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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
Home Away From Home - Original Atmospheric Earth Tone Abstract Landscape Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2024
Located in New York, NY
Spanish artist Xavi Carbonell born 1971, actively paints like a child as an adult, and leaves all of his pieces "untitled" so that each viewer can create their own story. The result...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...

Princess /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Painting Grace Kelly Abstract Colorful
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Princess" Series: Eclecticism *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2024 Medium: Origi...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Contemporary Modern Minimalist Landscape Pool Painting - Crisp Angled Water
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer is a California-based, internationally collected artist. She is a leading force of the New California Realism. Kathleen brings a fresh, clean perspective to her color...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Sunshades - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Beach View, Colourful, Joyful
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2024
Located in New York, NY
Spanish artist Xavi Carbonell born 1971, actively paints like a child as an adult, and leaves all of his pieces "untitled" so that each viewer can create their own story. The result...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...

The Heat - Handwoven Abstract Landscape, Contemporary Woven and Painted Artwork
Located in Salzburg, AT
‚The Heat’, handwoven landscape, linen yarn, organic cotton, acrylic textile paint, 60 x 50 cm, 2021. This work are a symbiosis of two disciplines of art, Painting and Weaving. Handw...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Textile, Cotton, Linen, Yarn, Acrylic

You Are The Love of My Life - Abstract Cosmic Colored Graffiti Pop Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express emotions akin to silent poetry while drawing inspiration for her palette from the layered world around her. Her artworks include layered textures and playful details along the surfaces. ^ Original graffiti-inspired abstract painting with heart...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Vulnerability, 100x100cm, acrylic, oil, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Vulnerability, 100x100cm
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Untitled IV - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Impasto, Impressionism
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Erotic Scale - Horizontal Yellow Street Art Contemporary Painting
Located in New York, NY
French Artist Lionel Pratt is a post graffiti / street art artist whose work is inspired by memories from his childhood, Basquiat, his passion for jazz music and his love for urban life. His mixed media paintings resemble elementary school blackboards...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Chitalpa 3
Located in Santa Fe, NM
cyanotype, acrylic on canvas blue, white, cyan Thomas uses a cyanotype photographic process incorporated into his paintings. The layering process of his paintings evoke a sense of d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Photogram

Chitalpa 3
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Half Web in Pink, 2020, acrylic, oil, canvas, yarn, thread, pink, abstract
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Half Web in Pink, 2020, acrylic, oil, graphite, pastel, thread, nails and yarn on canvas. Pink, green, blue, abstract. Custom framed in a white wooden float frame. Gorgeous medium to large scale abstract painting with beautiful composition and palette of lilac pink, lilac purple, light peach, pale yellow, light pink, bright pink, fuchsia, mauve, light violet, periwinkle, sky blue, aqua, pale blue...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Thread, Yarn, Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite

"Neighbor" by Hiroshi Sato, Original Painting, Figurative Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's "Neighbor" (2024) is an original oil on canvas artwork, measuring 38 x 90 inches. "Neighbor" is sold unframed but is ready to hang. This unique artwork is perfect fo...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Light 09 March 14:51 - Contemporary Seascape Painting, Minimalistic, Sea, Water
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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Landscape" Original Oil Paint on Canvas Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape Oil on Canvas Original Art Ready to Hang 65x50 cm 2023 ...My painting tells of the relationship between man, nature and time, the landscape, the sign and the trace, thr...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil

Transformation 6. Abstract oil on canvas painting, Big scale, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary big scale oil on canvas abstract painting by Polish artist Klaudia Lata. This piece is mostly in black with emerald. Painting has abstract shape that resemble biomorphic...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled 4 - Contemporary Expressive Abstract Painting, Conceptual Art, Framed
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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Fiberboard

Landscape, Original Oil Paint on Canvas , Made in Italy By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Original Art Ready to Hang 70x80 cm 2024 Marilina Marchica was born in Agrigento, where she works and lives, After receiving her diploma at Liceo Artistico "Michelangelo" in Agrigen...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“Diving into a pool of hot piss” Colorful Contemporary Dark Humor Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful dark humor painting by Memphis-based contemporary artist Alex Paulus. The work features a swimmer dressed in a blue and pink suit and goggles g...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemplation
Located in Wenham, MA
To stand before one of Tim McGuire‘s works is to be immersed in a world of colorful energy and vibrant joy. Common objects sing with lively brushstrokes and unexpected colors. One c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Linger In Warmth, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Linger in Warmth is a minimalist abstract painting composed of undulating, flame-like shapes in a vivid tangerine orange, set against a flat, soft pink background. The composition pl...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Nightfall, Acrylic & oil landscape painting, signed, framed, Museum provenance
Located in New York, NY
Thelma Appel Nightfall, 1973 Acrylic and Oil on Canvas. Hand Signed. Framed. Hand signed and titled on the back Unique Frame included Museum Provenance. This work was originally sold in 1973 by the prestigious Jill Kornblee Gallery to a corporate collection, and, in 2019, it was featured in the Thelma Appel 50 year career survey at the Brattleboro Museum in Vermont – so the provenance is superb. It is reproduced in the exhibition catalogue. The collector who acquires this beautiful painting will be furnished with several copies of the limited edition museum catalogue Measurements: Framed 38.5 x 89.5 inches Artwork 36.5 x 87.5 inches Thelma Appel Biography: A co-founder of the Bennington College Summer Painting Workshop, Thelma Appel is a representational and abstract painter who has been practicing art for more than six and a half decades. In the 1980s, Thelma Appel was represented by the renowned Jill Kornblee Gallery and, after Ms. Kornblee retired, Appel joined the legendary Fischbach Gallery, (the gallery of record for Alex Katz for many decades,) also on West 57th Street, before they shuttered. After leaving Manhattan, she retreated from the art world for several decades; however, in recent years, her work is being rediscovered by a generation of new collectors. A beloved and popular teacher, at 87 years of age, Thelma could still be found teaching “The Art of Painting” at Artsplace in Cheshire, CT. and at the Osher Life Long Learning Institute (OLLI) At the University of Connecticut, near her home during the 2024-5 Fall/Winter Semester. In 2019, she was subject of a 50-year career survey (October, 2019 -February 2020) at the Brattleboro Museum in Vermont, entitled Thelma Appel: Abstract/Observed curated by Mara Williams. She has also exhibited at the Mattatuck Museum in Connecticut, which acquired one of her fabric collages for their permanent collection, the Bennington Museum in Vermont and the Police Museum in Lower Manhattan. Thelma Appel was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, but following her parents’ divorce, her father remained in Israel, but her mother emigrated to London to pursue a career as a journalist. However, she soon became ill, and Thelma was sent alone to be educated in a Protestant missionary schools in Darjeeling, India, a geographical displacement that would impact her life and her work. Thelma returned to London, England, to study art at the legendary St. Martin's School of Art (later Central St. Martins) and Hornsey College of Art, under such renowned teachers as Joe Tilson and Eduardo Paolozzi, before emigrating to the United States in the 1960s. Her work has been exhibited in numerous venues, including the Bennington Museum, the Berkshire Museum in North Adams, Mass., the Children's Museum of the Arts in New York City, the Mattatuck Museum, the Brattleboro Museum, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Robert Hull Fleming Museum at the University of Vermont and the University of Pennsylvania Fine Arts Gallery. In 1974 she was awarded a YADDO Fellowship, and in 1975, Thelma Appel, along with the painter Carol Haerer, co-founded the Bennington College Summer Painting Workshop, where many distinguished painters of the day, both abstract and representational, conducted master classes. Among them were Neil Welliver, John Button, Alice Neel, Larry Poons, Friedel Dzubas, Stanley Boxer, Elizabeth Murray and Doug Ohlson – a program that continued until 1980. (One of Thelma’s students was the renowned art dealer Matthew Marks.) She has also taught drawing at Parsons School of Design, painting at Southern Vermont College and at the University of Connecticut. Appel’s work has been presented at Art on Paper, Texas Contemporary, Market Art & Design in Bridgehampton and Art New York art fair, which selected Appel’s Times Square series of paintings for their invitational public Project Space sponsored by Absolut Vodka. She was one of the winning artists of the juried exhibition “Pets of the Pandemic” juried by art historian and critic David Cohen, publisher and editor of artcritical, who cited it for special commendation as a “masterful portrait”. In recent years, Thelma’s work has been exhibited in both one-person and group shows at Alpha 137 Gallery in New York, Sager Reeves (now Sager Braudis) Gallery in Missouri, the Chashama Foundation in New York City, as well as the Five Points Gallery and Center for the Visual Arts in Torrington Connecticut, the David M. Hunt Gallery in Falls Village, CT and Wisdom House in Litchfield Ct...
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1970s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Benedict Arnold at The Battle of Saratoga, Mixed Media on Canvas by Lee Jaffe
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lee Jaffe, American (1950 - ) - Benedict Arnold at The Battle of Saratoga, Year: 1983, Medium: Gold Leaf, Tar, Turkey Feathers, and Oil on Canvas, not signed, Size: 136 x 144 in....
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil

Large Abstract Landscape Acrylic Painting on Canvas "Cross Pollination"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Robertson focuses on creating paintings that move beyond portraying reality. Driven by a synthesis of gestural brushstrokes and expressive smears, he offers viewers a liminal space o...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic

Energy II (Splatter, Beige, Brown, Gold Leaf, Blue, Red, Black, Abstraction))
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ted Hinrichs Energy II Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2023 Size: 24x18in Framed: 19x25x1.25in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1787 *Framed in brown Wood Tags: Abstract, Acrylic, G...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Three Days Until Autumn. Series "Vibrations of the Earth"
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting captures a state of anticipation, when summer still clings to the light, but the first whisper of autumn is already vibrating in the air. The space dissolves into a gre...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Colourful Abstract Landscape Painting of Scottish Highlands Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Colourful Abstract Landscape Painting of Bidean nam Bian, Ballachulish, Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands by Leading Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield Art measures 24 x...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

"Can't Stand Still" Contemporary Pink, Blue, Green, & Orange Hard-Edge Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract geometric painting by Houston-based artist Holland Geibel. The work features layered abstract shapes in bright pink, blue, green, and orange tones. Signed, titl...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

December's Horses - Original Abstract Cubist Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designs, shapes, and colors find a balance between a polite instinct and a domesticated confusion within the Cubist-inspired artworks by Tuscan artist, Federico Pinto Schmid. Partial...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Double-Sided Chalkboard Drawings
Located in Astoria, NY
Domenick Capobianco (American, b. 1928), Double-Sided Chalkboard with Mixed Media Drawings, unsigned, in wood frame. 13.5" H x 13.5" W x 0.5" D. Provenance: From the Collection of th...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Paint, Chalk, Board

Heated skin Cool water - Contemporary Architecture Pool House 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Sand Castle" Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media on Canvas Framed Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Sand Castle" is a framed mixed media work on canvas by Maura Segal, with abstract shapes and color blocking. The artist cuts hundreds of paper shapes and adheres them to the canvas ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Paper, Mixed Media

Blue Landscape, Oil Paint on Canvas , Original Art by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Blue landscape Original oil painting on canvas Single piece Accompanied by certificate of authenticity 92 x 65 cm 2024 Marilina Marchica was born in Agrigento, where she works and ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

PaperLandscape, Origina Paint on Cotton Canvas, Large size, Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
PaperLandscape Mixed-media painting on Cotton Canvas One of a kind artwork Size: 90 x 110 x 2 cm (unframed) Ready to hang Signed certificate of authenticity Style: Abstract Marili...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Italian Contemporary Art by Uma Haime - Painting for a Better Future Regression
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas Uma Haime is an Italian artist born in 1984 who lives and works in Prague, Czech Republic. Uma Haime's art is a fusion of Mediterranean influences, linguistic nuan...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"My St. Barths Skies Heart" Pop Oil Painting on Wood with White Floater Frame
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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

'Masri' by Masri - Large Colorful Contemporary Abstract Self Portrait Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri (Lebanese, born 1965) "Masri" 2023 Oil paint, Acrylic paint, Canvas, Stretcher bars The artist signed the bottom right and back of the painting. Masri’s "Masri" is a striking ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

ZT 230112 - contemporary modern multicolor abstract geometric painting relief
Located in Doetinchem, NL
ZT 230112 is a unique one-of-a-kind medium size contemporary modern painting relief by Dutch artist Herman Coppus. This bas-relief relief consists of a meticulously hand cut, folded ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Cardboard, Acrylic

Cherry Chewing Gum Framed Photorealistic Pop Art Oil Painting in Crimson Tones
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Cherry Chewing Gum is a framed photorealistic pop art painting by María Magán, part of her Chicles series. Created in oil on canvas, the work depicts a folded, glossy red object floa...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Night Garden and Fireflies II, landscape painting, flora, night, purple, flowers
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic, spraypaint, oilbar, oil on linen During the days of painting en plein air, Krieger describes how she began to dream about painting while sleeping, and thus turned those night visions into this series of night time paintings. In these, we see the landscape transformed into a dream-like setting. These surrealist imaginings of the natural world place Krieger’s paintings within a cohort of contemporary women painters reimagining the tradition of the landscape genre, such as Shara Hughes...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Oil Pastel, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Small contemporary modern blue wall sculpture painting relief BL15LH
Located in Doetinchem, NL
BL15LH is a unique small size contemporary modern wall sculpture painting relief by German artist Dieter Kränzlein. This sculpture relief is carved from a single block of limestone, ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Limestone

ZT 241216 - contemporary modern multi-color abstract geometric painting relief
Located in Doetinchem, NL
ZT 241216 is a unique one-of-a-kind medium size contemporary modern painting relief by Dutch artist Herman Coppus. This bas-relief relief consists of a meticulously hand cut, folded ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Cardboard, Acrylic

72 x 96 in / 6 x 8 ft "Three of Us" Oil on Canvas (black white minimalist oil)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautifully nuanced, and deeply soulful abstract contemporary oil painting on linen, that speaks volumes with its quietly furious brushstrokes multi-layered in monochromati...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

On The Pink 3 - Series Blobs - Contemporary Oil Painting, Colourful Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grzegorz Radecki is a Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, Poland. Artist about his work: BLOBS. THE CHARM OF DRIPPING PAINT Flowing peacefully in the slow current of...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Innocence and Renewal - Original Green Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and spontaneity, a lyrical abstraction of frenzied marks, many of which previously lay hidden, buried beneath strong layers of self-taught expression. Those truths, first obscured and then obvious, aim to engage the viewer, allowing them to explore their own interpretation. His figurative abstract artworks are represented by Artspace Warehouse in Los Angeles and have been exhibited and collected worldwide, including London, New York, and Hong Kong. This original oil painting on canvas measures 60 inches high by 48 inches wide. In his distinct abstract expressionist style, Acetelli uses a captivating blend of color and form to create an ethereal scene filled with serenity and introspection. The artwork is wired and ready to hang. The sides of the artwork are painted black and it does not require framing. It is signed by the artist on the front of the artwork and titled on the back. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable U.S. and international shipping is available. A certificate of authenticity issued by Artplex Gallery is included. Mark Acetelli was born in Detroit into an artistic household. Mark’s mother herself was a painter and some of his earliest memories were the smell of turpentine and oil paints. Growing up surrounded by his mother's work, she inspired and encouraged him to become an artist. Acetelli’s paintings are inspired by the intensely personal introspective journey of life, from the ever-changing complexities of love, loss, birth, and death. The context of his work he describes as, “Absence and Presence” pertaining to how someone or something can be physically gone, but the essence still remains. Capturing the physical mixed with spirituality on canvas. His application of paint is an extension of that thought process. He works by continuously building up and tearing down, layer upon layer, adding and subtracting. A visceral dance between the conscious and the unconscious until the emotion is expressed. Acetelli’s paintings may go through multiple incarnations with the past lying just beneath the surface, adding to its overall dimension and depth. Acetelli's mastery of abstraction is evident in his use of color and form to evoke emotion and atmosphere. In his work, Acetelli seeks to evoke a feeling rather than depict a defined image. He uses primarily oils and encaustics to create thickly layered canvases with emotive bursts of color. Creating a world where imagination and reality come together. Acetelli’s works can be found in many private and corporate collections around the world, including Bill Withers, Lisa Colburn, Colburn School of Music, Raytheon Corp, Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, Michael Jordan, Stuart Beattie, Claire Forlani, Camryn Manheim, and Francine Maisler. Artplex Gallery has been representing and exhibiting Mark Acetelli's original artworks since 2018. He was previously represented by Artspace Warehouse, a partner gallery of Artplex Gallery. The gallery has been a 1stdibs partner since 2014 with consistently excellent reviews from clients worldwide. The gallery exhibits a large selection of original artworks from established and emerging international artists with diverse backgrounds at high standards. Artspace Warehouse and Artplex Gallery are known to provide accurate descriptions, images, reliable services, communication, and delivery. REPRESENTATION Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, California EXHIBITIONS 2023 Solo show, “Mark Acetelli: Surface of a Dream”, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2022 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Brouhah Art. Country & Urban, Virtual Exhibition, Hong Kong There From Hear, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA LA Art Fair, Bruce Lurie Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Morton Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA Bendix Night, Bendix Building, Los Angeles, Ca 2021 High Beams, Bendix Building, Los Angeles, Ca 2020 Art Palm Springs, CA 2018 Art Palm Springs, CA Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2017 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong Affordable Art Fair New York, NY Affordable Art Fair London, UK Art Palm Springs, CA Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA 2016 Art Hamptons, NY Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong Affordable Art Fair New York, NY Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, CA 2015 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2014 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA Houston Fine Art Fair, TX 2013 Shadows and Light, Whole 9 Gallery, Culver City, CA Southside Art Gallery, Oxford, MS Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2012 Art Palm Beach, MW Galleries, Chicago Affordable Art Fair Los Angeles, CA San Diego Fine Art Fair, Artspace Warehouse, CA Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA David Perry Smith Gallery, Memphis, TN 2011 Art Hamptons Museum Works Gallery, Chicago Art Chicago, Museum Works Gallery, Chicago Art San Francisco Museum Works Galley Chicago Gallery 825, GEM Group Show, Los Angeles, CA Art Aspen, Museum Works Gallery, Chicago Art London, Museum Works Gallery, Chicago 2010 In Art Santa Fe Gallery...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Nothing" Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Nothing" is a mixed media work on canvas by Beatriz Simón, with abstract strokes and expressive shapes in creams, whites, grays, and some pinks and reds. This piece is framed in s...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media

Abstract Bright and Sunshine Bohemian Green Mixed Media on Canvas 45x45"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
One of a kind Mixed Medium on Canvas Artwork: Original abstract mixed media work on canvas, which combines new media - digital original hand painting, printed on canvas, then hand p...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Mixed Media

The future is calling us for - Contemporary Architecture Pool House 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Golden" impasto painting: sunlit clouds rest over the ocean, lighting the shore
Located in Edgartown, MA
Paul Norwood paints the world around him, blurring the lines between representation and abstraction. His loose, gestural style and bold, thick brushwork suggest rather than define fo...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Clouds - Acrylic by A.M. Caboni - 2014
Located in Roma, IT
Clouds is an enchanting acrylic painting on cardboard realized by the Italian artist Anna Maria Caboni in 2014. The artwork is hand-signed and hand-dated "AMC 14" by the artist in b...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled 05 - Series 2019, Contemporary Abstract Painting, Textile Lightness
Located in Salzburg, AT
The painting is framed behind glass. About Prymon’s Exhibition Dopaminum and his paintings: ”Dopaminum” - Tomasz Prymon Dopamine – colloquially referred to as the hormone of love ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Silver and Color No. 168
Located in Westport, CT
This beautiful blue painting is by Japanese artist, Takefumi Hori. He was born in Tokyo, Japan. He paints beautiful gold leaf paintings. This piece is acrylic, gold leaf and metal leaf on canvas. The artist studied calligraphy in Japan. In 2004 he moved to New York where he began painting abstract works of acrylic on canvas. Since 2009, Takefumi has been making gold and colored abstract works. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn where he is surrounded by the hustle and bustle of everyday urban life. The energy of New York City is an inspiration. His use of gold as a main material came about after long and intensive experiments. His compositional forms such as circles, squares and rectangles are ideal forms for gold to work with other colors in his work. The compositions of these elements are based on his experience with Japanese calligraphy. He merges the traditions of Eastern and Western art. His works are in numerous collections including Tiffany and Co., Claridges Hotel...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Silver

Likewise - Abstract Blue Green Mauve Brown Color Wave Hourglass Shape, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
Through undulations in shades of blue with green and a mauve shade of brown, Margaret Neill explores the properties of abstract curvilinear forms found in the localized conditions of...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

White cubes composition contemporary modern painting relief no 221210
Located in Doetinchem, NL
No. 221210 is a unique one-of-a-kind small contemporary modern painting relief by Dutch artist Hewrman Coppus. The relief is made from meticulously hand cut, folded and glued white c...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cardboard

Surfer Girl- blue white brown abstract and figurative oil painting on beach
Located in New York, NY
Michael Azgour is an artist and educator whose work addresses the impact of digital imagery on contemporary culture. His paintings combine evocative, expressive representation with g...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Acrylic

"Green View" 2025, Oil, acrylic, joint compound, cold wax on panel
Located in New York, NY
Arielle Zamora they/them (b.1990) is a Portland, Oregon-based painter and printmaker. Their painting practice features layers of paint and joint compound as an exploration of line an...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wax, Oil, Panel

Haughty - Textural Contemporary Abstract Minimalist Cool Tone Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
LE BohemianMuse is an accomplished first-generation Ghanaian-American artist, whose work is informed by her formal education in art and theater at Loyola Marymount University and the...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"PaperLandscape", OriginaL Fine Art Canvas, Large size, Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Title: PaperLandscape Artist: Marilina Marchica Year: 2025 Dimensions: 116X89 cm Technique: Mixed media ( paper collage and paint) Description: An original artwork representing a min...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Contemporary abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

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