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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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Resin, Acrylic, Panel
Artist Comments
Inspired by the magic of trees, mountains, and flowing water, each brushstroke tells a story of nature's beauty. Sanded layers of paint reveal unique textures...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
1960s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
1960s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Clay, Acrylic
1980s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
A man casts off from a dock in morning sunshine, his reflection softly distorted in the lapping water below. "The fisherman prefers catching fish early in the...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
1960s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Resin, Acrylic, Panel
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Digital
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Linen, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Ink, Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
1970s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Lisa Carney expresses an abstract floral piece with glorious pops of teal and mauve. She depicts a dramatic lush garden in cool refreshing hues. Wildflower-covered fields and sea corals sprawl the mesmerizing composition. Part of a collection of floral abstract landscapes where drip and spatter techniques are used.
About the Artist
Lisa Carney draws her inspiration from the earth's layers and the history they hold. The drips, splashes, scrapes and scratches in her art happen spontaneously and come together to create a cohesive whole. She began to craft a more organic feel in her works after noticing the texture in her works resembled plant roots...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Rag Paper
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1960s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic, Board
1980s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Heather Foster displays a calm landscape of Northern New Mexico. Three bulls line up in the center of the grassy field in front of a breathtaking view ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
1950s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Masonite, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas