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
Color: Blue
untitled
Located in Queenston, ON
Can be purchased as a diptych, or individual art work .
custom framing options available. Adam makes bespoke one fo a kind furniture and frames.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Alkyd
"Deep River Turnaround"
Located in Bantam, CT
Emilia Dubicki's paintings evoke the infinite: duration, expanse and change knowing no limits. The artist based in New Haven Connecticut says " I like to combine the feelings, struc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Carried Away
By Thea Schrack
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Thea Schrack is a photographer and painter with a penchant for the past. Her photographic forays have taken her to English country estates, Czech castles, vineyards and to the shores...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Republic of Haut Bay II
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Danielle Eubank is a painter who is exploring the relationship between abstraction and realism. Based on the oceans of the world, her abstract oil paintings are modern and emotive.
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Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Parkside Place
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Suzie Buchholz is a Bay Area-based abstract painter with a playful yet rebellious approach to the tradition of Abstract Expressionism. Her process is highly physical,driven by an ins...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vertical Arcs in Cobalt Blue
Located in Quogue, NY
Abstract figurative gouache on paper painting
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Little Miss Honky Tonk
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Canvas. Vibrant colors. Blues. Pinks. Greens. Whites. Yellows.
About the Artist:
Francine Tint is a New York based abstract expressionist painter. She studied pai...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The First Place
Located in Atlanta, GA
Khalilah Birdsong, "The First Place", Acrylic on Canvas, 20 x 16 in.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Unfolding 3, Nicky Marais, Acrylic and ink on paper, abstract painting, series
By Nicky Marais
Located in Windhoek, NA
Unfolding 3, 2019. Acrylic and ink on paper.
Nicky Marais is a Namibian artist, educator and activist who lives and works in Windhoek. Marais is well-known for her abstract artworks...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Emerald Sky By Troy Smith Fine Art Abstract Art
Located in Toronto, CA
Emerald Sky was painted By Troy Smith in acrylic on canvas. A beige cream backdrop offers a contrasting pop for the emerald greens and blues. Dashes of golden-copper metallic paint a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Pilgrimage
Located in Atlanta, GA
Khalilah Birdsong, "The Pilgrimage", Acrylic on Canvas, 20 x 16 in.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Buscar Blue
By Peter Lodato
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A California native, Peter Lodato began making work in the late 1960s as part of the West Coast-specific Light and Space movement. Aligned with the concerns of his contemporaries, Lo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Morphology 1101
By Andy Moses
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A Los Angeles-based artist with a unique take on color and the relationship between space, shape and light. Andy Moses paints with pearlescent pigments on concave canvases, which cur...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Tomboy
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A student of art, architecture and theoretical physics, Michael Braden utilizes polychromatic lines to examine what he calls “transitional environments, the spaces of the in-between”...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Spatial Environs: Blue Rising
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Christopher Ruess large scale painting, spatial environs, blue rising, encapsulated polymer & acrylic on canvas. A Pennsylvania-born artist, Chris Ruess later studied at the Memphis ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Polymer
Holidays
Located in ARANJUEZ, ES
« I believe painting is all about gesture and flow. Painting is nowness. »
I wanted to represent the magnificent of the oak trees ,how they grow as island in the landscape and creat...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Ink, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Rincon #4
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jennifer Wolf grew up in Southern California hiking the Santa Ynez and Santa Monica Mountains. This intimate connection with the landscape led Wolf to explore using the earthen color...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel, Pigment
Purple In Bloom
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Acrylic on canvas with whispers of glitter coated with heavy resin.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Glitter, Ink, Acrylic
"Staccato XI"
By Solomon Ethe
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim's of Lambertville is proud to present this artwork by Solomon Ethe (1924 – 2019)
Solomon Ethe was born on June 22, 1924. A native New Yorker, he rece...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
On Stellar Rays -Monroe Hodder, American, Abstract, Juxtapositions, Bold, Modern
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
On Stellar Rays, original acrylic on canvas painting by American artist Monroe Hodder. Hodder’s abstract paintings are gloriously bold. Inspired by the u...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
untitle
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Donatella Violi was born in Ovada (AL), moved to Milan and subsequently to Reggio Emilia. As she was taking lessons at the Institute of Science, she wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Inside Out Love
Located in New York, NY
Abstract painting. Acrylic on canvas. Subtle colors. White. Blues.
About the Artist:
All McAleer ever wanted to be and all she's ever been is an artist. From a very young age...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Suess on the Loose 2016 Pop Whimsical Turquoise Blue Original Abstract Canvas
By Michael Moon
Located in Miami, FL
An animated original painting by this well known California artist, "Suess on the Loose" is an energetic and vibrant work that is both fun and painterly. The cool blues and greens w...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Baram 14
By Geonwoo Lee
Located in Goyang-si, KR
The word "Baram" has two meanings in Korean: "wish (feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that is not easily attainable)" and "wind (the perceptible natural movement of the air)." The "Baram Series" portrays the moment of the air that's stopped in a simple two-dimensional form. Thus, the wind in the Baram Series represents the "present", which means the wind that has already blown represents the "past", and the wind that is about to blow represents the "future".
Our wind in the past may be calm or turbulent. Regardless, the present is filled with hope, strongly wishing for the future wind to guide us to happiness. Maybe, these winds in our lives are dictated by our choices, and Baram Series embodies wish to deliver hope to all viewers facing the winds of their choices.
<Geonwoo Lee...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Staccato I"
By Solomon Ethe
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim's of Lambertville is proud to present this artwork by Solomon Ethe (1924 – 2019)
Solomon Ethe was born on June 22, 1924. A native New Yorker, he rece...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"FEEL THE LOVE" Painting 37" x 53" inch by Masha Iv
Located in Culver City, CA
"FEEL THE LOVE" Painting 37" x 53" inch by Masha Iv
ABOUT:
Masha Iv is a Russian artist, performer and fashion designer who works in various techniqu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ceramic, Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
Under Spring's Canopy - rich, colourful, layered abstract, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A velvety dark green reminiscent of a forest’s canopy dominates the canvas in this abstract piece by Noreen Taylor. Glimpses of yellow and pale green pro...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Presence in Azure - bright, bold, blue, red, white, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
An expression of beauty. Master colourist Paul Fournier has captured the essence of sparkling azure blue waters and sea life in this lyrical abstract painting. A cluster of yellow, o...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Piano Reflections 2 - dark, cool, expressive, abstracted, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Every morning for 15 minutes, Pat Service finds peace in playing the piano—classical music she learned as a teenager. This lyrical composition was inspired by such a moment rendered ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blue Landscape II
By Pat Forbes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
I see blue as a seminal color representing life in all its forms.
About the Artist
Pat Forbes is an abstract painter whose aesthetic is heavily influenced by her 20 years as a collector and dealer of Middle Eastern textiles. Pat, who lives on the Atlantic Ocean in Massachusetts, uses a neutral palette to present her interpretation of the world around her– from marshes and mountains to stones and spiderwebs. She is drawn to pattern and design, both of which influence the use of balanced repetition in her work. Pat’s muted colors invite pensive meditation, while her deliberate use of line guides the eye through satisfyingly symmetrical compositions.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Paradiso - Framed abstract winter sky landscape painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
"Paradiso" is a small winter sky abstract landscape painting mounted in a simple white floater frame. This painting is one of my signature "Littles", smaller paintings that pack a po...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sailing on the astral plane - Framed abstract blue seascape painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
A vibrant blue abstract seascape and sky painting, "Sailing on the astral plane" is an ode to the oceans and skies, the majesty of nature. This painting us a dramatic expression in a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Text Tonic - vivid, colourful, lyrical, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Translucent layers of periwinkle, blue and steel-grey compose the background of this rich and energetic painting. Dragged horizontally across the canvas are thick bands of black, whi...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Crayon, Acrylic
Spring Chaos #6, Jackson Pollock Style Landscape Painting, Modern Abstract Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Spring Chaos #6 by Lucy Moore [2022]
Spring Chaos #6 - An Original semi-abstract painting by Lucy Moore. Using her signature string grass technique Lucy has created a semi-abstract ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blue
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
In this work, I have poured my passion using acrylics to evoke depth and movement. Blues and whites intertwine, reflecting abstract emotions that flow freely, like ocean waves on a s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Blue Horizon of Peace
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Important for the buyer
The work is sent without a wooden frame and rolled in a reinforced tube to avoid damage during transportation.
"Blue Horizon of Peace" is an oil masterpiece...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Paper Landscape abstract seascape made in Italy by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
PaperLandscape
mixed media on cotton canvas 40x50 cm
2020
PaperLandscape is a series of artworks inspired by landscape and nature,
nature and the passage change over time, we change...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Jonathan Speed, Journey's End, Original Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Journey’s End [2021]
Original
Landscapes and seascapes
Oil paint on canvas
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:60 cm x W:60 cm x D:4cm
Sold Unframed
Please ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wellspring - Green, blue and yellow abstract water landscape
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
Wellspring is a dancing water interpretation, he new spring and rains creating new life and power in nature. In a beautiful palette of greens, blues, and yellows. A perfect size moun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Solar Dazzle, Abstract Art, Contemporary Art, Reflection Series of Water &Glass
By Ellen Hart
Located in Houston, TX
Celadon Sea
Celadon Sea is part of C. Ellen Hart’s Reflection Series. The works feature reflections found on the surfaces of water and glass. She seeks out images that commonly ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
'Floral Abstract, Blue and Coral', Post-Impressionist Still Life
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Nira Moblad' ( American, 1920-1993) and dated 1964; additionally signed verso.
A substantial and dynamic, semi-abstracted oil still-life of Lilies and Honeysuck...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Revolviendo el Estofado
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Marta Crespo is an Argentinian artist born in 1960.
She studied arts in Buenos Aires. Marta participated in workshops with various renowned artists, such as Santa Maria, Eckell, a...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Blue Circle of Peace
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Important for the buyer
The work is sent without a wooden frame and rolled in a reinforced tube to avoid damage during transportation.
"Blue Horizon of Peace" is an oil masterpiece ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Yves Klein Blue M3
Located in San Juan, PR
CARLOS MERCADO
ABSTRACT
Inspired in the work of Franz and Ives Klein
This body of work was produced during the initial months of the lock down due to the pandemic. This tragedy crea...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Yves Klein Blue M4
Located in San Juan, PR
CARLOS MERCADO
ABSTRACT
Inspired in the work of Franz and Ives Klein
This body of work was produced during the initial months of the lock down due to the pandemic. This tragedy crea...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Yves Klein Blue M1
Located in San Juan, PR
CARLOS MERCADO
ABSTRACT
Inspired in the work of Franz and Ives Klein
This body of work was produced during the initial months of the lock down due to the pandemic. This tragedy crea...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Yves Klein Blue M2
Located in San Juan, PR
CARLOS MERCADO
ABSTRACT
Inspired in the work of Franz and Ives Klein
This body of work was produced during the initial months of the lock down due to the pandemic. This tragedy crea...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Inside Blue
Located in King, ON
An abstract painting of a round shape, made in blue, creates a serene atmosphere reminiscent of the limitless sky. Its clean, geometric style lends a contemporary feel while giving t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Morning Poppy Meadows #16
By Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
Morning Poppy Meadows #16 By Lucy Moore [2022]
original
Acrylic on canvas
Image size: H:60 cm x W:60 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:60 cm x W:60 cm x D:1.5cm
Sold Unframed
Ple...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Baram 127
By Geonwoo Lee
Located in Goyang-si, KR
The word "Baram" has two meanings in Korean: "wish (feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that is not easily attainable)" and "wind (the perceptible natural movement ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Baram 114
By Geonwoo Lee
Located in Goyang-si, KR
The word "Baram" has two meanings in Korean: "wish (feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that is not easily attainable)" and "wind (the perceptible natural movement ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Believe in Yourself
Located in Yuba City, CA
Enjoy the charm of simplicity . One-of a kind abstract painting on canvas .Multiple layers of acrylic paint creating
nice texture .Ready to hang ,either way .Signed by artist -front ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Bubbleliscious
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA -- With these new paintings, Charlotte Smith has gone from workmanlike, whimisical, crafty surfaces with encrustation of pleasing pile...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Blue Topaz
Located in Boston, MA
Elizabeth builds the wooden structure giving the piece a solid surface to work with. These pieces are encaustic and hand rubbed. She uses a torch to accomplish the dark colored nua...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic
Colors of Scotland
Located in Baranzate, IT
TITLE: Colors of Scotland
ARTIST: Antonio Franchi
YEAR: 2017
CLASSIFICATION: Unique
MEDIUM TYPE: Painting
MEDIUM/MATERIALS: Acrylic on canvas
DIMENSIONS: 60 x 60 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled
Located in Queenston, ON
Can be purchased as a diptych, or individual art work .
custom framing options available. Adam makes bespoke one fo a kind furniture and frames.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Alkyd
Basiluzzo
Located in Baranzate, IT
TITLE: Basiluzzo
ARTIST: Antonio Franchi
YEAR: 2020
CLASSIFICATION: Unique
MEDIUM TYPE: Painting
MEDIUM/MATERIALS: Acrylic on canvas
DIMENSIONS: 100 x 100 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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