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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Autumn - Painting by Nico Van Lucas - 21th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Autumn is a contemporary artwork realized by the artist Nico Van Lucas.
Mixed colored Oil and Acrylic on Canvas.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Signature an title on the back.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Abstract Composition - Painting by Nico Van Lucas - 21th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is a contemporary artwork realized by the artist Nico Van Lucas.
Mixed colored Oil and Acrylic on Canvas.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Signature on the ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Odino - Painting by Nico Van Lucas - 21th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Odino is a contemporary artwork realized by the artist Nico Van Lucas.
Mixed colored Oil and Acrylic on Canvas.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Signature an title on the back.
N...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"Morning Haze." Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Juliette Paull has created a new collection of abstracted paintings that will fill Kestle Barton with a fluid sense of depth and dynamics this June. In her new work Paull uses paint,...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
countryside spot, fields, blue abstract landscape, oil on canvas, expressionism
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"countryside spot" is a pictorial masterpiece by Sophie Dumont, crafted in oil on canvas using a knife technique. The painting beautifully captures the vast fields of Normandy in a p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Take me to your river
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
"Take me to your river" is a sublime, ethereal, watery painting. It is a piece dedicated to the movement of water flowing down a river, or perhaps down a windowpane in the rain. It i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
C.Q.P.R. composition.
Located in Como, IT
Giuseppe Minoretti (Erba, Como - 1938)
C.Q.P.R. composition.
Acrylic on Canvas
1973
Size: 60x60 cm - thickness 3 cm
Giuseppe Minoretti was born in Erba (Como) in 1938.
From 1950 to...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer
The First Principle, original abstract oil painting by Peter Jordan
Located in BUNGENDORE, AU
Original artwork by Peter Jordan.
The first principle, oil on board, 80cm x 60cm, 2019
Jordan’s abstract works, some in oil paint and others using acrylic on board are powerful in c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The great dream that all this is, original oil painting by Peter Jordan
Located in BUNGENDORE, AU
Original artwork by Peter Jordan.
oil on board, 90cm x 60cm, 2019.
Jordan’s abstract works, some in oil paint and others using acrylic on board are powerful in colour and content. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Through the Reeds Blackland Prairie of Texas Abstract Expressionism TX Artist
Located in Houston, TX
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Through The Reeds
Creation Date: 2023
Medium: oil on linen
Size: 16 x 32 x 1.5 in
Framed Size: 17.5 x 33.5 x 2 in
All the botanicals in this seri...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Late Summer Celebration Abstract Expressionism Framed Texas Blackland Prairie
Located in Houston, TX
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Late Summer Celebration
Creation Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on linen
Size: 30 x 30 x 1.5 in
Framed Size: 31 x 31 x 2.5 in
All the botanicals in this ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Morning Star abstract oil painting by Peter Jordan
Located in BUNGENDORE, AU
Original artwork by Peter Jordan.
Morning star, oil on board, 90cm x 60cm, 2019.
Jordan’s abstract works, some in oil paint and others using acrylic on board are powerful in colour ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
'All the Pieces II' - blue, indigo, collage, geometric abstraction, mixed media
Located in Atlanta, GA
This mixed media painting features hues of blue.
Framed in a light blue gray floater frame measuring 37.25 by 25.25 inches.
Atlanta-based artist Angela Carter creates abstract colla...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'Layered' - black, collage, geometric abstraction, mixed media
Located in Atlanta, GA
This mixed media painting features hues of black, grey and green.
Atlanta-based artist Angela Carter creates abstract collage works that celebrate her personal history, Caribbean he...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Painting Contemporary Artist Argentine Artist Marina Arias 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Marina Arias, contemporary artist, was born in the vibrant country of Argentina in 1987. Hailing from the picturesque city of Salta, nestled at the foothills of the majestic Andes Mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Voyage, " Mixed Media Collage
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Wood
Winter Lake Landscape - Large Modern Swedish Abstract Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful large mid 20th century oil on canvas abstract winter landscape by Swedish artist Gunnar Nordstrom.
Excellent quality and condition composition with strong and vibrant i...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Deep ocean blue pill (minimaliste grid round painting on wood dopamine art)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Deep ocean blue pill" is one of the 30 small tondo paintings on wood comprising the Dopamine mosaic. This 30-piece ensemble was created between January and April 2024 by the artist ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint
Origins (Bronze)
Located in New York, NY
2024
Oil on canvas, 3 panels
72 x 120 in. (182.9 x 304.8 cm), overall
Osvaldo Mariscotti’s art is an art of fundamentals: color, line, and the possibilities inherent in their variat...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Color Field Oil Painting Multi-Color Geometric Abstract - "Commute"
Located in Soquel, CA
Original Color Field Oil Painting Multi-Color Geometric Abstract - "Commute"
Dramatic multi-color geometric abstract painting by Virginia Sevier Rogers (American, 1917-2015). Vivid ...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Search, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic on paper. This painting is painted in many subtle layers built one on the top of the other, a union between complexity of technique and...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Canvas Painting American
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of a kind acrylic canvas painting by Linda Coppola.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Figurative Acrylic Canvas Painting American
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of a kind acrylic canvas painting by Linda Coppola.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Canvas Painting American
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of a kind acrylic canvas painting by Linda Coppola.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Canvas Painting American
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of a kind acrylic expressionist canvas painting by Linda Coppola.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Helene McKinsey Herzbrun Abstract Colors
By Helene McKinsey Herzbrun
Located in San Francisco, CA
Helene McKinsey Herzbrun: 1922-1984. Well listed second generation abstract American artist. She studied at the art Institute of Chicago, and under Jack Tworkov at American Universi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lakeside Sunset, Original painting, Abstract, Landscape, Mixed media
By Jon Rowland
Located in Deddington, GB
Lakeside Sunset is an original semi-abstract painting by Jon Rowland. Which is part of his series of small acrylic and mixed media paintings that interpret the landscape around the c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Middle of the Morning (Gestural Abstract, Darker, Earthy, Navy, Green, Gold)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kelley Carman
Middle of the Morning (Gestural Abstract, Darker, Earthy, Navy, Green, Gold, Yellow)
Acrylic and Oil Stick
Year: 2023
Size: 36x36x1.5in
Signed
COA provided
Ref.: 92480...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
The Dreamer - Ethereal abstract landscape painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
An ethereal, dreamy abstract landscape painting, inspired by the wilds of the Italian mountain streams and waterfalls. "The Dreamer" is a dream. A bright, ethereal canvas dedicated t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ruz 13 Vertical Little colors. original acrilic painting
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Original artwork by Spanish artist Rafael Ruz. VIRTUAL FRAME
Acrylic on paper in perfect condition.
RUZ, Rafael (Barcelona 1956)
While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are incl...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Abstract Composition in Red - Paint by Émile Marze - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition in Red is a painting in tempera and watercolor on ivory-colored paper, realized in the 1980s by French artist Émile Marze (1930-2009).
Good conditions.
The art...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
Abstract Composition in Yellow and Green - Paint by Émile Marze - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition in Yellow and Green. It is a painting in tempera and watercolor on ivory-colored paper, realized in the 1980s by French artist Émile Marze (1930-2009).
Good con...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
'All the Pieces I' - blue, indigo, collage, geometric abstraction, mixed media
Located in Atlanta, GA
This mixed media painting features hues of blue.
Framed in a light blue gray floater frame measuring 37.25 by 25.25 inches.
Atlanta-based artist Angela Carter creates abstract colla...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'Layered' - black, collage, geometric abstraction, mixed media
Located in Atlanta, GA
This mixed media painting features shades of white.
Atlanta-based artist Angela Carter creates abstract collage works that celebrate her personal history, Caribbean heritage and the...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pale Blue Woods - 21st Cent., Oil, abstract, night, blue, 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
Simplicity Of Art S 2, Acrylic on Canvas 2018 by Claudia Fauth
Located in Berlin, DE
Acrylic painting on canvas, 2018. Titled, dated and signed on the back. Framed. The artwork comes directly from the artist's studio. Dimensions: Height: 25 in ( 63,5 cm ), Width: 20....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"My Strawberry Shortcake Heart" Pink Pop Art Oil Painting & White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
ABSTRACT Painting Contemporary Artist Argentine Artist Marina Arias 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
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Marina Arias, contemporary artist, was born in the vibrant country of Argentina in 1987....
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Painting Contemporary Artist Argentine Artist Marina Arias 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Marina Arias, contemporary artist, was born in the vibrant country of Argentina in 1987. Hailing from the picturesque city of Salta, nestled at the foothills of the majestic Andes Mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Painting Contemporary Artist Argentine Artist Marina Arias 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Marina Arias, contemporary artist, was born in the vibrant country of Argentina in 1987. Hailing from the picturesque city of Salta, nestled at the foothills of the majestic Andes Mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
French Expressionist Abstract 20th Century Oil Painting Blaze of Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist composition
by Andre Guillou (French 1925-2017)
signed oil on board stuck on board, mounted
mount: 25.5 x 19.75 inches
board: 19 x 13 inches
provenance: the a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ruz 31 Vertical Big Red Green Blue original abstract acrylic painting
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Cabeza tranquila original abstract acrylic painting
Original artwork by Spanish artist Rafael Ruz.
Acrylic on canvas in perfect condition.
While contemplating the painting of Ruz, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
'Afternoon Siesta' Abstract contemporary painting of woman sleeping. Red & Blue
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Afternoon Siesta' a powerful and Vibrant abstract painting. Depicting a woman sleeping on a blue sofa. A beautiful interior scene.
Ghislaine was born in Eccles and studied Fine Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Floral Still Life
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Stefanos Sideris (1921-2014).
Floral Still Life, ca. 1980.
Oil on panel measuring 11 x 14 inches; 19 x 22 inches framed.
Signed lower left.
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Fiberboard
Autumn Woods- 21st Cent., Oil, abstract, night, red, 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
Beans and Bottles
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Lynn Sanders is an artist excited by beauty: architecture, foliage, landscapes, seascapes, interiors. She finds palettes and shapes in her environment and propels them into her work,...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic
The Language of Love 1, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic on paper. Gold accents. I try my best to represent the true colors of the paintings in the photos, but sometimes you can see a slight d...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Language of Love 2, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic on paper. Gold accents. I try my best to represent the true colors of the paintings in the photos, but sometimes you can see a slight d...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
AB–22–13., Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic on paper. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: Yes :: Signature Locat...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Ab–25–14, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic on Canvas. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: Yes :: Signature Loc...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Ruz 42 Vertical Big Clear Background Red Violet Abstract Acrylic canvas
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Original work by the Spanish painter Rafael RUZ..
Acrylic on canvas .
Perfect state
While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
..On Stage...
By Paolo Minoli
Located in Como, IT
Paolo Minoli (1942-2004)
...On Stage...
1987
Acrylic on Canvas
Size 70x70 cm - thickness 3 cm
Bibliography:
Pirovano, Paolo Minoli, General Catalog, volume 2, 1959-1979
Paolo Minol...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer
Archipainting
By Paolo Minoli
Located in Como, IT
Paolo Minoli (1942-2004)
Archipainting
1988
Acrylic paints on canvas
Size 60x60 cm - thickness 3 cm
Bibliography:
Pirovano, Paolo Minoli, General Catalog, volume 2, 1959-1979
Paolo...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer
Nighttime, Abstract Painting
By John Gardner
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Geometric shapes and lines resemble a nighttime mountain landscape. In this piece, artist John Gardner explores his fascination with the connections people see ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Bird
By Gianni Dova
Located in Como, IT
Gianni Dova (1925-1991)
Bird
1972
Oil painting on canvas in ebonized frame
Signed lower right,
Size 33 x 24 cm (60x71 cm including frame)
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Beach: Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Michael Sheppard is an abstract artist based in Cornwall in the far south west of England. Michael’s work captures moments in time and his subtle shades are created with a luminosity...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Drawing - Papier Dechiré
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
George Dannatt (1915-2009)
Drawing - Papier Dechiré
1998
Mixed media & collage on card
20.3 x 26.6 cm
33.8 x 39.0 cm
Provenance: The George & Ann Dannatt Collection and The Geo...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
ABSTRACT Painting Contemporary Artist Ed Warner 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Your Followers Dont Pray Fro You
Western progress and development, of which we are so proud, have brought us to this point. A society where hyper-individualism, loss of solidarity, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
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