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
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Sunset Coming, Abstract Seascape, Original Landscape Painting, Framed Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
Stormy Skies is an original landscape painting by Stephen Kinder. The painting has a strong gestural composition and loose brushwork, which heightens the changing light, and tide.
A...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Parisian Storm" Abstract Figure w Gown Haute Couture Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
An abstract, whimsical and bold depiction of a woman standing gracefully in a white gown against a blue, silver and peach background with delicate details. This piece captures the es...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Acrylic
Long Story Short: It was Both... Breathtaking and Meaningless
By Brian Jerome
Located in Conshohocken, PA
The last year of my life, and life in general, has been a whirlwind of experiences. In a physical sense, I was fortunate enough to travel and show my work around the country and wor...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"Structures D09" Contemporary Original Abstract Oil on Paper Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Societies are everywhere around us. Populations of animals, plants, viruses, bacteria, and even groups of cells make up communities. Within these populations, we find the inhabitants...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Structures D02" Contemporary Original Abstract Oil on Paper Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Societies are everywhere around us. Populations of animals, plants, viruses, bacteria, and even groups of cells make up communities. Within these populations, we find the inhabitants...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Neutral Harmony: Journey Between Brown and White Lines
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Shipped rolled in a tube without frame
In the vast canvas of creativity, emerges a masterpiece titled "Neutral Harmony: Journey Between Brown and White Lines." This painting, imbued...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Flower Train" Abstract Acrylic Painting 24" x 39" inch by Elena Lyapina
Located in Culver City, CA
"Flower Train" Abstract Acrylic Painting 24" x 39" inch by Elena Lyapina
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Untitled wp4" Abstract Painting 22" x 18" inch by Gayatri Gamuz
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled wp4" Abstract Painting 22" x 18" inch by Gayatri Gamuz
Watercolor on archival paper
In search of silence, in search of the self.
Her work emerges from the silence within ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
"Untitled wp19" Abstract Painting 22" x 18" inch by Gayatri Gamuz
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled wp19" Abstract Painting 22" x 18" inch by Gayatri Gamuz
Watercolor on archival paper
In search of silence, in search of the self.
Her work em...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Landscape Abstract Expressionist
By Jerzy Kubina
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Landscape 2020,
Artist signed and titled verso.
Jerzy Kubina Polish/American Artist: Jerzy was born in Zamosc, Poland, 1956. Studied at the Academy Of Fine Arts in Krakow 1981/1986 i...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Painting on Canvas Titled: PDP 1160
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Post Dogmatist Painting on Canvas, signed verso
Cecil Touchon Born 1956 Austin, Texas is a contemporary American collage artist, painter, published poet and theorist living in Pagos...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Masquerade" Large Scale Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Abstract in Pinks 48x60
Located in New York, NY
"Masquerade" 2024, 48" H x 60" W. Large-scale, multi-colored abstract painting consisting of acrylic, house paint, pencils, and oil pastels on canvas by Argentine-born artist Karina ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, House Paint, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
The Calm Before The Storm #3 with Acrylic on Canvas, Painting by Lucy Moore
By Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
The Calm Before The Storm #3 – By Lucy Moore [2023]
The Calm Before The Storm #3 - An seascape painting by Lucy Moore. When winter roles in it slowly strips the earth of her colour ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Puzzle" No8, Absrtact Oil Painting, 2018
Located in London, GB
Hsu Tung-Lung (b.1947) is a highly accomplished contemporary artist, who specializes in paintings. His latest collection "Memory Landscape" features an original abstract oil painting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Oil Painting, "Compassion"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original abstract oil on canvas painting by San Diego artist, Khalid Alkaaby. It's framed dimensions are 21.25x21.25x2. It comes framed. A certificate of authenticity will...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Structures D04" Contemporary Original Abstract Oil on Paper Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Societies are everywhere around us. Populations of animals, plants, viruses, bacteria, and even groups of cells make up communities. Within these populations, we find the inhabitants...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Bee Maraschino light bright abstract insect pattern
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on panel with a gesso underpainting.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Oil, Wood Panel
Old City, Abstract Painting
By Pat Forbes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Pat Forbes depicts an abstract landscape with large towering structures under a murky atmosphere. "This piece reflects on the pleasures of traveling, and the joy of experiencing new and exciting places," says Pat. Uneven lines make up chunks of large structural shapes drawn close to one another. A green glowing sphere shines above the city that features prominent hues of blue, green, and yellow.
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 west coast of Florida, 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.
Words that describe this painting: abstract, architecture, travel, buildings, sun, city, cityscape, travel, abstract, architecture, travel, acrylic painting, green
Old City...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Stinchcombe Hill, Rupert Aker, Original painting, Impressionist style Landscape
By Rupert Aker
Located in Deddington, GB
Stinchcombe Hill by Rupert Aker [2022]
original
Oil on board
Image size: H:30 cm x W:30 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:30 cm x D:2cm
Frame Size: H:33 cm x W:33 cm x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nostalgia.Origami paper boat-abstract painting, made in pink, turquoise, vine, gold
By Galin R
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
The artwork is showing origami paper boats and sea waves. Abstract painting made in pink, turquoise, gold, silver, vine color.
About the Artist: Art Decorator who are working in cont...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ebbing Tide, Abstract Seascape, Original Landscape Painting, Framed Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
Ebbing tide is an original landscape painting by Stephen KInder. This painting was completed on location in the late summer of 2019. The painting was completed on West Wittering...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Water baby - Framed pink abstract floral nature painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
An ethereal gem-like painting, "Water baby" is an abstract pink nature painting with a floral landscape motif, mounted in an antique gold frame. It is reminiscent of a watery landsca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Drifting, 2015
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Oil painting on wood panel
colors: green blue orange
Born in Havana, Cuba, in the late 70s during a well-documented time of religious and political o ppression, abstract expressi...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
C.L.F.Q. composition no. 20
Located in Como, IT
Giuseppe Minoretti (Erba, Como - 1938)
C.L.F.Q. composition no. 20
Acrylic on Canvas
1975
Size: 50x50 cm (72x72 cm including frame)
Giuseppe Minoretti was born in Erba (Como) in 19...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer
'End of a Century' oil on canvas c2012
Located in Frome, Somerset
An original Oil on canvas by Gradwell. (no prints / images offered beyong ownership, buyer owns copywrite ). A circumspect landscape review on his favourite Greek Island. How time ca...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
R.S.P. (Perspective Space Search)
By Paolo Minoli
Located in Como, IT
Paolo Minoli (1942-2004)
R.S.P. (Perspective Space Search)
1969
Acrylic on Canvas
Size 40x40 cm (63x63 cm including the frame with invisible glass)
Bibliography:
Pirovano, Paolo Min...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer
I fell in love - Pink oval abstract painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
In this oil painting, I explored the passion and vulnerability that embracing love brings. The abstract and expressionistic strokes capture the swirling motions of emotions, while th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Enchanted - Framed abstract green nature painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
A poetic gem-like painting inspired by the natural world, "Enchanted" is an abstract green and pink nature painting mounted in an antique gold frame. It is reminiscent of the river i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
C.L.F.R.Q. composition.
Located in Como, IT
Giuseppe Minoretti (Erba, Como - 1938)
C.L.F.R.Q. composition.
Acrylic on Canvas
1975
Size: 50x50 cm (72x72 cm including frame)
Giuseppe Minoretti was born in Erba (Como) in 1938.
...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer
Equalize (19) (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Equalize (19) (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas — Unframed.
This work is exclusive to IdeelArt.
This work is part of the series Asphalt Abstracted Ad Astra.
Metamodern, existen...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Morning River in Winter
Located in Toronto, ON
Isabel Beaubien, a native of Montreal, received her training in fine arts at Concordia University. After launching her career in the UK, she later obtained her Masters degree in Con...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Edge, original 24x36 abstract expressionist marine landcape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
Wave play is all about the miraculous action of the sea at the edge of earth. It is all about the excitement and motion and the play of colors as the sunlight glistens upon the ocean blues, the sandy beiges, creams and taupes and how it makes you feel! The undertow crashes into the beachfront demanding control of the powerful surf! The gritty texture of nature in this original oil painting never recedes! This marine landscape commands attention with the free feeling abstract expressionism brush strokes, impasto paint application and insistence that it remains an organic reflection of the artist's experiences. International artist Anita Lewis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Manhattan Lights, NYC-original abstract cityscape oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
Enter a realm of luminous beauty and urban splendor with Alex Hook Krioutchkov's captivating cityscape masterpiece, "Manhattan Lights, NYC." This original painting offers a dazzling ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Clear Skies, NYC-Original Abstract cityscape-landscape painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
Embark on a visual journey through the waters of New York City with Alex Hook Krioutchkov's evocative cityscape masterpiece, "Sailing, New York." This original painting captures the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sunrise in the Savannah
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
"Sunrise in the Savannah" is a magnificent work that captures the melancholic essence of autumn through a palette of rich and deep brown tones. The surface of the canvas is a swirl o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Structures D06" Contemporary Original Abstract Oil on Paper Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Societies are everywhere around us. Populations of animals, plants, viruses, bacteria, and even groups of cells make up communities. Within these populations, we find the inhabitants...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Structures D10" Contemporary Original Abstract Oil on Paper Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Societies are everywhere around us. Populations of animals, plants, viruses, bacteria, and even groups of cells make up communities. Within these populations, we find the inhabitants...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Structures D08" Contemporary Original Abstract Oil on Paper Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Societies are everywhere around us. Populations of animals, plants, viruses, bacteria, and even groups of cells make up communities. Within these populations, we find the inhabitants...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Structures D07" Contemporary Original Abstract Oil on Paper Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Societies are everywhere around us. Populations of animals, plants, viruses, bacteria, and even groups of cells make up communities. Within these populations, we find the inhabitants...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Autumn Reflections
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
"Autumn Reflections" is a magnificent work that captures the melancholic essence of autumn through a palette of rich and deep brown tones. The surface of the canvas is a swirl of abs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Structures D05" Contemporary Original Abstract Oil on Paper Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Societies are everywhere around us. Populations of animals, plants, viruses, bacteria, and even groups of cells make up communities. Within these populations, we find the inhabitants...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Concrete Capital II-original abstract modern contemporary painting-artwork-art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Concrete Capital II" by Lori Mirabelli stands as a bold and thought-provoking original abstract painting, skillfully crafted with mixed media on canvas. Mirabelli's unique artistic ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Structures D01" Contemporary Original Abstract Oil on Paper Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Societies are everywhere around us. Populations of animals, plants, viruses, bacteria, and even groups of cells make up communities. Within these populations, we find the inhabitants...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Structures D03" Contemporary Original Abstract Oil on Paper Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Societies are everywhere around us. Populations of animals, plants, viruses, bacteria, and even groups of cells make up communities. Within these populations, we find the inhabitants...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Retro Vibe 1-original abstract expressionism modern painting- contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Retro Vibe 1" by Lori Mirabelli is a captivating original abstract painting that channels the spirit of a bygone era with a contemporary twist. Executed with flair using mixed media...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Shadow Palm 36 x 36
Located in Toronto, ON
Joel Masewich’s multi-layered, imaginary abstract works represent his emotional response to landscapes with many of his pieces containing visual references to water or light. The viv...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Wissant (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Wissant (Abstract Painting)
Beeswax resin, pigment and oil paint on panel — Unframed.
This work is from a series of formal trifold compositions of quiet horizontal abstraction, base...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Wax, Panel, Pigment
Blue Sky Crush 36 x 54
Located in Toronto, ON
Joel Masewich’s multi-layered, imaginary abstract works represent his emotional response to landscapes with many of his pieces containing visual references to water or light. The viv...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Wainscott (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Wainscott (Abstract Painting)
Beeswax resin, pigment and oil paint on panel — Unframed.
This work is from a series of formal trifold compositions of quiet horizontal abstraction, ba...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Wax, Panel, Pigment
Untitled
Located in PARIS, FR
Julian Arnaud
Untitled
Ciment sur toile Cement on canvas
130 x 97 cm 51.1 x 38.1 in.
2023
Julian Arnaud is a French artist born in 1978 in La Baule, on the shores of the Atlantic ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Concrete
Listening Landscape-original abstract landscape-waterscape painting-contemporary
Located in London, Chelsea
"Listening Landscape" by Louise Fairchild invites you to immerse yourself in the tranquil beauty of nature's symphony. This original landscape painting, delicately brought to life on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
White Monochrome (All the light there is) - Painting by Giuseppe Zumbolo - 2016
Located in Roma, IT
Enamel realized by Giuseppe Zumbolo in 2016.
In creating this work, I let passion merge with email to create an abstraction that captures the essence of light and texture.
The move...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
The sandbox, 140cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
The sandbox, 2019, 140x140 cm
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Anguish Revisited
By Brian Jerome
Located in Conshohocken, PA
There is so much in not only dealing with existing, but the endless chaos and factors surrounding and stimulating whatever this is. As I've gotten older its been harder to find the n...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
The Calming Content of the Endurance
By Brian Jerome
Located in Conshohocken, PA
Life is a long journey of harshness, honesty, brutality and mistakes. But it is validated in the experience and in the recognition of the the finite.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Resonance
By Mary Scott
Located in Deddington, GB
Mary Scott Resonance An original seascape painting Oil paint on canvas 50 cm x 70 cm x 2 cm (unframed size) 55 cm x 75 cm x 3.5 cm (framed size) Sold framed (white painted wood tray ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Diptych of Winter Garden and Garden, Original painting, Abstract
By Janet Keith
Located in Deddington, GB
Garden is an original semi abstract painting by Janet Keith. This painting is a response to exploring and relaxing in a garden somewhere new. Is that a path ? where might it go ? Is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Explotion of Life
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A series of polaroid's shot by Jordi Molla during lockdown in which he painted over them. The sale of this art piece goes towards the benefit of the Ann Norton Sculpture Garden.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Abstract abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract abstract paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add abstract paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Nestor Toro, Giorgio Lo Fermo, Newel Hunter, and Sumit Mehndiratta. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Synthetic Resin Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available.
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