Skip to main content

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.

Find original abstract paintings, sculptures, prints and other art on 1stDibs.

to
4,574
5,876
5,806
6,125
6,609
13,648
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
4
12
4,850
33,198
2
9
31
102
319
739
695
727
689
1
38,067
11,184
1,518
1,256
746
645
515
387
364
285
150
60
29
5
15,908
12,488
9,215
238
133
90
50
46
43
28
27
23
21
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
10
34,318
20,940
20,845
15,533
14,640
660
342
295
256
222
6,628
4,891
21,510
13,146
Style: Abstract
'Abstract in Coral and Jade', Large Mid-century American Biomorphic Abstraction
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial, mid-century American Abstract oil comprising biomorphic and dimensional forms in shades of coral, jade and straw, shown gathered around a central, rectangular element ...
Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Located in Madrid, ES
ESTEBAN VICENTE (1903-2001) UNTITLED signed and dated "1980 Esteban Vicente” (lower right) collage, watercolor and pencil on cardboard 14 x 17 inches (35.5 x 43 cm.) framed: 19-3/4 x...
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Cardboard

"Jean Jean" Larry Zox, Color Field, Geometric Abstraction, Hard-Edge, Yellow
Located in New York, NY
Larry Zox Jean Jean, 1964 Signed, dated, and titled on the stretcher Liquitex on canvas 58 x 62 inches Provenance: Solomon & Co., New York Private Collection, NJ Estate of the above, 2023 Committed to abstraction throughout his career, Larry Zox played a central role in the Color Field discourse of the 1960s and 1970s. His work of the time, consisting of brilliantly colored geometric shapes in dynamic juxtapositions, demonstrated that hard-edge painting was neither cold nor formalistic. He reused certain motifs, but he did so less to explore their aspects than to “get at the specific character and quality of each painting in and for itself,” as James Monte stated in his essay for Zox’s solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1973. By the 1970s, Zox was using a freer, more emotive method, while maintaining the autonomy of color, which increasingly became more important to him than structure in his late years. Zox began to receive attention in the 1960s, when he was included in several groundbreaking exhibitions of Color Field and Minimalist art, including Shape and Structure (1965), organized by Henry Geldzahler for the Gallery of Modern Art, New York, and Systemic Painting (1966), organized by Lawrence Alloway for the Guggenheim Museum. In 1973, the Whitney’s solo exhibition of Zox’s work gave recognition to his significance in the art scene of the preceding decade. In the following year, Zox was represented in the inaugural exhibition of the Hirshhorn Museum, which owns fourteen of his works. Zox was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He attended the University of Oklahoma and Drake University. While studying at the Des Moines Art Center, he was mentored by George Grosz, who despite his own figurative approach encouraged Zox’s forays into abstraction. In 1958, Zox moved to New York, joining the downtown art scene. His studio on 20th Street became a gathering place for artists, jazz musicians, bikers, and boxers. He occasionally sparred with the visiting fighters. He later established a studio in East Hampton, where he painted and fished including using a helicopter to spot fish. In the 1950s and early 1960s, Zox’s works were collages consisting of painted pieces of paper stapled onto sheets of plywood. He then produced paintings that were illusions of collages, including both torn- and trued-edged forms, to which he added a wide range of intense hues that created ambiguous surfaces. Next, he omitted the collage aspect of his work and applied flat color areas to create more complete statements of pure color and shape. From 1962 to 1965, he produced his Rotation Series, at first creating plywood and Plexiglas reliefs, which turned squares into dynamic polygons. He used these shapes in his paintings as well, employing white as a foil between colors to produce negative spaces that suggest that the colored shapes had only been cut out and laid down instead of painted. The New York Times noted in 1964: “The artist is hip, cool, adventurous, not content to stay with the mere exercise of sensibility that one sees in smaller works.” In 1965, he began the Scissors Jack...
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Antique American Framed Original Vintage Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist painting. OIl on canvas. Framed. Finely painted with wonderful color palette.
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Spring dreams” botanical, symbol of renewal, painting for the modern interior
Located in Oslo, NO
"I received the series of 2 paintings in a dream on the eve of Easter." said Natasha Villone about this artwork. "That's why I called it “Spring Dreams”. I saw the ratio of purple, t...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

In a fearless reality, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Each color in this impactful painting was hand mixed with mica particles and iridescent mediums to make the lavender, orange, yellow, purple, blue and teal all pop and shine. The col...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Large Antique American Abstract Expressionist Vintage Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed. Signed.
Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Giardino secreto
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Abstract expressive floral acrylic painting on paper "Flourish of colors"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
The abstract floral artwork "Flourish of Colors" by French artist Natalya Mougenot is part of her Floral series. This vibrant painting bursts with energy, capturing a rich array of c...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Bite The Avarice - Vibrant Street Art-Inspired Artwork Exploring Humanity
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish artist Jonas Fisch’s imagery is vibrantly buzzing with colorful commentary on society - past and present - morphed into figures, words, and shapes. His heavily layered canvas...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite

El Color Es Una Superficie, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
El color es una superficie que sostiene, 2024 Contemporary Mexican Art, Abstract Painting Acrylic on canvas 100x100cm Signed and dated Yumnia's artistic journey is deeply rooted in...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Unfolded Layers 2 - original abstract expressionism painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Unfolded Layers 2" by Lori Mirabelli is an abstract painting that delves into the intricate relationship between color, texture, and form. This piece features a rich blend of reds, ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Poise (Large, Modern Abstract Expressionist Painting in Earth Tones)
Located in Hudson, NY
Large, modern abstract expressionist painting on canvas with an earth toned palette of sage green, sand, teal, and peach, with accents of white, yellow and hot pink "Poise", painted ...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Fiddler and Dancers
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Shay Rieger (1923-1975). Fiddler and Dancers, 1975. Oil on canvas, 38 x 50 inches. Some ares of paint loss and flaking as documented in detail photos. No tears or punctures in canvas...
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Push, Deborah Lanyon,
Located in Deddington, GB
I often use collage or other mixed media. I favour acrylic, a quick-drying medium, to make the collage adhere to the surface of the canvas. I tend to work rapidly and very physically, with the canvases positioned on the floor, checking them periodically by raising them onto a wall or easel. Given the large scale on which I work (I regularly produce paintings which are six or even eight feet by four), 1 find that working on the floor is the best means to ensure a dynamicapplication of the paint. At this preliminary stage, the process of composition is more visceral and intuitive; when the canvas is raised, I work more intellectually, to check and shape the direction that the painting has been taking. These are quite separate ‘moments’ which I compare to chess; on the floor I ‘attack’ the object from an emotional stance; when the painting is vertical, I enter a mode of ‘defence’, editing what has gone before. In recent years, I have had solo shows with James Colman...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Early Female Modernist Geometric Hard Edge Abstract Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century hard edge abstract by Gabrielle Roos. Oil on canvas. Signed verso.
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dreamscapes, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This is cold wax painting on paper. Cold wax medium is made from beeswax, it is mixed with oil paints to paint. the paintng needs to be framed for display. Painting has gold accents....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Summer Sparks
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

Contemporary figurative abstract expressive oil painting of woman on canvas
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary, expressive figurative oil painting titled No Limits was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot and marks a significant shift in her artistic journey. Part of he...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Oil Pastel, Acrylic

Blue Bonnet Daze
Located in London, GB
Colourful, playful and moving, the acrylic and mixed media artwork work of Lisa Henshall aims to express in pigments what cannot be expressed in words and capture the shared space be...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Cecilia Arrospide - ESTRUCTURA, Painting 2024
Located in Greenwich, CT
Cecilia studied Social Studies and Literature at Universidad Catolica del Peru, Drawing with Cristina Galvez, and Watercolors with Juan Pastorelli. She then worked with Leslie Lee, p...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Paint, Oil

Couple
Located in Vancouver, CA
Ron Stonier (1933-2001) was a dedicated Vancouver artist celebrated for his exploration of abstract painting, influenced by his mentors Gordon Smith and Jack Shadbolt, as well as by ...
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Phyllis Ciment Abstract Pastel Painting c.1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Phyllis Ciment Abstract Pastel Painting c.1970s Red, white and blue - Fine colorful abstract painting 24" wide x 18" high The frame measures 33" wide x 28" high Signed by the art...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Pastel

"Divine Spontaneity II" Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Abstract Painting 48"x36"
Located in New York, NY
"Divine Spontaneity II" 2023, 48" H x 36" W. Vertical abstract painting consisting of acrylics, house paint, oil pastels, color pencils, and carbon pencils on canvas by Argentine-bo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

House Paint, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Oil Pastel, Color Pencil

Fire Escapes
Located in Greenville, DE
Edward L. Loper Jr. was a self-taught artist, while being strongly influenced by his father's later work. 34 1/2" x 45 1/2" Framed. Signed lower left.
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Short Spurts" (Abstract, Vivid Pink, Feminine, Women, Painting, Antique Wood)
Located in Paris, IDF
SHORT SPURTS 2021 Paris, France This piece is a visual interpretation of a poem the artist wrote around frenzied, short-sighted behaviors: “That part usually stays hidden. Those colors are not known for blending. Us? We come from a rib. And we tangle ourselves in the traps we set for our prey.” - Nicholas Evans The painting is composed of plaster, oil and acrylic, with the main detail shape, in white, positioned over wood glue, leaving a slightly raised effect. Embracing the unique imperfections of reclaimed objects aged over time, Evans uses antique found...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Oil, Acrylic, Glue

Mellow Like Breeze, Waterfront Landscapes oil paint, Layers Rhythmic brushstroke
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
Suzhou landscape is the main theme of Gao Xiao Yun’s landscape paintings. Water, light and times create a diverse scenario of Suzhou riverside towns. Gao features these three elements that form poetic and harmonic rhythm in his landscape paintings. A combination of Chinese ink concept with oil painting techniques is what valued the most by international collectors. Gao Xiao Yun was born in Shaan Xi province in 1977, China and graduated from the Department of Oil Painting of the China Academy of Fine Art. He has held solo exhibitions in Shanghai and Taipei. He has also participated in the development of the Shanghai Pudong Artist Village and Puxi Art District. Artwork of Gao Xiaoyun explores an ideal visual language for waterfront landscape...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Fresh spring bouquet " (small acrylic expressionist floral artwork on paper)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary colorful artwork celebrating spring features a bouquet of fresh flowers of red, white and green colors. This artwork belongs to my “Floral” series which is full ...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"PARO"
Located in Fresno, CA
PARO is a range of Blues and White with a central single winged figure and large characters in broad strokes. Frank Arnold is one of the foremost abstract figurative painters and scu...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Study #26, 1960s Gouache painting Signed Framed Pace & Hudson Gallery provenance
Located in New York, NY
Jack Youngerman Untitled Study #26, 1967 Gouache painting on paper (with original JL Hudson and PACE Gallery labels) Hand signed and dated '67 on the front; J.L. Hudson Gallery Label on Verso. Unique Abstract Expressionist work on paper Frame included Framed Measurements: Framed: 15 inches by 15 inches by 1.5 inch Artwork: 7.75 inches by 7.5 inches Provenance From the estate of Anne Markley Spivak J. L. Hudson Gallery Label affixed to verso (back). The J.L. Hudson Gallery, Detroit, Michigan This 1967 unique, signed gouache painting by renowned abstract expressionist painter Jack Youngerman was acquired from the estate of Anne Markley Spivak. It is held in the original vintage metal frame with the original J.L. Hudson Gallery label, as well as the PACE gallery label on the verso The artwork has been newly loated and framed in a museum quality white wood frame; the original labels from the original back board have been affixed to the back to preserve provenance. Jack Youngerman Biography Jack Youngerman was born in St. Louis, Missouri on March 25, 1926. He moved to Louisville, Kentucky in 1929 and studied at the University of Missouri, Columbia from 1944 to 1946 under a wartime navy training program. He graduated from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in 1947 and, that same year, he returned to Missouri to finish his Bachelor’s degree in Journalism before moving to Paris on a G.I. scholarship. In Paris, Youngerman enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, studying drawing with Jean Souverbie. He explored Paris, taking in the cathedrals, museums, and history in order to grasp a greater sense of art history. He also traveled to the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Italy, and Greece on fine art excursions. In 1948, Youngerman became friends with Ellsworth Kelly, Eduardo Paolozzi, and Cesar – fellow students at Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He married Delphine Seyrig in 1950, and later that year he had his first group exhibition at Galerie Maeght in Paris. He visited the studios of Constantín Brancusi and Jean Arp and became heavily influenced by the organic forms present in their work. He also met artist Alexander Calder through his father-in-law, Henri Seyrig, and experimental filmmaker and artist, Robert Breer...
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Vintage Modernist Abstract Oil Painting by Texas artist, 1961; Religious theme
Located in Baltimore, MD
If you are looking for a powerful mid century modernist abstract with meaning, this could fit the bill. The oil on board is signed John M. Good and dated on a back board 1961. It is...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Signs" Black and White, Abstract Painting Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Signs Mixed Media Paint 80x80 cm Original Art Made in Italy Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, where she lives and works. She graduated in Painting at the Aca...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

Untitled (1995). Gouache on paper by Sol Lewitt
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Sol LeWitt (1928-2007) Untitled Gouache on Paper 28.5 x 37.5 cm (11 1/4 x 14 3/4 in) Executed in 1995 Signed and dated 95 lower right Provenance Marco Noire Contemporary Art Turin...
Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Hana 花 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Hana 花 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on canvas - Unframed This work is exclusive to IdeelArt. Barcelona based painter Nikolaos Schizas creates dynamic abstract paintings that radiat...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Raimonds Staprans - Desert. 1974, oil on canvas, 95, 5x116 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Desert. 1974, oil on canvas, 95,5x116 cm Painting in orange colors Provenance Maxwell gallery
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Deconstructed Orange 5 - Abstract Textural Vibrant Original Painting Gold Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael captivates by his abstract expressionism paintings influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Guardians of Knowledge, Abstract library, oil, Expressionism, Contemporary art
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Framed dimensions: 47 x 157 cm (18.5 x 61.8 in) choose between black or wood frame In Les Gardiens du Savoir, Sophie Dumont transcends the simple depiction of books to offer a visua...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Multicolor Geometric Cubist Gouache and Watercolor Painting by André Morin
Located in Atlanta, GA
This outstanding post-cubist and multicolor geometric composition, gouache, and watercolor painting was designed by French artist André Morin (20th Century). Geometric art is the use...
Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Original Painting on board by Serg Graff, Portrait, "Stranger", COA Gold frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is a unique original acrylic painting on canvas board in abstract style by Serg Graff, Portrait titled "Stranger". It comes signed, dated, and with a COA (Certificate of Authe...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Butterfly Spin Painting, acrylic on paper by Damien Hirst (2009)
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Damien Hirst (1965) Butterfly Spin Painting (2009) acrylic and metallic paint on paper 21 h × 27 w in (53 × 69 cm) Signed and stamped with Damien Hirst's studio's blindstamp; stampe...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

ABSTRACT New Black White Ink Artwork by Contemporary Artist Joan Salo 2024
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Bingo, Conceptual abstract painting with numbers by Anastasia Vasilyeva
Located in Zofingen, AG
Impressive emotional abstract painting with numbers. The concept of the multilayers technique makes a color deep effect. The artist plays with dark and light to structure the paintin...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Engraving, Spray Paint

Blue and Green Swirls Overlaid in Horizontal Stripes Abstract French Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition signed by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924) oil painting on canvas, unframed dated 87 canvas size: 35 x 45.5 inches condition: overall very good...
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Robert O'Meara Abstract Composition Oil
Located in Astoria, NY
Robert O'Meara (American, XX-XXI), Abstract Composition in green, blue, and orange, Oil on Canvas, apparently unsigned, wood frame. Image: 32" H x 27" W; frame: 32.75" H x 27.75" W. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Snow Field, signed painting Ceiba-Geigy coll w/original Poindexter Gallery label
By Hyde Solomon
Located in New York, NY
Hyde Solomon Snow Field (Poindexter Gallery), 1974 Oil on Canvas (Signed, Dated & Framed) Hand-signed by artist, "Hyde Solomon 74", upper left on the front and on the back. Poindexte...
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Avec Des Épines" (abstract, dark, floral, roses, red, black, antique linen)
Located in Paris, IDF
AVEC DES ÉPINES 2024 Paris, France The French title of the work translates in English to "With Thorns". The painting captures the rose’s mysterious allure, balancing beauty with an...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Dye

Joyce Ann
Located in Dallas, TX
Born in 1933, Otis Huband declared his intention to be an artist at age 6. He earned his BFA and MFA at Richmond Professional Institute of the College of William & Mary, now Virginia...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract painting IT705, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
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

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Abstract Spanish Catalan Oil Painting Josep Guinovart from Joan Prats Gallery
Located in Surfside, FL
Josep Guinovart (1927 –2007) was a Spanish Catalan painter most famous for his informalist or abstract expressionist work. In 1941, he began to work as a decorator. Three years later, he started his studies at the Escuela de Artes y Oficios de la Llotja (Art School of La Llotja) where he stayed until 1946. He first exhibited his work in 1948 in Galerías Syla in Barcelona. In 1951, he produced his first engravings entitled 'Homage to Federico García Lorca'. Two years later, he was awarded a grant from the French Institute to study in Paris for nine months. Here he discovered the cubist works of Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso and travelled to Belgium, Holland and Germany. On his return to Barcelona and after a period working as an illustrator and set designer, around 1957 he began moving towards abstract art. His work is highly unconventional and usually on a large scale, using a wide range of materials, three-dimensional objects and organic substances such as eggshell, earth and straw. In 1962, he illustrated a book of poetry entitled Posies by Joan Salvat-Papasseit for the Ariel Editorial. He won many accolades for his work throughout the 1970s and 80s, including Spain's National Award for Plastic Arts in 1982. In 1994, a museum foundation dedicated to his art was inaugurated in Agramunt, his mother's birthplace to which he always felt a special attachment. In 2006 he designed the winery Mas Blanch i Jové in La Pobla de Cérvoles (Lleida) and created The Artists' Vineyard, a project intended to mix sculptures and other art works from different artists in the middle of a vineyard. The Artists' Vineyard was inaugurated after his death in 2010 with the unveiling of his sculpture The Countryside Organ: a music instrument, 6 meters height, for the wind to sing the vines. This winery also displays the 10.5 meters work In Vino Veritas...
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"ṭāhēr 2891", Gold Painting, 2025
Located in Delaware , OH
"ṭāhēr 2891", Gold Painting, 2025 This is a highly textured, multi-media abstract in gold and has a dark patina around the edges. All of Addison's text in her paintings are her jour...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gold

Original Triptych-Rosarian1-2-3-British School-Brit Awarded Artist-impression
Located in London, GB
Summer Bloom series began in 2022, where Shizico Yi celebrating the season by painting en plein air in her garden. In 2024, she embarks on a fresh chapter with her new rose garden, w...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Meraki - Elegant Amber Abstract Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Divine Goddess - Warm Soft Jewel Tone Abstract Floral Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Original oil on canvas painting by prominent & searchable artist Steve McElroy.
Located in Dallas, TX
"The Cape" original oil on canvas painting by Steve McElroy, 2024. Positive depictions of women are a favorite in any decor. 24 x 36 inches. This is...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jam Spread
Located in Deddington, GB
Jam Spread [2021] original Acrylic on board Image size: H:40cm cm x W:40cm cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:2cm cm x W:40cm cm x D:2cmcm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Warm pinks and orange with a shot of blue, evocative of my sunny morning walks along my favourite beach in Santa Teresa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Mimulus by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 50x50 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Glow 2, fantasy landscape, pink, blue, luminous, sunset, waterfall
Located in Cumming, GA
"Glow 2" transports viewers into a mesmerizing fantasy landscape, where the boundaries of reality blur with the ethereal. Dominated by hues of pink ...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Huge French Modernist Signed Oil Abstract Painting of City Scape Orange & Blue
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The French City French School, circa 1970's, signed lower corner oil painting on canvas: 31 x 38.5 inches framed: 23.5 x 32 inches condition: sound condition though with minor crack...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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.

Recently Viewed

View All