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
Color: Beige
Math
By Jane Booth
Located in San Diego, CA
As an oversized canvas, this painting can be unstretched and shipped rolled for ease of transport if desired.
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Jane Booth lives and works on the rural Kansas pra...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Waves of Time
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This abstract acrylic painting on wood is inspired by the mid-century masters. This bold composition is created with pale blue, ecru and dark blue highlights.
Framed in a vintage g...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Space', 2003 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
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Lace Flowers
Located in New York, NY
Original monotype made from found objects and textures. I use found objects with various shapes and textures in my original prints to make the monotype have depth and texture. All of...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Monoprint, Monotype
'Wiltshire ' circa 2003. Signed original painting
Located in Frome, Somerset
Wiltshire' , circa 2003.
Glazed oak frame 52cm x 72
painting 35cmx 5cm.
Signed mixed media . Watercolour, pencil , felt tip pen.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Gloria Saez, Campos de Castilla, Oil on paper, 2011
By Gloria Sáez
Located in New York, NY
"Campos de Castilla - Castile Landscape" by Gloria Saez is a horizontal abstract, oil paint on paper with muted, yellows, pinks, reds and neutral shades of blues and grays. This is...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Red, Yellow, Pink, White, Black "In Stock"
By Amit Kalla
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Amit Kalla - Untitled - 86 x 120 inches (unframed size)
Acrylic on canvas
** Free Shipment ...... will be delivered in rolled form.
Style : Kalla’s work can be represented by his co...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Light', 2004 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
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Artist Having a Panic Attack
Located in New York, NY
Oil paint and oil stick on canvas. This is a beautiful abstract painting consisting of an interpretation of an electrocardiogram taken from the artist while he was having a panic att...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil
Sardinia c2002 mixed media , signed
Located in Frome, Somerset
Sardinia , mixed media piece on paper circa 2003 signed.
hardwood glazed frame 50cmx65cm
painting 26cmx 45cm
Painted during Gradwell's time on his tour of Sardinia. Sights , sounds ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Abstract Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Space', C. 1998 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
Red Sunset
Located in Yuba City, CA
The power of simplicity .If you love modern elegant art ,you'll love how this piece turned out .
My inspiration came from the stunning red sunset . When I was creating this artwork ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled
By James Havard
Located in New York, NY
Medium: Mixed media on paper
Image dimensions: 40 x 32 inches
Framed dimensions: 44 x 36 inches
Signed and dated "Havard 81" at the top right
James Pinkney Havard (American, b. 1937) is an American painter and sculptor born in Galveston, TX in 1937. He was a pioneer of abstract illusionism...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Hop Scotch Home
Located in Covington, LA
"The nostalgia of a tropical climate is the undercurrent that inspires my process. Bright and vibrant pigments live on my palette. I treat each canvas with an intuitive approach, nev...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Winter Bamboo
By Jane Booth
Located in San Diego, CA
As an oversized canvas, this painting can be unstretched and shipped rolled for ease of transport if desired.
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Jane Booth lives and works on the rural Kansas pra...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sans Titre (23-23)
Located in PARIS, FR
Anne Renaud is a French painter. She lives and works in Paris.
She works from a set of figures and natural motifs borrowed from landscapes and still lifes: fruits, plants, animals. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Catch The Sunset
Located in Covington, LA
"The nostalgia of a tropical climate is the undercurrent that inspires my process. Bright and vibrant pigments live on my palette. I treat each canvas with an intuitive approach, nev...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Sophie
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sophie is an expressive and highly individualistic Post Impressionist work reminiscent of Chaim Soutine. Cottavoz isn known and celebrated for using incredibly thick paint that is a...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Free To Be Floral Study on Paper
Located in Covington, LA
"The nostalgia of a tropical climate is the undercurrent that inspires my process. Bright and vibrant pigments live on my palette. I treat each canvas with an intuitive approach, nev...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Abstract Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Space', 2003 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
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Steep Hill, Maggie LaPorte-Banks, Original Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
The steep hill [2021]
original
Acrylic on artists canvas board
Image size: H:40 cm x W:30 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:40 cm x W:30 cm x D:0.2cm
Sold Unframed
Please not...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
A most verdant spring - Whimsical green and pink abstract painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
In this oil creation, I've swirled hues of green with delicate pinks to encapsulate the rebirth and vitality of the spring season. Each stroke is charged with emotion, expressing nat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Space Odyssey
By John Little
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Oil on canvas signed by American artist, John Little (1907-1984) and dated 1970-71 in gilded trimmed, wood frame.
Little, who attended the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy and worked under ...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"By Any Means", Graffiti Styled / Abstract, Modern Vivid, Red, Yellow, Orange
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist Motivation:
"By Any Means" is bold, gritty, modern, vibrant and compelling! This "Street Style" Abstract Expressionist painting is raw and captivating!
"By Any Means" fits ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Cotton, Paper, Chalk, Charcoal, Color Pencil, Varnish
Chronos 2
By Jane Booth
Located in San Diego, CA
Jane Booth lives and works on the rural Kansas prairie where the broad, open vistas of land, water, and sky, act as a foundation for her work. Booth paints from the inside out, from ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Andalusia
Located in Milano, MI
In the compositions, the gaze is attracted by an interplay of harmonious balances
between full and empty spaces, which compel the regarding to an observation
dynamic approach in orde...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board, Acrylic
Abstract Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Sculpture', C. 2000 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
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Still Love Rules
Located in Covington, LA
"The nostalgia of a tropical climate is the undercurrent that inspires my process. Bright and vibrant pigments live on my palette. I treat each canvas with an intuitive approach, nev...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
The birth of every wave - Fluid abstract nature painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
In my creation, I sought to capture the ephemeral beauty of nature's dance. Using oil, I weaved an abstract tapestry, an expressionist representation of movement and energy. It's an ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Learning to Make Different Mistakes
Located in West Des Moines, IA
Harris's mastery of color and abstraction make this piece a stunning addition to any home or space. Her use of salmon pink alongside hues of blue and yellow create a compelling compo...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Earth Day
Located in West Des Moines, IA
Harris's abstract works are a definite way to liven any home or space. This piece features hand-cut ink paintings on paper and acrylic media on wood panel. With racing bands of horiz...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Return of the Earth
Located in West Des Moines, IA
Jen P. Harris combines two hand-cut ink paintings on paper and acrylic media onto two stretched canvases. Her compositions favor bold colors, geometric shapes, and abstraction. Harri...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Wounded Wall (diptych)
Located in West Des Moines, IA
This abstract piece by Harris features hand-cut ink paintings on paper and acrylic media on two wood panels. Harris uses a vivid array of colors and rhythmic geometric shapes.
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Big City, Small Town", Modern, Abstract, Neutral, Beige, Graffiti Style
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist Motivation:
One of the newest urban, "Street Styled" Abstract Expressionism paintings by Michelle Thomas!
Hang it anywhere - "Big City, Small Town" is rendered in a palette ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Paste, Paint, Paper, Adhesive, Acrylic Polymer, Pencil
The Field Catcher
By Harold Town
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Harold Town (1924-1990) remains one of the best-known and most intriguing artists from the "Painters Eleven" group.
Town's reputation was established in the late 1950s with a serie...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Pencil, Color Pencil
French Contemporary Art by Achao - Vâhana XXXVII, Più Vicino del Paradiso
By ACHAO
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & ink on free hanging canvas
Achao's paintings are an invitation to joy and serenity. Through a combination of motifs, colors and transparencies, the painting entitled ‘'Vâh...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
"Eschatology for the Unconcerned" - 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
Watercolor, Charcoal, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic
Short-term change 3, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Bright abstract painting with bold colors, great conversation starter. At the crossroads: should I do it or not? - Title: Short-term change 3- A radiograph of my mind series - Med...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Design for form', C. 2007 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
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Red summer, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original painting on canvas, bold red and blue abstract painting, Blue orange, modern wall art, Canadian artist, modern art Original bold painting on canvas by internationally col...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by Achao - Mandala XIV, Più Vicino del Paradiso
By ACHAO
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & ink on free hanging canvas
Achao's paintings extend an invitation to joy and serenity. Through an interplay of motifs, colors, and transparencies, the painting titled ‘Man...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Hello Sunshine, Chromatic Collision Series, Abstract Geometric Line Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert Petrick's "Hello Sunshine" is a fusion of meticulous geometry and bold abstract expression. From the artist's Chromatic Collisions series, this...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Short-term change 7, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Bright abstract painting with bold colors, great conversation starter. - Title: Short-term change 7 - A radiograph of my mind series - Medium: acrylic, mixed media - Support: canv...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Passage
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery:
Artist Statement: I am an Encaustic painter, working in the ancient art form of painting with beeswax and fusing with fire. I paint visions of P...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic
French Contemporary Art by Achao - Vâhana XXXVIII, Più Vicino del Paradiso
By ACHAO
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & ink on free hanging canvas
Achao's paintings are an invitation to joy and serenity. Through a combination of motifs, colors and transparencies, the painting entitled ‘Vâha...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Sentenced to happiness, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original painting on canvas, bold red and blue abstract painting, Blue orange, modern wall art, Canadian artist, modern art Original bold painting on canvas by internationally col...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
'Pretty when I cry'- textural abstract tantric meditation painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
'Pretty when I cry'- 42"x 30" abstract tantric painting by contemporary artist Elisa Niva
This textural color field painting uses the soak- method created by Helen Frankenthaler to ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Pigment
Nice Surprise
Located in Yuba City, CA
The stunning hues of the autumn foliage inspired me. This is one-of-a-kind artwork.
I focused on layering ,texture and unity .
This artwork is ready to hang and signed by artist .The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Hot Flame Abstract I Work On Paper
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Hot Flame,
Abstract vinyl watercolor on French Arches rag paper 60x40 artist signed. Shipping cost will depends on shipping option, it can be rolled up or frame before shipping, wh...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Vinyl, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Appassionata - Warm, earthy abstract landscape painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
"Appassionata" is a warm, earthy abstract landscape painting dedicated to the sensual crimson sky and terrestrial bounty below. It tells the story of movement and ascension, in a pal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tioulas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Born in 1988 and graduated from Villa Arson in 2012, Quentin Derouet came out with honors and the Nice city’s price that rewards his masterful and minimal gesture : the trace of a cr...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Abstract Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Land', C. 1997 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
Haven - Green abstract floral painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
"Haven" is a green floral abstract painting dedicated to peace in a struggling world. It is an imaginary abstract landscape made with lush greens and earth tones, with hints of crims...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Organic XXII, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Organic Patterns. Inspired from beautiful nature's forms in growing plants. Happy and luminous colours, playing, fresh, enchanted space. The sides are painted. This painting can be s...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Il Passato Rimane" (Italian, pink, antique, poetic, statue painting on canvas)
Located in Paris, IDF
Entitled 'Il Passato Imano,' translated to 'The Past Remains' in Italian, this artwork on cotton fabric showcases a statue of a man, accompanied by an abstracted shadow. The bust, pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Ink, Cotton
N° 665
Located in Toronto, CA
Robert’s work incorporates small poetic texts, often in a childlike manner. She did not utilize conventual tools, such as a paintbrush, but moved the paint with her hands. Though right-handed, she preferred to use her left hand to tap into a fragile creative energy akin to the mark-making of an untrained child’s first gestures.
Her work, therefore, has a sense of discovery that is both assertive and tentative. Her poetic texts are evocative and sometimes nonsensical, functioning more compositionally than literally. Her works on paper are often composed of variegated scribbles, and her paintings are rich painterly statements that move between abstraction and fantastical landscapes.
Louise Robert’s first professional exhibition was held in Montreal...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Mixed Media Painting Minnesota Woman Artist Figurative Abstract
Located in Surfside, FL
Known for her painting and sculpture as well as printmaking. Nancy Randall’s work is featured in collections at the Smithsonian Institution, the Walker Art Center, the Nelson Atkins ...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media
Signal 5 (~55% OFF LIST PRICE - LIMITED TIME ONLY!)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jennifer Bricker-Pugh
Signal 5
Acrylic on Panel
Year: 2022
Size: 10x10x1.5in
Signed, dated and inscribed by hand
COA provided
Ready to hang
Ref.: 924802-1093
Jennifer is an Abstract...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
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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