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: Orange
Inscription #07
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
Textile, Acrylic
Geomorphology 1706
By Andy Moses
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A Los Angeles-based artist with a unique take on color and the relationship between space, shape and light. Andy Moses paints with pearlescent pigments on concave canvases, which cur...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood Panel
AL AMANECER
Located in Greenwich, CT
Cecilia studied Social Studies and Literature at Universidad Catolica del Peru, Drawing with Cristina Galvez, and Watercolors with Juan Pastorelli. She...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil Pastel, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition by Zoute (Leon Salter) Mid Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Abstract Modernist oil painting by Zoute. Oil on canvas mounted on board. Painted in circa 1940's.
Zoute (Born-Leon Salter, 1903-1976) was self-taught and well exhibited during his l...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jessie Woodward, #577, Original Abstract Style Art, Bright Modern Statement Art
Located in Deddington, GB
#577 by Jessie Woodward [2022]
Signed by the artist
Acrylic on canvas
Size: H:80 cm x W:100 x D3cm
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
#57...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Pattern Painting by George McClancy
Located in Washington, DC
George McClancy (1930-2014) abstract pattern painting.
Acrylic on canvas
48"H x 72"W
George McClancy received a MA in painting from Catholic University in Washington DC, where he ...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pattern Painting by George McClancy
Located in Washington, DC
George McClancy (1930-2014) abstract pattern painting.
Acrylic on canvas
48" x 72"
George McClancy received a MA in painting from Catholic University in Washington DC, where he wa...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Meg Atkinson, Sunset at Waverly Park, 2015, oil on canvas, Abstraction
By Meg Atkinson
Located in Darien, CT
It was Picasso who said, "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up."
While her work in the exhibition Child's Play is not meant specifical...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
" Escape", watercolor, 1998
Located in Brooklyn, NY
water color
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"The Ship “, acrylic on paper, 46x65
Located in Brooklyn, NY
acrylic paint.
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Blue vase flowers
Located in Belgrade, MT
This lithograph is part of my private collection. It is limited in edition artist signed lower right and is in very good condition. Walter Becker was a German artist. Another impress...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
"Fire" - Abstract, Emotional, Modern, Bold, Floral, Warm Yellow, Magenta
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Fire" is dynamic, vibrant and wild!
Like fire itself, this painting is intoxicating and ever-changing, shifting and evolving with each viewing. Ignite your space with the bold and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic
"Touch" - Abstract, Floral, Modern, Bold, Warm Yellow, Orange, Magenta, Spirit
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Dive into Sensory Splendor with 'Touch'!
Awash in the fiery hues of cadmium red, vibrant orange, opulent gold, and mesmerizing magenta, this piece ignites the senses and sparks th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic
"Stripe Drawing #15" Contemporary Original Abstract Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
My drawings and paintings are an examination of three major elements - color, surface and mark making. These nonrepresentational pieces give me the freedom to concentrate on and inve...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Stripe Drawing #17" Contemporary Original Abstract Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
My drawings and paintings are an examination of three major elements - color, surface and mark making. These nonrepresentational pieces give me the freedom to concentrate on and inve...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Baram 211
By Geonwoo Lee
Located in Goyang-si, KR
The word "Baram" has two meanings in Korean: "wish (feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that is not easily attainable)" and "wind (the perceptible natural movement ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Stripe Drawing #14" Contemporary Original Abstract Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
My drawings and paintings are an examination of three major elements - color, surface and mark making. These nonrepresentational pieces give me the freedom to concentrate on and inve...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Circle Drawing #2" Contemporary Original Abstract Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
My drawings and paintings are an examination of three major elements - color, surface and mark making. These nonrepresentational pieces give me the freedom to concentrate on and inve...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Abstract Expressionist painting- The myths of love
Located in Beijing, CN
Description:
Wan Rui
acrylic on canvas
80 x 120 cm
dated 2021
About Wan Rui
Wan rui is a chinese contemporary artist, born in 1970 in Hunan, China. The artist received her MA fro...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
No.7
Located in Bantam, CT
Steven Miller trained at Parsons School of Design, Miller derives inspiration from electron microscope images that reveal the invisible building blocks of natural world. His pursuit ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
No.11
Located in Bantam, CT
Steven Miller trained at Parsons School of Design, Miller derives inspiration from electron microscope images that reveal the invisible building blocks of natural world. His pursuit ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
No.9
Located in Bantam, CT
Steven Miller trained at Parsons School of Design, Miller derives inspiration from electron microscope images that reveal the invisible building blocks of natural world. His pursuit ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
No.13
Located in Bantam, CT
Steven Miller trained at Parsons School of Design, Miller derives inspiration from electron microscope images that reveal the invisible building blocks of natural world. His pursuit ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Summer Mood
Located in King, ON
The contemporary style of this painting transforms the scene into a vivid poem of sun-kissed moments, where each stroke narrates the story of a sunny day in a kaleidoscope of summer ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Our Lives Together", Abstract Expressionism, Emotional, Spiritual, Acrylic
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist Motivation:
Harmonious and bold, this piece will add rhythm, color and excitement to any room!
"Our Lives Together," painted in a harmonious palette of orange, yellow, pale ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic
True Romance
Located in NIAGARA PARK, NSW
The feelings associated with a true romance, love, devotion, trust, optimism, and so on, are so precious and sort after. I believe I have a true romance a...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Acrylic Polymer, Varnish, Acrylic
Radiant Kaleidoscope
Located in King, ON
Within the organic chaos of this abstract painting "Radiant Kaleidoscope", geometric shapes emerge as structured anchors, providing a sense of order amid the fluidity of the composit...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"All Day, Every Day", Modern, Abstract, Large, X-Large, Bold, Teal, Orange
Located in Atlanta, GA
Dive into a Burst of Energy with This Dynamic Painting!
Infuse Your Space with the Endless Energy and Vibrance of "All Day, Every Day'!" Overflowing with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Varnish, Canvas
Retreats and Advances
Located in West Des Moines, IA
Harris's overlaying of shapes, colors, and patterns creates a stunning abstract work suitable for any home or space. Yellows, oranges, and blues move rhythmically across the composit...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Let's Ride!", Vibrant, Abstract Expressionism, Modern, Colorful, Motorcycle
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist Motivation:
"Let's Ride" will be the most fun, vibrant, expressive pieces you'll ever own!
This piece is ALIVE with color! Rendered in a spirited palette of fuchsia, orang...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton, Paper, Varnish, Acrylic
Frolicking Occasion
Located in NIAGARA PARK, NSW
This artwork is an emotional exploration of a free frolicking occasion where happy times are being had. This work is painted in the style of abstract expressionism.
This work is pai...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic
'Fire Season'- abstract nature scene, color-field stain painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
'Fire Season'- 36"x 26" abstract nature scene, color-field stain painting by contemporary Artist Elisa Niva
This color field painting uses the soak- method created by Helen Frankent...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Pigment
Composition, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
100x150cm
Signed
About the artist
Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escue...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Yellow Black & Grey
Located in King, ON
This abstract painting is inspired by minimalism, modern art and hard edge. This original work is signed by Artist on the back.
Shipped in a protected heavy duty box. Signed certific...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
San Fransisco Litho
By Karl Momen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hand signed and numbered lithograph Momen has made a small collection of lithographs in full colours, for these under painting of his large f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Moulded by Water, Abstract Landscape Painting, Contemporary Scottish Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Scott Naismith’s painting Moulded by Water is an original painting that has been created using oil and spray paint on linen canvas. Scott Naismith usually paints bright and vibrant a...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Happy Gypsy Dance XXXII
Located in Sempach, LU
A very beautiful large colorful abstract painting with many neon nuances, havy textured, vibrant and emotional.
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It's all about colors happiness and fr...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Colour Form 18 - large, yellow, green, pink, minimal abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The power of pure colour and minimal form on raw canvas. This is Milly Ristvedt.
Three rows of gently curved horizontal bands of colour—golden yellow, hot pink and green create a str...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Fruition, Abstract Oil Painting
By Shyun Song
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"Amid the autumn season, I revisit the natural stages from sprouting to maturing and the long waiting in between," says artist Shyun Song. The yellow-green, str...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Southern Hemisphere Sunset, Squared Bauhaus, Pink Yellow Gradient, Fucsia Grid
Located in Barcelona, ES
This abstract geometric acrylic painting is a vibrant and playful composition that draws inspiration from vintage Italian parasols. With a focus on bold, bright colors and clean line...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache
Fallen leaves
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
Acrylic
"Radiant Aura" - Celestial Abstract Multi-Colored Mixed Media by Nan Van Ryzin
Located in Carmel, CA
Introducing the Aura Collection by Nan Van Ryzin, where ethereal beauty and color converge. In "Radiant Aura," a vivid tapestry of colors unfolds before ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Experience
Located in Istanbul, 34
Stranger to Oneself Series
Foil and embroidery on porcelain) 82x57 cm. (Framed 106x76 cm.)
At a time when we are all alienated from ourselves; The contemporary interpretation of kn...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Ultra radiant fire spectra, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
Expressive modern fiery abstract, bold full of life, gloss and shimmer! inspired by nature, many of bright tones combined with mica particles and iridescent drizzles over orange yel...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Picking Roses. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
A leading exponent of contemporary art in Europe, Paul Wadsworth utilises a palette of vibrant colours to achieve his signature paintings redolent of people and place. Expressionism ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sunrise On The Lake, Original Contemporary Bold Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Sunrise On The Lake, Original Contemporary Bold Abstract Landscape Painting
48x48 (HxW), Acrylic Paint
This large square format painting by artist Jen Sterling depicts a sky glowing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Backdrop for a Summer Party #1 - colorful, abstract shapes, acrylic on canvas
By Aron Hill
Located in Bloomfield, ON
For Aron Hill the world is full of colour—bold, vivid colour. The Calgary born artist has often favoured an imaginative colour palette as it accentuates the expressive but minimalist...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
"Revival" Oil Painting 39" x 35" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Revival" Oil Painting 39" x 35" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Anastasiia Danilenko is an artist and graphic designer.
But the area of her occupation is painting and such a traditio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Variations on Verticals No 1
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
George Dannatt (1915-2009)
Variations on Verticals No 1
Reference no: 0320/1
Date: 1973
Medium: Oil & pencil on paper
Image: 4 x 4” 10.1 x 10.1 cm
Frame: 9 x 9” 22.8 x 22.8 cm
Exhib...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Pencil
Little Real Colors 10
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
Acrylic
Rhythmic verticals
Located in King, ON
This abstract painting from series “Geoforms” is inspired by minimalism, modern art and hard edge.
This work is signed, dated and tilted by Artist on the back. Signed certificate of...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Never A Dull Moment, Original Contemporary Bold Pink Abstract Painting on Canvas
Located in Boston, MA
Never A Dull Moment, Original Contemporary Bold Pink Abstract Painting on Canvas
48x60 (HxW), Acrylic Paint
This large scale acrylic painting by artist Sarah Finucane features a vib...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Serbian Contemporary Art By Marko Reeboskic - Breaking Point
Located in Paris, IDF
Batik technique on cotton
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Acrylic
Look At Me #4 Contemporary Original Abstract Acrylic Painting on Wood Panel
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Look At Me #4 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
Untitled IV, Abstract Geometric & Colorful (Pastel) Oil Painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lucía Rodríguez Pérez was born and raised in Santiago, Chile. She received her B.F.A. from the Universidad Católica de Chile in 2009, and her M.F.A. from the New York Academy of Art ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Looking through rose-colored glasses / Acrylic on board / 153 x 97 cm
Located in KRAKÓW, PL
The author shows with his work that a man who looks at life through the proverbial rose-colored glasses is less likely to fall into sadness, helplessness and passivity. He does not l...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by Murielle Argoud - Let the Waters Calm down You'll See
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media (oil color, pigments, gold leaf, sand) on canvas
Dyptich 2 x 140 x 70cm
Signature at the bottom right
Murielle Argoud is a French artist born in 1954 who lives and works in Morges...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Shape 26 (2019) - Abstract shape, minimalist gestural, black & white on paper
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Shape 26 (2019) by Ryan Park of Shapes Only
Abstract, nonobjective, gestural, geometric art, acrylic on 300GSM archival paper. Abstract shape innovated by the artist. Neutral pal...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, 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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