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
Sailing In The Nympheas - Red Copper Gold Abstract Floral Landscape 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
Gemini mixed media on canvas painting Abstract Expressionism
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
TECHNICAL SHEET
Title: Gemini
Artist: Svetla Georgieva
Technique: Mixed media (oil and material) on canvas
Dimensions: 21.6 x 18.1 in
Framing: Unframed
Year: 1989
Style: Abstract Ex...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Campfire 4 June 23:05 - Landscape Oil Painting, Forest, Trees
Located in Salzburg, AT
Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They depend on the season of year, the ti...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pensive Moment, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Billowing white abstract flowers with bright red-orange centers and opaque layers of pink, green and blue. Ruth-Anne carefully balanced the forms so as to pla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Large Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on board. Housed in a period modernist frame. Image size, 12L x 16H. Attributed to Margaret Crawford.
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
British Contemporary Artstist Large Triptych Set of 3 - Green Abstracts
By Minty Ramsey
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Triptych Green Abstracts
by Minty Ramsey, British contemporary
acrylic painting on Canvas
3 x canvas, each is 20 x 16 inches
Wonderful original abstra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Work 1 (Nude)" Abstract Nude Figure Expressionist Acrylic on Canvas Painting
By Suki Maguire
Located in New York, NY
This piece is an abstract composition done with mixed media, oil and acrylic paints on linen. The artist explores an incredible world filled with color and expressive brush strokes. ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Huge French 20th Century Painting Sunlit Sea and Netting Over Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924)
signed, inscribed verso
dated 84
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 20 x 24 inches
condition: ov...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Setting Sail - Original Geometric Blue Abstract Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Setting Sail
24.0 x 24.0 x 1.5, 3.0 lbs
Acrylic paint
Hand signed by the artist
Artist's Commentary:
"Glenn Fischer is an abstract artist working in collage and painting to create...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Oil Paint on Canvas -- Jeweler
Located in Troy, NY
This stunning abstract painting creates the sense of swirling mass of color. The background of the piece is a light grey, on top of which is a mix of bright red, light yellow, white,...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Water and Light, Untitled #1 - acrylic on canvas
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Stephanie Visser, a native of southwestern Michigan, was educated at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids Michigan. She continued her education in fine arts and painting...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid Century Modern Swedish Expressive Landscape Oil Painting - Winter Pathway
Located in Bristol, GB
WINTER PATHWAY
Size: 53 x 45 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
A tranquil and atmospheric mid-century landscape composition, executed in oil onto canvas.
Simple yet effective in i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Color Field Gradient Painting California Minimalism Shingo Francis
Located in Surfside, FL
Francis, Shingo (Japanese/American, born 1969),
W3 , 1999
Encaustic and watercolor painting on Arches paper,
23.5 x 22.5 inches,
Hand signed and dated verso
Provenance: Garner T...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Meditations with Yellow lV
Located in East Hampton, NY
Works on Paper
About the Artist: Julie Schumer, a native of Los Angeles, California, and born in 1954, lives and paints in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She discovered her love of abstract ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Colored Reticulum - Oil On Canvas by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Colored Reticulum is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2020.
Original Oil Painting on Canvas.
Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the back of the can...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hawaii Painting Coral Reef Original Art Textured 3D
Located in Zofingen, AG
Hawaii Painting Coral Reef Original Art Textured 3D
* Materials: oil, stretched canvas, mixed media
* Shipping: gallery standards packaging, express shipping with tracking number
Ocean Artwork was created with texture paste and some special fillings which gives deep volume and 3D effect.
Bright abstract reef painting will be a good addition to your original oil painting collection.
Original underwater art is created on stretched canvas. Ready to hang. The sides are painted. Coral Reef art...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paste, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Colourful Abstract Yellow Painting of Scottish Highlands by Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Colourful Yellow Abstract Landscape Painting of the Scottish Highlands by British Contemporary Artist, Angela Wakefield. Framed in the highest quality hand-finished off-white mouldin...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Watercolor, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Cotton Canvas, Paint, Canvas
ABSTRACT Artwork Earth by Contemporary Artist Italian Giorgio Petracci Landscape
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
Acrylic, Oil, Wood Panel
A Song we Share by Gaetan de Seguin Figurative contemporary Painting
Located in DE
Contemporary figurative painting with lots of details and movement. Beautiful statement piece for any art collection. Combining a lot of different colors in any interiors and settin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Clarity 2
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Encaustic on panel.
It's simple; I create art because it makes me happy. I try not to overthink the process of what I’m painting and let my intuition be my guide. I love laying do...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic
Antique American School 1930s NYC Surrealist Abstract Gold Gilt Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school modernist mixed media painting. Oil on board with gold leaf assemblage, circa 1930. Unsigned. Image size, 13L x 17H. Housed in a period wood frame most li...
Category
1930s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Low Tide 1 - Abstract Expressionist Textural Blue Water Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael captivates by his abstract expressionism paintings influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
1980's French Abstract Surrealist Original Oil Black and Grey Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French abstract, signed by T. Fabris, dated 1977
Title: Abstract Surrealist Composition
Medium: oil on board, unframed
Painting: 23 x 16 inches
Provenance: privat...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Embrace, 54x39cm, acrylic, paper
Located in Yerevan, AM
Embrace, 2021, 54x39 cm
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Acrylic
Night's Edge
Located in East Hampton, NY
Mixed Media collage on Paper
As Seen at Art On Paper 2024 at The Mannix Project East Hampton NY
Pier 36 NYC
Comes with white mat & black frame
24"X20" FRAMED.
Purchase individually ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Les baigneuses
Located in Belgrade, MT
This piece is part of my private collection of the School of Paris era. It is pencil signed in the lower left corner by the artist and numbered 88/200.
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Lithograph
Portrait of I.D. Orr
By Franz Kline
Located in New York, NY
Signed (at upper left): Franz Kline
RECORDED: Darío Suro, “Freedom and Space,” Américas (June 1968), p. 28 illus
EX COLL.: the artist; to I. David Orr (1904–1997), Long Island, New...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ottawa Valley Farm, Oil Painting
By Doug Cosbie
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"The Ottawa Valley is the valley of the Ottawa River that divides Eastern Ontario from Western Quebec," explains artist Doug Cosbie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Set of 2-The Rosarian-British School-Awarded Artist-Expression-Abstract
Located in London, GB
These two paintings are the Rosarian-La Vie en Rose : Summer Bloom Series where she takes on the challenge of white and roses; in Shizico's opinion, colour of white and roses are the...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Feather Flower Rhizome - Surreal Abstract Soft Earth Toned Artwork 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
Framed abstract Persian calligraphy painting on photogravure print; black, blue
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an original, framed mixed media work (hand painting on top of a photogravure print) in Nazanin Moghbeli's "Words from My Mother" series. It is float framed in a contemporary ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photogravure
Hydra. original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this artwork, I explored the human gaze using pastel, pencil, and colored pencils, blending realism with surreal touches. The eyes, a window to the soul, reflect deep emotions, pe...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
YVETTE DUBOIS-HABASQUE(1992-2016) FRENCH CUBIST ABSTRACT PAINTING GREEN AND GREY
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Yvette Dubois Habasque (1929-2016)
Title: Abstract Compostion
Medium: original oil painting on board, signed and dated 2007
Size: board: 18 x 24 inche
Condition: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Indigo Landscape 2, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Janet Hamilton depicts an intricately textured abstract painting with rich gradations of color. She paints vivid indigo rays elegantly rising to meet p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Simple Life
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katherine Bello
Title: Simple Life
Oil and Oils stick on canvas
Year: 2021
Dimensions: 20"x20"x1.5"
Signed by hand
Canvas on stretcher frame - ready...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Oil Pastel
High Grass Full (square geometric abstract hard-edge modern red black blue)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In High Grass Full Moon, Kurt Herrmann channels his signature colorist instinct into a bold, multichromatic geometric abstraction. Executed in acrylic on a square canvas, the paintin...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by Sandra Detourbet - L'Apparition
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on canvas & handmade paper
Sandra Detourbet is a French artist born in 1967 who works & lives in Ivry-sur-Seine, near Paris. She is graduated in 1997 from ENSAD in Paris, Art-Sp...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Handmade Paper
Composition No. 4
Located in Columbia, MO
Meyer studied art at University of Central Missouri, Indiana State University and received her degree in painting and drawing from Columbia College. She has had the privilege of havi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wax, Oil, Panel
Seascape, 1960 Oil Painting by Leonardo Nierman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Date: 1960
Oil on Masonite, signed and dated lower right
Size: 15.75 x 23.75 in. (40.01 x 60.33 cm)
Frame Size: 16 x 24 inches
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Abstract Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Sculpture', C. 1995 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
ABSTRACT Artwork Orange Red Contemporary Artist Jonathan Freemantle Landscapes
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, Oil
Original 1970'S French Abstract Painting Study of Draped Forms
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
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Red Earth: Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Landscape by Peter Rossiter
Located in Brecon, Powys
Red Earth an oil on canvas abstract landscape that shows the mountains and fields of Peter Rossiters much loved homeland. A checkered patchwork of the colours and shapes of this environment, an almost primeval place just slightly encroached upon and altered by the people who inhabit the borders.
Peter Rossiter was born in Cambridge, UK in 1950 and studied at York University & The Courtauld Institute, London. Peter's background is rooted in the global art world; his Grandfather was the German artist Martin Bloch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Love Bed - Luminous Original Abstract Painting Earthy Neutrals, Metallic Texture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This expressive original artwork captures the quiet poetry of organic movement, reminiscent of petals swirling through dusk or leaves descending in golden hour light. With a palette ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dynamic & Colorful, Abstract Expressionist Painting, Dated 1957 by Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic & colorful, Abstract Expressionist Painting in Reds, Blues & Yellows by Artist Harold Haydon, Dated 1957. Framed in a dark, wood cube frame. Image size: 12" x 16". Fra...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Laura Bidwa "Cover" oil and latex paints on panel
Located in New York, NY
Laura Bidwa
Cover, 2024
oil and latex paints on panel
22 x 17 in
(Bid005)
Bidwa’s recent paintings are composed of layers of oil, latex, and spray paints on panels that the artist a...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Latex
Original-Blue Cat-Gold Leaf- British Awarded Artist-surreal-expression-abstract
Located in London, GB
Primary Colour Series- Blue Cat is inspired by Japanese woodblock Print and the a nod to calligraphy tradition. With strokes of gilded gold leaves, gesso and acrylic, Shizico Yi pain...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Contemporary colorful nature painting on canvas "Colorful houses in Provence"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork "Colorful houses in Provence" portraying a vibrant and dynamic landscape teeming with color and movement celebrates the love of the artist for a summer period in the sou...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
A258 - Minimalist Abstract Original Contemporary Textural Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swiss born artist Marco Schmidli creates minimalist paintings with a contemporary edge. Placing emphasis on process, he lets the mediums naturally manifest within his artwork. “An im...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Max Schnitzler (1903-1999).
Untitled, ca. 1950's
Oil on canvas measuring 18 x 24 inches.
Unframed.
Minor area of paint loss at margin upper left.
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Autumn’s breath — leaves caress the warm body, silence between stems."
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Autumn’s Breath
Autumn’s breath —
leaves caress the warm body,
silence between stems.
The painting by Ihor Volkov-Tkachynskyi depicts a nude figure seamlessly merging with an abstra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Oil, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Artwork Orange Red by Contemporary Artist Jonathan Freemantle 2024
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, Oil
"Resilient" (2024) By Dan McCaw, Original Abstract Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dan McCaw's "Resilient" created in 2024, is a striking oil painting measuring 22 x 18 inches. This original artwork features an abstract composition of a figure, rendered with rich t...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Original Diptych-La Vie en Rose-British School-British Award Artist-Summer Bloom
Located in London, GB
In 2024, Shizico embarks on a fresh chapter with her new rose garden, which will take years to fully flourish. The first ten newly planted roses in her new Memorial Garden project inspired this series of rose paintings. (Also inspired by another new series she is working on called Breakfast with...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Flying Oxide - Framed Textured Blue Circles Abstract Painting
By Paul Kirley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract artist Paul Kirley creates visual experiences that connect people to place as though they were dreaming. Links between reality and contemporary abstraction are created as a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Admitting Porosity (Geometric Abstraction, Minimalism, Josef Albers, Calming)
By Susan Kiefer
Located in Kansas City, MO
Susan Kiefer
Admitting Porosity
Oil on canvas
Year: 2023
Size: 24x24x1.35in
Signed and inscribed by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1675
An angular composition with a field of dark b...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Trees in Sunlight Near Avignon, Original Painting
By Janet Dyer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Janet Dyer displays a sunny landscape of Provence, France. A scenic woodland stretches toward a grove of trees flourishing over the terrain. "This fiel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
One Fine Afternoon, Oil Painting
By Jesse Aldana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"A rich veil of coastal air hangs over a broad grassy path in this composition," says artist Jesse Aldana. "The golden haze tinges the afternoon with a brilli...
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.
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