Abstract Paintings
ABSTRACT STYLE
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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Style: Abstract
Blue Depths- abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful acrylic on canvas by Eran Shmueli will bring color to any room it will be placed in.
Eran Shmueli is an artist whose life and work are deeply intertwined with creativ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Exploded City
Located in Dallas, TX
oil on canvas
signed on the back
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Salat, Yellow and White, Abstract Fish Patterns, Modern Seascape on Paper, 2025
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Ethereal Creativity - Green Earth Tone Abstract Textural Floral Acrylic Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Water, Ice + Hotspot - modern, contemporary, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary colourful abstract painting is by Milly Ristvedt. Signed on verso, bottom right "Water, Ice + Hotspot © Ristvedt / 24"
Highly regarded for her intuitive, almost vi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cup of Green Tea
Located in Zofingen, AG
From the series City Stories
This painting captures the quiet poetry of urban evenings, where every table and every cup of tea has been a silent witness to countless stories and war...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Passionfroot- Large Original Abstract Expressionism Colorful Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The paintings of Bruce Rubenstein seamlessly marry sophistication with affordability. His original art merges the creative attitudes of the two distinct art hot spots of New York and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Sagittarius
By Lisa Taliano
Located in Dallas, TX
oil on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bronx Botanical
By Lisa Taliano
Located in Dallas, TX
oil on linen
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Persian Morning II (Abstract expressionist mid-century Indiana artist painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mary Ann Robertson (1923-1911).
Persian Morning II, 1964.
Oil and paper on canvas.
25 x 36 1/2 inches. overall frame size 37 1/2 x 26 inches.
notes: Nashville, IN woman artist....
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Handmade Paper
Spectrum O'clock Contemporary Art Large Original Painting Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Lyan Amiryan
Title: Spectrum O'clock
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year: 2025
Style: Contemporary Art
Dimensions: 160" x 60" x 1.5" inch (406 x 152 x 5cm)
Presentation: Unframed,...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
#220, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Fountain of Life // Interior Water Abstract / blue ocean / sea, waves.
Located in Zofingen, AG
#Abstract #Water #Sea #blue #waves
Water is a symbol of the fundamental principle of everything, it is the element from which everything on Earth was born. The painting is filled...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract 4, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Layers of blue and cream with touches of orange and black create an energetic composition. The blending of colors evokes a strong sense of movement, while the s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Painting In Reds Tones With Figuration. "Scarlet Study"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Original abstract oil painting on canvas, a contemporary artwork exploring color field and abstract expressionism. Vertical canvas in a palette of reds with blocks of green, gray, b...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
Flower in Bowl - Abstract Cool Tone Botanical Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Original-Cat, Octopus in Inner Forest-British Awarded Artist-GoldLeaf+Ink Canvas
Located in London, GB
This special large Ink, Oil and Gold leaf on canvas created by Shizico in early autumn, her Cat and his toy takes centre stage in her studio full with house plants. The pictorial lan...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Black and Yellow, Abstract Fish Patterns, Modern Seascape on Paper, Gestual
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Forever young
Located in IT
How about bringing more bright, bold colours in your life? This abstract landscape with it lines of joy and excitement intertwined in a cheerful current of brushstrokes, is like a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$8,359 Sale Price
30% Off
#117, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting On Canvas. "History Of A Freedom"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"History of a Freedom" is an abstract painting distinguished by its texture and layers of color. Dominated by earth tones, the piece is complemented by flashes of green, orange, blu...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Peppermint - contemporary, gestural, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This colourful contemporary abstract painting is by Carol Sutton.
In the 1970s, the paintings of a young Carol Sutton caught the attention of one of America’s best-known art critics...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Contemporary Abstract - Oil On Canvas. "Paths of being"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
This oil painting on canvas unfolds in an abstract language, rich in chromatic energy and movement. The composition is dominated by warm tones such as reds, oranges, and yellows, in ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Just A Stunner - Colorful Impasto Inspired Textural Thick Paint Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Glitter
Ben-Zion (Ukraine, 1897-1987) circa 1930's "Floral Still with White Vase"
By Ben-Zion
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Floral Still Life
Ben-Zion (Ukraine, 1897-1987)
Circa 1930's
Oil on Canvas, signed l.r.
17 3/4 x 12 5/8
One of the founding artists of Abstract Expressionism, hailing from Ukraine,...
Category
1930s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$6,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract Painting Oil On Canvas. "Study Orange"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil painting on canvas of an abstract composition in orange tones with the presence of other textured colors. Created with professional Winsor & Newton and Rembrandt colors. This pie...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$408 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract Figurative Oil On Canvas. "Polychromy Study Red"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil painting on canvas featuring a mosaic of red, orange, and yellow tones, interspersed with abstract and representational elements and rich texture that imparts depth. It is create...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Giltwood Framed Mid Century Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent condition, re...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Moon Flower Potted Plant - Lively Abstract Colorful Botanical Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Forever young
Located in IT
How about bringing more bright, bold colours in your life? This abstract landscape with it lines of joy and excitement intertwined in a cheerful current of brushstrokes, is like an o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$8,359 Sale Price
30% Off
GALAXY ART – Celestial Wall Sculpture with Astronaut Figure on Lunar Relief
By Vera Vizzi
Located in FISTERRA, ES
GALAXY ART is a mixed media wall sculpture by Vera Vizzi that fuses astronomy-inspired painting with tactile lunar relief. Created with foam clay, acrylic and enamel on a circular 30...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Pathways
Located in Dallas, TX
labels on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper
Mystic Arboretum - Large Contemporary Abstract Geometric Botanical Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harrison Gilman's large original artworks begin with a layer of fast-paced gestural abstraction followed by organic shapes and geometric structures. Some of his paintings remain in t...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Earth Tones Black Lines Composition 5 Paintings Artist Alicia Gimeno
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Ink, Oil, Acrylic
Bed Rotting I - Expressive Abstract Colorful Figurative Cubist Portrait Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valerie Etitinwo's unique approach to abstract figurative painting celebrates the unconventional beauty found in imperfection and awkwardness. The Nigerian-Swiss artist uses bold col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Original-Summer Bloom Series-British Awarded Artist-Impasto-oil-plein air garden
Located in London, GB
This painting marks Shizico Yi’s joyful return to en plein air painting in her garden after a season of unusual weather—storms and heatwaves alternating unpredictably.
By late July, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
#226, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Neptune Flower Arrangement - Abstract Botanical Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
ABSTRACT Earth Tones Black Lines Froms Diptych Artwork Artist Alicia Gimeno
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Ink, Oil, Acrylic
'Abstract in Ochre, Rust and Jade', Mid-century Modernist American Woman Artist
By Dora Masters
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, on canvas with certification of authenticity for Dora Masters (American, 1916-2003), bearing stamped wax seal and painted circa 1955.
Provenance: Acquired from the a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Look Inside - Impasto Inspired Rhythmic Textural Thick Paint Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Entrelacement 2, Abstract Lanscape, oil on canvas, Expressionism, Contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Size unframed: 50 x 50 cm (15.75 x 15.75 in)
Size framed 57 x 57 cm or 22.44 x 22.44 in.
Choose the color of frame black or wood.
A certificate comes the painting
the painting is re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Relief Blue 26 - Large Blue Abstract Relief Pallet Knife Ocean Texture Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
READY TO HANG with the edges painted! Original abstract painting
The technique: stretched heavy canvas on wooden reinforced chassis and professional acrylic pigments layered by palle...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Varnish, Acrylic
Night Moon. From Moon Phases series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The works act as a reflection or gravitational pull from the source and power of the moon. Each work responds to a particular cycle of the Moon in which the energy is translated on c...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Green Dress 19 - Minimalist Figurative Original Ink Painting on French Linen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract and figurative paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, dancers and people ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Ink, Mixed Media, Graphite
"Yellow Roses in Cold Water"
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Yellow Roses in Cold Water" by Volskaya Liliуа. The painting is made with ceramic paints on 350-gram cardboard. It is an original technique. The painting features charming yellow ga...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, Oil, Board
Plants in Pottery Pots - Original Abstract Colorful Botanical Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Everything On The Kitchen Counter
Located in Dallas, TX
acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Flowering Coast - contemporary, gestural, abstract, impasto, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Beneath a deep blue, cloudy sky, the bright colours of what appears to be a tropical landscape –red, yellow, purples and green pop from the canvas in this beautiful composition by Pa...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blue Haze - Impasto Inspired Colorful Textural Thick Paint Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Bubbles - Impasto Inspired Textural Pink Accented Thick Paint Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Vessel 7 (Green, Blue, & Yellow Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting)
Located in Hudson, NY
Vessel 7
Green, Yellow, Blue Abstract Expressionist Painting
Made by Ragellah Rourke in 2025
oil on canvas
30 x 30 inches, unframed
The sides are cleanly painted light grey so framin...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Secret Wish - Impasto Inspired Blue Accent Textural Thick Paint Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Abstract Expressionist impressionist nature oil painting "Calling to nature""
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This small-format oil painting "Calling to nature " by French artist Natalya Mougenot evokes the quiet ambiguity of nature.
Painted on stretched cotton canvas (20 x 20 cm / 7.9 x 7...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hydrangea - Soft abstract floral painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
"Hydrangea" is a beautiful soft abstract floral painting and a lyrical ode to spring. It is made with ample paint and texture, in a beautiful palette of chromatic grays, violet, rose...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Elemental Drift (Grey, Blue, & White Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting)
Located in Hudson, NY
Elemental Drift
Grey, White , Blue Abstract Expressionist Painting
Made by Ragellah Rourke in 2025
oil on canvas
36 x 48 inches, unframed
The sides are cleanly painted light grey so ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Abstract Painting on Canvas "Lucky Frog on fly Agaric" Serg Graff, COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This vibrant and imaginative painting by Serg Graff, titled “Lucky Frog on Fly Agaric,” is a large original work in a richly textured fantasy abstract style.
A kaleidoscope of swirl...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
#167, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Solitude - Minimalism, Art Deco, Abstract, Bold, Invest, Colorful, Statement
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Solitude
Minimalism, Art Deco, Abstract, Bold, Invest, Colorful, Joy
This series connects to that around as well as that within.
Solitude takes the viewer to that place of...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas, Paint, Stretcher Bars
Unusual Interesting EARLY 20TH CENTURY French ? ABSTRACT oil paintings - A PAIR
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Unsigned Early 20th Century Continental School
TITLE: "Abstract Compositions" (a pair)
SIZE: 32cm x 23cm incl frame
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
CONDITION: very good, small area ...
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Giorgio Lo Fermo, Sumit Mehndiratta, Nestor Toro, and Cindy Shaoul. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Synthetic Resin Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available.
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