicia in 1993, an art stude...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$596 Sale Price
58% Off
"Corner Street No. 2" by Hiroshi Sato, Original Painting, Abstract Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's "Corner Street No. 2" (2024) is an original oil on canvas artwork, measuring 36 x 28 inches.
"Corner Street #2" is sold unframed but is ready to hang. This unique art...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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