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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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Abstract
Reflex
Located in New York, NY
Reflex, 2022
Acrylic on paper
16 1/2 x 11 4/5 in. (42 x 30 cm)
Unique
Signed and dated, lower right
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Gently Does It
Located in Manchester, GB
An original acrylic painting on wood panel by artist Laura Pedley, signed on reverse by the artist, finished with archival UV protective varnish, this art...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Lets Not Think About Tomorrow
Located in Jönköping, SE
Keeping with my passion of nature, this collection focusses on the movement and structure of nature. Primarily that from trees. I am fascinated by trees and their amazing beauty. Co...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Singularity I-Modern abstract geometric graphic atwork-painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Singularity I" by Heny Steinberg is a mesmerizing exploration of abstract geometrical minimalism that invites viewers to contemplate the convergence of form and space. Crafted with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Egipto
Located in Barcelona, ES
Various sophisticated with oxides, pigments, etc., etc.
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
blau - bunt
Located in Berlin, DE
Jürgen Reichert - Maler
Freischaffender Künstler, Farbflächenmalerei, lebt und arbeitet in Berlin.
blau - bunt
2019
Acryl auf Leinwand
180 x 150 cm
Jürgen Reichert, 1953 in Mannhei...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Suite
Located in Berlin, DE
Jürgen Reichert - Maler
Freischaffender Künstler, Farbflächenmalerei, lebt und arbeitet in Berlin.
Suite
2015
Acryl auf Leinwand
170 x 140 cm
Jürgen Reichert, 1953 in Mannheim gebo...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Inisheer Lighthouse, Aran Islands, Co Galway
Located in Belfast, GB
Inisheer Lighthouse, Aran Islands, Co Galway
Oil on Board
24 x 32 in
61 x 81.3 cm
"Painting is trial and error, somewhere between this there is a balance in which a painting will wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Siluetas
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pigments, varnishes and various elements
to create imprecise special shapes
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
o.T. (2201)
Located in Berlin, DE
Jürgen Reichert - Maler
Freischaffender Künstler, Farbflächenmalerei, lebt und arbeitet in Berlin.
o.T. (2201)
2019
Acryl auf Leinwand
50 x 60 cm
Jürgen Reichert, 1953 in Mannheim ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Tears of a Striped Elephant
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Plantage
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
Plantage
2015
Acryl auf Leinwand
50 x 60 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei Pro...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Two Stallions and a Blond
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Mysterious flight of a Unicorn
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oil painting on canvas.
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Movement Of Trees In The wind
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is part of a series titled Wander, Wonder and Recall. The series is about movement. The movement of wind and water in nature. Have you ever just stopped and listened t...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic
Formes Suspeses - 21st Century, Abstract Art, Cement on Wood, Earth Tones
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
"The constant search for matter with its limitations has led me to work with different elements throughout my career, but it is now with cement, waxes and tar that I have found my ow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Concrete
item #4 from series "Jeux de glace"
Located in CHÂTILLON-EN-DIOIS, FR
Imaginary landscape
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
item #5 from series "Mystère de la Caverne de Platon"
Located in CHÂTILLON-EN-DIOIS, FR
The large-format canvases evoke quivering universes of life. Aquatic, green universes, improbable landscapes are structured by discovering the rhythmic compositions that evoke a real...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Moonlight through the Woods - 21st Cent., Oil, abstract, night, blue, gold leaf
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Oil and gold leaf on canvas
For centuries, artisans and artists have turned to gold leaf as a way to make their creations shimmer and shine. Also many contemporary artists continue ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Rainshower
Located in MADRID, ES
Wooden shelf, acrylic, polymer
Artwork Unique
Inspired by Marcel Duchamp’s ready-made objects, “Rainshower” is actually an environmentally conscious and up-cycled object. The artist was walking in his neighborhood in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, when he found a brand new bookshelf on the street that was to be thrown away. The white bookshelf...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Polymer
ABSTRACT Painting White Lines Wood Panel by 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
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mini Meditation
Located in MADRID, ES
Acrylic on primed surface with cradled wooden frame
Artwork Unique
“Mini Meditation” was inspired by my meditation and mindfulness practice. It is the smaller version of the much la...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Pollen" Textured Mixed Media Collage Abstract Painting on Canvas, 2021
Located in Mantova, MN
This artwork has been on exhibit at Volta Basel Art Fair 2022 with AC Latin Art.
Textured mixed media and collage abstract modern painting inspired by nature and flowers, questioning reality, often playing with inserts to introduce the doubt of something more. In the research of contemporary artist Federica Aiello Pini...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil
Mann und Frau
Located in Wien, 9
Seit seinem frühen Tod 1999 erlebt das Werk von Franz Ecker eine längst fällige Neubewertung, die sich auch in zahlreichen Einzelausstellungen, Katalogen und einem sehenswerten Kinof...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Obsession
By Tuëma Pattie
Located in Petworth, GB
Abstract landscape by Tuëma Pattie.
Tuëma Pattie was born in Dublin and studied at Belfast College of Art, the Central School of Art and Design and Morley College, London.
Tuëma has exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Zoo Escape
Located in PARIS, FR
" Zoo Escape "
270 x 195 x 2
Indian Ink on Canvas
2023
Unique
by Ammar Hammoud Syrian Contemporary Artist
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
India Ink
The Map of A Myth II
Located in MADRID, ES
Using calligraphic brushstrokes and muted color tones, I intend to bring in some traits of Chinese art. Assembling elements of art in the East and West is to signify the unique histo...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Poppies
By Tuëma Pattie
Located in Petworth, GB
Tuëma Pattie was born in Dublin, studied at the Belfast College of Art, the Central School of Art and Design and Morley College, London, and with Piers Ottey and Christopher Baker in Sussex, and Robin Child in Devon.
In her early days in Belfast and London, she took advantage of urban scenes as her subject matter. She then had a long period in which she took time out to have two children and to support her husband in his career. It was a difficult to find time for her beloved painting, as was the case for many women in that era.
Tuëma has exhibited extensively at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, the London Art Fair, the Royal Hibernian Summer Exhibition, the Cork Street Gallery, Art for Youth at the Mall Gallery London, London Art Fair, Chichester Open, East Hampshire Art Fair, the Jorgensen Gallery in Dublin and at Glyndebourne. Also with Kevis House Gallery, Moncrieff Bray Gallery and Rountree Tryon Gallery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
By Rafael Ruz
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"LES FRUITS DE L'ACTE" Pollock style
Located in SAINT-ALPINIEN, FR
Hand-painted. Not a print. Painting is signed at front and back. Dated. Contemporary FINE ART Original PAINTING, acrylics, collage(silk, pearls) , spray paint on paper, unframed. Title:Les fruits...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Silk
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
original and certificated by gallery
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled - Textured Mixed Media Minimalist Abstract Painting, 2021
By Pau Escat
Located in Porto, 13
Untitled is an original work of art by the Catalan artist Pau Escat.
This painting is created by the artist Pau Escat. The artist wants to represent landscape through his feelings a...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Wooden Heads
Located in Wien, 9
Since Franz Ecker’s early death in 1999 his work has been newly appreciated, what is manifested in numerous exhibitions, catalogues and in the acclaimed film about the artist. He was extremely productive and left behind an almost unmanageable scope of works in various styles. Among them some of the top works that are unparalleled in recent Austrian art history and whose significance has not yet been adequately appreciated.
After finishing his studies in 1966 in class of prof. Sergius Pauser and after receiving his two prizes, Franz Ecker moved back to Leonding where he developed his clear, abstract language of forms. Among his sources of inspiration are Cezanne and Picasso, as well as Martin Polasek who was one of his teachers. This led him to painting in a flat and abstract manner, which triggers a spatial experience through its exact color coordination and strict composition. The strongest period in his oeuvre is the time when his paintings are between figuration and abstraction. Only until around 1975 he additionally creates numerous watercolors, even though he restricts this medium to his more lyrical works.
If Franz Ecker cannot be included in the avant-garde cannon of the 70’s, it is only because he witheld from presenting his works on the art market. Instead of using the opportunities that were offered to him in Vienna, he returned after his time at the academy to Linz where there was no appreciation nor market for his works. Distanced from the established art business, Ecker lives uncompromisingly the precarious life of a lonely genius. An artist myth, which in his case certainly is a bitter reality. Unimpressed by this, Ecker develops an increasingly broad language of forms within the clear line of abstract pictorial conception, which he emphasizes with constantly new forms of signature.
At the end of the seventies his works became more gestural and expressive. His works like “Kafka” anticipate the “Neue Wilden”. When these are celebrated as the “return of painting...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
Inscription #07
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
Starting with inspiration from the visible world around him, Saleh Mohammadi reaches beyond the tangible and reproduces his own mind's eye.
Geometric shapes with a reference to the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Textile, Acrylic
"L'AU DELA DES MOTS" Pollock style
Located in SAINT-ALPINIEN, FR
Hand-painted. Not a print. Painting is signed at front and back. Dated. Contemporary FINE ART Original PAINTING, acrylics, carded wool , spray paint on paper, unframed. Title: L'au...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
"THE STRUGGLE WE ARE INTODAY IS GIVING US STRENGTH WE NEED ..." Pollock style
Located in SAINT-ALPINIEN, FR
Hand-painted. Not a print. Painting is signed at front and back. Dated. Contemporary FINE ART Original PAINTING, acrylics, carded wool , spray paint on paper, unframed. Title: The ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
"LE CYCLE DE LA VIE" Pollock style
Located in SAINT-ALPINIEN, FR
Hand-painted. Not a print. Painting is signed atfront and back. Dated. Contemporary FINE ART Original PAINTING, acrylics and spray paint on paper, unframed. Title: Le cycle de la v...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
"COMBAT SUPREME" Pollock style
Located in SAINT-ALPINIEN, FR
Hand-painted. Not a print. Painting is signed at front and back. Dated. Contemporary FINE ART Original PAINTING, acrylics and spray paint o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
'Unfolding' Abstract Expressionist, Scandinavian artwork, black and white
Located in Lahti, FI
'Unfolding' is a reminder that you are allowed to ask for more, to live a bigger life, be the most authentic version of yourself during this lifetime.
The Universe is full of endle...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Magnolia
Located in ARANJUEZ, ES
Exploring the interaction of humans and nature .
II live in a beautiful place called Aranjuez, it´s famous for it´s gardens. When almost all the garden sleeps cos of cold winter, Mag...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Ink, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Droites II/VI
Located in Barcelona, ES
With traces of mathematical equations based on four points B, A, C, H.
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Via Crucis II
Located in Barcelona, ES
Inspirado en dos fugas de la Misa en si menor de Johann Sebastian Bach.
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Gardens V
Located in ARANJUEZ, ES
This exquisite painting is part of the captivating "Gardens" series, drawing inspiration from the enchanting world of Japanese winter gardens. In this ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic, Pigment
SF64-045, Sam Francis, Acrylic, American Abstraction, Postwar, Work on paper
By Sam Francis
Located in Geneva, CH
SF64-045, Sam Francis, Acrylic, American Abstraction, Postwar, Work on paper
1964
Acrylic on paper
73 x 56.5 cm
94 x 75 cm / 37 x 29.5 in. (w...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Pressure Drops II
Located in Torino, TO
"PRESSURE DROPS II" is a big work, acrylics and overlapping canvas on canvas, 190x135 cm, realized in 2019 by Michael Conrads with a kind of twin work "PRESSURE DROPS I"
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
‘PORTAL 1 ( PROSPERO)’
Located in London, GB
‘PORTAL 1 ( PROSPERO) Abstract Oil and Acrylic on birch ply panel was exhibited at GALLERY46 show 'KNOCKING IT OUT OF THE PARK' - 5TH NOVEMBER – 12TH DECEMBER 2021
Sarah Pickstone's work is in the collections of
The Royal Academy of Arts
Societe Generale UK Art Collection
Saatchi Collection
The Walker Art Gallery National Museums of Liverpool
The Mercer Art Gallery collection – Yorkshire Museums
British School at Rome
Teaching is an intrinsic part of Sarah Pickstone's practice and is currently
2019 – Mentor Turps Banana Painting...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Oil, Acrylic
On Stellar Rays -Monroe Hodder, American, Abstract, Juxtapositions, Bold, Modern
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
On Stellar Rays, original acrylic on canvas painting by American artist Monroe Hodder. Hodder’s abstract paintings are gloriously bold. Inspired by the u...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Después del desierto
Located in Barcelona, ES
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Cardboard
Je ne sais ou il va?
By Junko Frank
Located in London, GB
JUNKO FRANK (Junko Tsuchihachi) b. 1930
Wakayama, Japan 1930 (Japanese)
Title: Je ne sais ou il va?, 1969
Technique: Original Signed and Dated Oil Painting on Canvas
size: ...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
RECTUS XVI
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Yellow Square, Red Square and Blue Triangle
By Marcel Janco
Located in London, GB
MARCEL JANCO 1895-1984
Bucarest 1895-1984 Ein Hod (Rumanian/Israeli)
Title: Yellow Square, Red Square and Blue Triangle
Technique: Original signed Oil ...
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Violet III
Located in SAINT-PAUL-DE-VENCE, FR
Collection personnelle de l'artiste Monique Frydman.
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Pigment
Untitled 2002
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
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