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
225 Circles V.2 - Contemporary Blue White Abstract Geometric Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brandon Neher is a California artist whose original paintings on canvas embody a profound exploration of space, structure, and balance, infused with a touch of modern minimalism. Dra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
LARGE FRENCH CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT CUBIST PAINTING - RENE LEROY - FRAMED
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: R. Leroy (French b. 1932) signed
Title: Abstract/ Cubist Composition (titled verso to label)
Medium: mixed media, material and oil on canvas, framed, signed
Siz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American School Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Mid Century Oil
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Image size, 20L x 16H.
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Heavy RED
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The picture is consisting from an acrylic painting, which will be sticked to a transparent plastic glass and framed in a heavy wooden frame covered with gold. It will be of course s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Dream XV, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"dream“ XV is an expressive abstract painting 70 cm/27.56 in W x 50 cm/19.68 in H, 3.8 cm/1,5 in deep. The painting is mixed media ( acrylics, spray paint, dripped acrylics, soft p...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Chaos
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The chaos I refer to here is that of my highly charged, range of complex emotions that often coexist. Sometimes I get to a point where I feel it all churning inside me and that’s whe...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Mid Century Abstract Stream Painting by Gibbs C.1968
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid Century Abstract Stream Painting by Gibbs C.1968
Original oil on panel
Dimensions 10" wide x 25" high
The rabbet measures 15.5" wide x 30.5" high
Please note: The rabbet is i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Horse racing
By Gen Paul
Located in Paris, FR
India ink on paper
Handsigned by the artist in pencil
LCD4792
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
India Ink
The Way Out, figural abstract vibrant orange geometric acrylic painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000)
The Way Out, 1992
Acrylic on paper
Signed and dated upper right
24 x 30 inches
Figural abstract vibrant orange geometric painting.
C...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Summertime in Italy (Blue)
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), alongside Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning, made up the quartet of American abstract painters that radically defined abstraction and...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
City Skyline. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Early work was impressionistic and hard abstract. Carola later developed a more mature way of working in a colourful exploration of the subject.
Colour was her main interest and she...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Oil, Gouache
Crossing Path -textile abstract geometric beige, blue handwoven wool framed
Located in New York, NY
Alma Prism stands at the intersection of art and ethics, creating geometric abstraction designs that are as responsible as they are beautiful. Through our collaboration with skilled ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wool
Jianfeng Lu Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Memory III"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Memory III
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 19 x 27 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting is un...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Scattered Pieces, Abstract Painting
By Robin Okun
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Robin weaves a dynamic interplay of color, line, and shape in this abstract image of a woman. Fused with shades of red, the piece achieves a unique sim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Castillo 15 Compañeros expressionist abstract litografia
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
die-cut, lithograph, colored with guoache
CASTILLO, Jorge (Pontevedra, 1933).
Since childhood, Jorge Castillo is passionate about drawing, and takes only ten years, with crayons, yo...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
ROBERT BOUILLE (1926-2021) ABSTRACT FRENCH OIL - GEOMETRIC CONSTRUCTION
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Robert Bouille (French 1926-2021), stamped verso
This artist of Var origin studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris in the sculptur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Composition
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Abstract Painting on Canvas "Summer Mosaic", Signed, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an original acrylic painting on canvas in a fantasy abstract style by Alan Nolan (American Artist) Titled "Summer Mosaic".
Signed and dated on verso.
Presented in an ornat...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled 26. From the Mexican Ryōan-ji Series.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ryōan-ji is the Japanese Zen temple in Kyoto, a monastery that gave rise to the idea of the purely abstract Zen garden that inspired this series Francisco Larios’ works are done by...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Untitled 27. From Mexican Ryōan-ji Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ryōan-ji is the Japanese Zen temple in Kyoto, a monastery that gave rise to the idea of the purely abstract Zen garden that inspired this series Francisco Larios’ works are done by...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
One day stay, 78x54 cm, acrylic/paper/pastel
Located in Yerevan, AM
One day stay, 78x54 cm
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
'Red Barn' Dark Atmospheric painting of a welsh landscape, building, hills
By Will Roberts
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Red Barn' by Will Roberts. A Dark Atmospheric painting of a welsh landscape, with a building with red barn, green mountains and hills.
Roberts found inspiration in the local community, painting industrial workers and farmers, and domestic scenes...
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Textured colorfull floral painting "Beautiful Morning"
Located in Zofingen, AG
Experience the beauty and interconnectedness of nature through my original artwork. This abstract textured acrylic painting on canvas measures 60x70x3,5 cm (23,6x27,5x1,4 inches) and...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Balancing Act 1 (Abstract painting)
By Tracey Adams
Located in London, GB
Balancing Act 1 (Abstract painting)
Gouache, graphite and ink on Rives paper - Unframed
This work (unframed) incorporates graphite, ink, and gouache, and is a combination of intuit...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Gouache, Graphite
Light and Shadow, Purple and Gold, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Elizabeth Garat pictures a dramatic late afternoon sun in the summer. An impressionist landscape of California during the golden hour. Majestic purple mountains stand behind a golden glowing field. Sunlit trees shade cool lavenders in the foreground, displaying a balanced relationship between shadow and light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
ROGER BONAFE (B.1932) ORIGINAL PAINTING FRENCH MODERNIST ABSTRACT STILL LIFE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roger Bonafe (French b. 1932) signed
oil painting on thick art paper, inscribed verso
Size 29.75 x 20 inches
Bonafe was born in the town of Caux (Her...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Psychedelic Abstract in Yellow, Blue, and Orange - Oil on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Psychedelic Abstract in Yellow, Blue, and Orange - Oil on Paper
Bright and colorful abstract by Jennie T. Rafton (American, b. 1925). Pattens and shapes spill across the paper, full of complexity and detail. The majority of the shapes are elongated, creating a sense of movement across the piece.
Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work.
Presented in a new white mat.
Paper size: 20"H x 15"W
Jennie T. Rafton (American, b. 1925) is a well-known California artist, primarily for her abstract compositions. She and her husband Michael were ardent supporters of the arts, especially the Oakland Symphony Guild.
Exh: 1982 - Magnin Gallery (solo), Walnut Creek...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jianchuan Qin Contemporary Original Oil Painting "Only Wish To Stay"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Only Wish To Stay
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 23 x 31 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This paintin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract 22142
Located in Zofingen, AG
Title : Abstract 22142
Technique: Acrylic & structure on canvas
80cm. x 60cm.
4cm Deep Professional Gallery Stretched Canvas
Ready to hang
2022
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Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"White on Red, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas - Abstract Boxing painting
Located in Houston, TX
This simple, yet elegant, abstract acrylic painting on un-stretched canvas represents an impressive snapshot of the energy and attention to design with which Ushio Shinohara approach...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ram Kumar Landscape Painting
By Ram Kumar
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Ram Kumar (1924-2018)
Marking(s); notes: signed; 1991
Country of origin; materials: Indian; acrylic on paper
Dimensions (H, W, D): 22"h, 27.75"w (work ...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Changing Wind, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Sarah Parsons paints a colorful abstract in expressive colors and dynamic painterly strokes. Deep shades of royal blue diverge from a dreamy haze of po...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nudes in Flowers of Michel Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful figurative nude in bed of flowers of "Michel" by Berkeley artist Patricia Gren Hayes (American, 20th Century), circa 1990. Signed mid right and o...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hidden Places - original expressive painting- contemporary wildlife artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
A mysterious, dreamlike world unfolds in Hidden Places, where ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Inland Crossing 35
By Hyunmee Lee
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
The gestural paintings of Hyunmee Lee are sumptuously minimal. Rich forms advance from buttery canvases like an abstract garden. Gauzy veils of paint hover like soft air against the ebony weight of matter. Light peeks through translucent shapes like sunlight illuminating soft mist. Texture swirls and echoes across the canvas as if carved by waves or eroded by the wind. The viewer, invited into a realm of contemplation and meditation, is surprised to look away and see the physical world existing in only three dimensions. But perhaps that is precisely the experience the artist would like the viewer to have.
In her current exhibition, Touch, on display at the Phillips Gallery...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Family Portrait (Large Multimedia Contemporary Abstract Painting)
By Guy Lyman
Located in New Orleans, LA
"I have been painting seriously for somewhere around 35 years, but have only ever sold regionally - most recently, through my gallery on Magazine Street in New Orleans. Through 1stDi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor
Mandala No. 5, Blue Abstract Ovoid Mid-Century Painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000)
Mandala No. 5, 1968
Acrylic on scintilla
Signed on verso
29.5 x 22 inches
Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of national artist...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Jules Olitski (1922-1977) is one of the most collected and accomplished artists associated with the color-field movement, if not 20th-century American abstraction.
Possibly one of ...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Canvas
Yolanda Sánchez "After CT, #3" Oil on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Nature, in a very broad sense, is my source of inspiration. In a non-intellectual way, I am translating and projecting thoughts, emotions and sensations, into a moment of meeting, w...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Red Granite. Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Red Granite. A response to walking across ancient moorland, responding to it's rocky beauty, open space, and sense of history. It was the titular piece in a solo exhibition the muse...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
''My heart''
Located in Edinburgh, GB
“My Heart” captures the essence of pure emotion, blending vibrant hues of orange and red to symbolize passion, love, and vitality. The heart radiates warmth and energy, with soft swi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract White Flowers Israeli Modernist Gouache and Watercolor Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Zvi Mairovich (1911-1974) was one of the most important Israeli abstract painters. Born in Krosno Poland, he moved to Berlin in 1929, studying painting with Karl Hofer at the Academy...
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Fauvist Oil on Paper Honora Berg Berkeley 1959
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Fauvist Oil on Paper Honora Berg Berkeley 1959
San Francisco Bay area abstract expressionist painting by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985).A brilliant fauvist example of the melting pot of colors Honora Berg creates. Splashes of red over hues of blue with bright canary yellow swirls and patches.
Estate stamp on verso "Estate of Honora Berg - Miller Fine Art"
Unframed. 30"H x 22"W.
Larry Miller 1958-2003, Larry was a specialist in bay area abstract artists and purchased numerous bay area artists estates. He purchased the entirety of the Honora Berg Estate and we purchased many of those works directly form Larry.
Honora Berg, an Abstract Expressionist and Bay Area Figurative School artist, studied at the San Francisco Art Institute with David Park, Elmer Bischoff and James Budd Dixon...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
The Fan Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Dramatic and compelling mixed media, collotype by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). A mixed media artist test project painting using brown wash, gold leaf, silver leaf, and co...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Présence" Collection - N°17 by Gilbert Pauli - Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Family Portrait #5 (Contemporary Abstract Painting, Framed)
By Guy Lyman
Located in New Orleans, LA
"I have been painting seriously for somewhere around 35 years, but have only ever sold regionally - most recently, through my gallery on Magazine Street in New Orleans. Through 1stDi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Slow Morning with Coffee - Model at a Table in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Slow Morning with Coffee - Model at a Table in Acrylic on Paper
Colorful painting of a woman drinking coffee by acclaimed bluegrass musician and San Francisco artist Katherine "Kath...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Autumn, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Joey Korom manifests an abstract vision of autumn in this dominantly pastel work. He executes the piece with two main colors, light blue, and sand. Prominent ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
CLAUDE LAGOUCHE (1943-2020) ORIGNAL 1970'S FRENCH PSYCHEDELIC ABSTRACT PAINTING
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Claude Lagouche (French 1943-2020)
Claude Lagouche was born January 2, 1943 in Naves, died January 16, 2020.
He quickly gained recognition for his talent and his work, exh...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Body in the Field #3 - 21st Century, abstract painting, landscape, green, blue
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Body in the Field #3, 2021
oil on canvas
31 1/2 H x 23 5/8 W in.
80 H x 60 W cm
Zsolt Berszán embodies in his works the dissolution of the human body through the prism of the fragme...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Yellow Dress 2 - Yellow Fuchsia Minimalist Figurative Original Ink Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses dynamism and sensuality in her paintings: “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, flowers, and people in motion, capturing th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Ink, Mixed Media
The rest of us 10, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic on Girtin Paper 300gsm, to be hang with a support or framed :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Weeping willow-abstract painting, made in green, gold, back, grey, olive color
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in green, gold, black, olive color on Yupo paper. The work is 20 by 26 inches in size, framed in fine-quality solid wood...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
"The Freighter" Mid Century Oil Painting on Canvas Abstract Marina with Boats
Located in New York, NY
An abstract Mid Century Marina scene with Boats, presenting a vivid use of paint and complex lines and color placement. A strong modernist oil painting depicted in 1955 with sailboat...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Bay Area Abstract Expressionist - Cats & Birds
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Cats and Birds Composition in Acrylic on Paper
How many cats and birds do you see? This striking painting by San Francisco's Bay Area abs...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"The wisper of forest spirit"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The whole painting looks like a dream or vision, a world escaping understanding yet alluring with its obscurity and enigma, forming a certain figure that can be associated with an an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"My Turquoise Butterfly" Turquoise and Black Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Butterfly Collection” is a vibrant and energetic...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Cyan Abstract
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic mid century cyan abstract by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999). Signed "Erle Loran" and dated "51" lower right. Presented in silver toned metal frame with mat sans glass. Image size: 21.75"H x 15"W. Framed size: 25"H x 18"W.
Erle Loran was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied at the Minneapolis School of Art under the direction of Cameron Booth...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
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.