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: Brown
Stay with me ~ Large gold abstract floral landscape painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
In crafting this piece, I channeled my passion for the intangible dance of feelings and thoughts. Oils offer depth and richness, applied in layers to create an immersive landscape of emotion. There's a sense of movement, almost like the ebb and flow of a serene tide, contained within the abstraction. This painting is a reflection of life's complexities, striving to resonate and awaken a profound connection in the beholder's spirit.
"Stay with me" is a captivating human scale painting that beckons the person viewing it to step inside and stay a while. It is made with a gorgeous golden palette with violet and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
IVORY HARMONY, Pedestal Sculpture hand-formed acrylic and oak pedestal
By Cari Cohen
Located in Miami, US
The essence of this artwork series, Urban Fusion, lies in its exploration of the intricate interplay between human activity, architectural design, and the materials that sculpt our c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood
Vintage Vertical Abstract #5
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful vintage abstract expressionist painting by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009), circa 1970. From the e...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
SMOKEY VEIL, Pedestal Sculpturehand-formed acrylic, oak painted & concrete base
By Cari Cohen
Located in Miami, US
The essence of this artwork series, Urban Fusion, lies in its exploration of the intricate interplay between human activity, architectural design, and the materials that sculpt our c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood
Short-term change 6, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Bright abstract painting with bold colors, great conversation starter. - Title: Short-term change 6 - A radiograph of my mind series - Medium: acrylic, mixed media - Support: canv...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
My Favorite Color
Located in Yuba City, CA
I am inspired by the colors of nature .Layering and texture serves as the foundation for my painting .
Artwork is ready to hang and is signed on the back and on the front .The painti...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Origin - Colourful Graphic Geometric Original Painting
Located in London, GB
A striking original framed painting by Charlotte Bernays.
Year: 2022
Framed size: 63 x 64.5
Authenticity: This piece comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Framing: Hand-stained...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Spray Paint
Over The Pass
Located in Cazadero, CA
Over the pass
We have arrived, not at our destination, nowhere,over the pass. From now on we can see ahead all the way to the next hills. to the next pass.
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Clay, Canvas, Oil Pastel, Pigment
Tree Swift
Located in Cazadero, CA
Tree Swift
A red fired fog rose up, above the winter sea. I can believe in forever.
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
You Looking At Me?
Located in Cazadero, CA
You Looking at me?
Everywhere you look you are seen, and looking backwards only turns your world around. We have stumbled into the matrix of vision.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Saharah'- abstract nature scene, color-field stain painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
'Saharah' 26" x 48" acrylic and pigment on cotton canvas, silk stain color field painting.
This bright and cheerful color field painting uses the soak- method created by Helen Fra...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Pigment
Moonscape #2- Abstract soak-stain painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Moonscape #2- Abstract soak-stain painting by contemporary painter Elisa Niva.
This bright and cheerful color field painting uses the soak- method created by Helen Frankenthaler t...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Dreams at the Solstice
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Is a captivating masterpiece that embodies the essence of the action painting movement. With its vibrant display of colors against a pristine white backdrop, this artwork emanates an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Abstract colors in pink
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Title: "Abstract Radiance"
This abstract painting, titled "Abstract Radiance," is an explosion of energy and vitality that radiates from a bright and vibrant orange background. In co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Ballerina - Dreamy brown and pink abstract impressionist painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
"Ballerina" is an abstract expressionist painting dedicated to rose petals blowing on the wind at twilight.
It is a stunning palette of umber, rose, crimson, violet and dove gray.
I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Auf und ab
Located in Berlin, DE
Jürgen Reichert - Maler
Freischaffender Künstler, Farbflächenmalerei, lebt und arbeitet in Berlin.
Auf und ab
2023
Acryl auf Leinwand
100 x 80 cm
Jürgen Reichert, 1953 in Mannheim ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Painting Contemporary German Artist Moritz Berg 2023
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The artwork can be shipped rolled in a tube to your adress, please contact with us for all shipping options from our gallery.
Moritz Berg, born in 1994, is an artist who resides and...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Tempest - Large warm sunset abstract landscape painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
"Tempest" is a large warm sunset abstract landscape painting. This painting was made in the high Rockies of Colorado in the late autumn, when the winds roll through the sky with the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Way" (Black & White, Texture, Depth, Antique Linen, Neutral Beige, Nude)
Located in Paris, IDF
The canvas comes to life with a captivating yet understated painting, heavy on texture, using antique linen, crafted with a unique blend of dye, pigment, and acrylic. The artist's su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, India Ink, Acrylic
Blue Super Moon Over Havana, imaginative large scale abstract cityscape
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil paint and mixed media on repurposed bulletin board.
Note, the wood border is part of the artwork, not to be mistaken for an actual "frame."
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Margaret Balzer, 1946
Located in Washington, DC
Modern painting by Margaret Balzer Cantieni (1914-2002). Tempera on wood board. Signed in lower right corner "Balzer '46". Painting measures 1 1" x 14" with frame 16 1/2" x 19 1/2".
Margaret Balzer studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with Lyonel Feininger, Josef Albers and William Stanley Hayter...
Category
1940s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Board, Egg Tempera
Comprégnac
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, Acrylic
"Pink Frolic"
Located in Bantam, CT
Helice Carris-Bernstein explores moods by varying her colors and modifying solid areas with squiggles and scribbles that evoke the motion of water and the idea that, like the weather...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Countryside Dream" Large Contemporary Geometric Abstract by Lori Poncsak
Located in Carmel, CA
Lori Poncsak's "Countryside Dream", s 48" x 60" acrylic on canvas is a contemporary abstract that bursts with a jubilant array of colors and intricate patterns. The artwork is a visu...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Landscape Triptych "After" acrylic on three canvases
Located in Versailles, KY
Large Nature Triptych by Alex K. Mason of expressionist landsape, "After" is acrylic on three unframed canvases using reds, greens, blues, and yellow...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
People Are Strange
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is part of a series titled The Essence of Nature. The series is recognized by bold brushstrokes and markmaking, multiple layers and depth, plus the use of complementary...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Acrylic on Plexiglass Painting attributed to Wilfred Lang
By Wilfred Lang
Located in Plainview, NY
A whimsical abstract acrylic on plexiglass painting attributed to the abstract artist Wilfred Wang ( Chinese , 1954 ). The abstract art work features bright colors of yellow and re...
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Sunrise Dumhach I
Located in Belfast, GB
Sunrise Dumhach I
Mixed Media on Board
14 x 21 7/8 in
35.5 x 55.5 cm
"I want to celebrate the subtlety and nuance, the sense of timelessness, strength and fragility, and to convey t...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
They
Located in Ridgewood, NY
Most mornings we wake up to a physical reality of sharp contrast and clear-cut edges. Defined outlines help us navigate everyday life and the world around us. But the blurry fringes ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paste, Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic
Nature Eludes, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Ronda Waiksnis paints an abstract representation of nature, capturing its earthy colors and tranquil grace. "The yellow highlights at the top of the stre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ivory Valkyrie Two
By Kal Mansur
Located in Toronto, ON
Kal Mansur’s wall works are dimensional objects made of plexiglass. An internal plexiglass object is encased within translucent plexiglass. Embedded fluorescent pigments project colo...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Peaceful Morning
Located in Yuba City, CA
Ready to hang with a hooks on the back .The painting is signed on the back and on the front .The painting includes a Certificate of Authenticity . This high quality acrylic painting ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Springtime Plains
Located in Belfast, GB
Springtime Plains
Mixed Media on Canvas
31 1/2 x 23 5/8 in
80 x 60 cm
"I want to celebrate the subtlety and nuance, the sense of timelessness, strength and fragility, and to convey ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Spanish skies - Warm, dramatic abstract landscape sunset painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
"Spanish skies" is a dramatic, warm abstract sunset and landscape painting. It is inspired by the majestic skies over a small Spanish island in the Atlantic Ocean, a place of space a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Earth and Stone, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Earth and Stone captures the force and pressure of natural elements into a small abstraction. Inspired by textures and colors from the earth the artist uses painted gestures and scraping techniques to create balance and dynamic space. Continuously inspired by Zen meditation...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Extra-Large Colorful And Vibrant Modern Abstract In Yellow, Orange, And Blue
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Introducing an intriguing and vibrant extra-large contemporary painting.
In-versio: "Cardaillac", 1984, "Acryl sur papier de chine", "Yellow Orange and Blue"
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
T-12 Struggle
Located in Milano, IT
A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme.
Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental
zen colors as the sides of the paintings expa...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Power of Colors 49
Located in King, ON
This abstract painting from new Series “Power of Colors” is inspired by minimalism, modern art and hard edge.
Work is signed, dated and titled by Artist on the back. Signed certifica...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Bird Man
Located in Milford, NH
A modern abstract mixed media painting with the figure of a man by the ocean by contemporary Maine artist Troy M. Stafford (21st c). Troy Stafford is an artist that has lived on both the East and West Coasts and he currently resides in Brunswick, ME. Troy is a multifaceted artist that paints and creates using mixed media. He builds and creates extraordinary picture frames and is a furniture designer and maker. His work is in many private collections as well as in the permanent collections of The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, The New Britain Museum of American Art, Portland Museum of Art, North Carolina Museum of Art, and The Columbia Museum of Art among others.
Artist Statement:
“I have always been drawn to making things, the idea to make something where nothing had previously been felt right to me at an early age. Growing up in the desert I loved going to the dump...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Walnut, Paper, Found Objects, Oil, Photographic Paper
French Extra-Large Dark Blue And Red Abstract Dramatic Contemporary Painting
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Extra-large dramatic painting from 1985 by Francois Boissiere (1956 - )
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Companions
Located in Milford, NH
A modern abstract mixed media painting with two figures by contemporary Maine artist Troy M. Stafford (21st c). Troy Stafford is an artist that has lived on both the East and West Coasts and he currently resides in Brunswick, ME. Troy is a multifaceted artist that paints and creates using mixed media. He builds and creates extraordinary picture frames and is a furniture designer and maker. His work is in many private collections as well as in the permanent collections of The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, The New Britain Museum of American Art, Portland Museum of Art, North Carolina Museum of Art, and The Columbia Museum of Art among others.
Artist Statement:
“I have always been drawn to making things, the idea to make something where nothing had previously been felt right to me at an early age. Growing up in the desert I loved going to the dump...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Walnut, Paper, Found Objects, Oil, Photographic Paper
Reality
Located in Yuba City, CA
Original and unique abstract painting on canvas . ONE-OF-A KIND ARTWORK .
Sides are painted .Hand signed by artist-front and back . Certificates of Authenticity . ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Rabbit's choice by Maria Cohen - Abstract painting, oil on canvas, 2021
Located in Basel, BS
Rabbit’s Choice by contemporary artist Maria Cohen was the central work of the eponymous series and has been a part of the artist's graduation exhibition from Camberwell College of Arts held at South London Gallery in September 2021.
The work is exploring sexual identity...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Ink, Permanent Marker, Screen
Dins i no Fora - 21st Century, Abstract Art, Cement on Wood, Earth Tones
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
"The constant search for matter with its limitations has led me to work with different elements throughout my career, but it is now with cement, waxes and tar that I have found my ow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Concrete
not stretched, "Heroes 11", Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Storyâ€
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Citrus With Drapery - colourful, abstracted still life, oil on canvas over panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Colour--bold and bright juicy shades of orange, yellow, purple and green play off a pale blue backdrop in this delightful still life by Montreal born artist Mel Davis. She creates ab...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Joy of Sound
By Yuroz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
It's fascinating to learn about Yuroz's artistic journey and the new direction he explored during the mid-1990s, influenced by Vasily Kandinsky's concepts. Yuroz, previously known fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Shaft of Light, Original Abstract Painting, Oil and mixed media
Located in Deddington, GB
Shaft of Light [2023}
Shaft of Light is an original abstract painting by Claire Wiltshire. Oil paint on canvas.
Additional information:
Original painting
Oil and mixed media on can...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
All that Glitters is Gold, Abstract Painting, Gold Art, Black White and Gold Art
Located in Deddington, GB
This vibrant gold piece is luxurious and striking.
Pixie Willoughby artist with Wychwood Art. Born in Lincolnshire in 1972, Pixie qualified from Lancaster University in 1994, with BA...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Finding the Music No. 2
Located in Columbia, MO
Renowned career illustrator Stephen Gammell now devotes his energy to a full-time studio practice, and we’re honored to bring the current work of an artist who, with dozens of public...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Abstract Painting on Canvas by Warhol Factory Artist Steve Balkin 'RAIN FOREST'
Located in Hudson, NY
Steve Balkin (1938-2023)
This painting was purchased from Balkin's estate. It came from his home in upstate NY. It is titled "Rain Forest", dated 8/2007 a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Finding the Music No. 9
Located in Columbia, MO
Renowned career illustrator Stephen Gammell now devotes his energy to a full-time studio practice, and we’re honored to bring the current work of an ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
STUDY FOR THE INTERIOR OF A GRAND PIANO
Located in Istanbul, 34
Ismail Ozgur Soganci was born in Turkey in 1974. After graduating from the department of art education at Gazi university in Ankara, capital city of Turkey, he worked as an art teach...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mid Century Modern Abstract Painting by Don Clausen C.1959
By Don Clausen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid Century Modern Abstract Painting by Don Clausen C.1959
Early abstract by Clausen
Original oil on board
Dimensions 48" wide x 28.25" high
The frame measures 52" wide x 33.25" ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Needle & Thread 1
Located in Southampton, NY
The contemplative nature of this striking piece is meant to recreate the energy of a sewing needle piercing a piece of fabric, a method of elevating ordinary tasks to epic proportion...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Oil Painting Titled “AbEx 205”
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mirtha Moreno
Born in Havana, Cuba, in the late 70s during a well-documented time of religious and political oppression, abstract expressionist artist Mirtha Moreno, immigrated to th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
'Golden Eustoma'
Located in Valencia, ES
Every artwork is hand-made and supported with a certificate of authenticity.
Made in Spain, 2023.
The frame is included.
Package: protected cardboard box.
Location and Delivery: from...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Sandstone
Emotions in color Disagreement
Located in Southampton, NY
In the manner of Mondrian, a strong 60's influence in the balance of strong colors and shapes, shifting back and forth on a vertical terrain of night and day.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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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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