Abstract Abstract Paintings
ABSTRACT STYLE
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
Peace - Contemporary Colorful Impasto Inspired Abstract Painting Wooden Frame
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
"abstract girl in the rain " RK57T, Abstract, Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way, h...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
The Wellspring II - Large Contemporary Abstract Colorful Geometric Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harrison Gilman's large original artworks begin with a layer of fast-paced gestural abstraction followed by organic shapes and geometric structures. Some of his paintings remain in t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
The Vanguard Series Nr. XVI: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
By STM
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. XVI: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by STM (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Sepia Library, Contemporary oil painting, Textured Abstract Library, warm tones
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Bibliothèque Sépia (Sepia Library) exemplifies Sophie Dumont’s celebrated series of abstract libraries — compositions that merge geometry, color, and reflection. In this piece, the a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fragments de paysage - Modern Abstract Landscape paint – Original Oil on Canvas
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Abstract landscape oil painting by French contemporary artist Sophie Dumont, Fragments de paysage (Landscape Fragments) captures the harmony between structure, texture, and light.
So...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Vanguard Series Nr. XII: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
By STM
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. XII: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by STM (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
THE WARMTH OF VOID
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Everything unnecessary has been removed to highlight the essential: the boundary between “just now” and “not yet.” The work speaks not of events, but of the point where they come t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Awakening Dreams - Abstract Luminous Earth Tone Textural Floral Acrylic Artwork
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
Original-Sunset Clouds Diptych-British Awarded Artist-en plein air-Oil canvas
Located in London, GB
This diptych Sunset Clouds , is part of Sunset Song Series, painted entirely en plein air under dimmed light in sunset hours, with no artificial light to guide her, Shizico Yi embrac...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
#260, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
The Beginning
Located in Zofingen, AG
“The Beginning”
Oil on linen, multilayer technique
This work captures the moment when form is born out of silence. Translucent layers of oil, laid one upon another like breaths of t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting. "Attempt at Harmony."
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Attempt at Harmony" is an abstract painting distinguished by its texture and intertwined layers of color. Dominated by ochre tones, the piece is complemented by flashes of blue, pur...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Green Cathedral III - Large Contemporary Abstract Green Tone Geometric Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harrison Gilman's large original artworks begin with a layer of fast-paced gestural abstraction followed by organic shapes and geometric structures. Some of his paintings remain in t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled #SP-211, Mixed Media on Paper by Murray Duncan - Abstract Geometric
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Untitled #SP-211 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 D...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
AQUA-PRIMA
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Silence dissolved in eternity. In this moment — the depth of all being.”
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition with Color Fields – Contemporary Oil Painting
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"The Silence of the Night." Abstract Composition with Color Fields is an original oil painting on canvas by Colombian artist Luis Xiua, created in his studio in Bogotá. The work expl...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Untitled #SP-216, Mixed Media on Paper by Murray Duncan - Abstract Geometric
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Untitled #SP-216, 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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper, Oil Crayon
Inner library, Original Textured Abstract Library, Oil Paint, Contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Abstract bookshelf oil painting by French contemporary artist Sophie Dumont, Inner Library explores the silent architecture of memory and thought. Known for her poetic compositions a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
ABSTRACT 2565
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I poured vibrant emotion into layers of soft pastels, letting acrylics dance freely across the canvas. The swirling pinks, yellows, and blues express an uplifting ener...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
#257, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Original-Jardin d'Automne-British Awarded Artist-gladiolus-plein air-oil canvas
Located in London, GB
Jardin d’Automne is Shizico Yi’s latest series of studies of late summer flora from her garden. Preserving the final vibrant days of the summer into mid autumn, she continues paintin...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Lion's Gate Portal -Large Abstract Luminous Textural Floral Acrylic 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
Acrylic Painting on Paper with Surreal Landscape and Abstract Clouds. Framed
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This acrylic painting on 300 g/m² paper belongs to Nico Pearleyes’ series Ways to the Unknowable, a cycle of works inspired by the spiritual and philosophical theme of traversing unc...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Ambedo - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Expression, Pop Culture, Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This was an ambedo kind of love, one that soaked into my soul slowly and all at once.
Two hearts awakened different parts of me, and in loving them both, I lived in the in-between.
O...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
$1,320 Sale Price
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Depth
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Depth”
The painting is created in the technique of expressive gesture.
Here, light and darkness meet at the edge of the horizon. A tender shade of blue gradually dissolves into a de...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,061
Path
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting unfolds like a vision—an elusive horizon dissolved in light. Gentle transitions of gray-blue and muted tones create a sense of infinite depth, where the air thickens and...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Oil Painting and Mouse. "The Silence of the Animals 2."
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"The Silence of the Animals 2" is an original oil painting on canvas by Colombian artist Luis Xiua, known for blending figurative and abstract elements inspired by nature and pre-His...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
ECHO
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting resonates with silence dissolved in shades of blue. Gentle layers of color, from the lightest to the deepest, unfold into an invisible vibration—an echo that seems to...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Warm Touch
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Warm Touch”
A peaceful wave unfolds across the canvas — not forceful, not fierce, but gently wrapping the space in tenderness. Its shifting shades of blue flow softly, like the brea...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Triptych-Gladiolus, Dahlias, and Elderberry-British Awarded Artist-oil
Located in London, GB
The paintings draw upon late-summer blooms and trees from Shizico’s own garden—gladiolus, dahlias, and elderberry. Red tones carry the warmth of maternal love, while yellow brings th...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$1,802 Sale Price
20% Off
WEIGHTLESSNESS
Located in Zofingen, AG
The canvas hovers between light and shadow, a space suspended beyond gravity. Layers of oil flow like liquid air, blending soft, translucent tones with bursts of ethereal color, as i...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
DAMIEN HIRST - THE CURRENCY. Original work The Currency Project. Dots. Colors
By Damien Hirst
Located in Madrid, Madrid
DAMIEN HIRST - THE CURRENCY: 6274. NOBODY SHOULD HEAR IT
Date of creation: 2016
Medium: Enamel paint on handmade paper
Edition: 5.149 unique works on paper
Size: 21.5 x 30 cm
Conditi...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
PULSATION OF TIME
Located in Zofingen, AG
In Pulsation of Time, the artist turns to the technique of impulsive gesture, intertwining it with delicate, translucent glazing. The multilayered texture forms a space that seems to...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Evening over Green, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Bold texture and vibrant color convey the drama of Tennessee’s summer evenings. A vast sky of purples and blues reflects the shifting light at dusk, while lay...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Palimpseste- Large Black Abstract Library Painting – Oil on Canvas –Contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Title: Palimpsest
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 100 x 100 cm 39.37 x 39.37 in (canvas only), 107 x 107 cm 42.12 x 42.12 in framed
Year: 2025
Framing: Black wooden floater frame ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tides Out (Abstract Painting in Blue, Orange & Metallic Gold)
By Bruce Murphy
Located in Hudson, NY
Gestural abstract expressionist painting on canvas in colorful hues green, blue, and orange on a gold and silver background
"Untitled Green", 2022 by Bruce Murphy
40.5 x 40.5 inches...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Huge French Contemporary Modernist Abstract Oil Painting Figurative Nude Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed initials by Jacqueline VERDET (French, 1931-2023)
oil painting on canvas, unframed
signed verso
canvas: 39.5 x 29 inches
condition: the work is in overall...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original-Cat, Pond, Trellis with Lime Trees-British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf+Ink
Located in London, GB
This special large Ink and Gold leaf on canvas board created by Shizico in early autumn, her Cat and the garden take centre stage. The pictorial language in this series pays homage t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
MIST
Located in Zofingen, AG
"A thin veil of fog hides the world. In this shaky haze dreams are born”
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,168
ALCHEMY OF FIRE
Located in Zofingen, AG
“The painting seems to capture the moment when the inner fire of the soul engages in alchemy with the boundless expanse of the universe.”
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Save the Savior - Large Oversized Affordable Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harrison Gilman's large original artworks begin with a layer of fast-paced gestural abstraction followed by organic shapes and geometric structures. Some of his paintings remain in t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
ALL IS REFLECTED
Located in Zofingen, AG
“The light melts into silence like a forgotten thought. The world hangs between day and night, each glimmer a quiet question about eternity.”
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
SAT-NAM
Located in Zofingen, AG
“This work is a visual mantra — an invitation to stillness. With no defined forms, only texture and vibration, the painting dissolves the boundary between the outer and inner world.”
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hand Painted Proof-Golden Glow Summer Night-British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf
Located in London, GB
This is a large, hand-painted oil and hand gilded with gold leaf Artist’s Proof on giclée on paper; it is a one-off piece, the only hand painted proof of this image, Unit of one.
It...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Infinite prosperity
Located in London, London
XXL EXTRA Large size
The item is located in central London, United Kingdom.
The painting will be shipped rolled
without stretcher bars, unframed.
It is possible to ship this item...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Abstract Painting on Canvas in Red Tones with Figuration
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Scarlet Study" – Contemporary Abstract Painting on Canvas in Red Tones with Figuration is an oil painting on canvas that explores color field and abstract expressionism. The work is...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Salat, Yellow and White, Abstract Fish Patterns, Modern Seascape on Paper, 2025
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Mnemonic Rhythm (Bright, Multicolored Textile Inspired Abstract Wall Sculpture)
By Susan Stover
Located in Hudson, NY
Mnemonic Rhythm (Bright, Multicolored Textile Inspired Abstract Wall Sculpture), made by Susan Stover in 2025
wood, oil paint, varnish, waxed linen thread
30 x 30 inches
Lightweight,...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Thread, Wood, Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
Abstract Oil Painting in Orange. "Study Orange"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Study Orange" – Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas in Orange Tones is an abstract composition that explores the dynamics of color fields and structural balance. The work i...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Blue Painting Abstract Contemporary Striking Statement Original Playful Color
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: The Movement of Blue
Blue Painting Abstract Contemporary Striking Statement Original Playful Color one-of-a-kind Authentic Invest
The Movement of Blues is a large abstract e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Varnish, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Engraving
A Chance Encounter
Located in Oslo, NO
A spontaneous meeting of colors and forms — A Chance Encounter captures the fleeting moment when two movements cross and create something unexpected. Layers of ochre, violet, and ind...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Passionfroot - Large Original Abstract Expressionism Colorful Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The paintings of Bruce Rubenstein seamlessly marry sophistication with affordability. His original art merges the creative attitudes of the two distinct art hot spots of New York and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Life Has No Rules, purple, Joan Mitchell, contemporary, abstract, expressionism
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is part of a new series I began in the fall of 2025 titled Contemplation and Introspection. In this series I am exploring the profound relationship between nature and t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Calm Garden" extra large painting on cotton canvas, rose garden, flowers, rose
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in Being. Allow nature to teach you stillness." – Eckhart Tolle
Calm Garde...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Neptune Flower Arrangement - Abstract Botanical Mixed Media 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
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
POWDER
Located in Zofingen, AG
“This work seems to capture the delicate thread one soul leaves upon another, barely perceptible yet enduring through time.”
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas in Earth Tones
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"History of a Freedom" – Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas in Earth Tones is an abstract oil painting that emphasizes texture and layered color. The composition is dominat...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Original-Summer Bloom Series-British Awarded Artist-Impasto-oil-plein air garden
Located in London, GB
This painting marks Shizico Yi’s joyful return to en plein air painting in her garden after a season of unusual weather—storms and heatwaves alternating unpredictably.
By late July, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Lacis, Abstract Landscape, Oil on canvas, Contemporary Art, Fields, French art
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Size unframed: 40 x 50 cm (15.74 x 19.68 in)
Size framed 44 x 54 cm (17.32 x 21.25 in)
"Lacis" is an oil on canvas piece, reworked in 2025, that delves into the exploration of abst...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
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