Abstract Landscape Paintings
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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Artist Comments
Layers of muted colors depict islands and mountains, its softness exuding a calming peace. Artist Jenn Williamson painted this composition after spending time o...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
1940s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Chalk, Charcoal, Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
Artist Comments
"A vision of palm trees and the cool turquoise Pacific Ocean together creates the vibe of California, unlike any other place," states artist Suren Nersisyan. ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
1960s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Gold Leaf
1950s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil
1980s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Masonite, Oil
Late 19th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
Early 20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil
1980s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Paper, Oil, Tempera
Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero spends much of his summers happily gardening and caring for his pond. There are also several others within walking distance from his hom...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Reflections on the water in Monet's pond at Giverny. Onelio spent some time there taking in the splendor of the setting. "Each view of the place was a paintin...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Linen, Dye
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1990s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Varnish, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, ...
1940s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
1960s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Alicia Dunn presents an abstract vista of the Northern California coast. Tantalizing hues of turquoise engulf the sedate coast. Alicia paints vibrant a...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Panel, Graphite
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Clay, Acrylic
1960s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Mixed Media
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Charcoal, Acrylic, Pencil
Artist Comments
Artist Dorothy Gaziano layers orange and light blue with oil paint and cold wax. Using black to enhance details, she applies marks and scratches, adding contr...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic, Board
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Gold Leaf