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: Orange
Mustard abstract painting HJ317, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Radek Smach
Located in Yardley, PA
Radek Smach - Original abstract acrylic painting on canvas. Mixed media. My works are part of many private collections all over the world. Ready to hang. No framing required (i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Orange Spots - Oil On Canvas by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
Orange Spots is an artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2021.
Original Oil Painting on Canvas.
Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin: G. Lo Fer...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Yellow, Orange and Blue 2, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Brilliant yellow, orange, red, and blue orbs fall from the sky, backlit by the bright sunshine. A happy scene, reminiscent of dandelions swaying on a warm sprin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Red Energy XXL 2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Intense artwork in red, orange, pink, yellow, white, green, blue, purple and magenta hues. The three-part center becomes lighter from bottom to top. A real eye-catcher that lets your...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Striptease (Abstract painting)
By Dana Gordon
Located in London, GB
Striptease (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas - Unframed.
Note that this artwork will be sent rolled in a tube.
This method is especially safe for large works.
Rolled works can...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Tandoori
Located in ATLANTA, GA
You meet the Spanish artist Alexandro Santana and you think, cripes, can he be for real? So handsome, so flamboyant, so seductive, so amusing -- you’re not sure whether it’s intentio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Constellation of Grief (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Constellation of Grief (Abstract Painting)
Oil on paper - Unframed.
Spielman uses oil paint on canvas, paper and panel in various sizes; she works on up to forty paintings at a tim...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
We Float IV (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
We Float IV (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic and pumice on sailcloth, hessian, netting, scrim, sail and canvas - Unframed.
Anthony Frost, son of Sir Terry Frost RA, is an English abstra...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Light That Won't Turn Off
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This piece is part of a series I've been working on about my recent trip visiting family in the Philippines. The paintings all contain layered elements of plants, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
The Wayward Way (Abstract painting)
By Dana Gordon
Located in London, GB
The Wayward Way (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas - Unframed.
Note that this artwork will be sent rolled in a tube if shipped outside the United States.
This method is especia...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Goddess of the Subtle Matrix #1 (Abstract geometric painting, Orange & Neutrals)
Located in Hudson, NY
Contemporary abstract geometric painting on 12 x 12 inch wood panel in colorful shades of orange, burnt sienna, with pops of citron, yellow, white and black
Goddess of the Subtle...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
July Notes, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This square abstract is a celebration of summer. Bright primary colors - yellow, red, orange and aqua, reminding rainbow, are applied with bold brush strokes and palette knives on a textured canvas, The layers of distressed shapes interact with fine geometric lines and circles creating rhythm. This warm painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled 1915 (Abstract Drawing)
Located in London, GB
Untitled 1915 (Abstract Drawing)
Pastel on paper - Unframed.
In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonies that emerge...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Breakfast at Tiffanys
Located in Deddington, GB
Maggie LaPorte Banks. Breakfast at Tiffanys [2021]
original
Acrylic and mixed medium on canvas
Image size: H:50 cm x W:50 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x W:50 cm x D:.0...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Peace and Power, abstract gemstone crystal, oil painting, yellow, peach, pink
By Loren Abbate
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Peace and Power" is an abstract geometric oil and acrylic painting on canvas by Loren Abbate. It is a horizontally oriented rectangular piece and measures 30 inches high by 40 inch...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Untitled 1513 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled 1513 (Abstract painting)
Pastel on paper - Unframed.
In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonies that emerg...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Yellow, Orange and Blue, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Part of artist Natasha Tayles' signature Circles series. A rhythmic pattern of playful orbs in yellow, orange, red, and blue glows around the bright morning sun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Under: abstract gestural expressionist painting w/ reds, pinks, white & darks
By Elyce Abrams
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an abstract acrylic on panel painting with bold, gestural brushwork reminiscent of the style of Gerhardt Richter. Predominant colors are reds, pinks, white and darks. It has all hanging hardware attached; no need for additional framing. Works particularly well in a pair or series. Will combine shipping for multiple purchases.
Elyce Abrams...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
The Emotional Creation #323, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
EMOTIONAL free intuitive spontaneous visceral intense colorful explosive sensitive abstract impetuous bold temperamental effusive energetic pure intimate passionate unique warm exuberant luminous impulsive genuine happy undefined vibrant CREATION This is a one of a kind painting, an absolutely spontaneous, vibrant and unique creation by me, Carla SÃ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Bright & Colorful French Abstract Oil Painting Amazing Shapes & Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
French School, circa 1970's
oil painting on board, unframed
size: 18 x 22 inches
condition: overall good and sound
provenance: from a private collection in Paris...
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Orange Grunge, Painting, Oil on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This is cold wax painting on paper. Two paintings, each is 11"x14". Cold wax medium is made from beeswax, it is mixed with oil paints to paint. the paintng needs to be framed for dis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large French 20th Century abstract oil painting in orange hues by Lasnier
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Jean Maurice Lasnier (French, 1922 – 2006)
URBAN ORANGE
Signed ‘LASNIER’ (lower right)
Oil on canvas
57.1/2 x 35 in. (146.5 x 88.7cm.)
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Make It Happen, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Hal Mayforth
Located in Yardley, PA
A colorful composition combining bold angular brushstrokes with simple hard edged geometric shapes. Pinks and yellow are juxtaposed with warm grays and browns. An optimistic painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
sbc 141 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
sbc 141 (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on linen - Unframed
This acrylic painting on linen is one of 8 medium-scale paintings that Cantrick produced for her 2012 series based on the pr...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Orange Triptych, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting: Acrylic on Canvas. The simple and pure forms of geometry with an elegant and current reading. I have a strong passion for lines and shapes. I like to vary my work betwee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Mirror -Oil Paint on Canvas by Leo Guida - 1983
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
The Mirror (Original Title: "Lo Specchio") is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1983 by the Italian artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: c...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
One Hundred Front
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Carlos J. Tirado (born on April 3, 1964 in Caracas, Venezuela) is an artist, painter and sculptor who has developed a very personal and precise line of work linked to Neo-Pop art. Wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Green Comma (Abstract Painting)
By Jessica Snow
Located in London, GB
Green Comma (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
As a multidisciplinary artist, Snow uses different mediums and supports. Each work results from preliminary studies drawn w...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
“In Search of Higher Understanding” Large Orange Abstract Expressionist Painting
By Karen Lastre
Located in Houston, TX
Large abstract expressionist painting influenced by Mark Rothko that incorporates black, dark brown, orange, and yellow tones. The canvas is signed, titled and dated by the artist. Canvas is not framed.
Artist Biography:
Karen Lastre was born in St. Paul, MN in 1940. She moved to Texas in 1965 where she began to work as a painter in 1969. She has been influenced by the color field abstract expressionist works like Mark Rothko. Her work has been purchased by private collectors throughout the United States and Europe. In 1994 she was a Merit Award at the Cheekwood Museum of Art in Nashville...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pastel Geometric Landscape in Vivid Tones, Yellow and Purple Impressionist Field
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Pastel Geometric Landscape" is an abstract painting by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. It is a beautiful abstract architectural painting of unique blur...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper
The Wayward Way (Abstract painting)
By Dana Gordon
Located in London, GB
The Wayward Way (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas - Unframed.
Note that this artwork will be sent rolled in a tube if shipped outside the United States.
This method is especia...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sky and Sea - Painting by Giuseppe Zumbolo - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
Sky and Sea is an original artwork realized by Giuseppe Zumbolo. It is made on linen canvas, painted in acrylic in 2021.
Signed by the author on the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Sonoma no. 4
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Sonoma no. 4' glows with soft yellow with touches of blue, and is inspired by Taoist teachings and meditations, with a focus on color, rhythm and flow. Matuszewski creates meditativ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Graphite
Red Flame - Oil Paint by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Red Flame is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2020.
Oil on canvas mounted on plywood.
Hand signed by the artist on the back. H...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Geostructure VI" Abstract, Graphic, Colors, Geometric, Primary Shapes, Acrylic
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
"Geostructure VI" is an intensely colorful painting of the primary shapes of the circle, square, and triangle. Though the shapes are repetitive their mixed juxtapositions and the creative use of color moves the eye around the canvas with constant interest. This painting is an extraordinary example of Franklin Jonas...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Mixed Colors Composition - Mixed Media by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Mixed Colors Composition is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2020.
Mixed media in tempera and watercolor on paper
Hand- signed and dated by the artist ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Tempera, Watercolor
Geometrical Abstract Composition - Mixed Media on Paper by G. Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Geometrical Abstract Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo (Messina, 1947) in 2020.
Mixed Media on Paper.
Hand-signed on t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portal. Contemporary Abstract Painting
By Felix Akulw
Located in Brecon, Powys
Felix Akulw uses bright, intricate designs that seem to move and alter as one views them. Light, colour and shape are of paramount importance in his work. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
" BALLERINA " LATE 1950s ABSTRACT STUDENT OF HANS HOFFMAN MID CENTURY MODERN
Located in San Antonio, TX
Jennie Haddad
(1906-1996)
Dallas Artist
Image Size: 25.75 x 40.25
Frame Size: 32.5 x 47
Medium: Mixed Media
Circa Late 1950s Early 1960s
" Ballerina "
Signed and Estate Stamp
Biogra...
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Bright & Colorful French Signed Abstract Oil Painting Amazing Shapes & Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
French School, circa 1970's
indistinctly signed and dated
oil painting on board, unframed
size: 21 x 25.5 inches
condition: overall good and sound
provenance: fr...
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Orange Blossom Special
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on canvas - Unframed.
Matthew Langley's technique in creating the artworks come from building and extending as well as reducing and minimizing the painted surface.
Langley'...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Judith North, Finding space #1, Original Abstract Painting, Affordable Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Finding space #1 [2017]
Original
Oil on canvas
Image size: H:100 cm x W:100 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:100 cm x W:100 cm x D:4cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu image...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gravitational wave (Abstract painting)
By Jessica Snow
Located in London, GB
Gravitational wave (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on paper. Unframed.
As a multidisciplinary artist, Snow uses different mediums and supports. Each work results from preliminary studi...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
In Transit Green Line
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from the vibrant California landscape, British artist Paul Westacott creates original abstract artworks that showcase a harmonious blend of minimalist geometry an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"CY, SOL AND NOT AT ALL 03032019 1211am", Abstract, Digital, Orange, Pink, White
By Justin Neely
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The abstract print "CY, SOL AND NOT AT ALL 03032019 1211am" is a digital artwork, created with the Brushes Redux iPhone app, and printed at 36x36" on museum-quality Canson Platine Fi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Breather (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Breather (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coal...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Twenty Thousand Back
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Carlos J. Tirado (born on April 3, 1964 in Caracas, Venezuela) is an artist, painter and sculptor who has developed a very personal and precise line of work linked to Neo-Pop art. Wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Act of Silence - grids of black, white, orange, red, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A grid of painterly black and white is balanced with large squares of fiery orange and gold each in this bold canvas by Milly Ristvedt. The edges of the squares pulse back and forth ...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Goddess of the Expansion (Abstract Geometric Painting in Orange, Pink, Neutral)
Located in Hudson, NY
Contemporary abstract geometric painting on 12 x 12 inch wood panel in colorful shades of orange, burnt sienna, with pops of hot pink and cobalt blue.
Goddess of the Expansion & Mani...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Sybils Telling Cosmic Jokes On Mankind, Framed Figurative Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Vintage 1960s original semi abstract oil painting, "Sybils Telling Cosmic Jokes On Mankind", by 20th century Denver modernist, Edward Marecak (1919-1993). Painted in bright colors of...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Udo Haderlein Abstract Composition, 2021
Located in Berlin, DE
Acrylic and ink on board, 2021. Signed and dated on the back. Framed. The artwork comes directly from the artist's studio.
Height: 17.32 in ( 44 cm ), Width: 17.32 in ( 44 cm ), Dept...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Board
Eckige Masse 95 (Abstract Painting)
By Kyong Lee
Located in London, GB
Eckige Masse 95 (Abstract Painting)
Pencil and acrylic on Fabriano-pittura paper - Unframed.
In her work, Lee is responding to her emotional experiences within her physical surrou...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
Speedy Snoopy (Original Artwork On Wood Panel)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
**ANNUAL SUPER SALE UNTIL MAY 15TH ONLY**
*This Price Won't Be Repeated Again This Year - Take Advantage Of It*
Speedy Snoopy by Mauro Oliveira, signed. Abstract pain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Yaddo B (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Located in London, GB
Yaddo B (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Watercolour on 100% rag hot press paper. Unframed.
Melissa Meyer has created a diverse oeuvre that includes oil paintings, drawings, water...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Rag Paper
#1283 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
#1283 (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
Boecker begins each new work by penciling in his composition. But the work ultimately is about the colors and layers that will e...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Balancing Act (Abstract painting)
By Dana Gordon
Located in London, GB
Balancing Act (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
Note that this artwork will be sent rolled in a tube.
This method is especially safe for large works.
Rolled works can be...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
LARGE FRENCH CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT CUBIST PAINTING - BEAUTIFUL COLORS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: R. Leroy (French b. 1932)
Title: Abstract/ Cubist Composition
Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed signed
Size: frame: 24.25 x 24.25 inches
p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fingernails, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A textured and colorful mood inducing piece. You will love it. Hand painted and varnished for protection and beauty in the central coast of California. I hope you enjoy it and than...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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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