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
"Lost time"
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
The painting "Lost Time" evokes deep reflection on the fleeting nature and preciousness of time. Rendered in a dramatic abstract style, the composition features fragmented clock hand...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Theater"
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
The multi-theme and multi-genre plastic art, represented by the composition of the exhibited works, "curves" around the main plastic accents: thoughtful analysis of form, geometry, e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Return"
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
Observing the life of the aquarium
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Golden city"
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
Golden city - a phantom city that exists in human fantasies as a city made of pure gold, and the people in it are also covered in gold.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"The wisper of forest spirit"
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
The whole painting looks like a dream or vision, a world escaping understanding yet alluring with its obscurity and enigma, forming a certain figure that can be associated with an an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Irrepressibla"
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
In the Irrepressible work from the series "Unconscious," the artist encoded the emotions of joy and irrepressible thirst for life. The feelings of happiness are uplifting and inspiri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Shadow in October"
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
“Shadow in October” is a striking composition by contemporary artist Yuriy Vatkin. This acrylic painting features bold, sweeping brushstrokes and intricate textures that evoke the in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bush Vine Dreaming - Ngalyipi Jukurrpa
Located in London, GB
Biddy Long is a traditional woman bringing years of bush living and travelling to her painting. Her early life was with other Warlpiri on Mt Doreen cattle station when her family was...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Doors of the perception"
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
The painting “Doors of Perception”, named after the book of the same title, is a symbolic work exploring human perception. The right side of the composition depicts logical connectio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Sun Struck : Oil painting on canvas
Located in New York, NY
Painting by established contemporary artist Jan Wunderman. Oil on canvas.
Jan Wunderman primarily lived and worked in New York City and New Hampshire. Wunderman is noted for richly ...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Covina : Oil painting on canvas
Located in New York, NY
Painting by established contemporary artist Jan Wunderman. Oil on canvas.
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Divino Amor". Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color
Located in MADRID, ES
Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color, paper
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"Encuentros". Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color
Located in MADRID, ES
Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color, paper
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Collage - Paint and Charcoal Abstract Collage by Wesley Kimler, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Combining fractions of abstracted drawings into one, Kimler creates a whole new abstracted form. With expressive pours of black and brightly colored paints and brushwork in charcoal ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Graphite
"Dimensiones de Luz". Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color
Located in MADRID, ES
Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color, paper
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"Fugaz I". Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color
Located in MADRID, ES
Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color, paper
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"Galaxia 7". Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color
Located in MADRID, ES
Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color, paper
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"Multidimensionalidad". Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color
Located in MADRID, ES
Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color, paper
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"Portico I" Sonia Gechtoff, Shades of Blue Abstract Composition on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Sonia Gechtoff
Portico I, 1979
Signed, dated, and inscribed
Acrylic and pencil on paper
40 x 40 inches
Sonia Gechtoff was born in Philadelphia to Ethel "Etya" and Leonid Gechtoff. ...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Untitled (3800)
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic on canvas
43 x 59 in
Unstretched
While Aitala´s artwork has its beginnings in the neo-expressionism, within the years it was gradually adopting all kinds of facets and style...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
BARN OWL
Located in London, GB
Ian comes from a background in graphic design. He has a degree from the University of Hertfordshire.
"The countryside has always played a powerful, emotional part in my life. The ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
SLEDGING HILL
Located in London, GB
Ian comes from a background in graphic design. He has a degree from the University of Hertfordshire.
The countryside has always played a powerful, emotional part in my life. The ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
FORMYS
Located in London, GB
Abstract painter, Sophie Capron born 1982, studied BA Hons Textile Art at Winchester School of Art. During this period she did textile training in Japan. In 2018 she completed a resi...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Chalk, Crayon, House Paint, Acrylic
Blue Bonnet Daze
Located in London, GB
Colourful, playful and moving, the acrylic and mixed media artwork work of Lisa Henshall aims to express in pigments what cannot be expressed in words and capture the shared space be...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vers la Clairière
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed lower right with the monogram
Probably titled in the artist's hand on the back on the stretcher with archive number
EXHIBITIONS
Budapest, Var Fok Gallery.
Pecs, Françoise Gil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Blue Hydrangeas" Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Abstract in Blue Hues 30"x30"
Located in New York, NY
"Blue Hydrangeas" 2024, 30" H x 30" W. Multi-colored square abstract painting consisting of acrylic, house paint, pencils, and oil pastels on canvas by Argentine-born artist Karina G...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, House Paint, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
Summer Romance
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Summer Romance 2014
Fine acrylic vinyl paint on primed cotton canvas, gallery wrap signed and titled.
Frank Monaco.
Studied and worked with Marilyn Stiles of The Art Institute of Chi...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Vinyl, Cotton Canvas
Water Bloom 11
By Liz Barber
Located in Napa, CA
Liz Barber pursued painting while obtaining her degree from the Massachusetts College of Art and Moore College of Art. She currently resides in Marietta, Georgia. Barber’s paintings ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Gouache, Graphite
"Untitled" Edward Zutrau, 1963 Post-Painterly Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in New York, NY
Edward Zutrau
Untitled, 1963
Signed and dated on stretcher verso "5/63"
Oil on canvas
8 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches
Edward Zutrau is among the American artists who worked within the whirlw...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Water Bloom 10
By Liz Barber
Located in Napa, CA
Liz Barber pursued painting while obtaining her degree from the Massachusetts College of Art and Moore College of Art. She currently resides in Marietta, Georgia. Barber’s paintings ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Gouache, Graphite
"Kamakura" Edward Zutrau, 1963 Abstract Expressionist Landscape Painting
Located in New York, NY
Edward Zutrau
Kamakura, 5/1963
Signed, titled and dated on stretcher bar
Oil on linen
9 1/2 x 13 inches
Edward Zutrau is among the American artists who worked within the whirlwind ...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Untitled" Edward Zutrau, 1957 Blue And Green Abstract Expressionist Work
Located in New York, NY
Edward Zutrau
Untitled, 1957
Oil on linen
44 x 60 1/2 inches
Edward Zutrau is among the American artists who worked within the whirlwind of diverse abstraction that blossomed in th...
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Untitled" Edward Zutrau, 1963 Abstract Pink and Orange Expressionist Painting
Located in New York, NY
Edward Zutrau
Untitled, 1963
Signed and dated on stretcher verso "5/63"
Oil on canvas
10 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches
Edward Zutrau is among the American artists who worked within the whirlw...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Untitled" Edward Zutrau, Intense Color Abstract Expressionist Composition
Located in New York, NY
Edward Zutrau
Untitled, 1960
Oil on linen
51 1/2 x 38 1/4 inches
Edward Zutrau is among the American artists who worked within the whirlwind of diverse abstraction that blossomed i...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Untitled" Edward Zutrau, 1963 Post-Painterly Abstraction Expressionist Work
Located in New York, NY
Edward Zutrau
Untitled, 2/17/1963
Signed and dated on verso
Oil on linen
25 1/2 x 21 inches
Edward Zutrau is among the American artists who worked within the whirlwind of diverse a...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Polynesian Image" Edward Zutrau, 1960 Intense Color Abstract Expressionist Work
Located in New York, NY
Edward Zutrau
Polynesian Image, 2/1960
Signed, dated and titled on verso
Oil on linen
38 1/2 x 51 inches
Edward Zutrau is among the American artists who worked within the whirlwind...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Kamakura" Edward Zutrau, 1963 Abstract Expressionist Chromatic Composition
Located in New York, NY
Edward Zutrau
Kamakura, 5/1963
Signed, dated and titled on verso
Oil on linen
38 1/2 x 51 1/2 inches
Edward Zutrau is among the American artists who worked within the whirlwind of ...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Kamakura" Edward Zutrau, 1963 Abstract Expressionist Pure Colors Composition
Located in New York, NY
Edward Zutrau
Kamakura, 5/19/1963
Signed, dated and titled on verso
Oil on linen
38 1/2 x 51 inches
Edward Zutrau is among the American artists who worked within the whirlwind of d...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Collage No. 26
By Kim Fonder
Located in Tulsa, OK
Collage No. 26 by Kim Fonder is an abstract original artwork that embodies a rich blend of layered paper and organic textures. Crafted on burlap over panel, this large-scale piece at...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Burlap, Panel
Indigo Study
By Kim Fonder
Located in Tulsa, OK
"Indigo Study" is composed of textured square segments. This piece measuring 72 by 72 inches is created using a mix of materials, on burlap. The color scheme includes shades of gray,...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Burlap
Collage Risorse Naturali with Saffron and Magenta
By Kim Fonder
Located in Tulsa, OK
Kim Fonder loves texture and touch. Her paintings and furniture reflect her infatuation with these two characteristics. From the materials Fonder selects, to the way she crafts each ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Ink
Collage No. 2
By Kim Fonder
Located in Tulsa, OK
Kim Fonder loves texture and touch. Her paintings and furniture reflect her infatuation with these two characteristics. From the materials Fonder selects, to the way she crafts each ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Paper, Handmade Paper
Collage Bianca Perla VII by VII
By Kim Fonder
Located in Tulsa, OK
Kim Fonder loves texture and touch. Her paintings and furniture reflect her infatuation with these two characteristics. From the materials Fonder selects, to the way she crafts each ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Bianca Tilt
By Kim Fonder
Located in Tulsa, OK
Kim Fonder loves texture and touch. Her paintings and furniture reflect her infatuation with these two characteristics. From the materials Fonder selects, to the way she crafts each ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Wind On The Beach
By Kim Fonder
Located in Tulsa, OK
Wind on the Beach by Kim Fonder captures the gentle, flowing essence of a coastal breeze. This mixed-media artwork, measuring 36" by 36" with a depth of 1", exudes tranquility with l...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
La Scrito Sur Moro Indigo
By Kim Fonder
Located in Tulsa, OK
La Scrito Sur Moro Indigo by Kim Fonder is a mixed-media piece that evokes a sense of depth and mystery. Created on handmade paper mounted over a panel and encased in a sleek plexigl...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Mixed Media, Panel, Handmade Paper
"Tree of conscience (Triptych)"
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
This triptych (150x40cm, 150x75cm, 150x40cm), created in 2013 using oil on canvas, explores the depth of human conscience. At its core is the image of a small child, representing the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Collage et Espace” Black & Tan Contemporary Geometric Hard-Edge Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Geometric abstract painting by contemporary artist Stephanie Beukers. The work features layers of hard-edged shapes in black and tan set against a light background. Signed and titled...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
unknown
Located in Clinton Township, MI
An interesting abstract with a metal frame
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Medina
Located in Park City, UT
NICHOLAS WILTON’s paintings are visual poems, informed by Nature and his personal experience of life. Color, texture, and organic forms are layered into a complex visual weave that h...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Enshrined
Located in Park City, UT
Gordon Studer’s earthy, confident abstracts are rooted in his discipline as an award-winning commercial illustrator, lending his work a strong, graphic cadence. The result speaks to ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Bubble Gum Town
Located in Park City, UT
NICHOLAS WILTON’s paintings are visual poems, informed by Nature and his personal experience of life. Color, texture, and organic forms are layered into a complex visual weave that h...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Green Edge
Located in Greenwich, CT
Signed verso
b. 1964
In her paintings Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorpora...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
UMAMI RIVER III
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original, uniquie cyanotype.
“I love this means of directly using sun and water to create my art,” says Terri Dilling. “It is a collaboration with nature. The weather and the season...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled 119
Located in Park City, UT
Photography has been a huge passion since my youth, however the evolution of digital photography created a void in regards to the precision and tactility of film photography. In 2002...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Pigment
Seine Island Noe Landscape
By James Bohary
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work:
Oil on canvas.
62 x 24 in.
64.25 x 26.25 in. (framed)
Custom framed in a veneered white oak floater with a...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Seine Mountain Noe Garden
By James Bohary
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work:
Oil on canvas.
62 x 24 in.
64.25 x 26.25 in. (framed)
Custom framed in a veneered white oak floater with a...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Prophet
Located in Park City, UT
NICHOLAS WILTON’s paintings are visual poems, informed by Nature and his personal experience of life. Color, texture, and organic forms are layered into a complex visual weave that h...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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