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.
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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Contemporary
Hall of power III by Joachim van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract painting, grey colour
Located in Paris, FR
Hall of power III is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 70 × 100 cm (27.6 × 39.4 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Light'n'Lines No.8 by Doris Marten - Abstract painting, minimalist, colourful
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
Light'n'Lines No.8 is a unique oil on Alu-Dibond painting by contemporary artist Doris Marten, dimensions are 80 × 80 cm (31.5 × 31.5 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fury III by Joachim van der Vlugt - contemporary painting, abstract, seascape
Located in Paris, FR
Fury III is a unique oil painting on canvas by Dutch contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 100 x 130 cm (39.4 × 51.2 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pilgrim No. 07 by Doris Marten - Painting on vinyl, music, pop colours, blue
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
Pilgrim No. 07 is a unique oil on vinyl painting by German contemporary artist Doris Marten, dimensions are 30 cm x 30 cm (11.8 × 11.8 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Layer No.23 by Doris Marten - Abstract painting, minimalist, yellow
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
Layer No.23 is an abstract painting by contemporary German artist Doris Marten. India ink on Alu-Dibond, 40 cm × 32.5 cm.
The Layers Series is somewhere between two-dimensional image...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
India Ink
BL-AD No.18 by Doris Marten - Contemporary abstract painting, blue lines
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
BL-AD No.18 is a unique Indian ink on Alu-Dibond painting by contemporary artist Doris Marten, dimensions are 60 × 120 cm (23.6 × 47.2 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
India Ink
Amanda Horvath, Secret Spring Original Bright Landscape Painting, Affordable Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Amanda Horvath
Secret Spring
Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Acrylics on canvas
Image size: 61cm x 61cm x 3.5cm
Sold Unframed
“Secret Spring” is inspired by the lovely woods clo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Grand AA (Typography series) by Ramon Enrich - large abstract painting, red
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
Grand AA is a work by Spanish contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, from the series 'Typography’.
Silkscreen and semi-rigid plastic, 200 cm x 135 cm, 2011. Sold unframed.
In this series...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
Turquoise Edition No.12 by Doris Marten - Painting on vinyl, music, pop colors
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
Turquoise Edition No.12, is a unique oil on vinyl painting by German contemporary artist Doris Marten, dimensions are 30 cm x 30 cm (11.8 × 11.8 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unfr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Event V by Joachim van der Vlugt - Abstract painting, oil on wood
Located in Paris, FR
The Event V is abstract painting reminiscent of a landscape by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt. Together with a voluntarily restricted palette of colors and sombre, black a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Layer No.14 by Doris Marten - Abstract minimalism, colorful painting
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
Indian ink on Alu-Dibond, 45 cm × 45 cm.
The Layers Series is somewhere between two-dimensional image and three-dimensional object. The artist is querying the idea of illusion in the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
India Ink
Pink Painting (Figure No.1) by Doris Marten - Large colorful abstract painting
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
Pink Painting (Figure No.1) is a unique oil on cotton canvas painting by German contemporary artist Doris Marten, dimensions are 150 cm x 110 cm (59.1 × 43.3 in).
The artwork is sig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Light'n'Lines No.7 by Doris Marten - large minimalist painting, blue-green
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on Alu-Dibond, 80 x 200 cm.
German artist Doris Marten explores the visual effects created by the harmony between light and color. Lines and the light are the main components of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Assemblage No.03 by Doris Marten - Abstract painting on vinyl, pink
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on vinyl mounted on Alu-Dibond, diameter: 60 cm.
In this last series Sound and Vision, the line remains the only motif of the compositions, but it is illustrated on a new medium ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Green Edition No.12, Sound & Vision series by D. Marten - Painting on vinyl
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on vinyl, diameter: 30 cm.
In this last series Sound and Vision, the line remains the only motif of the compositions, but it is illustrated on a new medium which is none other th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Elysium II by Joachim van der Vlugt - Semi-Abstract Painting, green
Located in Paris, FR
Elysium II (2020), by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt. Oil on canvas, 130 cm × 180 cm.
Challenging the boundaries between figuration and abstraction, the artist creates...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Indian Afternoon, Warm Abstract Painting, Vibrant Indian Architecture
By Janet Keith
Located in Deddington, GB
Discover more original artwork by Janet Keith with Wychwood Art online and in our gallery. The colours used in the painting – particularly the rich, glowing orange and hints of green...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Adele Riley, Endless Light, Affordable Art, Woodland Landscape Art
By Adele Riley
Located in Deddington, GB
Endless Light [2021]
Original
Landscape
Acrylic and acrylic inks on boxed canvas
Image size: H:100 cm x W:100 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:100 cm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Flow Number1 by Detlef Aderhold - Large Energetic Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in DE
Artist: Detlef E. Aderhold
Medium: Mixed Media on Canvas
Edition: Original Abstract Painting in Yellow, Blue, Red and Black
About the Artist:
Detlef E. Aderhold is a contemporar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, Coffee, Oil, Acrylic
Incoming Tide At The Breakwater, Semi Abstract Seascape Painting, Textured Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Incoming tide at the breakwater by Georgie Dowling is an original oil painting portraying the scene of the incoming tide crashing over the rocks at the breakwater in Bude, Cornwall. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
" White Landscape " Abstract Painting, One of a Kind , made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
mixed media on canvas
50x50 cm
Original Art
Ready to Hang
her painting tells of the relationship between man, nature and time, the landscape, the sign and the trace,
thr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Breakfast TV - XXI century, Figurative-abstract painting, Colorful
By Dawid Polony
Located in Warsaw, PL
DAWID POLONY (born in 1988) Dawid Polony studied at the Faculty of Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow in the studios of graphics (prof. Tomasz Daniec), painting (prof...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
White Water, Ocean Artwork, Paintings for your Beach House, Coastal Art
Located in Deddington, GB
White Water by Georgie Dowling is an original oil painting portraying the scene of the sea crashing over the rocks at the breakwater in Bude, Cornwall. The colour palette is cool and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Edifice VI" contemporary drawing, abstract geometric, natural architecture
Located in Hamburg, HH
“Edifice” is a group of small works on paper created in 2024 by Amanda Andersen.
This series of contemporary drawings explores architectural forms with elements of abstraction, sket...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Graphite
"Edifice V" contemporary drawing, abstract geometric, natural architecture
Located in Hamburg, HH
“Edifice” is a group of small works on paper created in 2024 by Amanda Andersen.
This series of contemporary drawings explores architectural forms with elements of abstraction, sket...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Graphite
"Edifice IV" contemporary drawing, abstract geometric, natural architecture
Located in Hamburg, HH
“Edifice” is a group of small works on paper created in 2024 by Amanda Andersen.
This series of contemporary drawings explores architectural forms with elements of abstraction, sket...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Graphite
"Edifice III" contemporary drawing, abstract geometric, natural architecture
Located in Hamburg, HH
“Edifice” is a group of small works on paper created in 2024 by Amanda Andersen.
This series of contemporary drawings explores architectural forms with elements of abstraction, sket...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Graphite
"Edifice II" contemporary drawing, abstract geometric, natural architecture
Located in Hamburg, HH
“Edifice” is a group of small works on paper created in 2024 by Amanda Andersen.
This series of contemporary drawings explores architectural forms with elements of abstraction, sket...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Graphite
"Edifice I" contemporary drawing, abstract geometric, natural architecture
Located in Hamburg, HH
“Edifice” is a group of small works on paper created in 2024 by Amanda Andersen.
This series of contemporary drawings explores architectural forms with elements of abstraction, sket...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Graphite, Ink
Let There Be Light #19, Original painting, Floral meadow, Nature, Grey, Red art
By Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
Let There Be Light #19 - An Original semi-abstract painting by Lucy Moore. Using her signature string grass technique and a muted palette Lucy has created a semi-abstract twist to he...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Summer Sprinkles, Original painting, Floral meadow, Nature, Sky, Flowers, Bright
By Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
Summer Sprinkles - An Original semi-abstract painting by Lucy Moore. Using her signature string grass technique and a colourful palette Lucy has created a semi-abstract twist to her ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Geometric Landscape oil Paint on Canvas by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
mixed media on canvas
116x89 cm
2023
Original Art -ready to Hang
Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, where she lives and works. She graduated in Pain...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Field Water, Original Painting, Contemporary Abstract art, Landscape, Meadow
Located in Deddington, GB
Landscape with white cottages in the distance, meadow and trees.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Field Water by Ana Bianchi [2024]
Original painting
Oil paint on Canvas
Signed by artist
Co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
It's Summer Somewhere - Contemporary Architecture Villa Oil Painting
Located in DE
Lilly Muth's architectural paintings transport viewers on a visual journey to a different world, where imagination knows no bounds and the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Let's Meet at the Pool - Contemporary Architecture Villa Oil Painting
Located in DE
Lilly Muth's architectural paintings transport viewers on a visual journey to a different world, where imagination knows no bounds and the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Symbiotic String I" Paint on paper, nature soft shapes, neutral curves contrast
Located in Hamburg, HH
“Symbiotic Strings” is a series of three small studies of acrylic on paper created in 2024 by Amanda Andersen.
Minimal forms grow into each other with a simplicity and serenity simi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Graphite
"Symbiotic String II" Paint on paper, nature soft shapes neutral curves contrast
Located in Hamburg, HH
“Symbiotic Strings” is a series of three small studies of acrylic on paper created in 2024 by Amanda Andersen.
Minimal forms grow into each other with a simplicity and serenity simi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Graphite
"Symbiotic String III" Paint on paper nature soft shapes neutral curves contrast
Located in Hamburg, HH
“Symbiotic Strings” is a series of three small studies of acrylic on paper created in 2024 by Amanda Andersen.
Minimal forms grow into each other with a simplicity and serenity simi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Graphite
Mountain Sunsets calling - Contemporary Architecture Oil Painting
Located in DE
Lilly Muth's architectural paintings transport viewers on a visual journey to a different world, where imagination knows no bounds and the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
First Day, First Dead - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
The First Day, First Dead is a Drawing realized by Iranian artist and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023.
China ink, acrylic on Japanese Washi Haruki paper with applied Papyrus, Plettenberg...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
Sunset at Brora Golf Course in the Scottish Highlands by Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Sunset at Brora Golf Course in the Scottish Highlands by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield. This unique original depicts a pink & blue sky with purple hills at sunset on ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Board
Sunset at Brora Golf Course in the Scottish Highlands by Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Sunset at Brora Golf Course in the Scottish Highlands by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield. This unique original depicts a deep red orange sunset on the east coast of Sco...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Board
Hay Bales in Devon at Summer Sunset in the English Countryside by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Hay Bales in Devon at Summer Sunset in the English Countryside by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield. A colourful depiction of a warm orange sunset during hay baling seaso...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Board
Triptych of Haystacks, Original Painting, Landscape, Cotswolds, Fields
By Rupert Aker
Located in Deddington, GB
This is a Triptych of Haystacks by Ruper Aker, consistiting of three paintings; Cotswolds at Harvest and Bibury - Big Bales I & II. Sizes vary as outlined below:
Bibury - Big Bale...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Patchwork quilt of vibrant green pasture, ploughed fields and farmland hedgerows
Located in Preston, GB
Patchwork quilt of vibrant green pasture, ploughed fields and farmland hedgerows with pink sky at dusk in the English Countryside by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Board
"Bird and Keeper" Oil on Canvas Figurative Painting 2023
Located in Lisboa, PT
Bird and Keeper - Oil on Canvas Figurative Painting 2023
Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang.
"Sometimes we find comfort in the most unexpected of forms or size. A prot...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Wild Meadow Symphony #3, Original Painting, Flowers, Meadows, Sky
By Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
Wild Meadow Symphony #3 - An Original semi-abstract painting by Lucy Moore. Using her signature string grass technique and a colourful palette Lucy has created a semi-abstract twist ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Little Place - Painting by Johanna Winkelgrund - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
The landscapes painted by Johanna Winkelgrund in the 2020s are abstract and representational.
Following the color alone, she dispenses with the human figure here.
Only in a few exc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Marshland - Painting by Johanna Winkelgrund - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
The landscapes painted by Johanna Winkelgrund in the 2020s are abstract and representational.
Following the color alone, she dispenses with the human figure here.
Only in a few exc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
DJ Simpson, Mr Natural (Aqua), 1999
Located in Manchester, GB
DJ Simpson, Mr Natural (Aqua), 1999
Alkyd paint on ply
Six panels 103 x 154 cm (40.55 x 60.63 in)
Original artwork
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Alkyd
Daniel Lefcourt, Graphite Painting (Reversed and Enhanced), 2014
Located in Manchester, GB
Daniel Lefcourt, Graphite Painting (Reversed and Enhanced), 2014
Graphite and resin on machined fiberboard panel with pine frame
157.2 x 116.2 cm (61.82 x 45.75 in)
Original Artwork
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Fiberboard, Graphite
diptych of Wild Meadow Symphony #3 Pastel Spring dreams, Original Painting
By Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
Wild Meadow Symphony #3 - An Original semi-abstract painting by Lucy Moore. Using her signature string grass technique and a colourful palette Lucy has created a semi-abstract twist ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Moroccan Landscape – Atmospheric Nature Oil Painting, Abstraction, Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Agnieszka Zawisza (born 1970) is a painter, visual artist and art teacher. She studied at the Warsaw Art Academy, Department of Painting (1994-2000), obtaining a Master's degree with...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Landscape" Contemporary Art by Marilina Marchica, Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
oil on canvas 62x95 cm
original art
Ready to hang
certificate of authenticity included
Marilina Marchica was born in Agrigento, where she works and lives,
After recei...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Patchwork Fields, Original Painting, Contemporary Abstract art, Colourful summer
Located in Deddington, GB
Colourful landscape with warm fields and a farmhouse in the distance.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Patchwork Fields by Ana Bianchi [2023]
Original painting
Oil paint on Canvas
Signed by...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
You are my Paradise - Contemporary Architecture Oil Painting
Located in DE
Lilly Muth's architectural paintings transport viewers on a visual journey to a different world, where imagination knows no bounds and the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beach II - Painting by Johanna Winkelgrund - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Acrylic painting.
The landscapes painted by Johanna Winkelgrund in the 2020s are abstract and representational.
Following the color alone, she dispenses with the human figure here....
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Beach IV - Painting by Johanna Winkelgrund - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Acrylic painting.
The landscapes painted by Johanna Winkelgrund in the 2020s are abstract and representational.
Following the color alone, she dispenses with the human figure here...
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.