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
Artist Janet Dyer displays an impressionist landscape of a scenic mountain path. The woodlands of Provence glow in the brilliance of the warm summer sun. Jane...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Mixed Media, Wood, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Mixed Media, Panel, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Paper, Gouache
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
PVC, Acrylic, Watercolor
20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Melissa Gannon paints a lush landscape at the height of fall. The carpeted grassland transitions into the forest canopies. Vibrant hues of yellow progress into orange and red in the autumnal terrain. Melissa displays...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Jo Galang displays a magical woodland path illuminated by the sun. "Walking through the woods is one thing I always look forward to," says Jo. She paints the sun peeking through the trees, leaving speckled patches of sunlight on the ground. It creates beautiful patterns of light and shadow that make the piece all the more captivating and exciting.
About the Artist
Artist Jo Galang expresses a quiet nostalgia in her airy interpretations of the landscapes and waterways of the Pacific Northwest. Her soft oil paintings capture the meditative sounds of rivers and waterfalls flowing past her easel. During the summer, she spends as much time as possible outside creating plein air sketches and studying the light on the landscape. As a young art student in the Philippines, Jo was privileged to study with the renowned painter Danilo Dalena, who she says encouraged her to be the artist she is today. "I believe my art looks simple enough that people have no idea how much time I have spent working on it," she says. When she is not painting, Jo and her husband enjoy taking road trips, playing cards and finding creative ways to spend time with their granddaughter.
Words that describe this painting: ferns, foliage, forest, leaves, moss, nature, plants, sunlight, summer, trees, vegetation, woods, impressionism, oilpaint, impressionism, nature, oil painting, green
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic, Panel
![Autumn Scene by Rosie Shorrock, Original painting, Abstract art, [2022]](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/rosie-shorrock-paintings-autumn-scene-by-rosie-shorrock-original-painting-abstract-art-2022-for-sale/a_6323/1669983164322/Autumn_Scene_Wychwood_Art_Large_aa210174_master.jpeg?width=240 "Rosie Shorrock - Autumn Scene by Rosie Shorrock, Original painting, Abstract art, [2022]")
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Linen, Varnish, Acrylic
Artist Comments
Artist Janet Dyer depicts a lush green garden accented with a lazy brook reflecting the trees and clear sky above. "The grounds of French chateaux are usually extremely manicured," says Janet. "With geometrically designed features like straight-edged canals, the manor residence shows its preference of the time for order and symmetry."
About the Artist
Janet Dyer doesn’t like to spend too much time talking about her art, as she’d rather be creating it. She doesn’t have an artist statement, the traditional statement of purpose crafted by visual artists to explain their method. On becoming an artist, Janet simply states, “I picked up some crayons and pencils and brushes and kept using them.†She believes the process of creating art is equal in importance to the final product. The artist enjoys relinquishing control of her paintings to find delightful surprises in her so-called “mistakes.†Janet's expressively gestural yet bucolic landscapes are a testament to the success of her method.
Words that describe this painting: France, water, sunny, summer, brook, river, stream, garden, Europe, trees, hedge, landscape, impressionism, acrylicpaint, reflection, impressionism, landscape, acrylic painting, green
French Canal...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
1980s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
Shades of blue and turquoise create an impression of pelting rain and splashing puddles on a summer's day. Subtle accents of orange add warmth to the scene, whi...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
1960s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media
20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Wax, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
![Milan Tiff, 'The N Word' [signed square painting]](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/a_148/a_76986721615408533252/Undercurrent_Milan_Tiff_The_N_Word_master.jpg?width=240 "tiff meaning")
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
This painting evokes a sense of calm and expansiveness, depicting a vast landscape beneath a cloudy sky. Soft, blended brushstrokes create a harmonious mix of...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
