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.
56
to
226
3,430
7,011
565
1,212
1,198
1,144
997
635
486
635
659
1,015
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
12,793
3,430
447
351
241
164
138
105
83
73
19
6
3
2
32
26
21
18
16
11
10
8
7
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
114
3,316
2
4
16
26
47
127
64
59
51
46
2,956
2,283
2,151
1,639
1,635
Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Contemporary
PUERTA NUMERO 6 - Sevilla- Spain
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
3. TÍTULO PUERTA NUMERO 6
Maestranza de Sevilla, 2023
MEDIDAS: 100x74,85 CM
Papel Hahnemuhle Photo Rag
Sangre 2 cm
1/7 + COPIA DE AUTOR
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Handmade Paper
Abstract Carved Calligraphy Artwork on Wood Panel
Located in East Quogue, NY
Stunning carved abstract calligraphy artwork on wood panel by Bahrain artist Ali Al Mahmeed, Signed verso. Size: 29.5 x 48 in / 75 x 122 cm (framed).
Spanning over 30 years, Ali Al ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
"Paper Landscape" Original Paint on Canvas by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
100x100 cm
Original Art Ready to Hang
Marilina Marchica orients her pictorial research to the theme of subtraction, her attention is focused on the aesthetic and conceptu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Oil
FERRETERIA - Sevilla- Spain
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
5. TÍTULO FERRETERIA
Sevilla, 2023
MEDIDAS: 120X95 CM
Papel Hahnemuhle Photo Rag
Sangre 2 cm
1/7 + COPIA DE AUTOR
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Handmade Paper
Puente de Triana - Sevilla- Spain
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
1. TÍTULO PUENTE DE TRIANA
Sevilla, 2023
MEDIDAS: 167X80 CM
Papel Hahnemuhle Photo Rag
Sangre 2 cm
1/7 + COPIA DE AUTOR
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Handmade Paper
RED STREET - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic and Minimalistic Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
War Games - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic and Minimalistic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s de...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Come away with me - Contemporary Abstract, Acrylics, Bright colors, Vibrant
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANNA MASIUL-GOZDECKA
Graduated from Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts in 2000. She studied painting at prof. Krzysztof Wachowiak`s atelier, photography under the guidance of prof. Rosław S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Clouds , Original Oil paint made in Italy by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Clouds
oil on canvas
50x40 cm
Original Oil paint on canvas
Ready to hang
Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, where she lives and works. She graduated in Painti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Trelissick. No Horizon.Original painting, Abstract Landscape art, Modern
Located in Deddington, GB
The Trelissick Estate in Cornwall is one of my favourite places to paint. The views of the Fal Estuary are always spectacular and this painting was inspired by a day in May when Spri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Landscape Art with Pink Flowers on a Deep Blue Turquoise Background
Located in Preston, GB
Abstract Landscape Art with Pink Flowers on a Deep Blue Turquoise Background by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield. This original is from the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Thorns". Ink On 19th Century Paper
Located in Brecon, Powys
Ink on 19th Century Paper
If painting, like any other language, can be considered an abstract system of signs, there must be a pictorial vocabulary and syntactical rules which commu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Archival Paper
Winter Picture - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic and Minimalistic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
ANTIGUA ESTACIÓN - Sevilla- Spain
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
2. TÍTULO: ANTIGUA ESTACIÓN
Sevilla, 2023
MEDIDAS: 100X84,65 CM
Papel Hahnemuhle Photo Rag
Sangre 2 cm
1/7 + COPIA DE AUTOR
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Handmade Paper
Isolation - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic and Minimalistic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s de...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
oT
Located in Munich, DE
Unique piece
Spray, Marker, Soft Pastel on Cardboard
Jay Foster's artistic journey is a tapestry woven with the threads of anonymity and renown.
His earl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cardboard
Wild Poppies at Sunset, Original painting, Floral, Meadow, Landscape painting
Located in Deddington, GB
A large landscape aspect painting made by creating a sprayed background then using Golden standard acrylic paints. The surface is a top quality Loxley Gold stretched canvas. Inspired...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Untitled #18, Original painting, Atmospheric Art, Industrial North, Romanticism
Located in Deddington, GB
Inspiration for my work comes from internalised imagery absorbed throughout her childhood in Northumberland and the North East of England. Images of declining industry, the closing o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
Beauty and Beast
Located in Munich, DE
Unique piece
Spray, Marker, Soft Pastel on Canvas
Jay Foster's artistic journey is a tapestry woven with the threads of anonymity and renown.
His early d...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Eye of Chaos
Located in Munich, DE
Unique piece
Spray, Marker, Soft Pastel on Canvas
Jay Foster's artistic journey is a tapestry woven with the threads of anonymity and renown.
His early d...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Emptiness within
Located in Munich, DE
Unique piece
Spray, Marker, Soft Pastel on Canvas
Jay Foster's artistic journey is a tapestry woven with the threads of anonymity and renown.
His early d...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Split between
Located in Munich, DE
Unique piece
Spray, Marker, Soft Pastel on Canvas
Jay Foster's artistic journey is a tapestry woven with the threads of anonymity and renown.
His early d...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Drawing On A Stain - Modern Expressive Minimalistic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
CATALINA - Sevilla- Spain
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
6. CATALINA
Sevilla, 2023
MEDIDAS:70x43,8 CM
Papel Hahnemuhle Photo Rag
Sangre 2 cm
1/7 + COPIA DE AUTOR
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Handmade Paper
Fools Of Clear Light. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Complex and encompassing this is from Sax Berlin's Fools series created in the 1990's. This series is perhaps the most intricate of Sax's oeuvre; it's almost impossible to find all t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Contemporary Art by Christiane Hess - Gibraltar
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Christiane Hess (Chrystral) is a French abstract artist born in 1951 who lives and works in Lalinde, near Bergerac in France. Her conversion to abstract art gives ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"White Landscape" Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Agrigento, AG
Paesaggio
olio su tela
40x40 cm
Ready to hang
Marilina Marchica, born in Agrigento, where she works and lives,
she graduated in Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Postcard from Zacisze - Contemporary Expressive Minimalistic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Meditation VII
Located in Miami, FL
Alexandre Valette has a master degree in Art History and is a complete artist, influenced by the work of the great masters. He explores from a young age drawing through the human ana...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Prosperous is preposterous
Located in Munich, DE
Unique piece
Spray, Marker, Soft Pastel on Canvas
Jay Foster's artistic journey is a tapestry woven with the threads of anonymity and renown.
His early d...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Tempus and Skull
Located in Munich, DE
Unique piece
Spray, Marker, Soft Pastel on Canvas
Jay Foster's artistic journey is a tapestry woven with the threads of anonymity and renown.
His early d...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
American Contemporary Art by David Paul Kay - Refresh
Located in Paris, IDF
Permanent ink on canvas
David Paul Kay is an American contemporary artist born in 1982 who lives and works in New York City, USA. With a focus on vibrant lines and intricate composi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink
Nocturne
Located in Miami, FL
Alexandre Valette has a master degree in Art History and is a complete artist, influenced by the work of the great masters. He explores from a young age drawing through the human ana...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Death and Regrets
Located in Munich, DE
Unique piece
Spray, Marker, Soft Pastel on Canvas
Jay Foster's artistic journey is a tapestry woven with the threads of anonymity and renown.
His early d...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Lines and Circles
Located in Munich, DE
Unique piece
Spray, Marker, Soft Pastel on Canvas
Jay Foster's artistic journey is a tapestry woven with the threads of anonymity and renown.
His early d...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
American Contemporary Art by David Paul Kay - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Permanent ink on canvas
David Paul Kay is an American contemporary artist born in 1982 who lives and works in New York City, USA. With a focus on vibrant lines and intricate composi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink
Abstract_Scrape/Drip_Gloss_Anthony Hunter_Waiting On The Lightning Painting
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
Anthony Hunter
"Waiting On The Lightning Painting" (Horizontal or Vertical)
Gloss on Canvas (Unstretched)
44 x 44 in.
Anthony Hunter was born in Lancashire, England 1987. He graduat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American Contemporary Art by David Paul Kay - Forward
Located in Paris, IDF
Permanent ink on canvas
David Paul Kay is an American contemporary artist born in 1982 who lives and works in New York City, USA. With a focus on vibrant lines and intricate composi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink
Abstract_Scrape/Drip_Gloss on Canvas_Anthony Hunter, Hop Hop Hop Painting
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
Anthony Hunter
"Hop Hop Hop Painting" (Horizontal or Vertical)
Gloss on Canvas (Unstretched)
48.5 x 38 in.
Anthony Hunter was born in Lancashire, England 1987. He graduated from Lee...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract_Scrape/Drip_Gloss on Canvas_Anthony Hunter_It's A Scary Dragon Painting
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
Anthony Hunter
"It's A Scary Dragon Painting" (Horizontal or Vertical)
Gloss on Canvas (Unstretched)
48 x 32 in.
Anthony Hunter was born in Lancashire, England 1987. He graduated fr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Christiane Hess - Le Parcours D'Ardos
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Christiane Hess (Chrystral) is a French abstract artist born in 1951 who lives and works in Lalinde, near Bergerac in France. Her conversion to abstract art gives ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by Christiane Hess - Le Dragon Blue Crache
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Christiane Hess (Chrystral) is a French abstract artist born in 1951 who lives and works in Lalinde, near Bergerac in France. Her conversion to abstract art gives ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Birds 019- Contemporary, Abstract, Expressionist, Modern, Street art, Surrealist
Located in London, London
this work is framed, signed and with certificate of authenticity.
His work has been shown in Reina Sofía Museum of Madrid, Royal Academy of London, Arco Madrid, Pinta Art Fair, Lond...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Jetty 24 July 19:48 - Modern Lake Landscape, Expressive Water View Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They depend on the season of year, the ti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bluemetrie Series - Modern Blue-White Abstract Oil Painting, XL Conceptual Art
Located in Salzburg, AT
Urszula Wilk – artist statment:
I have always been interested in the idea of infiniteness of a painting and its opposite – that is the physical finiteness of the painting. This phys...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
In The Forest - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Silence - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic and Minimalistic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Rocket Launcher - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic and Minimalistic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Landscape" Abstract 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
Cornish Harbour 1: Contemporary Abstract Seascape Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Splatter painting probably showing Mousehole harbour, Cornwall England. A small rowing boat lays stranded on the low tide just awaiting high tide. The splatter painting lifts this pi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Farbenlichthaut no. 140 - contemporary modern organic sculpture painting relief
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Farbenlichthaut no. 140 is a contemporary modern organic sculpture painting relief by German artist Freddie Michael Soethout. The relief is made from a few hundred of hand-cut two mi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Silicone, Plate Glass, Pigment
French Contemporary Art by Christiane Hess - Les Larmes D'Amour
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Christiane Hess (Chrystral) is a French abstract artist born in 1951 who lives and works in Lalinde, near Bergerac in France. Her conversion to abstract art gives ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Bridleway to Stockbridge, modern art, contemporary painting, landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
During Covid I began documenting my country walks. This was the start of the walks collection which gradually evolved to encompass cycle rides as well. I always carry a sketchbook so...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Tenby Harbour, Original painting, Malvern Hills, Landscape art
By Rupert Aker
Located in Deddington, GB
Loose impasto painting of Tenby Harbour with palette knife and oil.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Oil Paint on Canvas
55 H x 55 W x 3 D cm (21.65 x 21.65 x 1.18 in)
Sold framed
Image s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nocturnal Parts - abstract geometric contemporary modern painting relief
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Nocturnal Parts is a unique one-of-a-kind contemporary modern painting relief by Dutch artist Sander Martijn Jonker. It is a relief consisting of two open spherical parts with an intriguing matte black finish, perhaps a bit mysterious but very beautifully made. It can be hanged in two different ways, with the opening between the two spherical elements either facing away or facing the observer. Depending where the light comes from one might decide for the one or the other hanging method.
Sander Martijn Jonker (1977, Netherlands) graduated from the St. Joost School of Art & Design in Den Bosch, The Netherlands. He primarily makes three-dimensional reliefs that play with the tension between abstraction and representation, surface and space. Light, shadow and their elusive ever-changing properties play an important role. Although the resulting works are abstract, he uses everyday reality as a starting and/or reference point.
His work is created through forms of manipulation, distortion, repetition and simplification. Some works arise from the repetition of a simple movement or form, others are made by exploring how far he can go with the deformation and manipulation of the material, after which he captures and preserves the shape.
He experiences daily life as uncontrollable and at times confusing. In order to cope with that, he is always looking for patterns and has gradually developed various rituals and ways of control, hoping they can offer him certainty and reassurance. His work and person are inextricably connected. He makes the things he makes because he doesn’t have a choice. He is trying to get a grip...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Jute, Resin, Acrylic, Fiberboard
Traces , Monochrome Painting on Canvas, Original Art
Located in Agrigento, AG
Traces
Mixed Media on Canvas
100x73 cm
Original Art
Ready to hang
Marilina Marchica was born in Agrigento, where she works and lives,
After receiving her diploma at Liceo Artist...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Alabaster
Meditation V
Located in Miami, FL
Alexandre Valette has a master degree in Art History and is a complete artist, influenced by the work of the great masters. He explores from a young age drawing through the human ana...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Great Uncovering of the Face of God, Oil on canvas painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
The Great Uncovering Of God. A major work from Berlin and companion to his Certainty Of Eternity.
Metaphysics and alchemy come together in this piece depicting emerging Bodhisattvas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
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.