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
If you never try, you will never get it
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Painting: Acrylic on Canvas.
I have used acrylic paints in to make the composition and generate relief and shapes.
If you sit down, in front of this painting, your feelings calm down...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Large Surrealist Abstract, Yellow, Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Large Surrealist Abstract, Yellow, Original Oil Painting
By French artist, Sophie Danielle Rubinstain 1922-2018
The painting is stamped with the artis...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
1960's British Abtract Oil Painting - Stunning Colours
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Superb Modern British abstract painting dating to the 1960's. The work is signed with the artists initials "RG".
The painting captures an amazing array of bright and colourful shap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Sylvia Schwartz 4, 2018, fabric, silk, wool, 14"H x 13"W
Located in Darien, CT
Schwartz received a degree in fine art from the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia, and later studied sculpture at Columbia University. Her work has been shown in...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Found Objects, Wool, Silk
Neutral Abstract, Muted Colours, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Neutral Abstract, Muted Colours, Signed Oil Painting
By French artist 'Jean Briant', 20th Century
Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner
...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
1960's Modern British Abstract Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning array of strong colors stand out in this original mid-20th century British abstract painting. The work dates to the 1950's-60's period and is of British authorship.
The pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Anne Russinof, Stacked Vault, 2015, Canvas, Oil Paint
Located in Darien, CT
Russinof uses large brushes to create highly energized gestures that intimate various patterns and forms in architecture such as frames, cornices and baroque ceiling vaults.
Thes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Steven Baris, Ruse Of Transparency 13, 2014, plexiglass, acrylic paint
By Steven Baris
Located in Darien, CT
Steve Baris is interested in the interconnections of the built environment and spatial experience.
His artwork is a response to a largely overlooked type of landscape that is emerg...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Ellen Hackl Fagan, Seeking the Sound of Cobalt Blue_20 Moons, 2014, Enamel, Ink
Located in Darien, CT
Ellen Hackl Fagan is an interdisciplinary abstract painter who believes that synaesthesia can be taught. Through interactive tools and crowd sourcing, Fagan is developing a correspo...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Dancers 7 - Red and Black Figures Embracing the Love of Movement and Life
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel, an internationally collected artist, effortlessly channels vitality and sensuality through her awe-inspiring collection of abstract and figurative paintings. With an u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper
Mary Schiliro, Random Dip 7, acrylic paint on mylar, 36 x 12 in, Abstraction
Located in Darien, CT
Mary Schiliro's work with acrylic paint on Mylar is process based, and expands the boundaries of painting by exploring new possibilities of presentation. She uses a dipping process w...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mylar, Acrylic
Meg Atkinson, Sunset at Waverly Park, 2015, oil on canvas, Abstraction
By Meg Atkinson
Located in Darien, CT
It was Picasso who said, "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up."
While her work in the exhibition Child's Play is not meant specifical...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nu-Life, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nancy Kramp
Located in Yardley, PA
Abstract Expressionism is "taking the random and giving it shape" and defies description. The viewer sees it with their unique imagination as to make the experience their own and not...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
We Are the Fire, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Brent Hanson
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting is on heavy paper and varnished with a semi-gloss finish. For an additional $100 shipping cost,at purchaser’s request, the art can be permanently mounted on a wood panel w...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Through the mist of my memory, vibrant, colourful flowers garden, large painting
By Mary Chaplin
Located in Deddington, GB
Mary Chaplin, Through the mist of my memory, diptych 2x100x100cm : The garden where I lived as a child is still very alive in my memory. When winter is too dreary, I like to think of...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Pierced" (Four Abstract, Bold, Dye and Black Paintings on Stained Paper, Glass)
Located in Paris, IDF
PIERCED
2021
Paris, France
Set of four, abstract, bold paintings framed between glass and wood. Tea-stain has been added to dye on paper, with matte black focal points created using...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Glass, Paper, Ink, Wood
Abstract Sky - Oil Painting 201s by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Sky is an original oil on canvas on canvas realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in the 2000s.
Hand-signed by the artist on the back.
The artwork represents an abstract landscape:...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Afterglow
Located in Lawrence, NY
Like many of his compatriots of the time, Shulman transitioned from representation to abstraction in the post-WWII period as he studied with Hans Hoffman. Yet, his work, whether or a...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Les Grues" The Cranes
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “Les Grues” - The Cranes. Oil on matt board. Scene of a merchant ship being loaded in port (noted on back as possibly Bordeau...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Illustration Board, Oil
ABSTRACT Painting Grey and gold color Spanish Artist Pau Escat 2022
By Pau Escat
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pau Escat is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Barcelona. His work investigates color and light in contact with materials, specifically the visual effect that this generat...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
TN845-T by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, triptych, black
Located in Paris, FR
TN845-T, by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. H 41 cm x W 99 cm. Signed, sold unframed.
Ink and acrylic on canvas. This artwork is a triptych composed by three panels measu...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Serene Abstract Impressionist Seascape Landscape by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Abstract Impressionist Seascape Landscape by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield. Entitled 'Serenity #03', this atmospheric painting depicts an imagined scene using muted p...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"TRANSURANIC SIEVERT" Abstract Painting 48" x 96" inch by Cameron Michel
Located in Culver City, CA
"TRANSURANIC SIEVERT" Abstract Mixed media painting 48" x 96" inch by Cameron Michel
Michel has been an apprentice to established artists Matthew Barney (NY)...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Piano Reflections 2 - dark, cool, expressive, abstracted, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Every morning for 15 minutes, Pat Service finds peace in playing the piano—classical music she learned as a teenager. This lyrical composition was inspired by such a moment rendered ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ROJO NO. 1 - Oil and Gold leaf on canvas, abstract red, contemporary
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
ROJO #1 is dominated by the richness of the red in the oil paint on the canvas. The perfectly geometric gold leaf circle, a recurring visual element in Yuri's works, contrasts nicely...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Jessie Woodward, #577, Original Abstract Style Art, Bright Modern Statement Art
Located in Deddington, GB
#577 by Jessie Woodward [2022]
Signed by the artist
Acrylic on canvas
Size: H:80 cm x W:100 x D3cm
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
#57...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
UNTITLED NO. 4 - Oil on Canvas, contemporary abstract pink, green, white, yellow
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Yuri Figueroa builds depth through layering in "Untitled 4". Figueroa combines techniques of blending, dripping, and creating more strong lines in order to push the depth of the piec...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Monumental Antique American School Abstract Expressionist Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Wonderful colors and finely painted.
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Abstract Brown Elegance" P9UJ5, Abstract, Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way, h...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
"1401 Hawaii Beach Series" Abstract, Seascape Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way, h...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Clay
Bouquet of Energy. Interior expressionism semi-abstract oil painting.30x30cm.
Located in Zofingen, AG
What gives us the energy of life? All elements are presented in this painting...))
Using Theta-Hilling techniques, this painting is charged with a surge of vivacity, health and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Landscape
By Andre Elbaz
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Andre Elbaz (b.1934). Landscape, ca. 1980 . Oil on card panel, image measures 14 x 20 inches; 18.5 x 24.5 inches framed. Signed lower right. Excellent condition.
André Elbaz (born April 26, 1934, El Jadida, Morocco) is a famous Moroccan painter and filmmaker.
Elbaz studied art and theatre in Rabat and Paris from 1950 to 1961. He started painting only at the age of 21, until which age he had been interested mainly in theatre. A few years later, he managed to combine his two passions into a new approach in art-therapy, inventing together with his wife, a psychiatrist, the Pictodrame, which brought him world recognition.
His first exhibition, which was very successful, took place in Casablanca in 1961 and earned him an appointment as Professor at the Beaux-Arts school in Casablanca. Years later, in 1976, he exhibited his paintings at the Tel-Aviv Museum.
In parallel to his career as a painter, Elbaz is also known as a filmmaker. He produced several short films in France, Canada and the United States. One of them, La nuit n'est jamais complète (The night is never complete), won a prize at the "5th Biennale de Paris in 1967" .[citation needed] Among the themes chosen for the many films he produced, there was a short one about the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, as well as a series of drawings entitled Seuls (Alone), with texts written by both Elie Wiesel...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Contemporary Mini Abstract Original Acrylic Painting - La Plage
Located in Bristol, GB
LA PLAGE
Acrylic on Canvas Board
Size: 22.5 x 31 cm (including frame)
A modernist style abstract composition painted in acrylic onto canvas board, by French born artist Nils Jean.
...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Summer Birch, Oil Painting
By Lisa Elley
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"Whether it's fall, winter, spring, or summer it's always time for some colorful birch!" exclaims artist Lisa Elley. A stand of vivid birch trees glows in a b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sedona Red Bluffs and Seguaro Cactus Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning and bright mid-century abstracted Sedona desert landscape of red bluffs and Seguaro cactus by unknown artist, 1957. Signed lower left illegibly and dated "June 1957" on vers...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Untitled- Spheres - XXI century, Contemporary oil abstract painting, Canvas
By Klaudia Lata
Located in Warsaw, PL
KLAUDIA LATA (born in 1993) Graduate of painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice. Diploma in 2017 in the studio of prof. Ireneusz Walczak. Scholarship holder of the Ministry ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Stinchcombe Hill, Rupert Aker, Landscape Painting, Textured Art, Oil Painting
By Rupert Aker
Located in Deddington, GB
Stinchcombe Hill by Rupert Aker [2022]
View along the Cotswold escarpment from Stinchcombe Hill
Additional information:
Original
Oil on board
Image size: H:30 cm x W:30 cm
Complete...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
C.1950s Parker Lee Mid-Century Modern Abstract Gouache - A Pair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Matching Pair of Parker Lee Mid Century Modern Abstract Gouache c.1950s
With subtle color and texture, these fantastic mid century paintings show a pair of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
#711, Original Painting, Abstract, Cloud, Vibrant, Gold
Located in Deddington, GB
Original abstract painting, exploring the language of paint and colour.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Original Painting by Jessie Woodward
Acrylic on Canvas
signed by the artist
80 H x ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"umbrella girl series" RKT1, Abstract Painting, 21st Century, Acryl, Clay
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany.
König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way,...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
'Untitled' Abstract Geometric Wall Piece Wood/Paint/Textile Black, White, Grays
Located in Wellesley, MA
ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OF THIS WORK WILL BE SENT UPON REQUEST.
NOTE COLOR OF WOOD IS NOT QUITE AS YELLOW AS IIT APPEARS IN PHOTO AND IS IN KEEPING WITH OTHERS IN THIS SERIES:
Jean Fein...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Oil, Wood Panel, Muslin
Morning Poppy Meadows #16
By Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
Morning Poppy Meadows #16 By Lucy Moore [2022]
original
Acrylic on canvas
Image size: H:60 cm x W:60 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:60 cm x W:60 cm x D:1.5cm
Sold Unframed
Ple...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Black and white painting texture minimal Untitled 2023
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Barcelona, June 20, 1989, From an early age, drawing and painting were relevant in the
development of the artist, since during much of her career she has examined realistic
represent...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
A Love As Deep as the Sea by Kate Seaborne -Sunset Oil Ocean Seascape Painting
Located in DE
Beautiful sunset waves in a peacefully atmosphere at sunset. The Sunset kissing the waves and bathing them in a warm glow.
This contemporary landscape painting is full of vibrant col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Parisian Abstract Expressionist Original Oil Painting -
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting
by the French abstract artist, Yvette Dubois-Habasque (1929-2016).
oil painting on canvas, unframed
signed and dated verso and lower corner
canvas: ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary New Abstract Artwork Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner 2024
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Christina Gschwantner combines contrasting art movements such as Art Informel and Minimal Art. She succeeds in depicting and creating her very own view of the world. A world that, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Summer Storm - bright, lively, colourful, layered abstract, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The gray palette of a summer storm as clouds roll in is characterized in this abstract painting by Noreen Taylor. She often uses nature as inspiration fo...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition Inspired by Bach, Framed Abstract Watercolor Painting, Pink
Located in Denver, CO
Original vintage watercolor painting by twentieth century San Francisco woman artist, Hildegarde Haas (1926-2002). "Bach - English Suite No.2 in A Minor...
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Love in Bloom by K Husslein Botanical Abstract Flower Painting
Located in DE
This is a beautiful oil painting of abstract flowers on a light beige background.
This brand new painting bursts with vibrant colors and timeless elegance, embracing the rich and div...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Introvert (original figurative abstract painting)
Located in Maricopa, AZ
"The Introvert" is a unique abstract figurative painting by Svetlana Shalygina. It combines red, white & grey hues with the artists unique layered texture and a variety of mediums.
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Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Varnish, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Archival Paper
Large 20th Century Original French Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original oil painting by P. Valetti (French, second half 20th century)
oil on canvas, unframed
size: 19.75 x 28.75 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from the artists estate, Fr...
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Summer Meadow"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This oil floral painting makes part of my series dedicated to the scenes of a summer period.
This abstract vibrant floral painting with summer flowers in a blue vase and cherries c...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sunset fields by Katharina Husslein - large contemporary abstract oil painting
Located in DE
This beautiful landscape painting is full of vibrant yellows and orange depicts workers in the field.
The oil color creates a heavy impasto texture and looks as rich as the fields th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas.
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Parisian Abstract Expressionist Original Oil Painting - Pinks, Greens, Charcoal
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting by the French abstract artist, Yvette Dubois-Habasque (1929-2016). The painting has excellent provenance having come from the artists studio sale in Pa...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Loving Life Lilly Muth - Contemporary geometric abstraction - Oil Painting
Located in DE
Lilly Muth's geometric abstractions are colourful works full figures that of space such as the distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures. Her use of colour is bold yet ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Consolidated Details, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Terri Bell arranges organic circular shapes in a two-part composition. Subtle pops of color punctuate the predominantly monochromatic grid in unpredictab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
les livres, colorful abstract, oil on canvas, libraries series, expressionism
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Abstract painting of a library with colorful books on a linen canvas
From the Renaissance to the 20th century, the book invites us to dive into the imag...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary 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.