Contemporary Abstract Paintings
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
Style: Contemporary
Color: Black
Chinese Contemporary Art by Cao Fan -Watching Flowers Across the Shore
By Cao Fan
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Double Black No.1 - bold abstract shapes, marble dust, wax, acrylic on canvas
By Ivo Stoyanov
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this arresting abstract composition by Ivo Stoyanov, two jet black angled rectangular blocks sit against a backdrop of gray, black and white. Stoyanov uses mixed media—crushed mar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Tipping Blue
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Jennifer Hornyak was born in England, where she studied at the Grimsby School of Art before coming to Canada. For more than forty years, her work has been exhibited in prestigious ga...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Modern Indian Art, Madras, Life cycle, canvas Painting, Abstract, Red, India
Located in Norfolk, GB
Part of the history of Modern Art in India, this striking published painting is by noted seminal artist R B Bhaskaran. The artist’s work plays with the g...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Luis Miguel Valdes, "Malecon 15", 2015, painting 80x120in
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuban, 1949)
"Andar la Habanera", 2015
Mixed media on Canvas
80 × 120 in
Unframed
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Insomnia
Located in Stamford, CT
Pallav's art is a visual representation of his autobiography. His works concisely encapsulate his intense experiences with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD through chaotic arrangement...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Blah Blah Blah
Located in Stamford, CT
Pallav's art is a visual representation of his autobiography. His works concisely encapsulate his intense experiences with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD through chaotic arrangement...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Aiuola
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Bruno Ceccobelli. "Aiuola" is a contemporary figurative painting, mixed media on panel in blacks and browns by Italian artist Bruno Cecc...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Purple Love - Impasto Thick Paint Original Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Coulombe-Bégin's dynamic acrylic on canvas works seek to produce a metamorphic interpretation of the artist's inner identity. Her paintings make ample use of contrasting colors to cr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Partita 15
Located in Paris, IDF
Bruno DESPLANQUES
(Born in 1966, France)
Partita 15
Enamelled lava stone
H. 30 cm ; L. 30 cm
2018
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Stone, Enamel
Home is Home
Located in Stamford, CT
Pallav's art is a visual representation of his autobiography. His works concisely encapsulate his intense experiences with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD through chaotic arrangement...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Oops
Located in Stamford, CT
Pallav's art is a visual representation of his autobiography. His works concisely encapsulate his intense experiences with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD through chaotic arrangement...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Endless Sea Inside
Located in West Hollywood, CA
"The Endless Sea Inside" was featured in "After the Rain," an exhibition at Mash Gallery in the Los Angeles Arts District. This piece juxtaposes a hybrid shark composed of many eleme...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Double Face
Located in Stamford, CT
Pallav's art is a visual representation of his autobiography. His works concisely encapsulate his intense experiences with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD through chaotic arrangement...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Partita 49
Located in Paris, IDF
Bruno DESPLANQUES
(Born in 1966, France)
Partita 49
Enamelled lava stone
H. 30 cm ; L. 30 cm
2021
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Stone, Enamel
Brown Sugar - Joyful, Abstraction, Expression, Pop, Street Art, Energetic
By Paweł Myszka
Located in Salzburg, AT
Paweł Myszka graduated from the European Academy of Arts in Warsaw. He holds a Master of Arts
degree in Graphic Design and Painting and graduated with hon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dodger Stadium Almost Game Time (Summer Sunset)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pete Kasprzak’s passion for city life is expressed in his dynamic urban artworks. Kasprzak’s artworks express energy and life with animated brush strokes. He adds dynamic movement an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Pots, Acrylic & Pigment on Canvas, (Set of 2) Black, Blue, Grey "In Stock"
By Madhu Basu
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Madhu Basu - Magma Series - 25.75 x 21.25 inches (unframed size)
Acrylic & Pigment on canvas
( Set of 2 works )
( UNFRAMED ALL IN DOOR DELIVERED )
Vessels and pots being of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pigment
Surreal Nude Oil Painting with Wooden Frame "New Man Alone 2"
By Tay Dall
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique and vivid oil painting on on board with an integrated wooden frame.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Coral with Lime
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Jennifer Hornyak was born in England, where she studied at the Grimsby School of Art before coming to Canada. For more than forty years, her work has been exhibited in prestigious ga...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Yellow - Orange Storm Sewer - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Tomasz Bielak born in Lublin in 1967. He graduated of The Academy of Fine Arts, Painting and Graphics Design Department in Gdańsk, in 1994. He realized installation art, graphics ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Siskin Green with Pink
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Jennifer Hornyak was born in England, where she studied at the Grimsby School of Art before coming to Canada. For more than forty years, her work has been exhibited in prestigious ga...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The Dynamics Of Inaction - Contemporary Nature Oil Painting, Abstraction
Located in Salzburg, AT
The interesting three-dimensional effect of the paintings is created when the paint is wet. The artist pulls a layer of paint with a special tool, thus creating thin concave lines.
Jakub Żeligowski...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Geometric process black - contemporary modern abstract geometric painting relief
By Eef de Graaf
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Geometric process black is a unique one-of-a-kind contemporary modern painting relief by Dutch artist Eef de Graaf. The relief is made from meticulously hand cut cardboard elements f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Modern Indian Art, Madras, Cat, Blue, Mixed Media Painting, Abstraction India
Located in Norfolk, GB
Part of the history of Modern Art in India, this stunning painting is by noted seminal artist R B Bhaskaran. The artist’s work plays with the genre of ab...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper
Unveil My Heart
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Unveil My Heart takes shape beautifully in three-dimensional glory. The black ground looks superb, and the roses come to life at great outward depth. This pie...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Other Medium
UNTITLED CONSTRUCT 1 - Abstract/Figurative Oil Painting in Yellow, Black & Blue
By Donald Keefe
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
I have sketchbooks filled with small thumbnail drawings which I usually base compositional arrangements upon. These are non-representational: just lines, arcs, mass tones, etc – basically just playing with formal elements. I had an idea to recreate these doodles as small sculptures. I liked the results, and wanted to have it feed back into my painting work as an intermediate step. That idea grew and I began lighting the sculptures with colored lights...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Deep Unknown - Painting by Adriano Bernetti da Vila - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Deep Unknown is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist Adriano Bernetti da Vila in 2020.
Hand-signed oil on canvas 80 x 80 cm. The artwork is a pretext to explore the un...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
UNTITLED CONSTRUCT 6 - Framed Abstract Painting in Blue, Yellow, White & Green
By Donald Keefe
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Many of the works in this series have a similar viewing distance from the subject. In Untitled Construct 6 I wanted to close that distance by painting a picture with the view being c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Modern Indian Art Madras, Cat, Mixed Media on Board Painting, Abstraction India
Located in Norfolk, GB
Part of the history of Modern Art in India, this striking painting is by noted seminal artist R B Bhaskaran. The artist’s work plays with the genre of ab...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Black Mountains XV - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Painting, Landscape
By Jon Errazu
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
"My work is characterized by forms and lines. The relationship between background and figure is repeated persistently in each of my works. The figure, simple and almost always quadri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Surreal Nude Oil Painting with Wooden Frame "New Man Alone 1"
By Tay Dall
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique and vivid oil painting on on board with an integrated wooden frame.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Ignite, Original Contemporary Framed Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas
By Novi Lim
Located in Boston, MA
Ignite, Original Contemporary Abstract Painting, 2021
32" x 42" x 2" (HxWxD) Framed
30" x 40" x 1.5" (HxWxD) Acrylic on Canvas
This gestural abstraction by artist Novi Lim is remini...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
“Snippet 1” Colorful Abstract Geometric Mixed Media Painting by Matthew Reeves
Located in Houston, TX
Pastel-toned abstract geometric mixed media painting by Houston, TX artist, Matthew Reeves. The painting depicts assorted shapes in teal, pink, yellow, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer
Pots, Acrylic & Pigment on Canvas, (Set of 2) Black, Blue, Grey "In Stock"
By Madhu Basu
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Madhu Basu - Magma Series - 25.75 x 21.25 inches (unframed size)
Acrylic & Pigment on canvas
( Set of 2 works )
( UNFRAMED ALL IN DOOR DELIVERED )
Vessels and pots being of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pigment
Romanian Contemporary art by Alex Manea - Asa Incepe Vara
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, enamel, lacquer & pastel pencil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
French Contemporary Art by Francis Moreau - Du Mont Nébo
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Francis Moreau - Rondeau
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Francis Moreau - Extrusion
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Unknown Energy - Painting by Adriano Bernetti da Vila - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
Unknown Energy is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist Adriano Bernetti da Vila in 2021.
Hand-signed oil on canvas 80 x 80 cm. The artwork is a consideration on the po...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Partita 51
Located in Paris, IDF
Bruno DESPLANQUES
(Born in 1966, France)
Partita 51
Enamelled lava stone
H. 30 cm ; L. 30 cm
2021
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Stone, Enamel
Jester In Blue - archival pigment print 48"x36"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A gallery quality archival pigment print of the original oil painting signed by the author.
Limited edition of 100.
The print depicts a jester in a blue hat playing a guitar. The black lines give an element of
graphic design and accentuate specific details. As the jester plays his guitar the audience can envision the colors
and the mood of his melody. Today he is in a good spirits, thus the music is painted in a warm palette. Yet nobody
knows what his mood will be like tomorrow. Don’t let him show you the dark side of his soul.
The painting looks well framed or unframed depending on the demand of the interior design and is signed by the
author. The viewers will be touched by its unique composition and will want to return to it again and again.
The artwork is furnished with certificate of authenticity, signed by the artist with artist's name, edition number, edition limit, and other details.
Sergiy...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
L'Amour Qui Grandit - Tall Dynamic Textured Hearts Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Coulombe-Bégin's dynamic acrylic on canvas works seek to produce a metamorphic interpretation of the artist's inner identity. Her paintings make ample use of contrasting colors to cr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Rhodes Blue
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Jennifer Hornyak was born in England, where she studied at the Grimsby School of Art before coming to Canada. For more than forty years, her work has been exhibited in prestigious ga...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
35x26" - Dark City - Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful piece by Alexis Portilla. The rich inky greys, blues and blacks of this piece contrasts against the light and symbolism of vessels and pictographs. Vessels are a recurring theme in Portilla's work as symbolic of the potential for the ability to hold and receive.
Dark City...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
FLAGS 3 - Modern Abstract Composition, Large Format Painting - 24 Elements
Located in Salzburg, AT
Dominika Krechowicz is a professor at the Gdansk GUT Institute
Flags 3, 213 x 96 cm, acrylic, pigment on paper, 1999, composed of 24 elements, a single part is 24 x 30 cm.
Works fr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pigment
Patina & Silkscreen Painting on Steel Canadian Contemporary Art Marjan Eggermont
Located in Surfside, FL
Eggermont, Marjan (Contemporary Dutch Canadian),
Big Seeds 2006, mixed media, patina and silkscreen painting on steel,
20 x 20 inches
Hand signed...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Steel
Forest at Night - large, dark, smokey, gestural, atmospheric acrylic on paper
By Lynne Fernie
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Darkness prevails in this moody acrylic painting by Toronto contemporary artist Lynne Fernie. Thick dashes of black, gray, white and red suggest movement and add texture. The forest ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Canvas, Acrylic
Unknown Experience -Painting by Adriano Bernetti da Vila - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
Unknown Experience is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist Adriano Bernetti da Vila in 2021.
Hand-signed oil on canvas 80 x 80 cm. The artwork is a representation of a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
New Order [Black, Red, Acrylic, canvas, Abstract, Line]
Located in Seoul, KR
Lynn Yang
Art Students League of New York
Fine Arts, Hanyang Woman's College, Seoul, Korea
Solo Exhibition
2021 The Other Side, LYNN Fine Art Gallery, Seoul
2018 The Gallery next, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
![New Order [Black, Red, Acrylic, canvas, Abstract, Line]](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/lynn-yang-paintings-new-order-black-red-acrylic-canvas-abstract-line-for-sale/a_15492/a_94814621642064179318/KakaoTalk_20220113_172924464_10_master.jpg?width=240 "Lynn Yang - New Order [Black, Red, Acrylic, canvas, Abstract, Line]")
Untitled, Acrylic on Canvas, Black by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jenson Anto - Untitled - 36 x 36 inches (unframed size)
Acrylic on Canvas
( UNFRAMED ALL IN DELIVERED PRICE )
Contemporary artist Jenson Anto creates work that is inspired b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Romanian Contemporary art by Alex Manea - Davanti al Golfo di Surriento
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & enamel on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Movement - black grey contemporary modern abstract sculpture painting
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Movement is a unique contemporary modern sculpture painting by Dutch artist Michiel Jansen. This wall relief is made from dozens of indivually cut strip...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Slate
French Contemporary Art by Josette Dubost - Les Profondeurs
Located in Paris, IDF
Josette Dubost is a French artist born in 1936 who lives & works in Solliès-Pont, France.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pots, Acrylic & Pigment on Canvas, (Set of 2) Black, Blue, Grey "In Stock"
By Madhu Basu
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Madhu Basu - Magma Series - 25.75 x 21.25 inches (unframed size)
Acrylic & Pigment on canvas
( Set of 2 works )
( UNFRAMED ALL IN DOOR DELIVERED )
Vessels and pots being of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pigment
Pots, Acrylic & Pigment on Canvas, (Set of 2) Black, Green, Grey "In Stock"
By Madhu Basu
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Madhu Basu - Magma Series - 25.75 x 21.25 inches (unframed size)
Acrylic & Pigment on canvas
( Set of 2 works )
( UNFRAMED ALL IN DOOR DELIVERED )
Vessels and pots being of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic, Pigment, Mixed Media
Gold - Mixed Media by A.M. Caboni - 2019
Located in Roma, IT
Gold is a fascinating painting realized by the Italian artist Anna Maria Caboni in 2019. The artwork is a mixed media (spray varnish and gold foil on canvas).
The artwork is hand-signed and hand-dated "AMC 19" by the artist in golden...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel, Foil
City Soul - Acrylic by A.M. Caboni - 2019
Located in Roma, IT
City Soul is a fascinating mixed-media painting on canvas (chalk and acrylic) realized by the Italian artist Anna Maria Caboni in 2019.
The artwork is hand-signed and hand-dated "AM...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Contemporary abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary 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 Anastasia Pelias, Chelsea Davine, Waleria Matelska, and Anna Maria Caboni. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Fabric and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 1.63 inches across are also available.