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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PARAMETERS OF THE JOINT INDEVEAR
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil painting on handmade paper. Hand signed on front by Alexander Gore. Artwork sheet size 15 x 10 inches. Frame size approx 23 x 19 inches.
Artwork is in excellent cond...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Handmade Paper
Moroccan Landscape – Atmospheric Nature Oil Painting, Abstraction, Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Agnieszka Zawisza (born 1970) is a painter, visual artist and art teacher. She studied at the Warsaw Art Academy, Department of Painting (1994-2000), obtaining a Master's degree with...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Controlling Chaos 30 X 30
By José Castro
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Controlling Chaos. 2023
30 X 30
Acrylic, gesso, plaster of Paris and ink on cradled birchwood.
Jose Castro was born in Matanzas, Cuba in 1947. In 1961, when he was 14, he was sent to...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Plaster, Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel
You are my Paradise - Contemporary Architecture Oil Painting
Located in DE
Lilly Muth's architectural paintings transport viewers on a visual journey to a different world, where imagination knows no bounds and the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Bird and Keeper" Oil on Canvas Figurative Painting 2023
Located in Lisboa, PT
Bird and Keeper - Oil on Canvas Figurative Painting 2023
Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang.
"Sometimes we find comfort in the most unexpected of forms or size. A prot...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Strict Guidance of Michelangelo" Painting 47" x 55" inch by Gosha Ostretsov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Strict Guidance of Michelangelo" Painting 47" x 55" inch by Gosha Ostretsov
Full name: Under the Strict Guidance of Michelangelo
From "Precious Stones of Dissent" series:
A reno...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blue Umber, Beige, Light Blue, Brown, Orange, Gray Abstract Painting, Stripes
Located in Kent, CT
Clean and precise, carefully ordered stripes and blocks of color in warm orange, soft yellow, pale blue and light brown are lively and vibrant against the soft beige background. Sign...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Landscape - XXI century Acrylic painting, Abstaction & Figurative
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
acrylic on plastic board
MONIKA ROSSA
studied painting at the University of Arizona, in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and at the Escuela de Diseno in Barcelona. She practices d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
diptych of Wild Meadow Symphony #3 Pastel Spring dreams, Original Painting
By Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
Wild Meadow Symphony #3 - An Original semi-abstract painting by Lucy Moore. Using her signature string grass technique and a colourful palette Lucy has created a semi-abstract twist ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ink Flowers - Karol Jersak - Abstract Mixed Media Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Karol is a highly skilled artist whose abstract mixed-media paintings exude an exceptional level of raw creativity.
Her artistic process involves skillfully combining colors, chalk ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Mixed Media
Nest - Karol Jersak - Abstract Mixed Media Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Karol is a highly skilled artist whose abstract mixed-media paintings exude an exceptional level of raw creativity.
Her artistic process involves skillfully combining colors, chalk ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
THE BIG IDEA GO FAR
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil paint on cotton Hand signed on front by Alexander Gore. Artwork size 11 x 13 inches. Frame size approx 18 x 22 inches.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton
THE LITTLE THING FLY HIGH
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil painting on handmade paper. Hand signed on front by Alexander Gore. Artwork sheet size 13.5 x 10.5 inches. Frame size approx 23.5 x 19.5 inches.
Artwork is in excell...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Handmade Paper
"Third Stone from the Sun" colorful pink and red oil painting, hidden figure
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Third Stone from the Sun" is a colorful pink and red oil painting, with what appears to be a hidden figure of a torso on the left.
Nick Weber (b.1971), living and painting in Spri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
FROM FAR EAST THE BIG MAN SPEAKING
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil pigmentation on wooden pulp. Hand signed on front by Alexander Gore. Artwork sheet size 20 x 16 inches. Frame size approx 23 x 19 inches.
Artwork is in excellent con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Handmade Paper
No. 5 - Karol Jersak - Mixed Media Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Karol is a highly skilled artist whose abstract mixed-media paintings exude an exceptional level of raw creativity.
Her artistic process involves skillfully combining colors, chalk ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Patchwork Fields, Original Painting, Contemporary Abstract art, Colourful summer
Located in Deddington, GB
Colourful landscape with warm fields and a farmhouse in the distance.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Patchwork Fields by Ana Bianchi [2023]
Original painting
Oil paint on Canvas
Signed by...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Landscape" Contemporary Art by Marilina Marchica, Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
oil on canvas 62x95 cm
original art
Ready to hang
certificate of authenticity included
Marilina Marchica was born in Agrigento, where she works and lives,
After recei...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Madelyn's Room - Karol Jersak - Abstract Mixed Media Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Karol is a highly skilled artist whose abstract mixed-media paintings exude an exceptional level of raw creativity.
Her artistic process involves skillfully combining colors, chalk ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Red Bird - Karol Jersak - Abstract Mixed Media Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Karol is a highly skilled artist whose abstract mixed-media paintings exude an exceptional level of raw creativity.
Her artistic process involves skillfully combining colors, chalk ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Opal Tea - Karol Jersak - Abstract Mixed Media Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Karol is a highly skilled artist whose abstract mixed-media paintings exude an exceptional level of raw creativity.
Her artistic process involves skillfully combining colors, chalk ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Le Jardin - Karol Jersak - Abstract Mixed Media Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Karol is a highly skilled artist whose abstract mixed-media paintings exude an exceptional level of raw creativity.
Her artistic process involves skillfully combining colors, chalk ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
THE MOUNTAINS AS IMAGE WAITING FOR A SUN
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil paint on canvas. Hand signed on front by Alexander Gore. Artwork sheet size 18 x 13 inches. Frame size approx 23.75 x 19.75 inches.
Artwork is in excellent condition...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Handmade Paper
Beach II - Painting by Johanna Winkelgrund - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Acrylic painting.
The landscapes painted by Johanna Winkelgrund in the 2020s are abstract and representational.
Following the color alone, she dispenses with the human figure here....
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Beach IV - Painting by Johanna Winkelgrund - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Acrylic painting.
The landscapes painted by Johanna Winkelgrund in the 2020s are abstract and representational.
Following the color alone, she dispenses with the human figure here...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Station to Station" colorful red and blue multi layered oil painting
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Station to Station" is a colorful red and blue multi layered oil painting from Nick Weber.
Nick Weber (b.1971), living and painting in Springs, NY (about a block away from Jackson...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Salt Stone by Shirley Lewis Large Square Contemporary Blue Painting on Canvas
Located in Atlanta, GA
Shirley’s love of creating came at an early age. She learned many of her techniques from the time she spent with her depression-era grandmother, making artistic statements from items...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Encaustic
Trip - Karol Jersak - Eiffel Tower Landscape Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Karol is a highly skilled artist whose abstract mixed-media paintings exude an exceptional level of raw creativity.
Her artistic process involves skillfully combining colors, chalk ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Cinnamon - Karol Jersak - Mixed Media Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Karol is a highly skilled artist whose abstract mixed-media paintings exude an exceptional level of raw creativity.
Her artistic process involves skillfully combining colors, chalk ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Thailand Home - Karol Jersak - Mixed Media Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Karol is a highly skilled artist whose abstract mixed-media paintings exude an exceptional level of raw creativity.
Her artistic process involves skillfully combining colors, chalk ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Popping Red Sky Meadows
By Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
Popping Red Sky Meadows - An Original semi-abstract painting by Lucy Moore. Using her signature string grass technique and a colourful palette Lucy has created a semi-abstract twist ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Journey Together, Original painting, Abstract Expressionism, Mediterranean art
Located in Deddington, GB
Journey Together is an original abstract expressionist painting by Diane Whalley with several layers of paint on canvas built up over a number of days with mark making details. Trave...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Red Square 36 X 36
By José Castro
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Red Square 36 X 36
Jose Castro was born in Matanzas, Cuba in 1947. In 1961, when he was 14, he was sent to Miami to escape the Revolution. Later he was joined by his mother and sist...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Step Forward - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic and Minimalistic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
This Means War - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic and Minimalistic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Bush And Chessboard - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic and Minimalistic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
I’ve Earned My Stripes (Abstract, Geometric, Pattern, Blue, Pink, Green)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kelley Carman
I’ve Earned My Stripes (Abstract, Geometric, Pattern, Stripes, Blue, Pink, Green, Orange, Yellow)
Acrylic and Oil Stick
Year: 2022
Size: 48x36x1.5in
Signed
COA provided...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
"Origins" - Beautiful Mixed Media Abstract Painting with Yellow, Blue, Orange
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Origins" is a contemporary painting by Bay Area artist Jennifer Blalack. Blalack works this canvas with delicate detail and effort. This painting is...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Ultramarine - Mixed Media Abstract Painting by Lesley Spowart - Contemporary Art
Located in Carmel, CA
Lesley Anne Spowart, an abstract artist hailing from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is renowned for her transformative creations that blur the boundaries of mediums and styles.
With a di...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper, Mixed Media
Somedays Gestural Abstract, Colorful, Vibrant, Rich, Pink, Orange, Green, Blue
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kelley Carman
Somedays (Gestural Abstract, Colorful, Vibrant, Rich, Pink, Orange, Green, Blue)
Acrylic and Oil Stick
Year: 2023
Size: 24 x 24 x 1.75 inches
Signed
COA provided
Ref.:...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Spirit 2 - Mixed Media Abstract Painting by Lesley Spowart - Contemporary Art
Located in Carmel, CA
Lesley Anne Spowart, an abstract artist hailing from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is renowned for her transformative creations that blur the boundaries of mediums and styles.
With a di...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Paper
Deep Listening, Orange, Blue, Violet, Emerald Green, Umber Brown, Yellow, Ochre
Located in Kent, CT
In this large abstract encaustic (pigmented beeswax) monotype, bands of vibrant colors in bright teal blue, umber brown, orange, yellow, ochre and violet purple are vibrant and satur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Archival Paper, Monotype
Walking my Baby Back Home - Mixed Media Animal Painting by Lesley Spowart
Located in Carmel, CA
Lesley Anne Spowart, an abstract artist hailing from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is renowned for her transformative creations that blur the boundaries of mediums and styles.
With a di...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas
Daily News (Abstract, Gestural, Navy, Pink, Green)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kelley Carman
Daily News (Abstract, Gestural, Navy, Pink, Green)
Acrylic and Oil Stick
Year: 2023
Size: 40x30x1.5in
Signed
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-2044
Tags: Abstract, Gestural, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Jungle Boogie - Mixed Media Animal Painting by Lesley Spowart - Contemporary
Located in Carmel, CA
Lesley Anne Spowart, an abstract artist hailing from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is renowned for her transformative creations that blur the boundaries of mediums and styles.
With a di...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Paper, Board
"She's Like a Rainbow" colorful portrait of woman on abstract oil painting
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"She's Like a Rainbow" is a colorful portrait of a woman within an abstract oil painting.
Nick Weber (b.1971), living and painting in Springs, NY (about a block away from Jackson Po...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Squirrel - Mixed Media Animal Painting by Lesley Spowart- Contemporary Art
Located in Carmel, CA
Lesley Anne Spowart, an abstract artist hailing from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is renowned for her transformative creations that blur the boundaries of mediums and styles.
With a di...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Panel, Board
Of the Same Stripe (Abstract, Geometric, Pattern, Waterscape, Skyscape, Blue)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kelley Carman
Of the Same Stripe (Abstract, Geometric, Pattern, Waterscape, Skyscape, Blue, Gray, Green)
Acrylic and Oil Stick
Year: 2022
Size: 48x36x1.5in
Signed
COA provided
Ref.:...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Miniature Landscape of the East Coast of Scottish Highlands by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Miniature Landscape of the East Coast of the Scottish Highlands by Contemporary British Artist Angela Wakefield. Brora Beach, Scotland.
Art measures 7 x 5 inches
Frame measures 12 x...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Board
Fig. XLIII
Located in Westport, CT
Paul Michael Graves began his art practice as an abstract oil painter while serving in the US Air Force as an officer and helicopter pilot flying and commanding special operations mi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Matthew Jay Russell "Racing Feet II" 20x20 Abstract Horseshoe Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
"Racing Feet II" is a 20x20 mixed media painting on canvas by artist Matthew Jay Russell, featuring a grid of repeating horseshoes. Layering of textures and mixed media in soft blues...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Matthew Jay Russell, "Racing Feet I" 20x20 Abstract Horseshoe Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
"Racing Feet I" is a 20x20 mixed media painting on canvas by artist Matthew Jay Russell, featuring a grid of repeating horseshoes. Layering of textures and mixed media in soft blues ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
Ripple Effect 48 X 72
By José Castro
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Ripple Effect 48 X 72
Jose Castro was born in Matanzas, Cuba in 1947. In 1961, when he was 14, he was sent to Miami to escape the Revolution. Later he was joined by his mother and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Yellow Dog (I'll always love you)- Mixed Media Animal Painting by Lesley Spowart
Located in Carmel, CA
Lesley Anne Spowart, an abstract artist hailing from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is renowned for her transformative creations that blur the boundaries of mediums and styles.
With a di...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
They Went Thata Way- Mixed Media Animal Painting by Lesley Spowart- Contemporary
Located in Carmel, CA
Lesley Anne Spowart, an abstract artist hailing from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is renowned for her transformative creations that blur the boundaries of mediums and styles.
With a di...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel, Board
THE ARTISTIC LANGUAGE OF A PANARAMIC FACE
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil paint on handmade paper. Hand signed on front by Alexander Gore. Artwork sheet size 13.5 x 10.25 inches. Frame size approx 22 x 18 inches.
Artwork is in excellent co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Handmade Paper
Indian Chief by African American artist Bai, Contemporary Work on Paper
Located in New york, NY
Indian Chief, 2024 by contemporary African American artist Bai (Carl Karni-Bain), is a 30 x 22in acrylic, oil pastel, and ballpoint pen abstract figurative portrait painting on etchi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen
"Even Closer" Original Oil Painting on Canvas
By Mark Kostabi
Located in Chatsworth, CA
"Even Closer" is an original oil painting on canvas by Mark Kostabi, hand signed by the artist. Includes Certificate of Authenticity. Measures approx. 12" x 10" (image).
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary abstract paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add abstract paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Anastasia Pelias, Chelsea Davine, Waleria Matelska, and Anna Maria Caboni. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Fabric and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 1.63 inches across are also available.