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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Dancing in Tandem by Barbara Schaumann - Contemporary Abstract Cubistic Painting
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Autremer attristé par l’occupation des gris
Located in PARIS, FR
signed on bottom
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
#127, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
French Contemporary Art by Sandra Detourbet - Le Célestine
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink, gouache on canvas & handmade paper
Sandra Detourbet is a French artist born in 1967 who works & lives in Ivry-sur-Seine, near Paris. She is graduated in 1997 from ENSAD in Pari...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Gouache, Handmade Paper, Ink
Deep Blue - Large Abstract Oil Painting Blue Black White Grey Yellow
By Plamen Bonev
Located in Sofia, BG
"Deep Blue" is a modern, abstract painting by Maestro Plamen Bonev,
The painting is unframed.
“The impressions of Plamen's paintings on the viewer is so mighty, mesmerizing, gran...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ines Hildur German Artist Painter " Black and White" Mixed Media on Canvas
By Hildur Ines
Located in Paris, FR
" Black and White", Mixed Media on Canvas 2019
signed on the back
No frame
"Art is transformation" Art is the purpose of art as love is the purpose of love. “Heinrich Heine Ines Hil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Carta de Navegación
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Jim Rattenbury’s work is of our time, yet it is filled with signs from other eras, both distant pasts and distant futures. He creates marks on his works that are accessible to childr...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Iron
In the Shadow of Juliette - Large Painting Yellow Black White Brown Blue Red
Located in Sofia, BG
"In the Shadow of Juliet" is an abstract style painting by the French artist Maestro Simon Richard Halimi.
Through his art, he has a very sharp and unique style of bright and colorfu...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Turquoise Landscape IX, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Large original abstract painting with turquoise colors that makes you feel relaxed and peaceful. It was painted in multiple layers w...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Boiling Bubbles Horizon, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Extra Large Acrylic Abstract Painting, Original artwork created by Ronald Hunter. An abstract composition of blue and brown shades, reminiscent of an open horizon. This abstract p...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Colourful Cockerill Abstract Painting Modern British Artist
By Minty Ramsey
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Colourful Abstract Cockerill
by Minty Ramsey, British contemporary
acrylic painting on Canvas
signed lower right
16 x 20 inches
Wonderful original abstract painting by the British...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
$775 Sale Price
30% Off
Where the sky falls (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube. This method is especially safe for large works and provides lower shipping costs as w...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Lucy Moore
Located in Yardley, PA
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out I really like the contrast of the monochrome back ground against the vibrant pop of gold poppies. I love painting abstract landscapes, usin...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Texcollage (M10). Colorful abstract geometric painting
Located in Segovia, ES
Texcollage (M10). Colourful abstract geometric painting
Mixed media on wood panel, 2015.
Dimensions in cm.: 87 x 47 x 5 cm. (Without frame 80x40 cm.)
In inches: 34.25" x 18.5" x 1.97" .
Simplicity, geometric shapes and pure lines.
The strong colors and textures give solidity to this work of art by Spanish artist Juan Pita...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Apart, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Mixed media painting created using high quality oils, acrylics, pigments, collage, ink and digital techniques. A thin layer of semi-glossy varnish protects the artwork against UV lig...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sudden change, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Inspired by nature - STATEMENT PIECE An original one-of-a-kind abstract painting with a gentle texture. Neutral earthy-toned colors with golden, copper, silver The metallic colo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Death of the Minotaur - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media Abstract by G. De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Professor George De Goya. PhD. MA. FRSA. Born In Budapest, 1915-1992, related to the Spanish artist Goya on his mother’s side. Educated in Budapest and France where he received a degree in philosophy from the Sorbonne, Paris. Returned to Budapest to study art at the Fine Arts Academy, then continued his studies at the Academie Julienne, Paris, where he was influenced by the post impressionist artists including Picasso, Salvadore, Dali and Chagall. His motto was “history is the inevitable conveyance of great situations by great personalities.”
He came to England due to the Hungarian uprising in 1956 where he taught history of art and art appreciation. Started receiving commissions for book and commercial illustrations in 1961.
Keywords: Oil, Abstract, Mid 20th Century, mixed media, The Death of the Minotaur, mythical, wood, techin, hand, 2 headed snake...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Abstract R 2415
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Artist : Alex Senchenko ©
Title: Abstract R 2415 .
Acrylic Paints.
The painting was created on 100% cotton 340gsm Canvas made in Italy (Pintura).
2024
• Size of a painting: 2...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
3 Reds - Triptych, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic Abstract Painting, Original artwork created by Ronald Hunter. Three in one! This trio of paintings complement each other, or can be used as separate pieces, to accommodate yo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Nature 227, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
What is found in my paintings is nature's ability to change independently of the action of humanity, from its origins to today. The formation of the oceans, the origin of water on E...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by Ines Khadraoui - Alegoria
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Conquerors Q - Abstract Dr Who Sci Fi - Mid 20th Century by George De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Professor George De Goya. PhD. MA. FRSA. Born In Budapest, 1915-1992, related to the Spanish artist Goya on his mother’s side. Educated in Budapest and France where he received a de...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Living it Up-original oil abstract landscape painting - surreal contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
Expansive and emotionally charged, Living it Up by Alison John...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Should I Tell You the Story, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Should I Tell You the Story is a dynamic abstract painting on canvas, it is gestural painted in the Informel style and designed in multiple colors. Colored areas are lined up with l...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The blossom of hope and breaking, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Lyrical abstract painting, green and yellow. I painted this work during necessary breaking with some things in my life. It represents the point between the sadness of leaving someth...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Three Lined Landscape XL, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Extra Large Acrylic Abstract Painting, Original artwork created by Ronald Hunter. An abstract composition of blue shades, brown and blue, rem...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
In the constructing. oil on cardboard, 58x88 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Saratov Art School, graduated from the Depar...
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Patrick Coussot Bex - Diptyque blue
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Patrick Coussot Bex - Diptyque blue
Acrylic on canvas
Sign
Each L52xH67xP3cm
2021
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Late Night Shopping - London cityscape abstract figurative realism oil painting
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. The original painting " Late Night Shopping " by Michael Quirke...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Aplex
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas - artwork can be shipped in a tube or framed in a crate
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
French Contemporary Abstract Art by J.-L. Veret - Mystère
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & marouflaged paper mounted on canvas
Jean-Luc Veret is a French artist born in 1953 who lives & works between Paris & Corancy, France. He recognizes himself as a protean ar...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Diary of a cowgirl (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube. This method is especially safe for large works and provides lower shipping costs as w...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Wind Impression, abstract landscape painting, contemporary oil on linen
Located in Dallas, TX
Maria Jose Concha
Impresiones, 2016
Oil and mixed media on linen
16h x 31.5w x 3d in
40h x 80w x 5d cm
$1300.00
This is a beautiful simple and emblematic study of a Patagonian tree....
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
$1,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Symphony From Past to Present - Large Painting Colors Black Brown White Grey
Located in Sofia, BG
"Symphony From Past to Present" is an abstract style painting by the French artist Maestro Simon Richard Halimi.
Through his art, he has a very sharp and unique style of bright and c...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-Century Abstract Expressionist Oil, 'La Vendeuse d'Oranges'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A mid-century French Abstract Expressionist oil on board painting of an orange seller by Raphael Arnal. Presented in a gilt wood frame. Signed an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Summer Loving #2, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Summer Loving, oil and acrylic on canvas, 100 x 120 x 2 cm Summer Loving, a field of wildflowers stretching up towards the sunshine. Bees buzz, a gentle breeze blows, colour abound...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fire And Ice, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Here's one in layers of oil colors - in reminiscence of one of favorite older paitings "Two Worlds Collide", which went through difficult times recently. Again it combines colors of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic Paint on Masonite, Abstract Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on masonite.
The frame was painted by the artist.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
A Playful Disposition 3, Bright Semi Abstract Floral Painting, Still Life Art
Located in Deddington, GB
A Playful Disposition 3 by Magdelena Morey [2022]
A Playful Disposition 3 is a cheerful, original abstract floral painting by Magdalena Morey. This co...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metal
Abstract Dance
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
A vibrant composition of floating spheres that seem to dance in a gravity-free space. Intense colors—reds, greens, yellows, and blues—blend into a nebulous background, creating a sen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Francisco Bores, Sur la plage
Located in Madrid, ES
FRANCISCO BORES
Spanish, 1898 - 1972
SUR LA PLAGE
signed and dated "Borès / 29" (middle centre)
oil on canvas
21-1/3 x 25-1/2 inches (54 x 65 cm.)
framed: 26-1/5 x 30-1/2 inches (66.5 x 77.5 cm.)
NOTE:
THIS WORK IS ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY ISSUED BY “ARCHIVO FRANCISCO BORES”.
PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Madrid
Francisco Bores López (Madrid, May 5, 1898 - Paris, May 10, 1972) was a Spanish painter of the so-called New School of Paris.
His artistic training originated both in the Cecilio Pla...
Category
1920s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Balancing I - original gestural abstract mixed media painting - contemporary art
By Annie King
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
"Balancing I" by Annie King is an evocative original abstract ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blue Jeans and Moonbeams
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on tablemat, onion sack, ripstop, cloth on canvas - Unframed.
Anthony Frost, son of Sir Terry Frost RA, is an English abstract artist whose vibrant, colorful paintings and p...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abtrünnig - Renegade, Painting, Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This one actually has a German title "Abtrünnig". In English this means "Renegade". Somebody/something which is running away. This is a non-objective artwork on brown craft-paper (...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Chiaroscuro - 21st Cent., Oil, abstract, night, gold leaf
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Oil and gold leaf on canvas
For centuries, artisans and artists have turned to gold leaf as a way to make their creations shimmer and shine. Also many contemporary artists continue ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"SIGNS" Minimal Abstract Paint , Original Art made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
landscape
mixed media on canvas
original artwork
Original Created:2019
Subjects:Landscape
Materials: Canvas
Styles: #Abstract #AbstractExpressionism #Minimalism #Modern #Expressio...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Oil, Canvas
Synthesis - 3, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This abstract artwork is made of four 14.5 x 20.5 cm canvas panels framed together in a quality Floating frame with deep black finish. An spontaneous artwork created with continuous...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
MY Blood is All I Have - Acrylic on Paper, Abstract Painting, 2023
Located in London, GB
"My Blood Is All I Have" is a very textured abstract painting. I used acrylic on paper as a material, and the year of this artwork is 2023.
This painting was shown at Macadam Galle...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
American Contemporary Art by Harry James Moody - Abstract N°163
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Harry James Moody is a German artist born in 1952 who lives and works in Los Angeles, United States. He received his training as artist at the Frankfurt Stadel Fine A...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,040 Sale Price
20% Off
The gathering, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This artwork has endless hues of blue , from deep ultramarine and cobalt blue through many mid blue colors and up to several subtle aqua & blue green turquoise shades. This painting...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Yellow Edge - Circus. Contemporary Abstract Oil painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Abstract expressionist recollection of a acrobat at a circus
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
American Contemporary Art by Harry James Moody - Abstract N°310-3
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Harry James Moody is a German artist born in 1952 who lives and works in Los Angeles, United States. He received his training as artist at the Frankfurt Stadel Fine A...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting on Linen Canvas. 170 x 210 cm
Located in ALP, ES
Large abstract painting on linen canvas by Dutch contemporary artist and art teacher Rubins J. Spaans. The painting is a color study that takes the vie...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, India Ink, Oil, Watercolor
$1,712 Sale Price
75% Off
Caraibes - Abstract Oil Painting Yellow Blue Green Black White Brown Pink
By Plamen Bonev
Located in Sofia, BG
"Caraibes " is an abstract painting by Maestro Plamen Bonev,
The painting is unframed.
“The impressions of Plamen's paintings on the viewer is so mighty, mesmerizing, grand, that...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cipher Bloom - original abstract expressionism painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. “Cipher Bloom” is a dense yet buoyant composition, pulsing with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
French Contemporary Art by Francois Garros - La Mémoire Enroulée
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on canvas
Francois Garros is a French artist born in 1949 who lives & works in Nieul-sur-Mer, near La Rochelle in the Charente-Maritime, France. He published several boo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Elsewhere (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Elsewhere (Abstract painting)
Oil paint on cast acrylic - Unframed.
This work is part of a series titled "Flatland" paintings. They are works that consist of seemingly random squar...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
American Contemporary Art by Katherine Filice - Every Dog Has Its Day
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil & ink on raw canvas
Katherine Filice is an award-winning American abstract artist born in 1963 who lives and works in Hollister, Northern California, USA. Her work is known for ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Oil
$5,280 Sale Price
20% Off
French Abstract Contemporary Art by Daniel Cayo - Untitled
By Daniel Cayo
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
33 x 24 x 3 cm
Framed in a white American box
Daniel Cayo is a French artist born in 1947 who lives & works in Eragny sur Oise, France. According to the artist, contem...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Ines Hildur German Artist Painter " Non-Color Augsburg" Mixed Media on Canvas
By Hildur Ines
Located in Paris, FR
" Non-Color Augsburg", Mixed Media on Canvas 2016
signed
No frame
"Art is transformation" Art is the purpose of art as love is the purpose of love. “Heinrich Heine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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.