Abstract Figurative Paintings
ABSTRACT STYLE
Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.
Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.
Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.
Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.
Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.
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Style: Abstract
"THE NEW YORK - DOMINIQUE CLAIRE" Oil Painting 49" x 31" in by Charles Malinsky
Located in Culver City, CA
"THE NEW YORK - DOMINIQUE CLAIRE" Oil Painting 49" x 31" in by Charles Malinsky
Full name: THE BLACK COAT PROJECT - THE NEW YORK SESSIONS - DOMINIQUE CLAIRE X
Artwork ships rolled ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Red Cloth 142 - Minimalist Figurative Original Ink Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses dynamism and sensuality in her paintings: “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, flowers, and people in motion, capturing th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Ink, Mixed Media
The Little Prince, 70x90cm, acrylic on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
The Little Prince, 70x90cm
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
28 - French Artist large Painting Colors Pale Brown Beige Yellow Green
Located in Sofia, BG
"28" is a painting by the French artist - designer Hélène Cohen Carricaburu.
Through her art, she has a very sharp, abstract and unique style of bright and colorful expression.
Abo...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Flora, 100x120cm, acrylic on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Flora, 100x120cm, acrylic on canvas
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Escapism" Abstract Painting 59" x 47" inch by Amal Nasr
By Amal Nasr
Located in Culver City, CA
"Escapism" Abstract Painting 59" x 47" inch by Amal Nasr
“New Horizon” series
There is a constant quest to restore the joy of discovery and the pleasure of the first experience, a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Encuentros". Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color
Located in MADRID, ES
Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color, canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
SLAIN COMMISSAR
Located in Aventura, FL
Original water based acrylic on canvas. Hand signed and dated on verso by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers w...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Blue Dress 18 - Minimalist Figurative Original Ink Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract and figurative paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, dancers and people ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Ink, Mixed Media, Graphite
ABSTRACT Figurative Human Women Earth Contemporary Arnau Casas Spanish Art
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Georgian Contemporary Art by Mariam Odishvili - Pegasuses
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas (Plastic frame) 32 x 35 x 3
Mariam Odishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1994 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She mainly uses...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cardboard
"Ascensión". Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color
Located in MADRID, ES
Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color, paper
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
The Night Journey - Drip Painting like Jackson Pollock
By Byron Browne
Located in Miami, FL
In Byron Browne's "The Night Journey", 1947, Picasso meets Jackson Pollock. Brown strikes a balance between fanciful representation and gestural abstrac...
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1940s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pollenator no.2 (square geometric abstract hard-edge modern pink orange primary)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In Pollenator No. 2, Kurt Herrmann expands his exploration of color and form in a radiant geometric abstraction. Executed in acrylic on a square canvas, the painting balances crisp p...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Blue Dress 3 - Minimalist Figurative Original Ink Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract and figurative paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, dancers and people ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Ink, Mixed Media
1972 Original CHALK DRAWING Mujer Sentada Mexican Mixed Media painting
Located in New York, NY
The Costa Rican artist Francisco Zuniga (1912-1998) took, for a short while, drawing lessons at the Art School of San Jos, before he worked from 1928 to 1934 in his father's business...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Chalk, Mixed Media
Mixed media, diptych. Abstract Figurative original textured blue/white/yellow
Located in Maricopa, AZ
Original figurative abstract paintings by Svetlana Shalygina. Bold color combination with signature texture makes this a unique duo. Sold as a diptych set, but if interested in only ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
VI p.m. Horses series
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this piece, I was drawn to the dynamic intensity and elegance of polo, a sport of both tradition and thrilling moments. By using a circular frame, I isolated the scene, f...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Dimensiones de Luz". Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color
Located in MADRID, ES
Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color, oil, canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas, Oil
Personaje 3
Located in MADRID, ES
Surrealistic human figure. Feminist Art and Contemporary Feminist
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Mujer pulpo". Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color
Located in MADRID, ES
Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color, canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
"Festividades". Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color
Located in MADRID, ES
Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color, canvas, mixed media
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
In The Intimate Confession - Acrylic Painting Green Black Brown Blue Beige Red
Located in Sofia, BG
"In The Privacy of Confession" is an abstract style painting by the French artist Maestro Simon Richard Halimi.
Through his art, he has a very sharp and unique style of bright and co...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Parcheesi Vintage Semi-Abstract Oil Painting by Edward Marecak, Board Game Art
Located in Denver, CO
"Parcheesi" is a captivating vintage 1990 semi-abstract oil painting on canvas by celebrated 20th-century Denver artist Edward Marecak (1919-1993). This unique piece reimagines the classic Parcheesi board...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Evening talks - Figurative Painting Black Lilac Pink Brown
Located in Sofia, BG
Celebration - a painting by Maestro Omar Kamal El Din
The painting is unframed.
“The impressions of the paintings on the viewer is so mighty, mesm...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"abstract golf bunny" RK21P, Abstract, Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic , Comic
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way, h...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
Boxing Scene. Vanquished Boxer in his Corner. Sports Illustrated Boxing Story
By Bob Peak
Located in Miami, FL
There are a lot of people in the art world today who dismiss illustrators are being commercial solely because the artists identified as being commercial artists and that the work was done on assignment.
Sadly these art world people have limited imagination and a restricted sense of curiosity.
This boxing illustration/painting was done for Sports Illustrated...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
"Chained" Oil Painting 35" x 27" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Chained" Oil Painting 35" x 27" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Artwork ships rolled in tube.
Anastasiia Danilenko is an artist and graphic desig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dancers 28 - Minimalist Figurative Original Red and Black Ink Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses dynamism and sensuality in her paintings: “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, flowers, and people in motion, capturing th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Ink, Mixed Media
oil canvas portrait
Located in Roma, GB
artist:
Anastasia Aureum
original oil painting on canvas
hand signed
Aureum is an internationally renowned visual artist with the background in fine art and interior design. Antiq...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton, Oil
"Girl with Balloons - Star Lit" Figure in Chanel Oil Painting w French Poodles
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical “Girl with Balloons” with a bright eiffel tower depicted and a shining moon in the dark star lit sky. She is adorned in Chanel and Van Cleef Apparel jewelry, all while ho...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rhythm of Togetherness -Barbara Schaumann - Contemporary Abstract Dance Painting
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
They Love Each Other - Acrylic Green Yellow Black Brown Blue Beige Purple
Located in Sofia, BG
"They love each other" is a large abstract style painting by the French artist Maestro Simon Richard Halimi.
Through his art, he has a very sharp and unique style of bright and color...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Luz Interna II". Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color
Located in MADRID, ES
Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color, canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
Impressionist expressive acrylic painting of a couple on paper " Never let go"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary expressive figurative piece, titled "Never Let Go," was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot and forms part of her intimate series dedicated to the theme of Lo...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Contemporary Acrylic Painting Burning Ember On Canvas
Located in Toronto, CA
“Burning Ember” is a captivating abstract artwork that captures the intensity of flame and heat through vivid, dynamic palettes and brushwork. The painting is characterized by bold s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Tower Of Sighing Pink Blue Abstract
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Tower of Sighing, figurative abstract.
Gallery wrap.
Malgosia Kiernozycka was born in Wroclaw, Poland. She graduated high school at the School of Fine Arts and received a scholarship...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Framed mixed-media collage on paper w/ photographs, Black African American art
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Don't Play in the Sun" is a large, framed collage on paper with acrylic paint, photographs, gold leaf, metallic paint, burns, and other mixed media. The work itself is 22"x30" and i...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Foil
"Spellbound" Oil Painting 43" x 35" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Spellbound" Oil Painting 43" x 35" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Anastasiia Danilenko is an artist and graphic designer.
But the area of her occupation is painting and such a tradi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Virus Americanus XII
Located in New York, NY
Virus Americanus XII, 2002
oil enamel on canvas
150 x 128 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"Pompeian Perfumer" Grace Hartigan, Roman Subject, Abstract Expressionist Artist
Located in New York, NY
Grace Hartigan
Pompeian Perfumer, 1999
Signed and dated lower right; signed, titled, and dated on the reverse
Oil on linen
72 x 66 inches
Grace Hartigan’s career began among the Ne...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Like a Dream - Large Abstract Painting Colors Yellow Black White Brown Blue Grey
Located in Sofia, BG
"Like a dream" "Comme dans un rêve" is an abstract style painting by the French artist Maestro Simon Richard Halimi.
Through his art, he has a very sharp and unique style of bright a...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Black Beauty 14 - Minimalist Figurative Original Ink Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract and figurative paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, dancers and people ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Ink, Mixed Media
Abstract Expressionism --Seated Woman Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative abstract painting by San Jose, California area artist Daniel David Fuentes (American, 20th Century). San Francisco bay area abstract expressionist and landscape artist dur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
portrait Boy Egon
Located in Roma, GB
original oil,tempera painting on canvas
hand signed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Tempera
Ambivalent - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Pop Culture, Emotions, Colors
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
What are we meant for?
What's the purpose of living together and not in isolation?
Why are you placed next to someone and someone next to you?
There's an inevitability that a brother...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
"abstract pink" PP25, Abstract, Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic , Clay, Comic
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way, h...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
"After Work"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork.
Signed lower right
Vaclav Vytlacil (1892-1984)
He was born to Czechoslovakian parents in 1892 in New York City. Living in C...
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Garden Flowers VIII- romantic flowers 3d, perfect gift for woman, valentin's day
Located in Zofingen, AG
Looking for a perfect gift for your loved ones or a small treat for yourself?
Consider these beautifully crafted, one-of-a-kind acrylic paintings with a textured finish. Each canvas...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic
Flower, Floral, Abstract Impressionism, Hibiscus, Mixed-media
Located in Sungai Petani, Kedah
Abstract: Morphing I, Abstract Impressionism, Hibiscus flower, Textured, Mixed-media, Diptych - Morphing II
Morphing I has a pair sister piece - Morphing II. The pair are abstractiv...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Velate Memoriae 5, 2014
Located in Atlanta, GA
Jacopo Scassellati was born in Sassari (Sardinia) in 1989 where he still resides today. His family is originally from Umbria. Very early on, he disp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Young Man Reclining
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Patrick Terenchin ( b. 1970).
Portrait of Young Man Reclining, 2024.
Oil on board, measuring 22 x 30 inches; 23 x 31 inches framed.
Signed a...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
French Contemporary Art by Sandra Detourbet - La Princesse
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on handmade paper
Sandra Detourbet is a French artist born in 1967 who works & lives in Ivry-sur-Seine, near Paris. She is graduated in 1997 from ENSAD in Paris, Art-Space secti...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Handmade Paper, Ink
"Vibrante". Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color
Located in MADRID, ES
Abstract, figurative, Street art, bright color, canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
"Paris On My Mind" Colorful French Haute Couture Gown Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Archival Paper
Green Rose Bush - impressionistic painting on canvas with 3d roses
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in Being. Allow nature to teach you stillness." – Eckhart Tolle
Let your g...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic
"Cactus Triptych" Abstract Painting (Triptych) 47" x 75" inch by YASMINE HASSAN
Located in Culver City, CA
"Cactus Triptych" Abstract Painting (Triptych) 47" x 75" inch by YASMINE HASSAN
Yasmine Hassan’s still life portrayals of cacti and other stark foliage can scarcely be described as ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media
Burden of- Fantasy
By Devon Farber
Located in New York, NY
Burden of Fantasy, 2018
Oil and charcoal on canvas
42 x 57 inches
Signed and dated on verso
The Decent Series
The realization that wholeness comes from self reflection and a dive in...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil
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