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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Style: Contemporary
Moment I - dark, expressive, minimalist, abstracted shapes, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Curated bold brush strokes stand out against a velvety black background. This is Pat Services’ abstract series called, ‘The Black Velvet Paintings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Elaine Kazimierczuk, Yellow, Pink and Purple in the Merton Beds, Affordable Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Yellow, Pink and Purple in the Merton Beds [2019]
Original
Landscapes and seascapes
Oil and Acrylic on canvas
Image Size: H:100 cm x W:100 cm
Framed Size: H:102 cm x W:102 cm x D:4cm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Abstract Composition
Located in Astoria, NY
Elfi Schuselka (Austrian, b. 1940), Abstract Composition, Oil on Canvas, apparently unsigned, stamped "Studio Elfi Schuselka" to verso, unstetched, unframed. 21.5" H x 23.5" W. Prove...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lucent (4/19) by James Lumsden - Abstract colour painting, pink and light blue
Located in Paris, FR
Lucent (4/19) is a unique acrylic on canvas, gloss finish painting by contemporary artist James Lumsden, dimensions are 60 × 75 cm (23.6 × 29.5 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unfr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"My Across the Universe Heart" Pop Art Oil Painting with White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
xMotivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic di...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Oil, Board
The Bridge - Large Format Painting, Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Aleksandra Batura (b. 1982 in Augustów) a Warsaw based artist. She earned a Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. She studied at the Faculty of Painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Yellow & Red Grid (Abstract Geometric Mixed Media Painting on Paper, Framed)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract geometric drawing on paper in bright sunflower yellow and red, with a custom light wood frame
'Yellow and Red Grid' by Donise English
30 x 22 inches unframed, 37 x 29 inches...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Paper
Abstract Composition
Located in Astoria, NY
Elfi Schuselka (Austrian, b. 1940), Abstract Composition, Oil on Canvas, apparently unsigned, stamped "Studio Elfi Schuselka" to verso, unstreched, unframed. 21.25" H x 23.25" W. Pro...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"My Jungle Green Heart" Pop Oil Painting on Wood with White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"My Royal Heart" Red & Gold Pop Oil Painting on Wood with White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glass, Mixed Media, Oil, Board
Gone to nowhere. 2020. Paper, mixed media, 38x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Māris Abiļevs (born 23 April 1956 in Kazakhstan) is a Latvian graphic artist and printer, brother of graphic artist Andris Abiļevs. He works in etching, lithography and various mixed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Felt Pen, Stencil
$378 Sale Price
20% Off
"Celeste en Blue" by Steven H. Rehfeld - Blue and Yellow Mixed Media Abstract
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven H. Rehfeld (American, born 1954)
"Celeste en Blue" 2019
Oil paint, Paper, Newsprint, Resin, Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the back of the painting.
"C...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Newsprint, Stretcher Bars
Steven H. Rehfeld"Celeste en Blue" by Steven H. Rehfeld - Blue and Yellow Mixed Media Abstract, 2019
$13,350 Sale Price
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Sannio - Blue, Yellow and Red Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Sannio is an 82 x 69-inch abstract landscape oil painting on canvas. The colors have the delicacy of pastels. The composition has an ephemeral feeling to it. It creates a distinctive...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lofoten, Green - Contemporary Conceptual Abstract, Minimalistic Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
The painting is corresponding most closely to the first photo on the 1stdibs page. A professional photographer took this photo in his studio with good lighting.
The other photos were...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Miniature Landscape Study of Scottish Highlands by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Miniature Landscape Study of the Scottish Highlands by Contemporary British Artist Angela Wakefield
Art measures 6 x 4 inches
Frame measures 12 x 10 inches
Angela Wakefield has tw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Board
"Party Down Productions" Contemporary Colorful Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract expressionist oil painting by contemporary Houston artist Benji Stiles. The work features gestural marks in bold pink, blue, and yellow set against a white and grey backgrou...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Awakening 1. From The Awakening Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Neerja Chandna Peters' visual language aims to evoke a sense of synesthesia, perception beyond the obvious, and jump into a journey of self-discovery and awakening of the soul.
Neer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Color Derivatives #149, Abstract painting on canvas, mounted on a stretcher.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Natasha Zupan beautifully unites the old and new, combining the innovation of her highly crafted technique with her wonder for tradition and the great Masters. This body of work expl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Aude de Voc - Le Corail
By Aude de Voc
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Aude de Voc is a self-taught contemporary painter born in 1978 who lives and works in Paris, France. Desiring to transform, confront and mix materials, her work is...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Disruption - resilience rising above chaos during difficult times
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Disruption', created by Diana Tremaine, who uses swans as a metaphor for beauty and resilience rising above chaos during difficult times. Rich colors — blue, cream, burgundy and whi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rising Stars II - Original Boho Minimalist Calm Floral Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The organic aesthetic and textures of Peter Kuttner’s original boho minimalist artworks are the result of patient layering and original uses of media. Through a combination of paint ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Tissue Paper
Brainiac X, Contemporary Large-Scale Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale abstract with neon green brains layered on a textured grey and black background by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Unsigned, but was acquired with a co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$3,600 Sale Price
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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
Patterns, Original Contemporary Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Patterns
150.0 x 100.0 x 1.0, 1.0 lbs
Acrylic
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"Patterns (2010) The collection reveals patterns that we select and follow, either consciously or subconsciously, in our life. patterns which may affect significant aspects of our life."
About the Artist:
"Leila Rezvani...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled 02 - Series Picture Stories, Modern Colorful Composition, Large Format
Located in Salzburg, AT
Dominika Krechowicz is a professor at the Gdansk GUT Institute
The Art works from this series are painted with acrylic technique on canvas They were created 2008. All works are sign...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Reflecting - Figurative Painting on Paper, Minimalist, Colorful, Vibrant
Located in Warsaw, PL
WALERIA MATELSKA (born 1994 in Belarus)
In 2012-2015 she studied at the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, where in the years 2015-2018 she her diploma from t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Intersections 1 - Painting by Salvatore Travascio - 2010's
Located in Roma, IT
Intersections 1 is a painting realized by the Italian artist Salvatore Travascio in the 2010s.
This is a beautiful oil painting on paper on wooden support. Hand-signed on the lower ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Contemporary Abstract Landscape Monotype Painting Sarah Amos
By Sarah Amos
Located in Surfside, FL
Sarah Amos(Contemporary Australian/American)
Untitled Monotype,
1995
Monotype or painting on paper
12 x 9 inches on a 22.25 x 15 inches sheet size,
Hand signed and dated lower right
Provenance: Garner Tullis Workshop
This appears as a abstract expressionist landscape or seacape. A lovely, moody, piece
Sarah Amos, originally from Australia, lives in Vermont, and maintains an active International and National exhibition schedule. Sarah left Australia, after receiving a BFA in Printmaking from RMIT, to attend the Tamarind Institute of Lithography in New Mexico. In 1992 she became a certified Tamarind Master Printer in Lithography working with Joyce Kozloff and Barton Lidice Benes . In 1998 Sarah became the Master Printer for the Vermont Studio Center Press until 2008 and during this time she also received an MFA from the University of Northern Vermont. Sarah has been an Adjunct Professor at Dartmouth, Williams and Bennington Colleges teaching Printmaking and Drawing since 2007. She has led workshops on monoprint collagraph printing techniques with Joel Janowitz...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Monotype
Modern Red Abstract with Two Miniature Female Figures
Located in Soquel, CA
Compelling red abstract with two tiny female figures by Arkansas artist Gene Hatfield (American, 1925-2017). The piece consists of a textural red abstr...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$920 Sale Price
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Abstract Composition in Green
Located in Astoria, NY
Elfi Schuselka (Austrian, b. 1940), Abstract Composition in Green, Oil on Canvas, signed to verso, unstretched, unframed. 21.5" H x 23.5" W. Provenance: From the collection of the ar...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Peace Blue" Contemporary Blue Gradient Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
An abstract expressionist acrylic painting on canvas with wonderful color combinations of deep royal blue, into soft whites. A beautiful large, elegant and chic decorative piece with...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Traces" -Abstract Paint -Large size Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Traces
mixed media on canvas
100x120 cm
2017
original art
ready to hang
Marilina Marchica (Agrigento, 1984)
Marilina Marchica, born in Agrigento, where she works and lives, she gr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
$2,333 Sale Price
35% Off
Return - bright, colorful, minimalist, abstracted landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The colours of summer by the lake are celebrated in this pastoral painting by Pat Service. The Canadian artist is known for her landscapes—this minimalist piece illustrates a classic lake and beach view—the deep blues of the cloud filled sky and lake, green fields, a red cabin...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Kids Play - acrylic on canvas
By Amy Smith
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Amy Smith is a self-educated contemporary artist. Born in New Jersey, she moved to Los Angeles where she found inspiration, mentors, and support in the Street Art community.
In her ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled - Contemporary Expressive Abstract L Painting, 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 finitenes...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper, Acrylic
Bright earth colors contemporary dog/Scottie acrylic painting with text on paper
Located in Charleston, US
"Making a Beseech" (Frill Dog series). A colorful contemporary dog painting of a Scottish Terrier dog with accompanying text from a book is an inspirational departure from the traditional illustrations found in British Rudyard Kipling's "Thy Servant a Dog", 1930. The book was the first ever narrated by a dog, Boots, a Scottie. Making a beseech is the only trick the Scottie, Boots knows, paws over nose. Nancy van Meter...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Graphite
Dolls - archival pigment print
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A gallery quality archival pigment print of the original oil painting signed by the author.
Limited edition of 100. Print #3.
The painting is a reflection on a philosophical idea of not always having control over one’s life. The two halves of the painting suggest that the reality of what is happening may be an illusion, and the puppet master is someone else entirely. The nakedness of the woman and the elaborate costume of the jester make us wonder at which is more powerful. Dolls are an excellent decoration that can captivate the curiosity of the viewer.
Sergiy Andreyev...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Dripping Dots - Kingston" Blue & Black Gradient Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils and whisking brush strokes, the paint is able to shine and shimmer in a very unique pattern. The artist uses gold leaf, thick textured oils, mixed media and, pieces of glass to add a very contemporary, Urban feel. The way the paint blends and washes into other colors gives it a very elegant feel. This style is focused on the simplicity of beauty in the moment; the artist creates a translucent but very colorful pallet with thick use of paint, evoking a result which is clean, fresh and modern. This piece is from the artists Dripping Dots...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Still Life with Tiger and Fox
By Mary Vernon
Located in Dallas, TX
"In the world of still life and landscape, conceptual events meet one another – the structural meets the narrative, the small stands in the space of the large, and color has a chance...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil, Paper
Choreographer. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
In this Harlequin series work Berlin has The choreographer absent mindedly slipping on a ballet slipper. The hand is hardly discernible on the canvas as it is in his mind. His gaze a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Here - contemporary modern abstract Bath stone jesmonite wall sculpture
Located in Doetinchem, NL
"Here" is a contemporary modern abstract wall sculpture by UK artist Mari-Ruth Oda. Made from Bath Stone Jesmonite, a fine art composite material based on acrylic resin, fiberglass a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Stone
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Urban Landscape Art of London City Westminster by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Urban Landscape Art of London City Westminster by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield. Framed in the highest quality hand-finished contemporary off-white moulding.
Art me...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Carol Young, "Saffron Clearing", 36x36 Colorful Barn Landscape Painting
By Carol Young
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "Saffron Clearing", is a 36x36 oil painting on board by artist Carol Young featuring a vibrant barn in the midst of a yellow golden field and deep blue sky. The barn is a bluish violet with a scarlet red roof. A line of dark green trees are on the horizon. Young's use of complimentary colors make this painting jump out towards the viewer.
About the artist:
“I've always been an artist. At a young age I painted rocks...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Another Place (Oil on panel, abstract, pastel, pink, shapes, texture)
Located in New York, NY
Lisa Pressman earned her BA in Art from Douglas College, Rutgers University and an MFA from Bard College. Her work has been exhibited extensively throughout the U.S. and abroad, including The Hunderton Art Museum, Clinton, NJ (2014), the Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (2013); Therese A. Maloney Art Gallery, College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ; group shows at SEFA; and Butters Gallery, Portland...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"To The Moon" - Digital print on canvas
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Mary Lai is a multifaceted Korean-American artist based in Los Angeles, California. Her outlook is that “Art is a universal language that can speak to anyone...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Color
Red Image - Oil Paint by Martin Bradley - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on plywood realized by Martin Bradley in 1974.
Hand signed and dated in top right corner; hand signed and titled on rear.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Landscape" Minimal paint , Abstract Landscape pastels colors made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
mixed media on cotton canvas
100x100 cm
2021
original art
the painting is sold stretched on a handmade wooden frame
the painting is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Oil
"My Renaissance Heart" Colorful Pop Art Oil Painting with White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
MTHS
By Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"MTHS" is an original acrylic painting on panel by Jim Houser measuring 6”h x 6”w.
ABOUT // Jim Houser was born in 1973 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the city where he currently r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Untitled
By Christian Rosa
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An abstract oil on canvas by Brazilian contemporary artist Christian Rosa. This large format, untitled oil is executed in bright yellow, black, red and blue in a subdued, neutral pal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$24,000 Sale Price
70% Off
A Quiet Fade
Located in Santa Fe, NM
acrylic, mixed media on canvas
My paintings explore the themes of light, atmosphere, and nature. The brushstrokes and saturated hues in my work aim to convey a sense of energy, move...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Landscape" Contemporary oil Paint, Made in Italy By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
mixed media on cotton canvas
120x100 cm
original paint
Ready to hang
Marilina Marchica, born in Agrigento, where she works and lives,
she graduated in Painting at the Ac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Cotton
Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - 36
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on canvas
Nino Tolomashvili is a Georgian painter born in 2003 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. After completing her schooling, she pursued her studies at the Tb...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Limegreyrose, Beige, Orange, Green, Lemon Yellow, Gray Stripes, Geometric
Located in Kent, CT
Clean and precise, carefully ordered stripes and blocks of color in orange, green, pale lemon yellow, gray, blue and brown are lively and vibrant against the soft beige background. Signed, dated and titled on verso.
Elizabeth Gourlay’s work is a meditation on color and form, a gradual yet progressive analysis leading to a complex vocabulary of shapes, color and line. Musical composition, emotional states and our collective subconscious resonate within bars, lines and blocks of color. The abstract forms emerge, layer and shift in precisely ordered, carefully composed rhythms. Gourlay's artwork is a contemplation of the elements that make color in reduced forms come to life: size, flatness, relation to its edges, and how the presence of other colors affect how it is perceived.
Gourlay drew inspiration from shapes found in everyday life and in her studio. The observed shapes either remain as they are or become simplified to their essential geometric elements. Subtleties in color, area, edge or orientation are the catalyst for emotive responses. Palette is minimized; the artist rarely used a wide palette within one work. Rather, a broad range of colors are explored and then reduced. Gourlay investigates color properties: complementary or analogous color, value, saturation and color harmony vs. color anomaly.
Elizabeth’s Gourlay’s work has been shown extensively throughout the United States. The artist was the recipient of numerous residencies, fellowships and awards including Artist in Residence at the studio of Sol LeWitt in Spoleto, Italy. Gourlay’s work has been written about in The New Criterion, Painters’ Table and Gorky’s Granddaughter, to name a few. Gourlay earned her MFA at Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT, and her BA from Edinburgh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Color Pencil
"Untitled 191114", Colorful, Gestural, Abstract Painting
By Ryan Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This colorful abstract painting titled "Untitled 191114" is an original artwork by Ryan Beck made of acrylic and acrylic transfer on canvas. Using bold colors and patterns, Ryan Beck...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
What You All Want ??? - Contemporary Figurative Painting, Polish Young Art
Located in Salzburg, AT
Kasia Mazur is a very young artist, she is still studying painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, where she also lives. She has already had exhibit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Tempera
"Dripping Dots - Monaco" Colorful Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils and whisking brush strokes, the paint is able to shine and shimmer in a very unique pattern. The artist uses thick textured oils, glass, with gold leaf to ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Glass, Oil, Mixed Media
Amber Spill (~55% OFF LIST PRICE - LIMITED TIME ONLY!)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jennifer Bricker-Pugh
Amber Spill
Acrylic on Panel
Year: 2022
Size: 30x40x1.5in
Signed, dated and inscribed by hand
COA provided
Ready to hang
Ref.: 9...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
$2,610 Sale Price
55% Off
Rook Haven
By Lee Tiller
Located in Deddington, GB
On a prominent hilltop in Wiltshire, there is a circular ring of trees known as Furze Knoll. It dominates the prehistoric landscape that lays between Marlborough and Stonehenge. It is an ethereal place so rich in mystery that you can easily imagine the fay living amongst the rooks, badgers and foxes It is a landscape where the artist Lee Tiller has lived for many years, and in this evocative painting, he invites us to reflect on the beauty and mystery of the sacred Wiltshire landscape. Rook Haven captures the atmospheric effects of a bright winter’s morning where a dusting of snow has settled on the frosty ground.
Tiller’s fascination with natural light is clear to see with his chromatic rendering of reflected sunlight. As he says, “snow is never ‘white’, but is the result of reflected light and adjacent colour. The painting by Pissarro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Factory Girl" Marilyn Monroe & Campbells Soup Pop Art Acrylic Painting Canvas
By John Stango
Located in New York, NY
A pop piece depicting Marilyn Monroe juxtaposed with Andy Warhols iconic Campbells Soup. With impasto painting, and quick brushwork we are drawn to the movement, as the artist is abl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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.