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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$2,700
Tide Washing abstract landscape coastal impressionist painting original artwork
Located in COOMERA, QLD
"Tide Washing In" Wild coastal waters abstract. Contemplate the vastness of the ocean and the sky, bring the mother nature inside. Painted in soft blues, creams, and whites, spontane...
Canvas, Acrylic
$7,321Sale Price|20% Off
Eternal Abstract Expressionist Painting, XXL Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
Located in London, London
full size 211x159cm stretched size 200xx150cmx10cm All custom charges are included in the final price agreed. unframed, shipped rolled XXL, Extra-large painting, large painting, ab...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$2,800
Blue oceanscape minimalist abstract painting ocean clear sky light blue waters
Located in COOMERA, QLD
"Still Blue Waters" This piece speaks to the soul's longing for peace and the ever-present dialogue between the earth, sky, and ocean. It will infuse any home with a sense of calm ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Large French 20th Century Abstract Expression Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Marie Deloume (French born 1942) signed oil painting on paper stuck on canvas, unframed canvas size: 20 x 24 inches condition: overall very good...
Canvas, Paper, Oil
Enchanted - Joy-bringers in Pink, Acrylic Abstract Painting, 61x91 cm
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Enchanted - Joy-bringers in Pink - Floral Meadow Flowers Soft Abstract Invest Nature Joy Stillness In this vibrant acrylic painting, I've poured my passion for the abstrac...
Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Stretcher Bars
$960Sale Price|20% Off
"A Day in Giverny - Monet Lily Pads" Impressionistic Oil Painting Canvas Framed
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an impressionistic scene of Monet's Lily Pond in Giverny, a poetic piece with beautiful details. The work reminds us of Claude Monet, with impressions captured ...
Oil, Canvas
“Where We Began”
Located in Zofingen, AG
«Where We Began» from the series «Where We Belong» Medium: Acrylic on canvas; Size: 96 × 90 × 2 cm; Presentation: Stretched on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang. This painting expl...
Canvas, Acrylic
Original-Between Sun and Moon-Dahlias Feild-British Awarded Artist-Impasto-gold
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
Between Sun and Moon is Shizico Yi's latest painting created in her garden en plein air, she painted the Dahlias Collection in her garden green house during the early autumn. This p...
Gold Leaf
Golden Hour in Napa - Large Scale Abstract Expressive Landscape Mixed Media Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The paintings of Bruce Rubenstein seamlessly marry sophistication with accessibility. Rubenstein’s original art merges the creative attitudes of New York and Los Angeles, combining s...
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Original-Roses in Blue Mist-British Awarded Artist-Oil on Canvas-plein air
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
Roses in Blue Mist is a part of Summer Bloom Series by British artist Shizico Yi. She created the painting in her garden painted plein air during Summer in her garden, trying to se...
Gesso, Oil, Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
In the Garden
Located in Zofingen, AG
Size: 92×92 cm (overall size with stretching 102×102 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: ready to hang The painting "In the Garden" invites the viewer into a secl...
Canvas, Acrylic
Kinko Abstract Expressionist Painting, Oil & Acrylic, 21st Century
Located in London, London
Artist: Katarina Joys 98x198cm(canvas full size 104x203cm) 2026 The item is located in central London, United Kingdom. The painting will be shipped rolled. Certificate of authentic...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
grey pastel abstract coastal water impressionist painting original artwork
Located in COOMERA, QLD
"Long Summer Evening" Translating the beauty of Australian coastal shorelines into soft pastel colours, I love! This piece speaks to the soul's longing for peace and the ever-presen...
Canvas, Acrylic
Sea glow
Located in Edinburgh, GB
An atmospheric, captivating, and warmth-filled artwork that transports the viewer to a southern coast bathed in the glow of a setting sun. Against the backdrop of deep turquoise-blue...
Acrylic
$795
Partial Light - Contemporary Original Framed Abstract Landscape Mixed Media Art
By Lee Herring
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lee Herring focuses his contemporary paintings on vibrant, textured, and abstract landscapes that convey fleeting moments. Herring's energetic artworks are inspired by everyday momen...
Mixed Media, Board
Early 20th Century French Expressionist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Holywell, GB
Early 20th Century Expressionist Landscape – “Le pique-nique” A vibrant landscape executed in the expressive style of early 20th-century Expressionism. Bold, confident brushstrokes ...
Oil
Landscape (abstract expressionist mid-century landscape)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful abstract landscape by American artist, Judith Ingram (1926-2012). Landscape, ca. 1960. Oil on linen canvas measures 12 x 18 inches; 18 x 24 inches framed. Frame is custom ...
Oil, Linen
Hand Painted X-Large-Gladiolus Glorious-Awarded Woman Artist-Open Edition of 60
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
This Iconic painting by Shizico Yi is in a private collection in Florida, and it was also sold out on its Limited edition of 10 and it's Artist’s Proof. 2026, we are proud to offer...
Gesso, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Giclée
Geography of the Shores, French Abstract Landscape, Oil on Linen, 2026
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
This contemporary abstract landscape oil painting by French artist Sophie Dumont explores the shifting boundaries between land, water and memory. Shoreline Geography is an original a...
Oil
Blue sky abstract minimalist water impressionist painting original artwork
Located in COOMERA, QLD
"Seamless Blue Sky" Infuse you space with a sense of calm and the subtle energy of a windswept wistful skies and ocean waters. A minimalist painting in classic blue and white that ca...
Canvas, Acrylic
“Beyond the Lands”, French Abstract Landscape, Oil on Canvas, 2026
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Beyond the Lands (Au-delà des terres) is an original oil painting by French contemporary artist Sophie Dumont, whose work explores the boundary between abstraction, landscape, and th...
Oil
$800
"Provençal Summer" Contemporary expressionist french landscape oil painting
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Provençal Summer" is an original Contemporary Expressionist oil painting with Fauvist influences by French artist Natalya Mougenot, created on a professionally stretched cotton canv...
Canvas, Oil
$2,190Sale Price|40% Off
"Point Lobos Monterey Co" Abstract Impressionist Original Oil by John Cunningham
By John Cunningham
Located in Soquel, CA
"Point Lobos Monterey Co" Abstract Impressionist Original Oil by John Cunningham Bright and colorful Abstract painting of Point Lobos by(America, 1904-2004) Just shy of his 100th bir...
Masonite, Oil
$2,173
Latitude Blanche, Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Landscape Oil Paint, Framed
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
This contemporary minimalist abstract landscape oil painting by French artist Sophie Dumont explores the subtle boundaries between land, water and light through a predominantly white...
Oil
21 (Gestural Abstract, Warm, Heart, Pink, Green)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katherine Bello 21 Oil on Canvas 2021 Size: 40 x 30 x 1.5 inches (101.6 cm × 76.20 × 3.81 cm) Signed, dated and titled by hand COA provided *On Stretcher Frame, Gallery-wrapped - re...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Original-Rosarian, 2026 (After Van Gogh)-Awarded Artist-Impasto oil on paper
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
Rosarian, 2026 (After Van Gogh) is Shizico Yi's latest work, inspired by the lost seventh painting from Vincent van Gogh's celebrated Sunflowers series, often referred to as Six Sunf...
Gesso, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
$2,242Sale Price|20% Off
Seascape – Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting on Jute Canvas, 2018 Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Seascape evokes an essential, suspended marine landscape. A delicate blue line crosses the neutral surface, suggesting the horizon and the movement of the sea. The natural texture of...
Jute, Oil
$48,500
Hyde Solomon - Snow Field, signed painting Poindexter Gallery label Provenance
By Hyde Solomon
Located in New York, NY
Hyde Solomon Snow Field (Poindexter Gallery), 1974 Oil on Canvas (Signed, Dated & Framed) Hand-signed by artist, "Hyde Solomon 74", upper left on the front and on the back. Poindexte...
Canvas, Oil
The Shambles in York City England Medieval Street Framed, Acrylic on Board, 2007
Located in Preston, GB
The Shambles in York City England Medieval Street Framed, Acrylic on Board, 2007 - a rare early work by leading British Contemporary Artist, Angela Wakefield. This colourful & en...
Gesso, Paint, Varnish, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Board
$2,402
Blue Landscape, Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting Large Size made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Description and details In Blue Landscape, Marilina Marchica transforms the landscape into an essential, contemplative space. Deep shades of blue are crossed by a subtle line of ligh...
Canvas, Oil
After sound
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work is about a sound that has already disappeared, yet continues to exist as a trace. I am interested not in the moment itself, but in what remains after: vibration, residual m...
Canvas, Acrylic
Dubrovnik Cityscape Croatian Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Romana Milutin Fabris (b.1941) Dubrovnik Cityscape with Nude Women, ca. 1970. Gouache on illustration board, 23 x 32.5 inches; 25 x 34.5 inches framed. Signed lower right. Foil frame label on verso from 1960's with 5 digit telephone number, dating this piece to ca. 1970. Romana Milutin Fabris, born in 1941 in Dubrovnik, is one such artist: unwavering, devoted, and endlessly inspired. Her artistic education began at the School of Applied Arts in Split and Zagreb, and continued at the Academy of Applied Arts in Belgrade, where she laid the foundations of her distinctive visual language. A pivotal moment in her formation came with an international scholarship from the Austrian government, which enabled her to study in Salzburg under the great master Oskar Kokoschka-a painter of profound expressionist vision, whose spirit echoes in Romana’s work without ever being immitated. From the outset, she forged her own path-intimate but consistent, deeply personal and unmistakably her own. In 1964, she opened her first solo exhibition at the Sponza Palace in Dubrovnik, marking the beginning of a presence on the art scene that has now spanned more than six decades. Dubrovnik occupies a special place in her work. It is not merely the city of her birth, but the city of her soul-an eternal source of inspiration. Its stone walls, austere Mediterranean light, and the lush branches of bougainvillea reappear time and again on her canvases. Through these motifs, we sense belonging, but also poetic distance-for Romana does not paint the landscape as an external scene, but as an inner experience. Her colours speak in silence, her forms exude tranquillity, and the figures in her portraits radiate a depth that reaches beyond the visible. Each painting is a page from the diary of a strong and sensitive spirit, a woman who has preserved a childlike wonder, a profound reverence for beauty, and a lifelong belief in the power of artistic expression. Romana Milutin Fabris reminds us that art is not a fleeting moment, but a lasting presence. / 1965 / FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION, SPONZA PALACE ATRIUM, DUBROVNIK · ATELIER FOR INTERIOR DESIGN MASLINA - WORK COMPLETED UNDER THE FAMOUS PAINTER MILOVAN STANIĆ...
Gouache, Illustration Board
$4,520
Twilight - Muted Color Atmospheric Abstract Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
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 ...
Canvas, Oil
Blue sky clouds, river, abstract landscape painting custom framed 76 x 120
Located in COOMERA, QLD
"Le Mistral over the river in Arles" captures a very windy day in France. The north winds sweep across the canvas, depicting a blue sky filled with clouds mirrored in the blue water ...
Linen, Acrylic
Wooded Canal, Original Painting, Abstract art
Located in Deddington, GB
An oil and acrylic painting on paper of a canal scene. Painted without any reference other than my memory, this is of a patch of canal called ‘The Cleaves’. It lies between Lower Hey...
Paper, Oil, Acrylic
The Sun Born Over and Over, Abstract Oil on Linen, Signed, 150x80 cm
Located in Silverthorne, CO
A soaring, dramatic, golden sunset flaming across the sky. The golden light. The pink hues of hope. The planet we live on, all of us, spinning on its axis around our warm living sun...
Linen, Oil
Picnic by the Cypress
Located in Zofingen, AG
Picnic by the Cypress Size: 140×97 cm (overall size with stretching 150×107 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled In this piece, a moment of calm and ease mee...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,022Sale Price|20% Off
Huge French Contemporary Modernist Abstract Oil Painting Multi Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition signed by Jacqueline VERDET (French, 1931-2023) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 45 x 35 inches condition: the work is in overall very sound and good con...
Canvas, Oil
$1,038
Original-Moon Lit Dahlias-British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf on oil canvas Board
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
Moonlit Dahlia is a large gold-leaf painting created by Shizico Yi in early autumn, when dahlias reach their fullest bloom and the first turning leaves colour the garden. Painted on ...
Gold Leaf
$565
Latin American Modernist Landscape Oil Painting - Raul Elas Reyes (1918-1997)
Located in Baltimore, MD
This colorful mid century landscape oil painting is by Raul Elas Reyes, an El Salvadoran artist. Reyes was born in San Salvador in 1918 and became nationally known as a painter and p...
Oil
Partition, Contemporary Abstract Painting by Sophie Dumont
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Partition is an original oil on canvas by French contemporary artist Sophie Dumont. Known for her richly layered surfaces and architectural sense of composition, Dumont creates paint...
Oil
$5,719
Au bord du jour, Contemporary Large Abstract landscape Oil Painting, 34 x 34 in
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Au bord du jour - Oil on canvas Unframed: 80 x 80 x 2 cm (31.50 x 31.50 x 0.79 in) Framed: 87 x 87 x 3.5 cm (34.25 x 34.25 x 1.38 in) Black or natural wood floater frame available Si...
Canvas, Oil
$2,516
"My tender Provence" French abstract Impressionist nature landscape painting
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
“My Tender Provence” is a contemporary expressive landscape painting on canvas by French artist Natalya Mougenot, measuring 80 × 80 × 1.5 cm (31.5 × 31.5 × 0.6 in), inspired by the l...
Canvas, Acrylic
Huge French Abstract with Bold Colours French 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition signed by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 35 x 46 inches condition: overall very good, a few min...
Oil
Path of Memories
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work explores memory as a path shaped not only by events, but also by people, encounters, and inner transformation. It speaks about how, when we look back, we begin to see a com...
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,420
Terres de lumiere, Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting in Earthy tones
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Terres de Lumière (Lands of Light) French contemporary painter Sophie Dumont is renowned for her richly layered oil paintings inspired by landscape, memory, and the passage of time....
Oil
Blue Oil Flowers, Original Painting, Abstract art blue painting with green
Located in Deddington, GB
This is a dense, multi-textured oil painting inspired by the flowers around my studio - roses, hibiscus and purple geraniums. It can allow the viewer to look deep into the painting a...
Canvas, Acrylic
$366
Abstract Impressionist oil painting on cardboard "Blossoms of the almond tree"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary floral expressionist piece with a touch of impressionism was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot and belongs to her evocative series dedicated to the beauty o...
Oil, Cardboard
Original Drawing on Wood-Breakfast with Cat-British Awarded Artist-Large panel
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
This special large drawing on wood board (ready to hang) created by Shizico in early autumn where her Cat and the garden take centre stage. The pictorial language in this series pays...
Wood Panel, Charcoal, Carbon Pencil
Summer After Winter, Abstract Painting
By Kajal Zaveri
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Inspired by the transition from winter's stillness to the abundance of summer, this painting celebrates nature's renewal and vitality. Layers of vibrant green e...
Acrylic
Where it is quiet, No.5
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this work, the artist explores silence as a state of inner balance and presence. Drawing from the ощущення of natural landscapes, she creates a distilled, atmospheric space where ...
Canvas, Mixed Media
Vintage Framed Australian Aboriginal Pointillist Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Framed Australian Aboriginal Pointillist Abstract Oil Painting. Oil on canvas. Measuring: 20 by 32 inches overall, and 16 by 28 painting alone.
Oil
$1,601
“Fusion des éléments II” French Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Sophie Dumont
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
“Fusion des éléments II” is an original abstract landscape oil painting by French contemporary artist Sophie Dumont, created in 2026. In this intimate composition, Sophie Dumont con...
Oil
$3,203
Lisiere d'horizon, French Abstract Landscape Painting, Contemporary Coastal
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
In Lisière d'horizon, Sophie Dumont distills the landscape to its essential rhythms. Broad horizontal bands of muted blues, warm ochres, soft whites and earthy reds suggest the meeti...
Oil
Quiet Horizon, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Layered palette knife strokes form a rhythmic horizon where a soft, light-filled sky meets deep, shifting water. The textured surface suggests the quiet movemen...
Oil
"Forevermore 2" - Original Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Denver, CO
Forevermore 2 by Dorothy Fagan is a 2023 oil on canvas measuring 48 x 36 inches, with a framed size of 49.50 x 37.50 x 2 inches. Professionally framed and ready to hang, this vibrant...
Canvas, Oil
$787Sale Price|20% Off
Original-Dahlias with Cat -British Awarded Artist-gold leaf and oil on canvas
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
In her 'Prayers,' series, Shizico incorporates Dahlias, which bloom in the late summer, bringing vibrancy to the garden into the winter's chilly months. The innocence of a cat serves...
Copper, Gold Leaf
$4,800
The Unfurling - Abstract Landscape Painting in Peach and Green, Signed, 100cm
Located in Silverthorne, CO
The Unfurling is a dramatic abstract landscape painting of light and time. I am ever more aware of my nothingness, of my tiny, tiny place in this universe. Of the passage of time, pa...
Canvas, Oil
Mémoire du Rivage Contemporary Coastal Abstract Painting by Sophie Dumont
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
French contemporary artist Sophie Dumont is known for her textured oil paintings exploring memory, landscape, and the passage of time through layered abstract compositions. Born in P...
Oil
"Blooming Current" impressionistic painting, colorful flowers on cotton canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Look at the flowers. It is simply unbelievable how happy flowers are.” — Osho Blooming Current reflects the energy of nature through an expressive composition of blossoms and branc...
Canvas, Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic