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
A Ways Away, Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting uses cool earth colors and a combination of oil and wax to create a landscape focusing on brushwork, color and form. Like many of the artists paintings the landscape co...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wax, Oil
Marfa#3, Painting, Oil on Paper
By Jeff Pugh
Located in Yardley, PA
The high desert around Mafra, TX is a serene setting that offers an ever changing range of colors and forms. This is one painting in a series of abstract landscapes based on the Chi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sunset Coming, Abstract Seascape, Original Landscape Painting, Framed Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
Stormy Skies is an original landscape painting by Stephen Kinder. The painting has a strong gestural composition and loose brushwork, which heightens the changing light, and tide.
A...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
ABSTRACT Painting Black Color Spanish Artist Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivated by calligraphy, the gestuality of brush strokes, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"umbrella girl series" RKT1, Abstract Painting, 21st Century, Acryl, 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.
König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way,...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
TN845-T by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, triptych, black
Located in Paris, FR
TN845-T, by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. H 41 cm x W 99 cm. Signed, sold unframed.
Ink and acrylic on canvas. This artwork is a triptych composed by three panels measu...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Half Sun Half Sun - dark, abstract shapes, acrylic, ink, and collage on canvas
By Aron Hill
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Canadian artist Aron Hill is known for their unique minimalist form and intuitive sense of colour. Their landscapes often include familiar themes of the sun, moon and empty spaces re...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Ink, Acrylic
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
Reflections Abstract - Two Sided Abstract Expressionist Painting on Paper
By Jack Madson
Located in Soquel, CA
Reflections Abstract - Two Sided Abstract Expressionist Painting on Paper
Brilliant abstract expressionist work by Jack Madson (American, b-1927). A Felton, Caliornia artist. Madson ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Bourbon Bar
Located in KRAKÓW, PL
"Bourbon Bar" Memories of a jazz trip along Bourbon Street in New Orleans transferred to a work of art in oil pastels.
Framed in Passe-Partout and a beautiful wooden frame in collor ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
If you never try, you will never get it
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Painting: Acrylic on Canvas.
I have used acrylic paints in to make the composition and generate relief and shapes.
If you sit down, in front of this painting, your feelings calm down...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Joseph Steiner (1899-1977), Nude drawing, mid-20th century
Located in Greding, DE
Nude drawing by Joseph Steiner on paper in pencil and chalk. Monogrammed lower left. Gallery frame and estate stamp. Image size: 30 x 20 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Chalk
"Parisian Storm" Abstract Figure w Gown Haute Couture Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
An abstract, whimsical and bold depiction of a woman standing gracefully in a white gown against a blue, silver and peach background with delicate details. This piece captures the es...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Acrylic
"Summer Meadow"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This oil floral painting makes part of my series dedicated to the scenes of a summer period.
This abstract vibrant floral painting with summer flowers in a blue vase and cherries c...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aaron Levy was born in New York City in 1899. After retiring in 1951 from a career as president of E. Milius & Company, a textile company, Levy began a new career as a fine artist. ...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Les Grues" The Cranes
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “Les Grues” - The Cranes. Oil on matt board. Scene of a merchant ship being loaded in port (noted on back as possibly Bordeau...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Illustration Board, Oil
"Abstract Brown Elegance" P9UJ5, Abstract, Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic
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, h...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
Antique American Signed Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract expressionist painting. Framed in a silver modernist molding. Signed lower right.
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Vase with pink roses"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This oil painting makes part of my series dedicated to the scenes of a summer period.
This abstract vibrant floral painting called "Vase with pink roses...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Skyline
Located in New Orleans, LA
Charles Collins is a true Renaissance man. From a family of New Orleans artists, he chose to pursue a career as a pathologist, attending medical school in New Orleans and becoming pa...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled LX by Ferle - large abstract painting, green & yellow
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LX is an abstract painting by French contemporary artist Ferle.
Oil on free-standing canvas, W 140 cm x H 200 cm // W 55 in. x H 78 3/4 in.
”In her work, Ferle creates new s...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Prince
Located in New Orleans, LA
Charles Collins is a true Renaissance man. From a family of New Orleans artists, he chose to pursue a career as a pathologist, attending medical school in New Orleans and becoming pa...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"The Sheepfold in the Hills" by Toussaint Ambrogiani d'Orcino (1913-1986)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"The Sheepfold in the Hills"
Toussaint Ambrogiani d'Orcino (France, 1913-1986)
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right
20 x 26 (27 x 33 frame) inches
T...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed.
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ABSTRACT Artwork by Contemporary Artist Jonathan Freemantle 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Born: 1978 Cape Town, South Africa.
Lives and works: Edinburgh, Scotland.
At 17, Freemantle was selected as one of five students from around the world to study at St Oswald’s Academ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Italian Countryside
Located in New Orleans, LA
Charles Collins is a true Renaissance man. From a family of New Orleans artists, he chose to pursue a career as a pathologist, attending medical school in New Orleans and becoming pa...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Atrani Summer Seas, Blue, Yellow Abstract Geometric Landscape Grid Vivid Diptych
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
Abstract Landscape Seascape Art with Pink Blue & White Sky by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Abstract Landscape Seascape Art with Pink Blue & White Sky by British Painter, Angela Wakefield
Art measures 18 x 14 inches
Frame measures 24 x 20 inches
Angela Wakefield has tw...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Paint, Varnish, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Board
"Between heaven and earth" / Oil Pastel on cardboard / 70 x 100 cm
Located in KRAKÓW, PL
Oil pastel on cardboard, one of a series of paintings under the common title "Zychany". The painting "Between Heaven and Earth" is characterized by attractive colors and the energy f...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Oversized Diptych Titled "Assimilation" 124 x 78
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
BORN JULY 31, 1979 IN NEW JERSEY, USA
CURRENTLY LIVES AND WORKS IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
BIO:
As an artist based in the vibrant community of West Palm Beach, my work is an expl...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Jasmine of the sea - blue green abstract flowy sea painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
In creating this artwork, I've unleashed a whirlpool of emotions, channeling the serene yet dynamic essence of the ocean. With oil as my medium, I danced between abstraction and impr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
6 Rocks in the open - dark, abstract shapes, acrylic and ink collage on canvas
By Aron Hill
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Contemporary artist Aron Hill has often re-imagined landscapes—land and sky in compelling minimalist form. In this piece, a night sky—the sun eclipsed by the moon but for a slender b...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Ink, Acrylic
ABSTRACT New Colors Blue Artwork by Contemporary Artist Sierra White 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
With her masterful command of color, form, and repetition, Sierra White has carved out a distinctive niche in the art world, captivating audiences with her mesmerizing creations that...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Taos Series
By Harry Nadler
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Taos Series
Mixed media on handmade paper
Signed and dated by the artist lower right
Archival framing with Conversation Glass
Frame size: 29 3/4 x 34 inches
Image size: 19 1/2 x 19 1...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
ABSTRACT New Colors Artwork by Contemporary Artist Sierra White 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
With her masterful command of color, form, and repetition, Sierra White has carved out a distinctive niche in the art world, captivating audiences with her mesmerizing creations that...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
NYC Panorama-original abstract cityscape-landscape oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
Step into the vibrant energy of New York City with Alex Hook Krioutchkov's captivating cityscape masterpiece, "NYC Panorama." This original painting offers a breathtaking view of the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Diptych-Spring Duet II-British Awarded Artist-abstract landscape-oil
Located in London, GB
Shizico Yi's Spring Duet is a project that explores the format of a diptych through a series of paintings. Artist Shizico Yi painted en plein air, capturing the landscape outside of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Standing By The Temple Lake Contemporary Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Paul Wadsworth has a strong affiliation with the Indian sub-continent and after spending 6 months in the beautiful southern state of Kerala he has returned to his English studio to p...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Standing By The Temple Lake: Contemporary Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Paul Wadsworth has a strong affiliation with the Indian sub-continent and after spending 6 months in the beautiful southern state of Kerala he has returned to his English studio to p...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Gleams of Dawn in the Veil of Dusk
Located in Clayton, MO
In "Gleams of Dawn in the Veil of Dusk," color, line, shape, and texture collide on Kozuke ivory paper, tengucho washi, and sheer deep violet chiffon to create a poetic landscape. Th...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Encaustic, Washi Paper, Textile
Mirror to the Sky
Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT
Eliz Gündüz, a visionary artist born in Antalya in 2001, is a rising star in the world of abstract expressionism. Her artistic journey is an enchanting exp...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Loy Luo is a Chinese artist based in New York. She received a Master’s Degree from the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology in 2010 and taught art at the Beijing Institute of Scie...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Landscape, Original Oil Paint on Canvas , Made in Italy By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 100 x 100 cm (39.4 x 39.4 inches)
Description:
The painting depicts a mountainous landscape. The scene is rendered in a minimalist style, wit...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ABSTRACT New Colors Yellow Artwork by Contemporary Artist Sierra White 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
With her masterful command of color, form, and repetition, Sierra White has carved out a distinctive niche in the art world, captivating audiences with her mesmerizing creations that...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Artwork by Contemporary Artist Italian Giorgio Petracci 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
If painting still respects a logic that legitimizes its practice and existence in our hyper-saturated civilization of the image, it is its ability to break the representation, to ope...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Soyva" Painting 20" x 16" inch by Vladislav Chenchik
Located in Culver City, CA
"Soyva" Painting 20" x 16" inch by Vladislav Chenchik
Vladislav Chenchik is a contemporary artist from Ukraine. His artwork combines abstract and realistic styles, with a focus on p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Arborescence
Located in Miami, FL
Born 1949, Fréjus, France
French artist Evelyne Ballestra studied painting in the South of France before moving to Switzerland where she met her mentor, Rolf Dürig, a master of the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ABSTRACT Artwork by Contemporary Artist Italian Giorgio Petracci 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
If painting still respects a logic that legitimizes its practice and existence in our hyper-saturated civilization of the image, it is its ability to break the representation, to ope...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Downtown San Francisco" Cityscape Acrylic Abstract by Charles Hamilton
By Charles Hamilton
Located in Pasadena, CA
In this painting by Charles Jupiter Hamilton's "Downtown San Francisco," the pulsating heartbeat of the city comes alive in a kaleidoscope of color and form. This acrylic abstract se...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Forest Walk
Located in Miami, FL
Born 1949, Fréjus, France
French artist Evelyne Ballestra studied painting in the South of France before moving to Switzerland where she met her mentor, Rolf Dürig, a master of the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
exploration, abstract painting, oil, expressionism, monochrome, contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"Sophie Dumont's painting, 'Exploration of the Absolute,' unfolds as a visual meditation on the depths of human existence, taking the library as its point of departure. In this abstr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled abstract expressionist mid-century painting by Cleveland School artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Richard Andres
American, 1927-2013
Untitled, c. 1950
oil on masonite
8 x 10 inches
Richard Andres was born in Buffalo, New York in 1927. A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Trio On Red Geometric Abstract Oil Painting
By Jaro
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Trio On Red Geometric Abstract Oil Painting
Artist signed verso, oil on canvas 48x24
JARO was born in 1934 Prague the Czech Republic. Since his childhood, he enjoyed his art class at...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Liquid Abstractions Set Of Four Abstract Paintings
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Liquid Abstractions Set Of Four Small Abstract Paintings
All 4 are unframed and each measure 7.75"H x 7.75"W x 1.5" each artist signed verso.
Eduardo Guelfenbein (born 16 June 1953) ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Latin American Cuban Painting by Julio Antonio Devoroción (Devotion), 1992
Located in Washington, DC
Major painting by Cuban/American artist Julio Antonio (b. 1950). Painting is acrylic on canvas and titled "Devoroción". Painting is signed and dated 1992. Measures: 70" W x 78" H. ...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Explosion Mandala #2" 48" x 48" inch by Tetiana Kalivoshko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Explosion Mandala #2" 48" x 48" inch by Tetiana Kalivoshko
Mixed media collage
THE SPRING WAR COLLECTION
Finding light and hope during time of war and despair is the message Teti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Flower lady
Located in London, GB
Anastasia Kurakina's artworks are at the Vatican Museums collection since 2017
She has exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London at BP portrait award exhibition in 2017
a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas, Cotton, Canvas
Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Painting -- San Francisco Shore Birds
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Painting of San Francisco Bay Shorebirds at Surf's Edge
1950's abstract expressionist painting of shorebirds at water's edge by San Francisco arti...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Rice Paper, Watercolor
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