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
Sunny Yellow Roses, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Nicole Lamothe says her focus in this soft, warm still life was the glowing sunlight streaming through her studio window. "I arranged the pair of yello...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Changing Wind, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Sarah Parsons paints a colorful abstract in expressive colors and dynamic painterly strokes. Deep shades of royal blue diverge from a dreamy haze of po...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 20H by 24L. Excellent ready to hang condition. Impressive colors and compo...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,180 Sale Price
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1960's Amazing Colors Abstract Signed Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Superb Modern British abstract painting dating to 1969. The work is signed with the artists initials "RG" and dated 1969.
The painting captures an amazing array of bright and colou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Orchestra
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Figurative abstract oil on canvas of a performing orchestra.
Great colors and brushstrokes.
Signed lower right.
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Geometric Composition with Paper, Fibers, and Acrylic on Canvas (Red)
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Geometric Composition with Handmade Paper, Fibers and Acrylic on Canvas (Red)
Whimsical abstract composition by an unknown artist (20th Century). Red acrylic paint makes up...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Jute, Acrylic, Washi Paper
Melted Rainbow - Large Abstract Painting 60x30 inches 63x31.5 in
Located in Zofingen, AG
READY TO HANG - 3D GALLERY QUALITY
Dimensions: 160x80X4 cm (one PCS) 63x31.5x1.6 inches.
This work is a real therapy for the eyes and for the soul. This artwork fits perfectly in a l...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Modernist Oil Painting - noted Penn State Area Artist Ralph Dorn Hetzel
Located in Baltimore, MD
The name “Hetzel” has long been associated with Pennsylvania history. George Hetzel (1826-1899) was a French-born American painter who settled near Pitts...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled 19. From the Mexican Ryōan-ji Series.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ryōan-ji is the Japanese Zen temple in Kyoto, a monastery that gave rise to the idea of the purely abstract Zen garden that inspired this series Francisco Larios’ works are done by...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Le Danseur Bleu (Very Large triptych)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Le Danseur Bleu" Thriptych, 1985, is a large oil painting and mixed media triptych on canvas linen by noted French artist Pierre Marie Brisson (b. 1955) It is si...
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Paisaje Apilado, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Paisaje Apilado, 2023
Contemporary Mexican Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
86x86cm
Signed and dated
Yumnia's artistic journey is deeply rooted in the landscapes of Nayarit...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,088 Sale Price
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In the Twinkle of an Ocean
By Erin Parish
Located in Burlingame, CA
Lustrous blues and golds abound in this original and highly unique contemporary oil and resin painting on canvas from acclaimed American abstract artist Erin Parish, Parish's tradema...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Oil
Contemporary abstract impressionist seascape seaside acrylic painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork "When the blue sky meets the blue sea" is a captivating example of abstract expressionism, where vibrant color and dynamic brushwork coalesce to evoke an emotive landsc...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Wildflower Celebration - Painting Abundant Color Floral Mother Earth Striking
By Karnish Art
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: Wildflower Celebration
Exclusive Original Painting Abundant Colorful Floral Investment Striking Divine Texture Impressionist Landscape Nature
A joyful gift for Mother's day...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
My Inner Child Garden - Large Soft 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, Acrylic
The jacket oil and collage on board abstract painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Miquel Torner de Semir (1938) - The jacket - Oil and collage on board
Signed and dated lower right
Measures work 103x78 cm.
Frameless.
Miquel Torner de Semir (1938)
Catalan painter attracted by the Middle Ages and Italian Renaissance art. His influences and tastes also include the Romanesque and the Gothic.
He trained artistically at the School of Fine Arts in Sant Jordi and at the San Fernando School in Madrid.
Miquel Torner was a disciple of the muralist and engraver Ricard Marlet, with him he learned the discipline of drawing and got to know movements such as Catalan Modernism and Nuevocentisme.
His first individual exhibition was in 1968 in Terrassa, later he exhibited in other Spanish cities, in Paris and in Europe. The painter Miquel Torner became one of the best known representatives of Mediterranean painting...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$990 Sale Price
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Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist Beach Scene Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage abstract beach scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition, ready to han...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Untitled abstract painting mixed media on canvas
By Deyan Valkov
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Untitled
Artist: Deyan Valkov
Technique: Oil and mixed media on canvas
Dimensions: 23.6 x 19.7 in
Condition: Unframed
Year: 2002
Style: Abstract Material
Description:Th...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
$565 Sale Price
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Our Prayer - Large Contemporary Cubist Monochrome Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harrison Gilman's large original artworks begin with a layer of fast-paced gestural abstraction followed by organic shapes and geometric structures. Some of his paintings remain in t...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Find Yourself - Contemporary Abstract Textural Drip Painting with Layered Colors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael's abstract expressionism paintings are influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work for the fir...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Acrylic
Live Composition II by African American Artist Bai, Work on Paper
Located in New york, NY
In contrasting colors that pop Live Composition II, 2024 by African American artist Bai is a 30” x 22” abstract acrylic, oil pastel, and ballpoint pen work on paper, presented in an ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Contemporary Big Abstract Vivid Strokes Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Antique American Impressionist Southern Gold Framed Farm Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 12H by 16L. Wonderful subject and great color. Excellent ready to hang condition.
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,180 Sale Price
20% Off
Archives, Colors Books in Library, Abstract, Expressionism, Oil on canvas, Green
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont is a French artist whose work has been exhibited internationally.
His book series started in 2016 and is still going strong.
"The Archives" by Sophie Dumont is an artw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Let Go (Colorful Abstract Pop Art Flower Still Life Painting on Canvas)
By Joy Taylor
Located in Hudson, NY
"Let Go" by Joy Taylor in 2025
42x36 inches, currently unframed while the sides reveal the raw canvas so framing is optional
Acrylic on Canvas
Signature verso
Wire is installed on ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Multitud, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 200 cm
Signed
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About the artist
Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacio...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Morning Contemplation, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"In this painting, I wanted to further my explorations of interiors in dramatic lighting and the look of folds on unmade beds," explains artist Onelio Marrero...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Graphica I - Modern Original Colorful Abstract Geometric Painting
By Jodi Fuchs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jodi Fuchs' mid-century modern inspired artworks showcase distinct fields of vibrant colors, often taking on organic and soft shapes. Her pieces emanate a s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$340 Sale Price
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A Day on Monhegan Island, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Rebecca Klementovich shares a colorful outlook on the beautiful Monhegan Island—one of her favorite places to paint off the coast of Maine. "Monhegan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
ABSTRACT Artwork Architecture Texture Spanish Artist Mariona Espinet 2024
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Gesso, Oil
Large 1970s Abstract, Mid Century Modern, Oil on Canvas, MCM, Colorful, Vintage
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Appears to be unsigned.
Untitled, circa 1970s
Oil on Canvas
50" x 40 1/4"
In very good original condition.
A nice, large, vintage abstract painting full of color.
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,110 Sale Price
40% Off
Contemporary New Abstract Artwork Colors by Artist Christina Gschwantner 2024
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
Original-Impasto-Moonlit Jardin d'Hiver Series-British Awarded Artist-Impression
Located in London, GB
Jardin d'Hiver Series is Shizico Yi's latest collection, created in her winter studio while longing for the summer left behind. Reflecting on the vibrant days spent painting en plein...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
My wave - abstract painting, made in ultramarine blue color
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in ultramarine blue color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold or black) with a styrene face...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
$304 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist White Flower Still Life
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage abstract flower still life oil painting. Oil on paper. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition, ready to hang an...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
#117, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Sunset Cloudscape Gold Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract sunset oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 34H by 30L.
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,020 Sale Price
20% Off
Reminds Me of Elementary School - Green Abstract Figurative Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valerie Etitinwo's unique approach to abstract figurative painting celebrates the unconventional beauty found in imperfection and awkwardness. The Nigerian-Swiss artist uses bold col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Aqua Earth by Tejinder Kanda - Contemporary Impasto Painting
Located in DE
Tejinder Kanda
"In-Within" reflects the Artist's exploration of time and space, presenting spontaneous works that embody absolute independence, free from preconceived notions. These...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Le poids des mots - Abstract library, textured painting, Oil on canvas
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
About the artist
Sophie Dumont is a French contemporary painter whose work reflects a deep engagement with memory, cultural heritage, and poetic abstraction. Born in Paris in 1964, s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
#131, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Blue Red & Green Abstract Expressionist Painting by British Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Blue, Red & Green Abstract Expressionist Painting, entitled 'Tropical City #1', an extremely rare early work from leading British Contemporary Artist...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Varnish, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, ...
Nature's Quietude, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This painting offers a moody, atmospheric view where land and sky seem to blur into one. Quick, expressive brushstrokes suggest movement across the scene, as ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
I Don´t Eat Fish
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Work signed on front and back
It is sent in a tube
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Antique American Modernist Framed Large Abstract Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract oil painting by Martin Rosenthal (1899 - 1974). Oil on board. Measuring 28 by 42 inches overall and 26 by 40 painting alone. Oil on board. Signed. In exc...
Category
1940s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,420 Sale Price
20% Off
Water Garden. Large Contemporary Triptych Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Francesca Owen is one of the foremost Expressionist artists in the UK. Her works are heavily influenced by the sights, sounds and colours of India where she travels extensively and w...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sailing in the Bahamas - Original Luminous Blue-Tone Textural Abstract 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, Acrylic
Lavender Field - Abstracted Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas
By Ilana Ingber
Located in Soquel, CA
Lavender Field - Abstracted Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas
Vibrant landscape by Ilana Ingber (American, b. 1984). A bold purple field stretches out towards the horizon, where dark t...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Mid-Century Modern American Oil Painting Abstract Female artist Museum red pink
Located in Buffalo, NY
Anita Johnson
Untitled (Red Theater), c. late 1960s
Oil on canvas
Framed dimensions: 21 in. H × 41 in. W
Contemporary black floater frame
With its cinematic horizontality and comman...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Memory of Unknown Things 7(ii), Contemporary, Abstract
Located in Deddington, GB
The Memory of Unknown Things is a series of paintings exploring the experience of knowing something but not being able to retrieve it immediately from memory. Through the painting pr...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
I Really Did Think About It - Large Vivid Abstract Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Khoury's art is characterized by her masterful use of vivid fluorescent colors, dark tones, and high-contrast compositions that are both striking and visually compelling. She employs...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Contemporary Artist French Rose Madone New Artwork Nature earth colors
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of A...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media
Daydream 2, Abstract Painting
By Pat Forbes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A tonal abstract landscape rendered with an introspective approach. Artist Pat Forbes describes the scene as "the world left behind in the dreamy moments when...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Sydney Licht "Still Life with Plant" Oil on Linen
By Sydney Licht
Located in New York, NY
Remnants of our consumer culture keep finding their way into my work. Our visual lives are cluttered with packages, clothing and furnishings that come at us in a swirl of color and p...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Stunning Art Deco Young Woman Portrait Framed Signed Rare Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Exquisite antique portrait painting of a young fashionable woman. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 24L.
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,800 Sale Price
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Present Moments, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Textured brushstrokes blend muted tones of brown and green to capture a serene meadow with a meandering stream. The overcast sky gives the scene a tranquil, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blue Space
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
En esta obra, he vertido mi energía creativa en un lienzo que respira dinamismo y pasión. Usando acrílicos, he fusionado minimalismo con expresionismo abstracto, donde cada pincelada...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vitnage American Modernist Abstract Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 10H by 10L.
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Las Flores en Mi Jardín, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
By Ana Valdes
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 100 cm
2025
Signed and dated on the side
About the Artist
Painting was always present in Ana Valdes's life, but it was ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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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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