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
Remembrance #6 by Maho Maeda - Abstract painting, flowers, textile and cotton
Located in Paris, FR
Remembrance #6 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Maho Maeda. This painting is made with acrylic, coloured pencil, ink and antique textile on cotton canvas, dimensions are 5...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Textile, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
Reservoir - Abstract Blue Green Coral Ivory Undulations Color Waves, 2019
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in oil on canvas, undulations in shades of blue with pale peach, coral, ivory and hunter green, Margaret Neill explores the properties of abstr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
You Are Always on my Mind (Diptych), Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"You Are Always on my Mind (Diptych)" is a lively, colorful diptych on paper. It is painted gesturally and dynamically and is part of abstrac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Community Strength - Original Colorful Abstract Street Art Painting
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Whispers in the Waves Lilly Muth - Contemporary Architecture Villa Oil Painting
Located in DE
Lilly Muth's architectural paintings transport viewers on a visual journey to a different world, where imagination knows no bounds and the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Golden Meadow, Jan Rogers, Original art, floral art, landscape painting for sale
Located in Deddington, GB
Golden Meadows by Jan Rogers [2022]
original and hand signed by the artist
Acrylics
Image size: H:61 cm x W:91 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:61 cm x W:91 cm x D:4cm
Sold Unfr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Yes...Weekend! - Original Bold Delightful Figurative Fancy Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gerdine Duijsens’ spirited and evocative figures are instantly recognizable and unforgettable. Through lush, bold colors and energetic marks, her paintings emit a sense of pleasure a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Solstice, Original Contemporary Blue and Gold Abstract Winter Landscape Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Solstice, Original Contemporary Blue and Gold Abstract Winter Landscape Painting on Canvas
20x20 (HxW), Mixed Media
This moody square format landscape painting by artist Julia Di Sano features a snow laden landscape under an ominous sky. The deep blue utilized by Di Sano is almost black, referencing the short and dark days of the winter season, while the white of the foreground and gold tones peaking through are reminiscent of the glistening ice crystals that dance upon the ground and trees.
Artist Commentary:
SOLSTICE, Abstract Moody Winter Landscape Storm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Accordion Sky
Located in Bozeman, MT
Suzanne Kiggins is a self-taught artist who works primarily with acrylic and gouache on paper, wood panel, and canvas. She takes inspiration from every...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Wood Panel
TIDES AND SANDY PATTERNS. Neutral and ideal for modern homes.
Located in Mexico City, MX
The two artists and industrial designers, Ampi Arozarena and Elena De La Fuente describe form and color as their core of exploration. They admire the dual identity the two elements c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Resin, Acrylic
"Perched Dove" Painting 63" x 55" inch by Mohamed Abla
By Mohamed Abla
Located in Culver City, CA
""Perched Dove" Painting 63" x 55" inch by Mohamed Abla
Mohamed Abla was born in Mansoura (North of Egypt) in 1953. There he spent his childhood and fin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Urban Ease (Contemporary colorful Impressionist cityscape, original oil)
Located in Maricopa, AZ
A striking cityscape by Bruce Marion. It is mounted inside a dark wood frame with a raised/floating effect. This original painting is created with multiple layers and is a unique com...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Contemporary Art by Christiane Hess - Ile Mystérieuse
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Christiane Hess alias Chrystal is a French abstract artist born in 1951 who lives and works in Lalinde, near Bergerac in France. Her conversion to abstract art gi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"The World of Abstract Ideas" Abstract Painting 67" x 59" in by Gosha Ostretsov
Located in Culver City, CA
"The World of Abstract Ideas" Abstract Painting 67" x 59" inch by Gosha Ostretsov
Born in 1967, in Moscow
Lived in Paris for ten years (1988 - 1998), now lives and works in Moscow.
...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by Aly Cairo inspired by Egypt - Le Bâton de Ptah
By Aly Cairo
Located in Paris, IDF
Signed on reverse
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
German Contemporary Art by Margot Ledergerber - 7679
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed Media on Masonite
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Mixed Media
"Community" Abstract Painting 59" x 55" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Located in Culver City, CA
"Community" Abstract Painting 59" x 55" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Born 1989, Mohamed Hussein is a Fayoum native whose semi-abstract landscape and urban vistas are captured with a cult...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
British Contemporary Print by Jane Ward - Overland No.2
By Jane Ward
Located in Paris, IDF
Digital print on canvas, edition 1/5, 90 x 120 x 3 cm, 2019
Jane Ward is a British artist born in 1960 who lives & works in Lake District National Park around Keswick and Grasmere, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Digital
French Contemporary Art by Elodie Dollat - Bereshit III
Located in Paris, IDF
Elodie Dollat is a French artist born in 1981 who lives & works in La Vallotte, France.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
French Contemporary Art by Josette Dubost - Inonde De Soleil
Located in Paris, IDF
Josette Dubost is a French artist born in 1936 who lives & works in Solliès-Pont, France.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"My Cherry Blossom Heart" Pop Art 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
River 4
By Liz Barber
Located in Napa, CA
Liz Barber pursued painting while obtaining her degree from the Massachusetts College of Art and Moore College of Art. She currently resides in Marietta, Georgia. Barber’s paintings ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Gouache, Graphite
Topaz from the Mirror Stone series (Portrait Painting - Hedy Lamarr)
Located in New York City, NY
CAROLINA GOMEZ
Emerald from the Mirror Stone series (Portrait Painting - Hedy Lamarr)
60 x 48 inches - Unique
OIL ON CANVAS
Carolina Gomez’s works have be...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
contemporary abstract colorful acrylic painting impasto textured stripes signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Sapphire Sea Spruce' is an excellent example of the paintings of Daniel Klewer, coming from his series 'Linear Tactility.' The paintings in this series all share a consistent, linea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by Josette Dubost - Eclat Stellaire
Located in Paris, IDF
Josette Dubost is a French artist born in 1936 who lives & works in Solliès-Pont, France.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Here and There - Geometric Abstract Painting Pink Blue Yellow Circles, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in acrylic on canvas, round and triangular geometric shapes in pale pink, yellow, blue, beige and black and white floral pattern are dynamic an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Elements - contemporary abstract graffiti mixed media painting on canvas
By Brad Waters
Located in London, GB
Based in Cornwall, UK Brad creates expressive and abstract paintings with a graffiti influence that scale smaller mounted works to larger street art murals...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Layers of Exaggeration
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Robert Treece
Layers of Exaggeration, 2012
Oil and collage
20 1/4 x 20 1/4 inches (51.4 x 51.4 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Summer Garden 1
By Liz Barber
Located in Napa, CA
Liz Barber pursued painting while obtaining her degree from the Massachusetts College of Art and Moore College of Art. She currently resides in Marietta, Georgia. Barber’s paintings ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Gouache, Graphite
Off the Point - contemporary abstract landscape mixed media canvas
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon emphasises the simplicity of form and the contemporary interaction between the light with haunting tone and texture combined with emotion. These are a study of low light observ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Animal Painting 14-1104
By Les Thomas
Located in Bozeman, MT
Les Thomas has long recognized painting as a language in its own right, and its diversity in terms of poetic and conceptual messages, exhibited by each individual picture.
Les Thom...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Between The Changes
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The work of painter Scott Pattinson (born in 1974 in Toronto, Canada) may be seen in the context of an early 21st century resurgence of formalism unburdened by the meta-narratives of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract 3D wall sculpture: 'EK Saphed Haathee-White Elephant'
By Terri Fraser
Located in New York, NY
As an artist, I am a storyteller wielding visual art as my medium. My creative journey is fueled by a relentless thirst for knowledge acquired through both hands-on experience and ke...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
French Contemporary Art by Josette Dubost - Fleurs En Fetes
Located in Paris, IDF
Josette Dubost is a French artist born in 1936 who lives & works in Solliès-Pont, France.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Expressionist Oil Painting Hand Carved Wood Panel Jean Claude Gaugy
Located in Surfside, FL
Jean-Claude Gaugy (French, b. 1944)
Very large oil on hand carved wood board
"Au Dessus et au Dessous, La Meme".
Hand signed titled and date 1997 verso.
Measures 51" x 51", frame ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Oil
"Morning Joy!" - Abstract, Bold, Vibrant, Blue, Green, Pink
Located in Woodstock, GA
"Morning Joy!" is a joyful burst of color in motion—a playful, magnetic invitation into rhythm and spontaneity. Swirls of vibrant blues, sunshine gold, electric pink, and rich green ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic
"Fifth Floor" Contemporary Framed Mixed Media on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Fifth Floor" is a contemporary mixed media on canvas painting by Wendy Westlake, featuring interwoven organic and geometric shapes in shades of brown, black, beige and white. The ov...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media
SOUND AND VISION – Budgies by Doris Marten - Installation on vinyl
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
SOUND AND VISION – Budgies is a unique oil on vinyl installation by German contemporary artist Doris Marten, dimensions are 100 × 100 cm (39.4 × 39.4 in). Every piece is 30 cm in dia...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
C.E. Ross, "Days Warmth", Colorful Abstract Forest Landscape Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This colorful and moody landscape, "Days Warmth", by artist Charles Emery Ross is a 30x24 acrylic painting on canvas depicting a bold outdoor scene of orange and purple trees against...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Oil on Canvas: 'Radiance'
By Carol John
Located in New York, NY
Carol John's art reflects her encounters with mainstream modern artists-showing the obvious influence of Guston and other individualists like Marsden Hartley and Alfred Julio Jensen-...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - 27
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic 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 Tbilis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Puzzle 2, David E. Peterson, Modern French Flag Painted Wooden Wall Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
For you Francophiles...! Puzzle #2 by David E. Peterson is part of an ongoing series featuring beautiful, exotic woods and abstract painting. This 3-dimensional wall sculpture is painted using the colors of the French flag.
David E. Peterson Artist Statement
“Industrial Design informs my work. Inspiration might come from a brightly coloured sneaker, an eye- catching dress, an intricate watch...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Wood, Acrylic
Hazen II
By Simon Casson
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Simon Casson’s paintings are singular statements of pure uniqueness. Their contemporary abstraction inflicts its imprint upon the often capriccio paintings, through predatory slabs o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Swift River
Located in Bozeman, MT
Jennifer Nehrbass is a painter living and working in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was born in West Bend, Wisconsin in 1970. She received her B.S. in Art and Textile Design from the U...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
Prima Porta - Yellow Lily Flowers Green Red Peach Pink Abstract Botanical, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in oil on canvas, lively abstract brushwork in bright pink, yellow, purple and lush green against a peach, pink, red, burgundy, white and gray backgroun...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Frank Shifreen 'Family 2'
Located in New York, NY
Frank Shifreen
Family 2
2021
18 x 24 inches
Acrylic on Canvas
Signed, titled and dated on verso
These new works start from polar opposite impulses which juxtapose the purity and be...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Of Silence and Plentitude - contemporary abstract mixed media painting
Located in London, GB
Andrew Kinmont:
''I have an overwhelming urge to create. This drive comes from deep within me, a need to explore and find something to say, to have my own individual voice. As humans...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
French Contemporary Art by Christiane Hess - Energie Creatrice
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Composition No.187
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas - artwork can be shipped in a tube or framed in a crate
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Daniels Lane" contemporary oil on resin painting colorful modern farm landscape
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a landscape in Sagaponack NY. Lines radiate across the canvas towards the bottom and right side of the canvas in shades of yellow, brown and orange, indicating rows of plants or tilled soil in a field. The field is surrounded by lush thick brush-stokes in shades of green flecked there and there with bright orange. The top fourth of the painting shows the sky, full of points of paint, most under the resin. The white dots above the resin cast shadows below, adding dimension to the piece. The two radiating lines that surround the lower righthand corner are also painted above the resin, one white and one a swirl of primary colors loosely mixed together. The raw white gessoed linen canvas is clearly visible between the precisely placed brush-strokes, all sealed under resin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Resin, Oil
"The New Age" Textile Painting 43" x 18" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Located in Culver City, CA
"The New Age" Textile Painting 43" x 18" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Medium: fabric appliqué on linen
"Fragments of Time" series:
Ultimately, El Sanhoury’s work is contemplated and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Linen, Mixed Media, Mesh
Frank Shifreen 'The Other'
Located in New York, NY
Frank Shifreen
Study 2
2021
18 x 24 inches
Acrylic on Canvas
Signed, titled and dated on verso
These new works start from polar opposite impulses which juxtapose the purity and bea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Catharsis"- Vibrant & Colorful Figurative/Abstract Mixed Media
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Catharsis captures the moment an individual chooses to release their
emotions. The figures portrayed express a sense of relief when they are not confronted with judgment but are inst...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Questions of a Thousand Dreams - 21stC, Contemporary, Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
"Questions of a Thousand Dreams" by Ron Mills is 125 x 125 cm unframed. The frame that it includes makes it a total size of: 131 x 131 x 5.5 cm
The frame is included in the price, b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by Marie-Pierre Autonne - Chacun Chez Soi
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & oil on wooden panel
Marie-Pierre Autonne is a French artist born in 1960 who lives & works in Angers, France. She studied at Penninghen in Paris, France. She worked for se...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media
"Shining City" 51" x 75" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Located in Culver City, CA
"Shining City" 51" x 75" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Medium: fabric appliqué on linen
"Fragments of Time" series:
Ultimately, El Sanhoury’s work is contemplated and generated in a t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Mixed Media, Mesh, Linen
Clover - Abstract Green Yellow Ivory Ochre Blue Pink Patterns Circles
By Josette Urso
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in oil on canvas, thoughtfully combined sections of varying textures and areas of pattern, stripes, circles, dots and undulations are cheerful ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Marina Cathedral - Landscape Painting by Giampaolo Talani
Located in Carmel, CA
Giampaolo Talani (1955-2018)
The "mad scientist" of the art world, Talani created art out of virtually everything he touched. After completing his training at the Florence Academy of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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.