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: Black
item #5 from series "Mystère de la Caverne de Platon"
Located in CHÂTILLON-EN-DIOIS, FR
The large-format canvases evoke quivering universes of life. Aquatic, green universes, improbable landscapes are structured by discovering the rhythmic compositions that evoke a real...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Oasis
Located in Breckenridge, CO
"Oasis" is a mesmerizing abstract landscape oil painting that invites the viewer into a realm of profound emotion and boundless imagination. Created by a visionary artist, this mast...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
N° 78-367
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
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
EMKAY
Located in Marrakech, MA
Abstract calligraphy.
Mixed media on canvas.
Black exterior frame.
Framed dimensions : 115x101x5cm.
Signature on the back.
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Curious Sound
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Lyrical abstraction in black
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
El Lado Obscuro
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media on canvas
50 x 30 in
Unstretched
Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto canvas or paper. Her abstract paintings ma...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"ORGASME INTENSE" Style Pollock
Located in SAINT-ALPINIEN, FR
Hand-painted. Not a print. Painting is signed at the back. Dated. Contemporary FINE ART Original PAINTING, acrylic , spray and collage on st...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
Imago, 2015
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Jacopo Scassellati was born in Sassari (Sardinia) in 1989 where he still resides today. His family is originally from Umbria. Very early on, he disp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
1
Located in New York, NY
Abstract painting. Acrylic paint and ink on archival paper. In white frame.
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Via Crucis II
Located in Barcelona, ES
Inspirado en dos fugas de la Misa en si menor de Johann Sebastian Bach.
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled
Located in Marrakech, MA
Acrylic on canvas
Exterior black wood frame
Framed dimensions: 150 x 118 cm
Signed on the back
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Orb"
By Rex Ashlock
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Signed Verso
Rex Ashlock (1918 - 1999)
Born in Spokane, WA on Aug. 23, 1918. Ashlock moved to San Francisco in 1937 and was a copy boy for Associated Press while studying at the C...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Valentine's Day II"
By Lamar Briggs
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Lamar Briggs (1935 – 2015)
Abstract artist, Lamar Briggs, was born November 13, 1935 in Lafayette, Louisiana. He initially attended the University of Southern Louisiana for architec...
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Panel
ECLOSIONS GEOMETRIQUES
Located in Marrakech, MA
Acrylic painting on canvas
Black exterior frame
Signed on the back
Framed dimensions: 143x203(x4.5)cm
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Waterfront Theatre
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Painting. Can be hung vertically or horizontally. Vibrant Colors. The surface is the result of an intriguing contrast. Acrylics glazed with resin. The acrylic’s softnes...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Canvas
Affordable Slacks
Located in New York, NY
Abstract geometric painting on canvas.
About the Artist:
My text based paintings build upon the theme of myth vs. memory, which has been the f...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Acrylic
Wherever I Go, I See Black Water
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Lin Ji, also known as Webson Ji, is a New York-based Chinese multimedia artist. He holds an M.A. degree in Sculpture from Savannah College of Art and Design and a B.F.A. degree in Public Art from China Academy of Art. Webson Ji is a member of the International Sculpture Center, a member of the New England Sculptors Association and an associate member of the National Sculpture Society. Ji’s practice focuses on the presentation of water, combining it with various industrial materials to present the viewer with a unique interpretation of his meditation.
Webson Ji's works have been widely exhibited nationally and internationally. His most recent solo exhibition was held at Obition, Seoul, South Korea 2020. Other exhibitions include solo exhibitions at theBlanc Gallery in Manhattan, NY 2019; Besharat Museum Gallery, Atlanta, GA 2019; Garcia Wilburn Gallery, Atlanta, GA 2018, as well as group shows at the Oculus World Trade Center, Manhattan NY; Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn NY; La Mama La Galleria, Manhattan NY; Novado Gallery, Jersey City NJ; BINNAR Art Festival, Portugal; Antilia Gallery, Italy; Loosenart Gallery, Rome Italy; CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do South Korea; Gustein Gallery, Savannah GA; Yonsei University, Seoul South Korea; Z-Art Center, Shanghai China.
In July 2018, Webson Ji was honored as the Best Young Artist of the Year of 2018 GAMMA Young Artist Competition in Tokyo, Japan, out of 226 participants from over 26 different countries. In February 2019, Webson Ji exhibited his work in a group art exhibition curated by the Asian Cultural Center at New York City's landmark, the Oculus World Trade Center. His works and practice were covered by media and press like Art China, Sina, Sohu, Ifeng, Chinaweekly, The China Press...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Acrylic Polymer
Enter Here, Chapter 18
Located in Nashville, TN
Since the 1990s, Heinsohn’s work has addressed climate change, impending cataclysm and cultural dysfunction in numerous bodies of work including his mixed media wall reliefs, his "Time Frames" series of photo-based abstractions and his turbulent, thickly painted, cratered abstractions. However, as mentioned in his recent statement:
“Given the current dysfunctional mayhem of our planet, I believe we need visual art that provides a place for the mind to transcend our calamity, to thoughtfully explore the multitude of unknowns connected to our daily lives and to thereby refresh our optimism and our sense of urgency in the reimagining of our existence.”
These new works channel the meditative properties of abstraction pursued by Kandinsky and Malevich, combined with intuitive approaches of accessing higher consciousness which guided Hilma af Klint as well as, much later, artists of Abstract Surrealism such as Gordon Onslow Ford, Roberto Matta, Wolfgang Paalen...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Acrylic Polymer
SHAPED PAINTINDS #013
Located in Marrakech, MA
Acrylic paint on galvanized steel plates X2
125X82 CM, Thickness 5.5 CM, 2022
Signed on the back
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
Wave Rider, 79, 2019
Located in Quogue, NY
Powdered pigments with microcrystalline oilsticks
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
No. 78, October 1985
Located in Quogue, NY
Acrylic on Paper
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Carioca No. 1"
By Lamar Briggs
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Lamar Briggs (1935 – 2015)
Abstract artist, Lamar Briggs, was born November 13, 1935 in Lafayette, Louisiana. He initially attended the University of Southern Louisiana for architec...
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Panel
Cat Who A-1
By Ed Moses
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Ed Moses has been a prominent figure in the Los Angeles art scene for almost six decades. Born in 1926 in Long Beach, CA, Moses studied art at UCLA, and trained under the expressionist painter, Rico Lebrun.
He first exhibited work in 1949, and was part of the original group of artists from the legendary Ferus Gallery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Untitled
By Gilad Efrat
Located in Houston, TX
Gilad Efrat
Untitled, 2016
oil on canvas, 150 x 150 x 5 cm (59.1 x 59.1 x 2 in)
This painting is part of new series of work by Israeli artist Gilad Efrat. The paintings comprise th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Caliber Abstraction (Navy Blue on Burnt Gold #1)
By Nick Hunt
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Born February 4th, 1985 in Newport Beach, California. Nicholas Hunt grew up surrounded by business minded entrepreneurs and Southern California art icons. These experiences in business, art, California culture, and the unmistakable beauty and variety of Southern California landscapes...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Luminous Black Waves . Organic sculpture on wood backlit with an LED light
By Cari Cohen
Located in Miami, US
LUMINOUS BLACK WAVES . A sculpture made by plaster and painted with acrylic and spray paint is assemble to the wood piece creating a unique peace illuminated from behind with a LED light box...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Spray Paint, Plaster, Wood, LED Light, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled
By Gilad Efrat
Located in Houston, TX
Gilad Efrat
Untitled, 2016
oil on canvas, 175 x 250 x 5 cm (68.9 x 98.4 x 2 in)
This painting is part of new series of work by Israeli artist Gilad Efrat. The paintings comprise th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
By Martin Reyna
Located in New York, NY
Martin Reyna
Untitled, 2015
Mixed media on paper
19.6 x 19.6 in
(49.78h x 49.78w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Landscape #22
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jennifer Wolf grew up in Southern California hiking the Santa Ynez and Santa Monica Mountains. This intimate connection with the landscape led Wolf to explore using the earthen colo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
One Dimensions
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Seeking to evolve the way in which she collaborates with nature, Jennifer Wolf’s most recent series of works combine her signature flow process with innovative new layers of painterl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Full Circle
Located in New York, NY
Cecilia Biagini
Full Circle, 2013
Acrylic on canvas
65 x 45 in
(165.1h x 114.3w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
SF64-045, Sam Francis, Acrylic, American Abstraction, Postwar, Work on paper
By Sam Francis
Located in Geneva, CH
SF64-045, Sam Francis, Acrylic, American Abstraction, Postwar, Work on paper
1964
Acrylic on paper
73 x 56.5 cm
94 x 75 cm / 37 x 29.5 in. (w...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Diagonal Stripes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Petra Rös-Nickel, "Diagonal Stripes", Oil paint and rubbed stone powder on canvas.
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Abstract Shapes
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Josef Presser (Poland, United States, 1907 - 1967)
Abstracted Shapes
signed in red lower right
19 ¾ ” x 14 3/4”
25 1/4 ” x 20 1/4”
Medium: Gouache on paper
Provenance: Woodstock, NY
About
Josef Presser was born in Lublin, Poland. He studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School and in Europe, with Bryant Baker...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Inscription #06
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
Starting with inspiration from the visible world around him, Saleh Mohammadi reaches beyond the tangible and reproduces his own mind's eye.
Geometric shapes with a reference to the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Rosarito
Located in Fresno, CA
I believe a painting (story) must have an initial dramatic impact and at second glance should include tantalizing nuances of drawing (plotting) and gestures (conflict) to stay alive....
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"RED PLANET"
Located in SAINT-ALPINIEN, FR
Acrylic on stretched canvas 80X60 cm
Abstract expressionism.
Pollock Style. Action painting. Drip painting.
Artiste internationale, reconnue dans le mouvement de l'expressionisme
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Singed roses - abstraction art, made in cherry red, garnet red, white, grey
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The triptych is made with alcoholic ink in garnet red, cherry red, gray, white on Yupo paper. It can be in both horizontal and in vertical positions.
Each ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
"Abstract Script" Ink on Fabric Painting 79" x 16" inch by Mohamed Monaiseer
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Script" Ink on Fabric Painting 79" x 16" inch by Mohamed Monaiseer
Trinity series (2015)
In this work, I am a developing personal philosophy of the trinity—the uniting of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Ink
"Abyss" Abstract Mixed Media on canvas on board 59' x 39' in by Ahmed Farid
By Ahmed Farid
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abyss" Abstract Mixed Media on canvas on board 59' x 39' in by Ahmed Farid
Born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1950 where he currently lives and works, Farid is an autodidact Egyptian painte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Board
Small Works on Paper, Untitled #8
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
Mixed Media, Paper
Four Crowns, Acrylic Painting on Canvas
By Brian Nash
Located in Yardley, PA
This is a beautiful one-of-a-kind original acrylic/oil/chalk painting. It comes wired and ready to hang on deep-profile canvas. It is signed by the artist.
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Landscape - XXI century, Contemporary Oil & Acrylic Painting, Abstraction
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
MONIKA ROSSA
studied painting at the University of Arizona, in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and at the Escuela de Diseno in Barcelona. She practices drawing and easel painting....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Board
Kyoto Night, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Kyoto Night :: All about the mystery and beauty of the Night - On high quality yupo paper / Fresh harmony - tranquil sanctuary with the energy of moon and stars /Action in the brushw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Stream Boiling Bubbles, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic Abstract Painting, Original artwork created by Ronald Hunter. This abstract painting is set up with quick brush strokes to create a sense of movement, of positive energy t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled- Spheres - XXI century, Contemporary oil abstract painting, Canvas
By Klaudia Lata
Located in Warsaw, PL
KLAUDIA LATA (born in 1993) Graduate of painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice. Diploma in 2017 in the studio of prof. Ireneusz Walczak. Scholarship holder of the Ministry ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rowan
By Holly Addi
Located in Tulsa, OK
Holly Addi makes paintings to explore the art of abstraction and the philosophy of beauty in imperfection.
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Signs" Black and White, Abstract Painting Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Signs
Mixed Media Paint
80x80 cm
Original Art
Made in Italy
Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, where she lives and works. She graduated in Painting at the Aca...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Abstract Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Light', 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
Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Light', 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
"The Black Series number seven" by Anna Pennati - collage on paper on canvas
Located in Milano, MI
We are pleased to present this event, which will see the exclusive world premiere of Anna Pennati's works entitled The Black Series, that the artist reserved exclusively for 1stDibs ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Ink, Cardboard
"The Black Series number five" by Anna Pennati - collage on cardboard on canvas
Located in Milano, MI
We are pleased to present this event, which will see the exclusive world premiere of Anna Pennati's works entitled The Black Series, that the artist reserved exclusively for 1stDibs ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Ink, Cardboard
Prowl - Abstract Expressionism Mixed Media Graffiti-Style Painting Bright Colors
Located in Chicago, IL
Color, line, texture, pattern and process are the formal qualities of abstract work. By exploring these qualities, Connor Hughes creates a visceral and cerebral experience within the abstract. Fields of color and texture fill the canvas. He attacks his work with a vigorous show of emotion, a struggle between self-expression and the chaos of the subconscious. The heavy paint spills...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media
Mandrill - Abstract Expressionism, Graffiti-Style Painting with Bright Colors
Located in Chicago, IL
Color, line, texture, pattern and process are the formal qualities of abstract work. By exploring these qualities, Connor Hughes creates a visceral and cerebral experience within the abstract. Fields of color and texture fill the canvas. He attacks his work with a vigorous show of emotion, a struggle between self-expression and the chaos of the subconscious. The heavy paint spills...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Summer Hedgerow with Dog Roses 1, Floral meadow, Abstract art, Original painting
Located in Deddington, GB
A summer hedgerow festooned with wild roses - the epitome of a lazy walk down a country lane. These are dog roses, which got their name from the belief that you should eat the root i...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Monumental Mid Century Modern Abstract Minimalist Sleek Design Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
An abstract mid century painting by Duayne Hatchett . Oil on canvas, circa 1973. Signed verso. Framed.
Duayne Hatchett was a visual artist whose work included prints, painting...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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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