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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
Journeys, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Part of Pat Forbes's ongoing "Journey" series of modern abstract paintings, evoking our colorful and complex life paths. "Life offers us many choices," she sa...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

On-Of-A-Kind Contemporary painting on canvas, Abstract, Fantasy style, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale Original Abstract Acrylic Painting on canvas in a fantasy abstract style the viewer with its swirling, vortex-like composition of vivid colors and dynamic movement. At th...
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Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Night Out (Triptych) - Figurative Blue Textured Impasto Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ekaterina Ermilkina’s original, abstract fine art paintings are created using a skillful combination of applying and removing oil paint with a palette knife on canvas. Her inspiratio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

20th Century Figural Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Woman Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Lucile E Lundquist Blanch (American, 1895 - 1981) Abstract Oil on panel Signed lower right 10 x 8 inches 17 x 15 inches framed Painter and lithographer Lucille Linquist Blanch, born in Hawley, Minnesota in 1895, was, by her mid-thirties, already represented by a number of paintings in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art. She would receive a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1933. She studied at the Minneapolis Art Institute during World War I, 1914 to 1918, with fellow students Harry Gottlieb...
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20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Wind Across the Gorse, Original painting, Contemporary Landscape Art, Yellow art
Located in Deddington, GB
Elaine Kazimierczuk comments about this artwork "This is one of a series of paintings I made during the first. lockdown of 2019. I was unable to go out and visit meadows to make phot...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Flow of Water. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
A recent sojourn to India has provided a very productive creative period for Francesca Owen. Her palette reflects the warmth, spice and amazing colours of the subcontinent. These myr...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Ensign No. 1
Located in Columbia, MO
A native of Upstate New York, Matt Ballou was educated at The School of The Art Institute of Chicago (BFA 2001) and Indiana University ( MFA 2005) before coming to The University of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Plastic, Permanent Marker

Morning Mist, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A two-toned contemporary abstract piece features a textured surface. In her signature style, artist Janet Hamilton applied thick layers of paint using drywall...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Mocha Latte - Abstract, Contemporary, Original
Located in Deddington, GB
Sometimes just a colour will inspire a painting and the colour mocha did just that with this one. Its a warm muted brown with undertones of chocolate, soft pinks and creamy orange - ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil

Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 16H by 20L.
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bathed In Sunshine, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Lisa Nielsen displays impressionist roses gleaming from the warmth of the sun. Plump blossoms spring from effervesce...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Original Diptych-British Awarded Artist-Impasto, oil-Jardin d'Hiver Series
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...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Colorful Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Image size, 36H by 28L.
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

ABSTRACT New Black White Artwork by Contemporary Artist Carsten Beck 2023
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...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Abstract 2205
Located in Zofingen, AG
This original artwork by Alex Senchenko is an abstract, contemporary acrylic on canvas piece. Perfect for a room that needs a burst of color. Comes with a certificate of authenticity...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

"Adagio in Burnt Umber" Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Brown Hue Abstract 72"x60"
Located in New York, NY
"Adagio in Burnt Umber" 2025, 72" H x 60" W. Abstract, mixed media painting consisting of acrylic, pencils, and oil pastels on canvas by Argentine-born artist Karina Gentinetta (feat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil

Paul (male nude)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Patrick Terenchin (b.1970). Paul, 2024 Gesso and charcola on paper, 16 x 20 inches. Measuring 17 x 21 inches in black frame behind glass. Signed and dated lower left.
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Charcoal

'Abstract in Jade', Bay Area Abstraction, Woman artist, SFMOMA, Oakland Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower right in pencil, 'B.R.' for Barbara Rainforth (American, 20th century) and dated 1989. Additionally signed in pencil, verso, 'Barbara...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Laid Paper, Graphite

Joan Miro. Original single piece mixed technique painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Joan Miro. Original single piece mixed technique painting Joan Miro Ferra 1893-1983 Original Study for “EL GOLAFRE ".NOT SIGNED 1979 Unique. Gouache, lithotint and crayon on paper ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Gouache

Longing For Paradise IV (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Longing For Paradise IV (Abstract painting) Oil on canvas — Unframed. This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt. This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube. This metho...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Poolside" a woman wearing a sun hat relaxes next to the pool on a summer day
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"A bird"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The picture of the helicopter with a flower collage elements was painted 2 weeks before the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Antique American Abstract Expressionist Large Colorful Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Measuring 16 by 36 inches.
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bouquet Chroniciles No. II
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The painting measures 12 x 9 inches (without matboard) and comes with a white matboard measuring approximately 14 x 10 inches. The artist has signed the work on the lower right corne...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Contemporary Black New Abstract Dots Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Christina Gschwantner combines contrasting art movements such as Art Informel and Minimal Art. She succeeds in depicting and creating her very own view of the world. A world that, ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Large Triptych Abstract Bookshelf Painting – Oil on Canvas, Modern Library
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Silent Chronicles: An Ode to Immobile Memory Triptych – Oil on canvas (3 panels) With "Silent Chronicles", Sophie Dumont invites us into a world where minimalist aesthetics meet the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"The Kiss" Contemporary Neutral Toned Gestural Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Neutral toned gestural abstract painting by contemporary artist Ian Francis. The work features a variety of gestural marks accented by black, pink, and yellow shapes set against a ta...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Enchanted Ship, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Leonardo Nierman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Enchanted Ship Leonardo Nierman, Mexican (1932–2023) Date: circa 1970 Oil on Masonite, signed lower left and titled on verso Size: 23 x 30.75 in. (58.42 x 78.11 cm) Frame Size: 31 x ...
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1970s Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Abstract 2378
Located in Zofingen, AG
ARTIST : Alex Senchenko © Title : Abstract 2378 Technique: Acrylic & structure on canvas 100cm. x 100cm. Original Painting on a 1.5cm Deep Canvas Ready to hang 2023 -------...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Grey and Tan Abstract Expressionist Texture Mid-Century Abstract by Peter Witwer
Located in Soquel, CA
Grey & Tan Abstract Expressionist Textural Mid-Century Abstract by Peter Witwer Heavily textured, expressive composition by Peter Witwer (American, 1928-1968). Over the top of a hea...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Plaster, Oil

ABSTRACT Geometry and Colors Safari by Spanish Artist Mariona Espinet 2023
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...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Antique American School Modernist Abstract Cubist Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas board. Signed. Image size, 24H by 16L.
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Over & About: Abstract Geometric Wood Wall Sculpture in Grey, Light Blue, Beige
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract geometric three-dimensional wood wall sculpture in pale grey, light blue, light taupe, and beige, with accents of stormy blue "In, Out, Over, and About", hand-carved woode...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Dye, Acrylic, Wood Panel

All or Nothing
Located in New York, NY
Vibrant abstract work. Very textural feel. Not framed. Frame is not necessary unless preferred. About the artist: From the famed art family that includes his uncle Mr. Brain...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Antique American Impressionist Summer Lake Landscape Giltwood Frame Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist seascape oil painting by Margaret Munro Stratton McLennan (1911 - 1995) . Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 12H by 16L.
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1920s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

ABSTRACT Artwork Earth Landscape by Contemporary Artist Italian Giorgio Petracci
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Wood, Acrylic

Artwork Geometry and Colors, Totem III by Spanish Artist Mariona Espinet 2023
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Painting allows Mariona Espinet to investigate the intangible part of architecture, which has to do with the emotion that shapes, volumes, and colors awaken. Abstract painting, like ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Identity - Not My Own
Located in London, GB
Toni LaSelle (1901–2002) was a pioneering American modernist and a key figure in shaping modern art education in the United States. Strongly influenced by European movements such as ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

More Love by Kirsten Jackson, modern contemporary colorful abstract
Located in DE
Kirsten Jackson creates vibrant abstract paintings filled with sunny color blocks, showcasing her contemporary and original style. Fiercely independent, this Australian artist aims t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Varnish, Acrylic

Chasing Illusions
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Lynn Sanders is an artist excited by beauty: architecture, foliage, landscapes, seascapes, interiors. She finds palettes and shapes in her environment and propels them into her work,...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic

Work No. 36 With Folds
Located in Dallas, TX
ink on rice paper
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Rice Paper

Untitled #13- acrylic on canvas
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Stephanie Visser, a native of southwestern Michigan, was educated at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids Michigan. She continued her education in fine arts and painting...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Original Abstract Painting on Canvas , Signed Serg Graff "Cheese", COA, framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
🧀 "Cheese" by Serg Graff Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas – Fantasy Abstract Cubism Dive into a whimsical fusion of geometry, color, and imagination in this one-of-a-kind origin...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

"Geometric 3077" Abstract Mixed Media Layered Composition on Baltic Birch Panel
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts an abstract composition with the use of mixed media and bold patterns producing a work that is visually textured and rich with layers, as Owen creates an intricate geometric minimalistic composition. Even though this work has a rustic and heavily textured quality, the final result is intended to appear quiet to reflect a more minimal outlook on life and art. Creating a piece that allows us to escape the technological realm, contemplate modern living and nature and then communicate how each domain influences another. Her piece aims to engage the viewer with an emotional and environmental disposition that evokes a sense of balance and tranquility in the modern world. This unique work is executed on 1.5 depth baltic birch panel, and signed and titled by the artist on verso. Art measures 36 x 36 inches A native New Yorker, Christie Owen...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel, Resin, Pencil

Spin Painting. Abstract circular painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Damien Hirst Spin Painting, 2009 (Damien Hirst Circle): A mesmerizing Damien Hirst Spin painting with explosions of vivid color amidst the timeless...
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Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

"Dream Until Your Dream Come True" Abstract Oil and Mixed Media Painting Canvas
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils, whisking brush strokes, and thrown paint, Shaoul captures a love story through her paint pallet and abstract expression. The artist explores something new...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Craig Mooney, "Gentle Drift", 42x42 Boat Green Lake Tree Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This contemporary landscape painting, "Gentle Drift", by artist Craig Mooney is a 42x42 oil painting on canvas featuring a summery lake boat painting...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ensign No. 2
Located in Columbia, MO
A native of Upstate New York, Matt Ballou was educated at The School of The Art Institute of Chicago (BFA 2001) and Indiana University ( MFA 2005) before coming to The University of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Plastic, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker

Grant Series Torn Paper Collage Painting African American Artist John Rozelle
By John Rozelle
Located in Surfside, FL
John Rozelle (American, 1944-) Grant Series II #5, Collage, 1988 Hand signed, dated and titled in pencil Provenance: Isobel Neal Gallery, Chicago, Measurements Matted to approximately 20 by 16 Sight: 11 by 9 inches Layers of torn ripped, and painted paper with music notes are overlaid on top of each other in this contemporary collage assemblage composition with a jazz sensibility. The pieces of paper have been arbitrarily arranged while in contrast, the artist has applied color in this piece in a very thoughtful way. John Everette Rozelle is an internationally renowned artist from St. Louis, Missouri now living in Banyoles, Girona. He is a masterful collagist, painter and sculptor included in museums and private collections worldwide. John Rozelle was born in St. Louis, Missouri and holds a B.F.A with a major in painting and a minor in sculpture from Washington University and a M.F.A from Fontbonne College. John Rozelle is currently tenured Associate Professor in the Drawing and Painting Department at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Prior to joining the Art Institute faculty he taught drawing, design, painting, and sculpture as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Fontbonne College. Rozelle has served on numerous occasions as curator, juror, and artist-in-residence for several exhibitions. His twenty years of solo and group shows have included those in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. His work is housed among various corporate collections some of which include: Anheuser Busch, Citibank Corp., AT&T, Borg-Warner, Price Waterhouse, Saks Fifth Avenue, the Seven-Up Company, Ralston Purina, the Westin Hotels and ARCO. Rozelle is currently tenured Associate Professor in the Drawing and Painting Department at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His art can be found in over 20 public collections and in over 50 private collections throughout the United States. He has been in many important exhibitions including Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Layers of Meaning: Collage and Abstraction in the Late 20th Century. Included: Romare Bearden, Moe Brooker...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Laid Paper

Tecke, abstract, minimalism, library series, oil on canvas, textured, books, red
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
framed artwork size 107 x 107 cm (42.12 x 42.12") unframed size : 100 x 100 cm (3937 x 39.37 in) Abstraction of books in a library in red ocher tones the book appears more as the evo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Contemporary Large New Abstract Dots 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...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Rock Candy Mountain (unique, signed Abstract Expressionist painting) framed 70s
Located in New York, NY
Ben Wilson Rock Candy Mountain, ca. 1970 Oil on masonite board (Hand Signed, titled and dated) Hand signed, titled and dated by Ben Wilson on the back Frame Included: held in artist'...
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1970s Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil, Permanent Marker

"Abundance 5" Mesmerizing Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
An abstract work done with gesso and acrylic paint on canvas, this mesmerizing work has an incredible depth and weight from the texture of the medium. Derick Smith has created an inc...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic

Large Colorful Abstract Expressionist Swiss Oil Painting Robert Lauro
Located in Surfside, FL
Oil Painting on canvas Hand signed to lower right Lauro. Provenance: Eleonore Austerer Gallery, San Francisco, CA Work Size: 39.5 x 39.5 in. framed 44 X 44 inches. Roberto Lauro is a British-Swiss Post War & Contemporary artist who was born in 1932. Roberto Lauro was born in 1932 in Gorey Harbor on the island of Jersey (Great Britain) the son of a Swiss mother, Rosa Ramseier, from Oberdiessbach / Emmental, Switzerland, and and Italian father Innocenzo Roberto Lauro, born in Mondovi, Italy. In 1941 he moved to Switzerland with his mother. 1949-1953 he lived in Gunten (Switzerland) where he did an Apprenticeship as a lithograph and offset printer and graphic designer in Thun. There he was introduced to the color theory of Johannes Itten by Hermann Oberli at the Bern School of Applied Arts. From 1953 to 1955 he worked as a fine art printer in Norway where he was influenced by the color theory of Edvard Munch. These works bears the influence of Russian artist Andre Lanskoy, Tachisme and the Cobra artists Karel Appel, Constant, Corneille, Christian Dotremont, Asger Jorn, and Joseph Noiret. In 1955-1956 he worked as an offset printer in Amsterdam (Netherlands). Visit to the Instituut voor Kunstnijverheidsonderwijs. In 1957 he returned to Gunten, Switzerland. Where he started working in printmaking and and oil painting. He resumed his studies at the Bern School of Applied Arts. He was greatly impacted and influenced by abstract art on the occasion of a large Paul KIee exhibition. In 1958 he moved to Zurich where he worked part-time work as an offset copyist; fulfilling graphic orders for advertising agencies. In 1962 he took his final examination as graphic designer at the Zurich School of Applied Arts. In 1980 he begins his development of three-dimensional picture objects, Sculpture, detachment from the canvas, using metal as a support and play space for light and color. By 1981 he has turned full time to fine art. He spends the next years growing and developing his considerable talent. Inspired by classical music, the rhythm, mood and lightness of which form the basis for the large swings and loops of his colorfully lacquered metal and blown glass sculptures. These are "pensieri", thought sketches that capture the emotions in countless versions. There is something dance-like about his rotating sculptures. Everything becomes music and the rhythm of colors. In 1988, after exhibitions in Europe, he has his first exhibitions in Atlanta and San Francisco (USA), In 1989 he does his first glass and metal sculptures at the Roberto Niederer glassworks, Hergiswil (Switzerland). In 1992 has a retrospective exhibition in the Tan Gallery, Zurich, and the Eleonore Austerer Gallery, San Francisco. They Publish a catalogue raisonne, Eine Retrospektive, covering a 45 year career. In 1993 he creates A Retrospective, a unique sculpture in a table top form that contains his catalogue raisonne and an original lithograph. 1993–1995 he begins work on a number of large scale public outdoor commissions, including Light Columns for a Bank building, and a commission of a sculpture-fountain in Oetwil am See. In 2001 he creates a wall sculpture entitled "Color Poems of the Yearly Cycle. A linen bound book enclosed in a unique plexi display with a one - of a - kind metal and glass sculpture,containing 12 linocuts each printed in colors and signed. Roberto Lauro's sculptural work work is spontaneous and loaded with energy. The furrows, rifts, cracks and scars in the metal allow light to enter; it is then reflected back by the glass. His work is a clear statement of our times, uniting the intellect and the heart in search of the spiritual. Like the interplay of light and shadow, his sculpture combines fragile, transparent glass with solid, heavy iron. These colorful and luminous sculptures convey a powerful presence and emit vibrant positive energy. With their jagged exteriors and translucent cores, the spectacular sculptures created by the synergy of metal and glass are powerful - yet fragile. Lauro has created and mastered his own idiom and proven that through the artist sheer will and vision, seemingly incompatible materials such as iron and glass can indeed be combined. In 2004 he has an anniversary exhibition Light and Color, Love of Life on the island of birth, Jersey. Ceramic works (raku with glass inclusions). Roberto Lauro's works have been shown in numerous exhibitions in Europe and the USA around the world, and he has also realized projects such as "KUNST AM BAU" in public spaces and for industry. He lives and works in Switzerland. Select Exhibitions Eleonore Austerer Gallery, Palm Desert ART IN THE FRAME FOUNDATION: The Harbour Gallery, Isle of Jersey Galerie fur Gegenwartskunst,, Bonstetten, Switzerland Galerie Annamarie Anderson, Zurich, Switzerland “Color and Light,” Austerer-Crider Gallery, Palm Springs, CA, USA “Color and Light: the art of Roberto Lauro,” Eleonore Austerer Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA “Flower Power,” with Ed Baynard, Roberto Azank, Siegward Sprotte, and Daniel Phil...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Abstract in Coral and Ivory', Mid-century Modernist Abstraction in Warm Colors
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed, verso, 'M. Rosera' (American, 20th century) and dated 1963. A substantial mid-century abstract comprising contiguous and overlapping forms in variegated tones of coral, purp...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Helter Skelter - Large Contemporary Cubist Terracotta Orange Oil Painting Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Harrison Gilman graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2018 his artworks were exhibited at the We Rise Art Fair in Los Angeles alongside Shepard Fairey ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Boats Near Shore - Abstracted Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted seascape of three boats near the shore with broad, painterly strokes of blue, turquoise, and neutrals by Robert Canete (American, b. 1948). Signed lower right. Image: 16"H...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Marlin Catch, Guy Harvey
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Guy Harvey (1955-) Title: Marlin Catch Year: Circa 2010 Medium: Acrylic on canvas Size: 40 x 30 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed by t...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Figurative -- Summer Coming of Age Scene
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Figurative - Summer Scene by Honora Berg Compelling figurative of two teenagers sitting on dock in a summer coming-of-age scene by Honora...
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1950s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Waits River Church, Vermont, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Waits River is a small village on Highway 25 southeast of Stowe, Vermont. "The church, buildings and barns presented an iconic view of New England...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

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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