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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
Untitled CIX by Frédérique Domergue - Large abstract painting on metal leaves
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled CIX is a large-scale painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. Oxidized zinc and bronze leaf on wood panelling, patina fixed with beeswax polish, 180 cm × ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Bronze

TN811-D by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, diptych
Located in Paris, FR
TN811-D is a diptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno, composed of two panels of equal size (100 cm x 73 cm). Sold unframed. The painter draws its resources fro...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Ink

Ruz Big Red Black Square original abstract acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Ruz. astract. big . red .black. square original abstract acrylic painting We offer the possibility of framing at no cost. we advise black or white , Rafael Ruz.(Barcelona 1956) Whil...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled XLVI by Ferle - abstract painting, red tones, very large size
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XLV is an abstract painting by French contemporary artist Ferle. Oil on free-standing canvas. W 200 cm x H 280 cm // W 6 ft 6 x H 9 ft. ”In her work, Ferle creates new spac...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

TN853 by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting
Located in Paris, FR
TN853 is a painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. Sold unframed. The painter draws its resources from Japanese calligraphy and his favorite themes in Zen philosophy....
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Play #12 Contemporary Original Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
This series focuses on the idea of play and the emotions involved in the act of playing. We often forget the importance of relaxing the mind, of letting go of our troubles, of being ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Untitled LXIII by Ferle - Large abstract painting, deep tones, spiritual, red
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LXIII is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed an...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Bukhara VI" Abstract Oil Painting 59" x 39" inch by Muzaffar Abdullaev
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bukhara VI" Abstract Oil Painting 59" x 39" inch by Muzaffar Abdullaev ABOUT: He was born in 1953 in Bukhara, where he lives and works. Boasting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Flower Train" Abstract Acrylic Painting 24" x 39" inch by Elena Lyapina
Located in Culver City, CA
"Flower Train" Abstract Acrylic Painting 24" x 39" inch by Elena Lyapina
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled XXII by Ferle - Abstract painting, lines, red & green tones, spiritual
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XXII is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 100 cm x 70 cm (39.4 × 27.6 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Blue Waves, Science Art Collection by Anastasia Vasilyeva
Located in Zofingen, AG
Wave Theory is a painting from the collection "Wave Theory", was participated in the Swiss Art Expo 2021 in Zurich. It is a part of the science art collection by artist Anastasia Vasilyeva...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic

Venice /// Abstract Expressionist Contemporary Colorful Minimalism Painting Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Venice" Series: Abstract *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso Year: 2022 Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas Canvas size: 33" x 22" Condition: The stretched canvas was custom built by the artist himself. In mint condition Biography: Jack Graves III is an American artist, born in 1988 in Jacksonville, Florida. He grew up surrounded by inspiration having an art dealer as a father, John Graves...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

"Naked" Oil Painting 35" x 27" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Naked" Oil Painting 35" x 27" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko Anastasiia Danilenko is an artist and graphic designer. But the area of her occupat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Cosmic Explosion" Abstract Wood Painting 79" x 79" in by Leila Izzet
Located in Culver City, CA
"Cosmic Explosion" Abstract Wood Painting 79" x 79" in by Leila Izzet Leila Izzet has been exhibiting her paintings for over 40 years. A great lover of animals, she was first known ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Acrylic

Large Painting Titled “Bluejay”
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mirtha Moreno Born in Havana, Cuba, in the late 70s during a well-documented time of religious and political oppression, abstract expressionist artist Mirtha Moreno, immigrated to th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic

"Humility" Oil Painting 43" x 43" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Humility" Oil Painting 43" x 43" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko Anastasiia Danilenko is an artist and graphic designer. But the area of her occu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Cross
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"The Cross" is a painting by Alexander Calder. The painting is signed in the lower right, "Calder". The framed dimensions are 30 x 37.5 x 1.75 in. "The Cross...
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1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Untitled wp4" Abstract Painting 22" x 18" inch by Gayatri Gamuz
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled wp4" Abstract Painting 22" x 18" inch by Gayatri Gamuz Watercolor on archival paper In search of silence, in search of the self. Her work emerges from the silence within ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

"Untitled wp19" Abstract Painting 22" x 18" inch by Gayatri Gamuz
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled wp19" Abstract Painting 22" x 18" inch by Gayatri Gamuz Watercolor on archival paper In search of silence, in search of the self. Her work em...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Landscape Abstract Expressionist
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Landscape 2020, Artist signed and titled verso. Jerzy Kubina Polish/American Artist: Jerzy was born in Zamosc, Poland, 1956. Studied at the Academy Of Fine Arts in Krakow 1981/1986 i...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Large Painting on Canvas Titled: PDP 1160
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Post Dogmatist Painting on Canvas, signed verso Cecil Touchon Born 1956 Austin, Texas is a contemporary American collage artist, painter, published poet and theorist living in Pagos...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Maryanne Pollock "Beige Haze"
Located in Washington, DC
Painting by Maryanne Pollock titled "Beige Haze". Work is signed and dated 2020 on reverse. Maryanne Pollock received her BFA from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and Rome, Ital...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

St. Catherine's
Located in Washington, DC
Painting by Maryanne Pollock titled "St. Catherine's". Signed and titled on reverse. Maryanne Pollock received her BFA from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and Rome, Italy. She...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

"Faces I" Oil on Carton Abstract Painting 28" x 22" inch by Youssef Sida
Located in Culver City, CA
"Faces I" Oil on Carton Abstract Painting 28" x 22" inch by Youssef Sida Signed and dated 1990 Youssef Sida 1922-1994 Born in 1922 in Damietta, and in 1...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Circus 1 - colourful, geometric abstraction, modernist, acrylic on panel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Curated squares, rectangles and fine horizontal and vertical stripes in pink, cherry, pumpkin, greens and teal dance across a rust ground in this acrylic painting on panel. This geom...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Panel, Acrylic

Colourful Surrealist Abstract Geometric Acrylic on Paper.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th century abstract geometric acrylic on paper by British artist Derek Carruthers. Signed bottom right and signed and dated to the reverse. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Flowing Energy 24
Located in Zofingen, AG
The artwork Flowing Energy 24 is part of the Flowing Energy Collection. It is ready to hang with the edges painted and on the back will have two metallic hangers. Dimensions: 120x40...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

My Still Life, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This piece is a departure from my usual palette and reflects a desire to infuse lightness and joy into the profound uncertainty of life," says artist Robin Oku...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Feminine Red And Black Modern Abstract Structured Painting By Sture Wikström
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Presenting a modern abstract composition with a textured surface created by the Swedish artist, Sture Wikström (1921-1993). With its textured surface, s...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

"Masquerade" Large Scale Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Abstract in Pinks 48x60
Located in New York, NY
"Masquerade" 2024, 48" H x 60" W. Large-scale, multi-colored abstract painting consisting of acrylic, house paint, pencils, and oil pastels on canvas by Argentine-born artist Karina ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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

Sea of Blues N10, Abstract Blue and White Fish Patterns, Mediterranean Style
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor

"Puzzle" No8, Absrtact Oil Painting, 2018
Located in London, GB
An upcoming exhibition of oil paintings by Hsu Tung Lung at the The Tainan Art Museum in Tainan, Taiwan. The exhibition is scheduled for March, 2025 and will feature a selection of H...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hike Flow
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,...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic

The Bells, Contemporary Modern Impressionist Landscape, 2023, Special Edition
Located in Golden, CO
Lose yourself in the majestic beauty of the Maroon Bells, Aspen in Topher Straus's captivating artwork, "The Bells", Special Edition. Straus, with a deep connection to these mountain...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Metal

Singularity I-Modern abstract geometric graphic atwork-painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Singularity I" by Heny Steinberg is a mesmerizing exploration of abstract geometrical minimalism that invites viewers to contemplate the convergence of form and space. Crafted with ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

The light, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork is about inner light, light of your heart, your way,when you feel that everything is possible.Colors here are calming, natural and well balanced. It's very fresh with sp...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Couleurs éphemeres, landscape, oil on canvas, expressionism, multicolor, french
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"couleurs ephemeres" by Sophie Dumont, presented on a canvas measuring 27x35 cm (approximately 10.6x13.8 inches), is a captivating journey into France countryside. The artist's bold ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Tablero Cuerpos Escuetos, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting Acrylic on canvas 160x150cm Signed About the artist Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Thunder and Rain
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,...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic

The Wave, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work is one of four from the series " The deepness". About the deepness of our inner world. All colors and dynamics of painting immerse the viewer into his universe, subconsciou...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

A Sunny Day - Large Abstract Oil Painting Blue Black White Yellow
Located in Sofia, BG
"A sunny day" 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, th...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blue Landscape II
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
I see blue as a seminal color representing life in all its forms.

About the Artist
Pat Forbes is an abstract painter whose aesthetic is heavily influenced by her 20 years as a collector and dealer of Middle Eastern textiles. Pat, who lives on the Atlantic Ocean in Massachusetts, uses a neutral palette to present her interpretation of the world around her– from marshes and mountains to stones and spiderwebs. She is drawn to pattern and design, both of which influence the use of balanced repetition in her work. Pat’s muted colors invite pensive meditation, while her deliberate use of line guides the eye through satisfyingly symmetrical compositions.

Blue Landscape...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Bird Flutter
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,...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic

Foot Steps and Foothills
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,...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic

Causeway, Original Contemporary Abstract Painting, Green and Blue Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
The simplicity of the space, colour, and focus in this work is very different to much of my work. It is the coming together of these elements at the start of the second 'lockdown' that reflected issues of normality and the desire for change to a simpler more relevant approach to life. Surprising that the journey should have resulted in this painting. Discover new paintings by Jon Rowland online and in our gallery at Wychwood Art. Each work has been carefully selected by Deborah Allan our Chief Art Curator. Wychwood Art have exhibited Jon Rowland in London during a pop-up exhibition of theirs at the Darren Baker...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Abstract Sky - Oil Painting 201s by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Sky is an original oil on canvas on canvas realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in the 2000s. Hand-signed by the artist on the back. The artwork represents an abstract landscape:...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Italian Abstract Cityscape with Towers. Circa 1970
Located in Firenze, IT
Cityscape with skyscrapers. Stylized and almost abstract representation of a city with skyscrapers, some of which have the shape of a sail. Oil on canvas. In a 1970´s aluminium / wood period frame. Signed lower right: Raimondo. Landscape appears at first glance as a series of abstract, geometric, very bright objects. Very good condition. Painting comes from a collection in Turin, Italy which had numerous signed works...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Spring Floral 1
Located in Dallas, TX
acrylic on canvas
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

L.O.F.Q. composition.
Located in Como, IT
Giuseppe Minoretti (Erba, Como - 1938) L.O.F.Q. composition. Acrylic on Canvas 1983 Size: 30x30 cm - thickness 3 cm (52 x 52 x 6.5 including frame) Invisible glass Giuseppe Minoret...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic Polymer

The Calm Before The Storm #3 with Acrylic on Canvas, Painting by Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
The Calm Before The Storm #3 – By Lucy Moore [2023] The Calm Before The Storm #3 - An seascape painting by Lucy Moore. When winter roles in it slowly strips the earth of her colour ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Contemporary Abstract British Unfinished Painting Of A Cubist Face
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Abstract Portrait' by Bolly Frost Acrylic painting on canvas signed on verso painting: 20 x 16 inches Superb original modern abstract portrait painting by the rising contemporar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Beach Palms La Cala with Oil Paint on Canvas, Painting Mid century
Located in Deddington, GB
Beach Palms La Cala By Eleanor Woolley [April 2023] Palm Trees La Cala is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. The striking Palm Trees on La Cala beach in La Cala de Mijas were ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

ABSTRACT Black and white painting texture minimal Untitled 2023
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Barcelona, June 20, 1989, From an early age, drawing and painting were relevant in the development of the artist, since during much of her career she has examined realistic represent...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Lollipop Feeling
Located in NIAGARA PARK, NSW
This painting is a mood artwork, where the feeling is being comfortable, so reassured as if somehow the feelings of licking a lollipop as a child have returned. The work is in the st...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic

'Abstract, Coral and Blue', Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois Design Institute
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Fink' for Ray Fink (American, 1922-1998) and painted circa 1985. A substantial oil by this well-listed American Abstractionist who studied at the Art Institute ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Plaster, Oil

Roses flowering in the spring
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork belongs to my “Floral” series which is full of expressive brush strokes where I could experience a floral theme. It is a bold and eclectic mix of art which radiates str...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

'Sunset Over Asilomar' Original Contemporary Abstract Yellow &Orange Mixed Media
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven is now one of the top emerging artists in the U.S. His works are ground breaking, bold and imbued with unflinching disregard to painting conventions. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Charcoal

The Prince
Located in New Orleans, LA
Charles Collins is a true Renaissance man. From a family of New Orleans artists, he chose to pursue a career as a pathologist, attending medical school in New Orleans and becoming pa...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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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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