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: Blue
Ceta, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Janet Hamilton creates a contemporary abstract painting using drywall knives. The mesmerizing repetitive circular motion forms an organic shape. Shades o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Curved Lines 20
Located in King, ON
This abstract painting is from new series “Curved Lines” and inspired by nature. Performed in Minimalism, Modern Art and Hard Edge styles.
This work is signed by Artist on the back. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sea Landscape - Abstract Oil Painting Colors Grey Lilac Black Pink Blue
Located in Sofia, BG
"Sea landscape" is a modern, abstract painting by Maestro Zhivko Zheliazkov,
TECHNIQUE: oil painting on canvas
STYLE: Romantic, Impressionist, Contemporary
Edition : Unique, signe...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Untitled"
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Framed oil on canvas paintings signed on back by Israeli-American artist Miriam Cabessa (b. 1966) and dated 2017. Wired to be hung vertically or horizontally.
Cabessa was born i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Untitled"
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Framed oil on canvas paintings signed on back by Israeli-American artist Miriam Cabessa (b. 1966) and dated 2017. Wired to be hung vertically or horizontally.
Cabessa was born i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Floral Abstract, Blue and Coral', Post-Impressionist Still Life
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Nira Moblad' ( American, 1920-1993) and dated 1964; additionally signed verso.
A substantial and dynamic, semi-abstracted oil still-life of Lilies and Honeysuck...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Aquatic Blues - Abstract Seascape Color Field, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
“Aquatic Bluesâ€
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Space Bound, Large-Scale Gouache & Mixed Media Abstract
By Nancy Louise Jones
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale mixed media and gouache abstract by Nancy Louise Jones (American, 20th century), 1980. This large-scale abstract piece features a cool color palette with layered geometric shapes and planes, evocative of outer space and the cosmos.
Signed and dated "1980" on the bottom right.
Presented in a metal frame.
Image size, 39"H x 48"L.
About the Artist:
Mentors: William Brice, Ron Pekar, Manfred Mueller, Gere Kavanaugh.
Permanent Museum Collections: Huntington Library Archive, “Intimate View of LA”, San Marino, CA
South Bay Contemporary Museum, Torrance, CA
Published Work:
2012 “Nymphas Dissolutio”, The Bride Revisited Mercedes Gertz/ Nancy Louise Jones
2010 Billy IDOL...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Mixed Media
Mantel
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
Mantel
1998
Acryl auf Leinwand
150 x 100 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei Pro...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Soothing Blues - Abstract Color Field Seascape, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
“Soothing Bluesâ€
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Colourscape 79, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Inspired by clouds, exploring movement through colour. Vibrant bright colours are favoured in the palettes of these works, reflecting the artists’s personal relationship with co...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
White acrylic on natural silk from Oaxaca, hand-dyed with cochineal and indigo
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Ricardo Mazal
De (Grey), 2023
Acrylic on natural silk, hand-dyed with cochineal grain, indigo and iron oxide, mounted on aluminum panel
18 x 19 inches
RM533
Ricardo Mazal is perhaps...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Silk, Acrylic
"The Morning", Turquoise Sky Rust Earth Abstract Landscape Acrylic Painting
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This artwork named "The Morning" is an abstract painting on canvas by French artist Anne Revol.
Through her abstract artworks, Anne Revol likes to express trips, invitations, sugges...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"The Sky 1", Blue Sky Rust Earth Abstract Landscape Acrylic Painting
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This artwork named "Sky 1" is an abstract painting on canvas by French artist Anne Revol.
Through her abstract artworks, Anne Revol likes to express trips, invitations, suggestions,...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Nantucket, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Trixie Pitts
Located in Yardley, PA
"Nantucket" is a stunning, dynamic show-stopper of an oil painting on canvas in the abstract expressionist style by Trixie Pitts, a trusted artist seller. The daring palette is bold ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
FIGURES OF LIGHT, 168 х 245 cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
FIGURES OF LIGHT, 168 х 245 cm
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Small Gypsy Girl in Paris 1, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
READY TO HANG with the edges painted. The technique I use is: palette knife, professional varnished acrylic pigments, neon acrylics on stretched canvas. At the end I covered with a ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
THINGS THAT GLOW IN THE MOONLIGHT, 150 х 110 cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
ANIMA I, 200 х 195 cm
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue Core II, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Bringing in some color into the otherwise black and white painting. This is the second of the two blue core paintings. Enjoy! Unique painting using high-quality acrylic colors on ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Shambala by M.Y., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
I am constantly looking for different techniques, colors and materials to experiment with, and always strive to achieve sensual harmony in every composition. I am primarily inspired ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Odds 6 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Odds 6 (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 of n...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pigment
The Puzzle, Original Contemporary Figurative Painting on Canvas
Located in Boston, MA
The Puzzle, Original Contemporary Figurative Painting on Canvas
36x36 (HxW), Acrylic Paint
This fun, colorful, inverted abstract figura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Amazonite Revealed II, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Here’s a large square piece in colors of the amazonite gemstone (turquoise) with black whining through the white surface. It’s the sister painting to Amazonite Revealed I….Enjo...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Amazonite Revealed I, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Here’s a large square piece in colors of the amazonite gemstone (turquoise) with black whining through the white surface. It’s the sister painting to Amazonite Revealed II….Enj...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Antique Blue Exclusive", TA3Z, Abstract, 21st Century, Acrylic, Clay
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany.
Roger Koenig, the talented abstract painter, resides and creates his magnificent...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
Soft Blues - Modern Abstract Seascape, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
“Soft Bluesâ€
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Turquoise Dream, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original abstract textured painting with turquoise colors. It was painted in multiple layers with palette knife and brushes. * The artwork is signed on the back and includes a Cer...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Werkstatt
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
Werkstatt
2015
Acryl auf Leinwand
50 x 60 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei Pr...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Soap Opera, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Pallet knife work in acrylic colors that remind me of the bar of soap that we were using at home when I was a child. ;-) Unique painting using high-quality acrylic colors on profe...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Summer Flickering, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A classic pallet-knife piece in acrylics in pastellic colors of a light summer breeze. You can almost smell a flower meadow on a hot summer day... Unique painting using high-qual...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Ultra radiant dawn, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
This radiant modern abstract was created blending iridescent drizzles of acrylic paint in random yet calming pattern. A color palette of turquoise, blues, yellow over orange, most...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
INDIGO COLLAGE I
By Kim Fonder
Located in Tulsa, OK
INDIGO COLLAGE I by artist Kim Fonder is a grey, indigo, blue, and white contemporary abstract mixed media on canvas painting that measures 60 x 60 and is priced at $6,200.
Kim Fonder loves texture and touch. Her paintings and furniture reflect her infatuation with these two characteristics. From the materials Fonder selects, to the way she crafts each piece; these two attributes remain her focus. She seeks to honor Leonardo Da Vinci's words, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
Born Corvallis, Oregon
creative director, aberson exhibits
master of science in applied behavioral studies, school psychometrics
bachelor of science degree education
group shows and juried exhibitions
biting the apple, IAO gallery, oklahoma city, oklahoma 1999
mayfest invitational gallery tulsa, oklahoma may 1999
biting the apple,IAO gallery, may 2001
mayfest invitational gallery may 2002 j
joseph gierek fine art/ group show tulsa, oklahoma 2003-2004
oklahoma visual artists coalition “visionmakers” January 2006
“oklahoma friendly” oklahoma artist guild, march 2008
-honorable mention-
“personal space” gallery RFD swainsboro, georgia october 2008
tubac center for the arts tubac, arizona october 2008
artspace international juried exhibition raleigh, north carolina november 2008
gallery shows
fashionhaus, manhattan, new york june 2008
jordan art gallery corsicana, texas october 2008
marziart international galerie, hamburg, germany october 2008
helen yi, chicago, illinois october 2008
exhibit by aberson tulsa, oklahoma april 2009
fashionhaus, manhattan, new york 2010
leslie powell...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
DOWN WETHERBY, Original Abstract Painting
Located in Boston, MA
DOWN WETHERBY
60 x 48 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 with tra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Torrential purple storm (A closer look) 4, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
Passionate abstract expressionistic action painting inspired by Pollock. Layers of paint, Purple, iridescent purple , Prussian blue and silver. Large statement artwork. Signed on the...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Salvagers, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
I envisioned salvages searching for a sunken vessel, and tried to capture this idea with the flow of the painting and use of different colors. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece c...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rain On A Tin Roof, Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Cool water tones with flashes of neon green impart a feeling of the ocean in this intricate painting by Susan Bleakley. Susan's pieces are characterised by ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
HUSH, Original Abstract Paintings
Located in Boston, MA
HUSH
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 with travel not lo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
River In The Sea-Monroe Hodder, American, Abstract, Bold, Modern, sea, Blue, Oil
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
River In The Sea is an oil on canvas painting by American artist Monroe Hodder. Hodder’s abstract paintings are gloriously bold. Inspired by the urban backdrops of her life in New Yo...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
EVENING FLORAL BREEZE, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Welcome to my Gallery and thanks for your visit! The concept of the piece is to show motion through feelings linked with personal experiences, love, mood, passion. The playfulnes...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Untitled 3" Abstract Painting 43" x 31.5" inch by Zelimkhan Saidzhanov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 3" Abstract Painting 43" x 31.5" inch by Zelimkhan Saidzhanov
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Small Gypsy Girl in Paris 2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
READY TO HANG with the edges painted. The technique I use is: palette knife, professional varnished acrylic pigments, neon acrylics on stretched canvas. At the end I covered with a ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Tangled up in green, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
Multi canvas abstract Expressionistic abstract painting with synchronized drizzles in shades of green, silver, yellow, pale iridescent orange over green background. Completed with...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Sommerliche Auenlandschaft
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
Sommerliche Auenlandschaft
2016
Acryl auf Leinwand
150 x 150 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkuns...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Winter Landscape II, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original abstract textured painting. Large original abstract painting inspired by nature painted in style between abstract and impressionism. It was painted in multiple layers with...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Blue Fusion II, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Karen Hale
Located in Yardley, PA
This original abstract expressionism painting is worked on a gallery wrapped canvas. The intuitive and spontaneous movements, brush strokes and many layers of color make an powerful ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
vor Turku
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
vor Turku
2014
Acryl auf Leinwand
80 x 100 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei P...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sommerabend
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
Sommerabend
2015
Acryl auf Leinwand
50 x 60 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Ocean" Abstract Contemporary Blue Oil on Canvas by Nan Van Ryzin
Located in Carmel, CA
"Ocean" by Nan Van Ryzin is a 24" x 20" oil on canvas that delves into the depths of abstract expressionism with its rich, aquatic palette. Majestic blue...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Abstract Blue/White Elegance" PLRK2, Abstract Painting, 21st Century, Acryl
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany.
König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way,...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
"Expression"
Located in Sempach, LU
This is a large abstract beautiful structured mixed media painting with deep (4cm) painted edges, so it can be hung immediately without framing.
This painting has a lot of structure...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
COBALTO BLU I
By Kim Fonder
Located in Tulsa, OK
Kim Fonder, COBALTO BLU I, Mixed Media on Burlap, 80.00 X 80.00 in, $9,700.00
Kim Fonder loves texture and touch. Her paintings and furniture reflect her infatuation with these two ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Mixed Media
Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Textured Architectural Original Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Duayne Hatchett (1925 - 2015). Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Winterholz
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
Winterholz
2015
Acryl auf Leinwand
90 x 70 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei P...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Grafitti On Concrete
Located in Tulsa, OK
CHRIS BRANDELL
Grafitti On Concrete
• oil, mixed media on canvas
56.00w x 56.00h x 2.00d in
$7,800.00
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Felder
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
Felder
2015
Acryl auf Leinwand
90 x 70 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei Profe...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Alpines Vorland
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
Alpines Vorland
2015
Acryl auf Leinwand
50 x 60 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dmitri Wright - Caelum Opus II, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
TIDEPOOLS Series:
“[This series] is an ever-changing fluid eco-world that is filled with life. I can not help but reflect upon these tiny systems, a microcosm of the larger cycle of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Blue Fusion V, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Karen Hale
Located in Yardley, PA
This original abstract expressionism painting is worked on a gallery wrapped canvas. The intuitive and spontaneous movements, brush strokes and many layers of color make an powerful ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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