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
Paradise Found by Katharina Husslein Large Colorful Contemporary Painting
Located in DE
Jungle Happiness is a beautiful large painting ca 130 x 190 cm full of color and light.
Birds are sitting on the branches and flying through the Bambus trees.
Contemporary paintin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
I. Cahue. Storm at Sea Golden Yellow original abstract acrylic canvas
By Isidro Cahue
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
El mar- original abstract acrylic canvas painting. framed
Artwork by Spanish artist ISIDRO CAHUE.
Acrylic on canvas.
Perfect state
The personality of the artist is reflected in diff...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Velvet
Located in London, GB
Artist: Olga Volha Piashko
"Black and White “100x200x0,1cm
(106x210x0,1cm full size) cm )acrilyc on canvas.
hand signed
unframed
A world of energy and vibration, of subtle nuan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
R. Poch Bar Blue 100x50 cm original acrylic painting. Vertical
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
102 pareja con flores 120x120 cm. original acrylic painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the advertising production...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Tharrats Colors abstract original acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
colors- abstract original paper acrylic painting.framed
Original paper by the famous Spanish artist Josep Tharrats.
Acrylic on paper. Perfect condition.
Certificate of originality
...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
On Top of the Wave, Mixed Media on Paper, White Fish Drawing Patterns Colorful
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Raventos Material Vertical Collage original abstract mixed media painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Geometric forms" original abstract mixed media painting
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Ruz 15 Light and Black Background - Abstract Acrylic on paper Painting
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
abstract. light and black background
Original artwork by Spanish artist Rafael Ruz. FRAMED
Acrylic on paper in perfect condition.
RUZ, Rafael (Barcelona 1956)
While contemplating t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Blues and Jazz, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
New Original Acrylic painting by an Award-winning Artist Excellent Condition. I have always been very impressed by jazz and unique style of drip painting by Jackson Pollock makes m...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Margarito - Original on paper by Slomo
Located in New York, NY
Spray Paint on Arches Paper 300 gsm
Original on paper
30 x 23 inches
(76 x 57 cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Archival Paper
Calypso - Original on paper by Slomo
Located in New York, NY
Spray Paint on Arches Paper 300 gsm
Original on paper
30 x 23 inches
(76 x 57 cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Archival Paper
S - Original on paper by Slomo
Located in New York, NY
Spray Paint on Arches Paper 300 gsm
Original on paper
30 x 23 inches
(76 x 57 cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Archival Paper
En Descomposición by Slomo
Located in New York, NY
Spray Paint on Canvas
35.4 x 23.6
90 cm x 60cm
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint
Alchemical Plan - Contemporary Mixed media artwork, Gold leaf
Located in London, GB
Russell Frampton, was born in 1961 in Hampshire. He was educated at Portsmouth and at Exeter Art College (B.A. in Fine Art), later taking his M.A. in Fine Art at the University of Pl...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Spring Glow
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
"Spring Glow" is an abstract work that captures the vibrant and refreshing essence of spring. Green and white tones intertwine in a harmonious dance of light and color, evoking the r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
China Dog, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
“China Dogâ€
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jumping Jack, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
My recent abstract art explores the theme of networks. In this series, I use painted networks to create a single result from its many individual lines. I use a network of random line...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Athanaeus Codex - Contemporary Mixed media artwork, Gold leaf on wood
Located in London, GB
Russell Frampton, was born in 1961 in Hampshire. He was educated at Portsmouth and at Exeter Art College (B.A. in Fine Art), later taking his M.A. in Fine Art at the University of Pl...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Aelius Codex - Contemporary Mixed media artwork, Gold leaf on wood
Located in London, GB
Russell Frampton, was born in 1961 in Hampshire. He was educated at Portsmouth and at Exeter Art College (B.A. in Fine Art), later taking his M.A. in Fine Art at the University of Pl...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Alexandria Codex - Contemporary Mixed media artwork, Gold leaf on wood
Located in London, GB
Russell Frampton, was born in 1961 in Hampshire. He was educated at Portsmouth and at Exeter Art College (B.A. in Fine Art), later taking his M.A. in Fine Art at the University of Pl...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Meskhenet Disc - Contemporary Mixed media artwork, Gold leaf on wood
Located in London, GB
Russell Frampton, was born in 1961 in Hampshire. He was educated at Portsmouth and at Exeter Art College (B.A. in Fine Art), later taking his M.A. in Fine Art at the University of Pl...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Amarantus Codex - Contemporary Mixed media artwork, Gold leaf on wood
Located in London, GB
Russell Frampton, was born in 1961 in Hampshire. He was educated at Portsmouth and at Exeter Art College (B.A. in Fine Art), later taking his M.A. in Fine Art at the University of Pl...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Water lily, Flower of purity ( 2 panel), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
About the artwork Along with the lotus, the water lily is considered the most beautiful flower in the aquatic world. Water lilies have many shapes, many colors, and a pure fragrance...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Sadachbia Disc (Lucky Star) -Contemporary Mixed media artwork, Gold leaf on wood
Located in London, GB
Russell Frampton, was born in 1961 in Hampshire. He was educated at Portsmouth and at Exeter Art College (B.A. in Fine Art), later taking his M.A. in Fine Art at the University of Pl...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Blooming spring - SOLD, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Peach blossom is the most beautiful and popular flower in the North of Vietnam, loved by many people and displayed during Tet. Peach tree is considered the quintessence of the Five E...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Nemetona Disc - Contemporary Mixed media artwork, Gold leaf on wood
Located in London, GB
Russell Frampton, was born in 1961 in Hampshire. He was educated at Portsmouth and at Exeter Art College (B.A. in Fine Art), later taking his M.A. in Fine Art at the University of Pl...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board, Cardboard
Peach blossom in Spring, 2021, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Peach blossom is the most beautiful and popular flower in the North of Vietnam, loved by many people and displayed during Tet. Peach tree is considered the quintessence of the Five ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstraction in Yellow
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Abstract Painting in Yellow Tones with Multiple Layers of Color in the Background, Creating a Play of Transparencies. Painting is serious play, as my mentor used to say; creating thi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Peach blossom in Spring (100x120 cm), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Peach blossom is the most beautiful and popular flower in the North of Vietnam, loved by many people and displayed during Tet. Peach tree is considered the quintessence of the Five ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Peach blossom in Spring 70 x 90cm, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Peach blossom is the most beautiful and popular flower in the North of Vietnam, loved by many people and displayed during Tet. Peach tree is considered the quintessence of the Five ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Peach blossom in Spring 70 x 90cm, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Peach blossom is the most beautiful and popular flower in the North of Vietnam, loved by many people and displayed during Tet. Peach tree is considered the quintessence of the Five ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Horizons, 2019, Box, Yellow, mixed media
Located in Milano, IT
Marco Casentini
Horizons
2019
Acrylic on perspex on wood
cm 43,5 x 43,5 x 12
Signed, titled and dated on verso.
Mostre:
Calderara, Casentini, Iacchetti, Lombardi, Painting-Perceptio...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plexiglass, Wood, Acrylic
Horizons, 2019, Box, Pink, mixed media
Located in Milano, IT
Marco Casentini
Horizons
2019
Acrylic on perspex on wood
43.5 x 43.5 x 12 cm
Signed, titled and dated on verso.
Mostre:
Calderara, Casentini, Iacchetti, Lombardi, Painting-Perceptio...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plexiglass, Wood, Acrylic
Scroll boy scroll, 2024, Enamels, Swipe, Pastel colors, Spray paint
Located in Milano, IT
Luca Lombardi
"Scroll boy scroll."
2024
Enamel on canvas
40 x 40 cm
Signed and dated on the verso.
Exhibitions:
Calderara, Casentini, Iacchetti, Lombardi, Painting-Perception, cura...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Horizons, 2019, Box, Light Blue, mixed media
Located in Milano, IT
Marco Casentini
Horizons
2019
Acrylic on perspex on wood
43.5 x 43.5 x 12 cm
Signed, titled and dated on verso.
Mostre:
Calderara, Casentini, Iacchetti, Lombardi, Painting-Perceptio...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plexiglass, Wood, Acrylic
You will be speechless, 2024, Enamels, Swipe, Pastel colors, Spray paint
Located in Milano, IT
Luca Lombardi
"You will be speechless."
2024
Enamel on canvas
cm 40 x 40
Signed and dated on the verso.
Exhibitions:
Calderara, Casentini, Iacchetti, Lombardi, Painting-Perception,...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"A Tree Grows by the Shore", abstract, landscape, blue, green, oil painting
By Anita Loomis
Located in Natick, MA
“A Tree Grows by the shore” is a 30 x 30 x 1.5 inch oil painting on canvas by Anita Loomis that offers a lively and imaginative landscape that captures a moment near the shore on a s...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Royal River", abstract, landscape, Maine, oil painting
By Anita Loomis
Located in Natick, MA
Anita Loomis's abstract landscape "Royal River" is the artist's impression of a late fall scene from the shore of the Royal River in Yarmouth, Maine. Painted in an expressive, gestur...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bauhaus Slide Park, Squared Canvas Painting Grid in Primary Tones, Yellow, Red
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Bauhaus Slide Park" is a painting by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. Inspired by nature and astronomy, this painting suggests a gemoetric earthy tones landscape where the sky and the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor
Abstract 2428
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In creating this piece, I poured my soul into the canvas, letting raw emotions dance with vibrant acrylics. The layered strokes blend abstract with expressionism and a touch of pop ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Constructive visions of a dream
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Constructive Figurative Painting 37" x 24" inch by Ion Xiua. Mixed technique. Oil on canvas made with professional Winsor & Newton colors protected with gloss varnish with UV protect...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Abstract 2427
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In this vibrant fusion of passion and vitality, I've harnessed acrylics to weave an abstract narrative. Bold strokes and explosive hues convey raw emotion, inviting viewers to dive ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Croire au Destin - Green Teal Abstract Floral Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Long Road Home, Original Painting, Contemporary Abstract art, Landscape, Nature
Located in Deddington, GB
Colourful landscape with figures, fields and trees.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Long Road Home by Ana Bianchi [2024]
Original painting
Oil paint on Canvas
Signed by artist
Complete Siz...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract 2426
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In creating this vibrant acrylic piece, I poured my soul into melding abstract expressionism with a pop of semi-abstract energy, reveling in the dance of colors clashing and harmoni...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Tears, Smiles and Moments Lost, contemporary abstract, landscape, large painting
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is part of a series that is influenced by trying to find simplicity and beauty in todays chaotic world. I start each painting with a feeling; be it hope, despair, happi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
My Sweet Whiskey
Located in Yuba City, CA
Original ,unique , one-of a-kind artwork . Discreet colors ,surface structures and textures of the environment
and nature inspire me, creating new abstract compositions . Ready to h...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
ABSTRACT Painting Landscape Gold Contemporary Spanish Artist Pau Escat 2024
By Pau Escat
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Pau Escat is an asbtract artist originating from Barcelona, Spain, born in 1984. His passion for art has led him to develop a prominent career in the field of contemporary art. His a...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Modernist Abstract Expressionist Mod Day Glo Neon Color Field Acrylic Painting
By Lamar Briggs
Located in Surfside, FL
Large Abstract Expressionist color field painting. Similar in the manner of the colorful abstract works of Paul Jenkins. This one is a very vibrant day glo neon color. This is bein...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Golden Iris
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Simone Theelen, a dynamic and exploratory artist born in 1963. embarks on a continuous journey of creativity and discovery in her studio, where chaos and order coexist in a captivati...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Leather, Mixed Media
Tree of life
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Simone Theelen, a dynamic and exploratory artist born in 1963. embarks on a continuous journey of creativity and discovery in her studio, where chaos and order coexist in a captivati...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Leather, Mixed Media
Iris
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Simone Theelen, a dynamic and exploratory artist born in 1963. embarks on a continuous journey of creativity and discovery in her studio, where chaos and order coexist in a captivati...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Leather, Mixed Media
Sparkling Botanic
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Simone Theelen, a dynamic and exploratory artist born in 1963. embarks on a continuous journey of creativity and discovery in her studio, where chaos and order coexist in a captivati...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Leather, Mixed Media
Dream Botanic
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Simone Theelen, a dynamic and exploratory artist born in 1963. embarks on a continuous journey of creativity and discovery in her studio, where chaos and order coexist in a captivati...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Leather
Large Abstract Expressionist New York Modernist Woman Artist Bold Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
This is from her celebrated Drip Series, Titled, "Small Dark Center" Signed and dated verso 1980.
Berenice Dvorzon was an extraordinary artist who began as an active young painter d...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bloom and Doom
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Simone Theelen, a dynamic and exploratory artist born in 1963. embarks on a continuous journey of creativity and discovery in her studio, where chaos and order coexist in a captivati...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Leather, Mixed Media
Liavis, Original Digital painting, Abstract Expressionism, Orange circle, Modern
By Agent X
Located in Deddington, GB
Liavis is a abstract expressionist artwork for an explosive aesthetic. As layer gives way to expressive layer, Agent X creates a profusion of abstracted depth - a sensory space to ex...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Digital
Dove, Geometric, Gestural Abstraction, Dripped Painting
Located in New York, NY
The artist begins her work with a brush mark or a painted shape on the canvas and then performs a series of reactions to each gestural move. She is aiming to connect to the viewer th...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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