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: White
Black abstract M2
Located in San Juan, PR
CARLOS MERCADO
ABSTRACT
Inspired in the work of Franz and Ives Klein
This body of work was produced during the initial months of the lock down due to the pandemic. This tragedy crea...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Todo Se Conecta (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Todo Se Conecta (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas — Unframed
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This method is especially safe for large works, and pr...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Scruffy" Abstracted Dog Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstracted painting of a dog by Russell Miyaki features a loose, energetic style and vibrant, colorful palette. The artist layers wide brush strokes and thin lines to create the...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Geometric Abstract in Blue, Red, Black, and White - Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold and balanced abstract composition by Russell Green (American, 1910-1986). Completed in Green's characteristic style, this piece has a balanced interplay of shapes and colors. Blocks of black, reds, blues, and greys create a strong background. Over the top, lines of black, red, and white outline and divide the background shapes.
Signed "Russell Green" in the lower left corner.
Presented in a wood frame with a double mat.
Frame size: 23.5"H x 30"W
Image size: 14.5"H x 22.5"W
Russell Davis Green (American, 1910-1986) painter, printmaker and teacher, was born in Traer, Iowa on December 29, 1910. He studied art at Iowa State College and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Green worked in the Illinois and New York Works Progress Administration-Federal Art Projects in the 1930s and two of his woodcuts are listed in the General Services Administration’s book WPA Artwork in Non-Federal Repositories.
Green was also a painter and lithographer, and he was included in the Exhibition by Artists of Chicago and Vicinity at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1934. His work was also included in exhibitions at the Philadelphia Art Alliance; Museum of Modern Art and the Grand Central Galleries in New York; and the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs, 1935.
Green began his long teaching career at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri in 1940 and eventually headed the art department. He is represented in the collections of the Baltimore Museum of Art; Art Institute of Chicago; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Newark Museum; and the St. Louis Art Museum.
[After graduating from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1933, he returned to Iowa to begin teaching. In 1935, approximately the time he completed Thanksgiving, he served as a private art teacher in Sioux City. He also had a one-person exhibition of his work at the Sioux City School of Music, Dramatic Art and Dancing, which was located in the Commerce Building. The exhibition included 81 oil paintings, watercolors and prints.]
Russell Green
1910 - 1986
A FINE SENSE OF BALANCE — Russell Green started attending college in small town Iowa during an era of unparalleled prosperity in the United States. Yet by the time Green graduated five years later from the Art Institute of Chicago, the Depression had brought the country to its knees economically. In those few years, ending with his Bachelor of Arts, Green had also undergone a personal transformation from a farm boy...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Peace - Serene white abstract peaceful landscape painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
"Peace", a serene white abstract landscape painting, is a song to stillness, and the sky and the earth meeting to become one. It is inspired by those moments in time when the world i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Medusae I (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Medusae I (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas - unframed
Daniela Marin stands as a pioneering figure in the realm of South American abstract art, masterfully weaving a vibrant ar...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Paysages premiers VI (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Paysages premiers VI (Abstract painting)
Watercolor on Arches paper — Unframed
Paper's dimensons: 41 x 31 cm / 16.1 x 12.2 inch
Image's dimensions: 21 x 15 cm / 8.3 x 5.9 inch
An...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
When the sun goes down (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
When the sun goes down (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas — Unframed
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This method is especially safe for large works,...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sundrop serene (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Sundrop serene (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on hot-pressed Archers Paper - Unframed.
Brent Hallard is an Australian-born artist and co-organizer of The Shape of Things. His work is ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Sundrop serene (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Sundrop serene (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on hot-pressed Archers Paper - Unframed.
Brent Hallard is an Australian-born artist and co-organizer of The Shape of Things. His work is ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Pale Ale (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Pale Ale (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on hot-pressed Archers Paper - Unframed.
Brent Hallard is an Australian-born artist and co-organizer of The Shape of Things. His work is deeply...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
White acrylic on natural silk from Oaxaca
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Ricardo Mazal
Tee 2 (Beige 2), 2023
Acrylic on natural silk mounted on aluminum panel
18 x 19 inches
RM541
Ricardo Mazal is perhaps best known for his near decade-long investigation...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Silk, Acrylic
Abstract Composition 32
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
Paper, Acrylic, Cardboard
White Light Stripe, Abstract Oil Painting
By Heidi Hybl
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Heidi Hybl portrays an abstract seascape where the orange-painted sky, soft white mist, and tranquil blue ocean seamlessly blend into one dreamy composit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cecilia Arrospide - CONTRASTES, Painting 2023
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
Triton, 2022, Abstract Painting
By John Diehl
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
In this large composition, artist John Diehl crafts a monolithic piece using the Pythagorean theorem and advanced light-absorbing paint. While its elegance is a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Beige & Black B51
Located in King, ON
This abstract painting from new Series “Geometric Forms” is inspired by minimalism, modern art and hard edge.
This work is signed, dated and tilted by Artist on the back.
This work w...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard
Jump For Joy, Original Contemporary Minimal Orange Energetic Abstract Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Jump For Joy, Original Contemporary Minimal Orange Energetic Abstract Painting
30x23 (HxW), Acrylic Paint
There is something faintly figurative about this abstract gestural work by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Dancer #1, Original Contemporary Minimal Blue Energetic Abstract Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Dancer #1, Original Contemporary Minimal Blue Energetic Abstract Painting
30x23 (HxW), Acrylic Paint
There is something faintly figurative and dancer-like about this abstract gestur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Wintersong, Original Framed Minimalist Black and White Abstract Diptych Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Wintersong, Original Framed Minimalist Black and White Abstract Diptych Painting
30x48x2 (HxWxD), Mixed Media
A minimalist abstract work, these two canvases by artist Stacey Warnix...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Oceancrush, dynamic brushwork in abstract painting with pale green, blue, white
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on panel. Tribute to the ocean and all the life within it.
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache abstract morden White Paper
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Abstract Expressionist design. Sealed on the back with the design studio name and number . Ilegible signature
We offer a small number of these original illustration designs by this ...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Two Figures - Abstract Impressionist Composition in Acrylic Arches Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
The Monuments - Abstract Impressionist Composition in Acrylic on Laid Paper
A bold abstract painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (Br...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cotton, Rag Paper
Geoforms B75
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
Coincidences, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Coincidence, by Philadelphia based painter Matt Higgins combines chance and intention into one finished painting. Layers of paint are worked on the surface of the canvas in various s...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache botanical style White Paper
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Abstract Expressionist design. Sealed on the back with the design studio name and number . Ilegible signature
We offer a small number of these original illustration designs by this ...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
White Dots
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, Acrylic
Emotional Color Chart 178 (Abstract painting)
By Kyong Lee
Located in London, GB
Emotional Color Chart 178 (Abstract painting)
Pencil and Acrylic on Fabriano-Pittura paper - Unframed.
This series, started in 2016 conveys a color and emotional language and is ins...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache abstract morden White Paper
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Abstract Expressionist design. Sealed on the back with the design studio name and number . Ilegible signature
We offer a small number of these original illustration designs by this ...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Shape 28 (2019) - Abstract shape, minimalist gestural, chartreuse on white paper
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Shape 28 (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
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Shape 35 (2019) - Abstract shape, minimalist gestural, bright chartreuse & white
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Shape 35 (2019) by Ryan Park of Shapes Only
Abstract, nonobjective, gestural, geometric art, acrylic on 300GSM archival paper. Abstract shape innovated by the artist. Neutral palette. Yellow-green...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Lattice 7 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Lattice 7 (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on Montval paper — Unframed.
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidoscopic wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache botanical style on White Paper
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Abstract Expressionist design. Sealed on the back with the design studio name and number . Ilegible signature
We offer a small number of these original illustration designs by this ...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Yellow, Blue, and White Gestural Abstract
Located in Austin, TX
By Charly Tomorrow
47.5" x 39"
Acrylic on Canvas
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache abstract morden on White Paper
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Abstract Expressionist design. Sealed on the back with the design studio name and number . Ilegible signature
We offer a small number of these original illustration designs by this ...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache abstract morden White Paper
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Abstract Expressionist design. Sealed on the back with the design studio name and number . Ilegible signature
We offer a small number of these original illustration designs by this ...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache abstract morden on White Paper
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Abstract Expressionist design. Sealed on the back with the design studio name and number . Ilegible signature
We offer a small number of these original illustration designs by this ...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache botanical Style on White Paper
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Abstract Expressionist design. Sealed on the back with the design studio name and number . Ilegible signature
We offer a small number of these original illustration designs by this ...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache a botanical Style White Paper
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Abstract Expressionist design. Sealed on the back with the design studio name and number . Ilegible signature
We offer a small number of these original illustration designs by this ...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Pesca Bianca, abstract pastel fruit portrait, 2022
Located in New York, NY
Drawn from life, Craddock considers her diptychs to be literal depictions of her fruit and vegetable subjects: skin on the left side, and flesh on the right. When seen from a distanc...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Tickled Pink, Original Abstract Painting, Bright Contemporary Abstract Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
Tickled Pink by Alison Gilbert is an original painting and a statement piece at 120cm x 120cm (48″ x 48″) These bold pastel colour combinations are having a party as they dance across the canvas in a vibrant celebration of joy and life. This painting is sold framed, the frame will be custom made upon sale, so please allow for an extra week for dispatch.
Discover original artwork by Alison Gilbert with Wychwood Art online and in our Deddington gallery. Alison is a British contemporary abstract artist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Geodynamics 705
By Andy Moses
Located in Phoenix, AZ
acrylic on canvas, over hexagonal wood panel
Andy Moses is interested in pushing the physical properties of paint. Through chemical reactions, viscosity interference, and gravity dispersion, Moses creates elaborate compositions that mimic nature and its forces. DESERT LIGHT is a body of work that responds to the sense of infinite space that drifts in on California's ocean breezes and across the Southwest's vast, desert expanses. Light and space naturally elongate in these geographies and Moses channels this time warp through both material and process.
Born in Los Angeles in 1962, Moses attended California Institute of the Arts...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Shaped Paintings #002
Located in Marrakech, MA
Acrylic paint on galvanized steel plate
120X42 CM, Thickness 3 CM, 2022
Signed on the back
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
white city
Located in ARANJUEZ, ES
The painting depicts the light of the city when it is under the snow . The artist memories of the walks close to the Danube river.
As usual on my painting I like to hide symbols and/...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Oil
Ellen Hackl Fagan, Orbs, 2016, acrylic on casein paper, meditative, spiritual
Located in Darien, CT
Ellen Hackl Fagan makes her paintings by pouring paint around the forms of commonplace, mass-produced objects placed on wet sheets of paper or panels – little fruit cartons, fragment...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Rag Paper
The moment I may have to go back. (From the series While we eat each other)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Elio Jesús says of his work…
My work is a poetic research about the fragility of human nature. In that sense, I ́ve been working on a series of “reconstructed drawings” that blur the boundaries between painting and sculpture. Taken as a whole, these pieces could be an expression of our existence: fragmented and incomplete, lacking something we ́re searching for.
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Born 1994 in Camagüey, Cuba, Elio Jesús is a visual artist based in Havana whose work addresses the fragility of human nature. Graduated from the University of the Arts of Havana, Cuba 2019; Elio has personal and collective exhibitions in the USA, Spain, Portugal and Mexico, presenting his work at relevant events such as ARCO-Madrid Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
North Point (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
North Point (Abstract painting)
Acrylic, oil pastel and charcoal on canvas
Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt.
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This method...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
"Glacial Evening" Acrylic Painting on Paper wabi-sabi, natural neutral curves
Located in Hamburg, HH
One in a series of small works on paper created in 2021 by Amanda Andersen.
This painting has a solid neutral cream background with simple asymmetric shapes in black and grey; each ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Monument with Faded Sun No.2 - colorful, abstract shapes, acrylic on canvas
By Aron Hill
Located in Bloomfield, ON
For Calgary artist Aron Hill the sun is often a focal point for their fresh, boldly coloured minimalist paintings. This composition in deep purple, hot pink, red and bright yellow is...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Unsung Symphony
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This abstract black and white painting is framed in a vintage gold frame.
Wired and ready to hang, 18 in. wide x 23 in high
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Civic Study I" abstract geometric painting on paper, neutral city architecture
Located in Hamburg, HH
One in a series of three small works created in 2021 with acrylic paint and charcoal on 270g archival quality paper.
This abstract urban landscape painting was inspired by brutalist ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Charcoal
Soft Light S 02 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Soft Light S 02 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on Hahnemühle paper - Unframed
Emma Godebska is a French abstract artist living in Nimes, France.
Her use o...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Encaustic and Gold Leaf "Santa Fe"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Encaustic, red earth, piñon resin, carving and 21k moon gold leaf on wood panel
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic
System IV
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Christine Nobel’s dabs & systems explores the connections, similarities and differences between the handmade and the digital. Taken from the foundation of the artist’s practice of ex...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Abstract Encaustic and Oil "One"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Encaustic, oil paint, carving and 22k gold leaf on wood
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic
Shape 16 (2019) - Abstract shape, work on paper, minimalist, orange yellow
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Shape 16 (2019) by Ryan Park of Shapes Only
Abstract geometric art, acrylic on 300gsm archival paper. Abstract shape innovated by the artist. Bright oran...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Shape 6 (2018) - Abstract shape, work on paper, minimalist, golden yellow
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Shape 6 (2018) by Ryan Park of Shapes Only
Abstract, nonobjective, geometric art, acrylic on 300gsm archival paper. Abstract shape innovated by the artis...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
"Golden Glow", contemporary abstract landscape acrylic on canvas, gold & pruple
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An acrylic abstract painting of the moment when the sun begins to set earlier and the evening colors glow in the chilled air.
This painting was produced during my November 2017 resi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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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