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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2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
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1990s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
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Early 20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
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Glaciers recede, transforming the land and forming a cold river. Amidst the thawing ice, verdant life emerges and survives. Artist Jason Astorquia created the...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Paper
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
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Clay, Acrylic
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Vibrant reds, greens, and soft whites flow together to form an abstract landscape, creating a dynamic sense of movement. In creating this piece, artist Lynn G...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist Onelio Marrero painted this scene en plein air soon after a snow storm engulfed the woods in his area. Yellowing grass triumphantly emerges from the th...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Gouache, Graphite
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Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic, Watercolor, Canvas, Cotton Canvas
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Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Ink, Handmade Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Resin, Acrylic, Panel
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Artist Sarah Parsons presents an abstract depicting an expansive landscape. She paints bold contrasts of color, texture, and movement. The piece expresses tha...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Gesso
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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Artist Srinivas Kathoju demonstrates an absorbing abstract landscape using vibrant linear forms. He takes inspiration from vast open fields, mountains, and ho...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
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Gentle waves lap against a sandy shore. A sand bar made with gold leaf separates the calm water from the sky. In the distance, shades of blue blend into the h...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
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"The Tutukaka Coast in New Zealand abounds with natural beauty," says artist John Jaster. Inspired by its tropical pale golden beaches, lush native forests, a...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic
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Resin, Wood, Mixed Media
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Paint, Oil, Panel
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Gesso, Gouache, Panel, Graphite
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Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
1970s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil
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Acrylic, Paper
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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Canvas, Acrylic
1990s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic