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
When I look into your eyes (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
When I look into your eyes (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas — Unframed
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This method is especially safe for large wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Renacimiento
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic on canvas
63x90 in
Vicky Barranguet found her own voice and colorful expression of life, emotions, and music through her studies with master painters, Larry Pons and Willia...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Optimism Painting II - acrylic on wood
Located in London, GB
Optimism Painting II - acrylic & mixed media on wood panel, 2019
20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm
mint condition - original and unique piece.
Christian Möller...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Wonderworld - Contemporary Mixed Media
Located in New Orleans, LA
(Note: sorry for what looks like a fold at the bottom; this is not a crease, it was pulled out of an old frame for photography and wouldn't lie flat for shooting but of course will b...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Untitled', c. 1990's 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
First Rights
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Charles Arnoldi, is an American painter, sculptor and printmaker. He was born April 10, 1946 in Dayton, Ohio.
Charles Arnoldi has been described as an artist who “draws in space” to...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Tuesday
Located in Washington, DC
Wonderful painting by Washington DC artist Jeanne Cosimano. Painting is titled "Tuesday" and dated 2021. Artist is known for her dynamic compositions and ski...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
Les feuilles tombent sur lui
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
Purple Haze, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Janet Hamilton portrays a contemporary abstract painting with a captivating visual impression. The composition boasts a textured surface created through ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Geoforms 15
Located in King, ON
This abstract painting from series “Geoforms” is inspired by minimalism, modern art and hard edge.
This painting is a vibrant and dynamic composition of various shapes and organic f...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Following II" abstract acrylic painting on canvas, black lines neutral pale tan
Located in Hamburg, HH
A large abstract painting on canvas by Amanda Andersen; one in a series of five in the "Following" series created in 2013. (Three of them are available for sale, two sold.)
This series was made with a linseed oil medium on the geometric parts of the canvas to create areas of semi-gloss transparency to contrast the larger matte surfaces. Black tape from a VHS cassette was draped in the studio and used as reference to create the abstracted black forms in the piece which elegantly stretch out and pile together in the middle. Background areas of pale pink, tan and beige let the black tape stand out, layered with pale yellow and yellow green rectangles.
This series belongs to a larger body of work created in the early 2010s which explored vintage technologies and materials. Including still life paintings of VHS cassette tape–like this one–as well as reel-to-reel tape machines...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Mad red 2 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Mad red 2 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic and pigments on paper — Unframed.
Emma Godebska is a French abstract artist living in Nimes, France.
Her use of natural pigments, reflective o...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pigment
Beverly Fishman "UNTITLED" Abstract Silkscreen Stainless Metal 2008
Located in Detroit, MI
"Untitled" by Beverly Fishman is a silkscreen on polished stainless metal filled with bright primary colors and repetitive designs and swirls. Fishman draws on a range of artistic and conceptual influences in crafting her unique canvases, from the industrial-inspired Minimalism of artists like Donald Judd or Frank Stella to techniques taken from the fields of science and medicine.
The piece is signed and dated on verso by the artist along with the provenance via a label from the Bruno David Gallery in St. Louis, Missouri stating artist's name, title, date, size and medium and date of 2/2009 when it was in the possession of the gallery.
Beverly Fishman’s neon-hued geometric works utilize both shaped canvases and eye-popping forms within the picture plane. Her subjects range from stars and boxes to depictions of human heads and skulls and crossbones and include cameos by pop culturalicons like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Polka Daub Carnival, Original Pop Art Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Polka Daub Carnival, Original Pop Art Painting
Heavily textured abstract geometric painting inspired by the colors and textures of the carnival.
Orig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cohabiter
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
Bateaux, original lithograph
Located in Belgrade, MT
This piece is from my private collection and is in very good condition. It is a limited edition 75/220.
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Flying Buttress 3 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Flying Buttress 3 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on Montval paper — Unframed.
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidos...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
THE LOVE WE UNRAVEL, Original Abstract Painting
Located in Boston, MA
THE LOVE WE UNRAVEL
60 x 72 inches
Mixed media on linen
Original painting signed by the artist
Unframed
Artist's Commentary:
"I fell in love with flowers young. I fell in love wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Westbound - earth tone abstract 3D composition using car parts
Located in New York, NY
Scott McMillin is perpetuating the tradition of well-known scrap metal artists such as John Chamberlain or Cesar to create unique abstract geometric compositions. Using discarded car...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
Full Moon Loop
By Tom Lieber
Located in Phoenix, AZ
oil and gesso on canvas
Stemming from his interest in human energy, Tom Lieber creates works that evoke notions about the way we experience, feel, receive and express. While in Berk...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Oil
Since March #5 Contemporary Original Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
This 18 x 18 inch oil painting on canvas is stretched on heavy-duty stretcher bars. The sides are white. This piece is not framed. Please inquire if you have any questions at all.
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dreaming in a Cave, Pastel Pink and Blue Diptych, Cartoon Style Black Lines
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Dreaming in a Cave" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with raw emotion.
Romina Mi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
Play #7 Contemporary Original Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
This series focuses on the idea of play and the emotions involved in the act of playing. We often forget the importance of relaxing the mind, of letting go of our troubles, of being ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Whisky jug with apple blossom, Original painting, interior art, food art
Located in Deddington, GB
Maggie LaPorte Banks. Whisky jug with apple blossom [2022]
original
Oil on canvas
Image size: H:50 cm x W:50 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x W...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
By Jürgen Görg
Located in Toronto, ON
Original Oil on Canvas
Hand Signed by Jürgen Görg
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Since March #4 Contemporary Original Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
This 18 x 18 inch oil painting on canvas is stretched on heavy-duty stretcher bars. The sides are white. This piece is not framed. Please inquire if you have any questions at all.
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Chromatic, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
An original piece from the series “Chromaticâ€
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Field Mouse Series
Located in New York, NY
Robert Natkin (1930-2010)
Abstract Expressionist Painter
'Field Mouse Series,' about 1970
Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 44 in.
Signed (at lower right): Natkin
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Winter sunset, Painting, Acrylic on MDF Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
An original abstract landscape with a deep texture inspired by a winter evening where sunset reflects on the show and turns the white snow into a pink fairytale. The metallic colo...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
See (right)
Located in Phoenix, AZ
oil and acrylic on canvas
In the Diamond Sūtra, existence and emptiness are fundamental Buddhist notions. Buddha states that, “All conditioned phenomena are like a dream, an illusio...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Flying Buttress 1 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Flying Buttress 1 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on Montval paper — Unframed.
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidos...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Seed (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Seed (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on Montval paper — Unframed.
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidoscopic worlds ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Light bulb pianist / Oil Pastel on cardboard / 100 x 70 cm
Located in KRAKÓW, PL
Oil pastel on cardboard, one of several paintings under the common title "Zychany". In the presented painting, for the first time, next to the traditional figure "Zychan", a figure w...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Endless beauty, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Abstract multicolored painting with orange, yellow, different tones of blues, turquoise and white. Bright colorful and bold tones create a happy and peaceful mood. - Title: Endless ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
A Different Beat
Located in Washington, DC
"A Different Beat" by Washington DC artist Jeanne Cosimano. Painting in gouache and chalk on paper and dated 2022. Artist is known for her dynamic composit...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Gouache, Archival Paper
"OBLIVION" Abstract Painting 40" x 30" inch by Carlos Delgado
Located in Culver City, CA
"OBLIVION" Abstract Painting 40" x 30" inch by Carlos Delgado
ABOUT:
Carlos Delgado is a Colombian artist with international recognition living betwe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"Black Sun, Yellow Sun" Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Jalen Masai
"Black Sun, Yellow Sun"
2021
Spray paint, acrylic paint on paper
12"x9" unframed
Unsigned
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Born in spring - Soft green and gold abstract landscape painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
"Born in spring" is a soft abstract landscape painting, in a beautiful palette of greens and gold and celestial blue running through the sky. It is a painting dedicated to the Italia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"From the Back" Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Jalen Masai
"From the Back"
2021
Acrylic paint on paper
12"x9"" unframed
Unsigned
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Join me to heaven, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Large abstract expressionism artwork realized in winter 2023 in France. Bright palette mainly of pink, red, orange and white. Professi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Blue Yonder-Monroe Hodder, American, Abstract, Bold, Modern, Red, Blue, Oil
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Blue Yonder is an original oil over acrylic on canvas painting by American artist Monroe Hodder. Hodder’s abstract paintings are gloriously bold. Inspired by the urban backdrops of h...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
The Dance Of Aarna And The Maharaja Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
A leading exponent of contemporary art in Europe, Paul Wadsworth utilises a palette of vibrant colours to achieve his signature paintings redolent of people and place. Expressionism ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
#8
By Diana Kurz
Located in Lawrence, NY
The story of the post-WWII New York School artists is still being written. The role of women in the art of the day still needs examination and study. Kur...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pink Wave, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Multicolored bold abstract painting with orange rust, pink, navy blue and white. Bold and joyful colors, to create a happy mood. It was painted with professional acrylic paint on ca...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Apollo in Gold, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
My new painting “Apollo in Goldâ€
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Venus sunrise - soft pink and gold abstract sky painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
"Venus sunrise" is a soft pink and gold abstract sky painting, a sensual, mysterious, mystic sunrise dominated by warm umber, crimson, soft fleshy pink and gold. A soft, warm, sweet ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Eyes Didn't Let Me Open (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Eyes Didn't Let Me Open (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
Fattovich calls his style Abstract Punk.
His compositions evolve according to a subliminal process in which he ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sunset Over Parting Grasses
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic on Canvas
48 x 36 inches
Signed on the reverse
(To purchase individual canvases instead of all 4 message us to discuss)
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Song of the Equinox - Abstract expressionist pink floral painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
"Song of the Equinox" is an abstract expressionist pink floral painting finished on the day of the Spring Equinox in my Forest Studio in the middle of a national forest in Florida. I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jazz Piano - tall, green, gestural, colourist, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Milly Ristvedt loves jazz. Several of her paintings have been created to the beat of a jazz tune. In this abstract piece, on a vertical velvet green backdrop, expansive gestural brus...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Waves and foam, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Multicolored bold abstract painting with orange rust, light blue, yellow and white. Bold and joyful colors, to create a happy mood. It was painted with professional acrylic paint on...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Gallery Wall (minimalist textured panels)
Located in Tempe, AZ
A truly unique minimalist abstract gallery art wall. There are 12 grey/white textured panels and 4 yellow. Can be mixed & matched to your space and preference and sold as a smaller s...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ghiaccio Pesca Due
By Kim Fonder
Located in Tulsa, OK
Leonardo Da Vinci said, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Jack Kerouac said, “One day, I will find the right words, and they will be simple. I love texture and touch. My...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Panel
The structure of rays, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Thinking about summer, ocean and diving. - Title: The structure of rays - Medium: Mixed media - Support: canvas, ready to hang - Size: 24"x48"x1.5" - Two coats of protective glo...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Meeting by Annemarie Ambrosoli Oil on canvas Abstract Expressionist
Located in Kiens, BZ
Meeting (2018) is an oil painting by contemporary artist Annemarie Ambrosoli, that measures 50x50cm.
It is signed in the lower right corner and on the back of the canvas.
Unframed, b...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Riding High, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Newel Hunter
Located in Yardley, PA
As an eclectic artist with wide-ranging interests, approaches, techniques and tools, Hunter's work can be a challenge to classify. "Riding High" is in an infinite celebration of gest...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Red canyon, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Multicolored bold abstract painting with orange rust, light blue, yellow and white. Bold and joyful colors, to create a happy mood. It was painted with professional acrylic paint on...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Dmitri Wright - Giocoso Opus 1, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
PROVENCAL Series:
“In [this] series I was exploring the classical influences of the impressionist masters, to build on their ideas to move them forward, yet being true to the many ap...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Paint, 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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