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
Black S and Red L
Located in Southampton, NY
This small painting is an prime example of J. Oscar Molina's abstract figurative works done with oil Sharpie. The different figures represent people of all walks of life who have wor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Black L and Blue S
Located in Southampton, NY
This small painting is an prime example of J. Oscar Molina's abstract figurative works done with oil Sharpie. The different figures represent people of all walks of life who have wor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
"Great Day for a Balloon Ride", Bette Ridgeway, 90X52, Acrylic/Canvas, Abstract
Located in Dallas, TX
Today we can consider the artist Bette Ridgeway as the one and only true heir of Paul Jenkins: her mentor and teacher. Ridgeway's painting is dynamic and rhythmic; like the most “en...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Green and Orange Cross Pattern, Colorful Painting on Paper, Abstract Brushstroke
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Green and Orange Cross Pattern" is an abstract painting by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. It is a beautiful series of rhythmic brushstrokes combined with subtle tones and unique shapes that is both classy and fresh. The use of vivid colors on a white background reminds the beautiful vintage beach cabins...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Black s and Red s
Located in Southampton, NY
This small painting is an prime example of J. Oscar Molina's abstract figurative works done with oil Sharpie. The different figures represent people of all walks of life who have wor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Black L and Red S
Located in Southampton, NY
This small painting is an prime example of J. Oscar Molina's abstract figurative works done with oil Sharpie. The different figures represent people of all walks of life who have wor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Loki, Original Contemporary Abstract Patterned Collage Painting on Canvas
Located in Boston, MA
Loki, Original Contemporary Abstract Patterned Collage Painting on Canvas
48x48x1.5 (HxWxD), Mixed Media
This large format square mixed media work by artist Sarah Finucane features a colorful patchwork of different patterns layered one on top of another. A variation of playful designs make up this quilt-like composition. Blues, pinks, and gray tones dominate the composition, with small moments of golden yellow, neon orange, and bright red included as accents. The painting's bottom third is delineated by a sharp line that creates a slightly disjointed feel to the abstraction. The gray tones of the background, layered with organic blocks of color, are reminiscent of paint overlays of graffiti on concrete. Despite that grungy aesthetic, there is something very playful, jovial, and childlike about this piece.
In-situ images are mockups only; work comes unframed.
Artist Commentary:
Breathe new life into any space with 'Loki'. This statement piece is inspired by the Norse god of mischief, Loki. The artwork incorporates bold patterns and eclectic whimsical wheels, balanced by the sophisticated neutrals and soft pastels. The use of collaged canvas sewn with a vintage Singer sewing machine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Undisclosed Extravagance
Located in Tulsa, OK
Jennifer Wagner's Undisclosed Extravagance is a pink and yellow contemporary abstract mixed media painting that measures 41 x 41 and is priced at $3,000.
Jennifer Wagner's desire to...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Carolina Farmland (original soft palette abstract)
By Jane Burton
Located in Tempe, AZ
A beautiful soft abstract painting by Jane Burton. The artist uses a variety of techniques and mediums to layer unique texture and expressionist...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Hot Pink Radiance, Bright Abstract Painting, Gold Pink and White Art, Interior
By Sarah Berger
Located in Deddington, GB
"Hot Pink Radiance" was inspired by the beautiful flower trimmings from my garden this summer. Gorgeous greens mixed with hot pink colours. I had to capture the feeling before the su...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Amonia 14-5
Located in Westport, CT
This minimalist layered painting is by David Skillicorn.
Hw began his career as a documentary filmmaker and is a self-taught artist.
His process is one of applying paint liberally, c...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Organic Forms B28
Located in King, ON
This abstract painting from new Series “Organic Forms” is inspired by minimalism, modern art and hard edge.
This work is signed, dated and tilted by Artist on the back.
This work wil...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Abstract Garden" No1, Absrtact Mixed Media Painting, 2017
Located in London, GB
Hsu Tung-Lung (b.1947) is a highly accomplished contemporary artist, who specializes in paintings. His latest collection "Memory Landscape" features an original abstract oil painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Acrylic
"Abstract Garden" No5, Absrtact Mixed Media Painting, 2017
Located in London, GB
Hsu Tung-Lung (b.1947) is a highly accomplished contemporary artist, who specializes in paintings. His latest collection "Memory Landscape" features an original abstract oil painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Acrylic
Bodhisatva
By Rick Lewis
Located in Greenwich, CT
Bodhisatva
Oil, Muslin, Marble Dust, Asphalt On Canvas
12" x 9"
I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of painting e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Marble
All That She Touches, Original Framed Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Painting
Located in Boston, MA
All That She Touches, Original Framed Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Painting
40x40x2 (HxWxD), Mixed Media
A minimalist abstract work, this square format painting by artist Stacey Warnix...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Until We Meet Again Abstract Free Shipping Expressionism
Located in Houston, TX
Until We Meet Again is an contemporary abstract painting by Texan artist Eleanor McCarthy. It can also be described as a abstract floral painting. Eleanor McCarthy uses acrylic pa...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage American Modernist Outsider Pop Art Abstract Large Original Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Manarola, Original Framed Contemporary Colorful Abstract Mixed Media Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Manarola, Original Framed Contemporary Colorful Abstract Mixed Media Painting
60x50x2 (HxWxD), Mixed Media
Bright colors burst out towards the viewer in this abstact mixed media work by artist Stacey Warnix...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Dream Central
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Extremely diverse creative pursuits which span a wide range of visual and performing arts, public service and arts education have been the primary focus of my life. These include: pa...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Blue Doors of Havana (colorful abstract painting)
By Jane Burton
Located in Tempe, AZ
Original abstract painting created with charcoal, graphite, inks, and acrylic on rolled canvas. Can be stretched prior to shipping upon request.
Artist statement :
My visual langu...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Ceremony" Abstract Oil Painting 39" x 59" in by Muzaffar Abdullaev
Located in Culver City, CA
"Ceremony" Abstract Oil Painting 39" x 59" in by Muzaffar Abdullaev
ABOUT:
He was born in 1953 in Bukhara, where he lives and works. Boasting forty years of experience, the artist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Aspenized A2
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Michael Kessler was born in 1954 in Hanover, Pennsylvania and had his first art show in 1080. His abstract art awards include the Rome Prize for Painting from the American Academy in...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Strata 13
By Laura Berman
Located in West Des Moines, IA
Laura Crehuet Berman is a native of Barcelona, Spain, where her love for pattern, design and bold colors originated. Her work’s focus on relationships and recombination of forms relate to her nomadic history of relocation and travel. Indeed, she is always comfortable anywhere as long as her personal collections of things are nearby– and this is her inspiration.
"I have spent a lot of time in the middle of Kansas for the past few years. The Flint Hills...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Monoprint, Mixed Media
Iris's World (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Iris's World (Abstract painting)
Acrylic and Spray Paint on Canvas - Unframed.
This work is exclusive to IdeelArt
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
Thi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Spray Paint
Vintage American School Signed Nude Abstract Interior Scene Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school modernist interior nude painting. Watercolor and gouache and pastel on paper. Signed. Framed. Image size, 13L x 19H.
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
KING CHARLES’ BIRTHDAY AT HORSE GUARDS PARADE, LONDON
Located in Deddington, GB
original
Watercolour
Image size: H:25 cm x W:41 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:25 cm x W:41 cm x D:0.1cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
Painted at the barriers during the celebration of King Charles' Birthday in June 2023
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Get in the Kitchen
By Rick Lewis
Located in Greenwich, CT
Get in the Kitchen
Mixed Media On Paper
22" x 30"
I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Changing Seasons, Abstract Expressionist Style in Red and Blue, Black Gestures
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Changing Seasons" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused wi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
"Untitled 139" abstract painting by Doris Vlasek Hails, mixed media on paper
Located in Glenview, IL
"Untitled" by American artist Doris Vlasek Hails is an abstract mixed media painting on paper, installed on museum board.
Doris Vlasek-Hails was born in Chicago in 1938, a year afte...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Birchgroves 21
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Michael Kessler was born in 1954 in Hanover, Pennsylvania and had his first art show in 1080. His abstract art awards include the Rome Prize for Painting from the American Academy in...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Zapata
By Rick Lewis
Located in Greenwich, CT
Zapata
Tylose and Burlap On Canvas
30" x 40"
I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of painting employing the use of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Burlap, Cotton Canvas
Offering IX
By Rick Lewis
Located in Greenwich, CT
Offering IX
Mixed Media On Paper
30" x 22"
I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of painting employing the use of i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Adaizan
By Rick Lewis
Located in Greenwich, CT
Adaizan
Oil, Marble Powder, Asphalt, Burlap On Canvas
73.3 x 70"
I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Marble
Taysha
By Rick Lewis
Located in Greenwich, CT
Taysha
Oil, Marble Powder, Asphalt, Burlap On Canvas
73.25 x 70"
I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Marble
Out of Sync
By Rick Lewis
Located in Greenwich, CT
Out of Sync
Mixed Media On Paper
30" x 22"
I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of painting employing the use of i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Golden Sunset Through Leaves by Sean Maze
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
2023
Signed on the reverse
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Break Free
Located in Singapore, SG
Our wishes, aspirations and the urge for freedom does not always come from within us. Consciously or unconsciously we are bound with others. Our friends, relatives and family usually...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pen
For Edna
By Rick Lewis
Located in Greenwich, CT
For Edna
Mixed Media On Paper
22" x 30"
I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of painting employing the use of indu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Untitled RL692007
By Rick Lewis
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled RL692007
Mixed Media On Paper
30" x 20"
I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of painting employing the us...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Barkbeats 3
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Michael Kessler was born in 1954 in Hanover, Pennsylvania and had his first art show in 1080. His abstract art awards include the Rome Prize for Painting from the American Academy in...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Offering II
By Rick Lewis
Located in Greenwich, CT
Offering II
Mixed Media On Paper
30" x 22"
I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of painting employing the use of i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Barkbeats 4
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Michael Kessler was born in 1954 in Hanover, Pennsylvania and had his first art show in 1080. His abstract art awards include the Rome Prize for Painting from the American Academy in...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
'Landscape'. French Abstract Expressionist Acrylic on Paper.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Contemporary abstract expressionist acrylic in green and peach of a landscape on paper by French artist Christian Manoury. Signed bottom right. Dated 2021 and signed to the reverse. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Lake of Stars (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Lake of Stars (Abstract painting)
Acrylic paint on canvas - Unframed.
This work is exclusive to IdeelArt.
This work is part of the series Asphalt Abstracted Ad Astra.
Existential m...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
The Moment Here
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Shingo Francis grew up in Los Angeles, immersed in the intense light and vast ocean vistas of life in southern California. Like many LA artists, Francis be...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lake of Stars (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Lake of Stars (Abstract painting)
Acrylic paint on canvas - Unframed.
This work is exclusive to IdeelArt.
This work is part of the series Asphalt Abstracted Ad Astra.
Existential m...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Geoforms B76
Located in King, ON
This abstract painting from new Series “Geoforms" is inspired by minimalism, modern art and hard edge.
This work is signed, dated and tilted by Artist on the back.
This work will be ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard
Bulgarian Contemporary Art by Ralitsa Stoitseva - The Sheep
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Ralitsa Stoitseva is a Bulgarian artist born in 1963 who lives and works in Sofia, Bulgaria. She studied at the National Academy of Art in Sofia and has been graduated...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Stain 20, Original Contemporary Abstract Colorful Energetic Concentric Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Stain 20, Original Contemporary Abstract Colorful Energetic Concentric Painting
24" x 18" x 0.625" (HxWxD), Acrylic on Canvas
A colorful and energetic painting by artist Katie Schut...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
Abstract Village Scene Original Oil Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract decorative cityscape by Leonard "Parker Lee" Leibsohn (American, 1924 - 1995).
Known for: Abstraction and realism, landscape, marine and still lif...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Illustration Board
ST
Located in Lisboa, PT
ST, 2018
oil on paper
100 x 70 cm (framed : 109 x 79 cm)
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Simulation on photo : mansonia solid wood profile frame, uv70 museum quality anti reflex glass
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Free shipping conditioned...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Look At Me #3 Contemporary Original Abstract Acrylic Painting on Wood Panel
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Look At Me #3 Contemporary Original Abstract Acrylic Painting on Wood Panel
The Look At Me series references society’s hunger for attention. Social media, news outlets, and the pres...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Phenomenon East of the River, Acrylic on Canvas Painting by Paul Jenkins
By Paul Jenkins
Located in London, GB
Phenomenon East of the River by Paul Jenkins (1923 - 2012)
Acrylic on canvas
97.2 x 130.2 cm (38 ¹/₄ x 51 ¹/₄ inches)
Signed lower right, Paul Jenkins
Signed, titled and dated 1993 on the reverse
Provenance
Private collection, New York, acquired directly from the artist
Artist's Biography
Born at Kansas City in Missouri (USA), the multi-media artist, poet and playwright Paul Jenkins studied at the Kansas City Art Institute and the Art Students League in New York City. After his discharge from military service at the end of February 1946, he briefly studied playwriting with dramatist George McCalmon at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh. Thereafter, Jenkins spent four years studying with Japanese American artist Yasuo Kuniyoshi in New York City. His first solo exhibitions were held at Studio Paul Facchetti in Paris in 1954 and the Martha Graham Gallery in New York City in 1956. Over the past thirty years, numerous retrospectives have been curated across the globe and Jenkins’ work can found in national collections from Europe and the United States to Israel, Australia and Japan.
The diversity of his work springs from Jenkins’ wealth of eclectic influences. Some of his earliest works included what he called "interior landscapes" influenced by ancient natural forms like the caves he visited in the Ozark Mountains in his native-Missouri. Frequent student visits to the Frick Collection in New York fostered a love of the great masters: Bellini, Holbein, Vermeer, Rembrandt, de la Tour, Turner and Goya. In compliment, lingering student visits to the renowned Eastern collection of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City evoked powerful sympathy for a monumental Chinese fresco...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Tropical Green, Beige & Black
Located in King, ON
Bright palette of colors has been used in this abstract painting, exploring the boundaries between space and color. The sides are painted, so the painting is ready to be hung on the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Invisible Women Ratilles
Located in New York, NY
Angels Grau is a Catalan artist who spends her time between Barcelona, New York, and a small village located in the breathtaking Priorat, one of the most n...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Signal 3 (~55% OFF LIST PRICE - LIMITED TIME ONLY!)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jennifer Bricker-Pugh
Signal 3
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
Woman
Located in New Orleans, LA
Sophia Lauer has a degree in both fine art and film from Lipscomb University and has worn many hats in the Nashville arts scene. Her creativity continues to be expressed through many...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
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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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