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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
Abstract Minimalist Landscape Earth Mixed Media Relief on Canvas by Pau Escat
Abstract Minimalist Landscape Earth Mixed Media Relief on Canvas by Pau Escat

Abstract Minimalist Landscape Earth Mixed Media Relief on Canvas by Pau Escat

By Pau Escat

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

In my work, I explore the quiet dialogue between earth, texture, and silence. Each surface becomes a landscape — not one we see, but one we feel. I build these compositions with recl...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Pigment, Mixed Media

Untitled, 1962
Untitled, 1962

Untitled, 1962

Located in Columbia, MO

Vivian Springford signed lower right recto Vivian Springford (American, 1913–2003) was a color field painter, celebrated for her distinctive approach to abstraction. Initially influe...

Category

20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Bistro du Midi, Oil Painting
Bistro du Midi, Oil Painting

Bistro du Midi, Oil Painting

By Onelio Marrero

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In his distinct style of impressionism, artist Onelio Marrero displays a man in a suit reading the news as he sits by an empty dining hall. He bases the piece on sketches of a Back Bay, Boston restaurant named Bistro du Midi. He creates a narrative of an imaginary proprietor perusing a newspaper before the establishment opens and the clients fill the place. Onelio gives the viewer a sense of the décor and light streaming through the windows - beyond it, a hint of the Boston Public Garden.


About the Artist
Artist Onelio Marrero paints impressionist city scenes of everyday life. He captures the romanticism of New York City, from the picturesque fountains in Central Park to a glistening city street on a rainy afternoon. He creates a sense of nostalgia and intimacy with his work, offering the feeling that you have visited this particular scene before. “Each play of light, each texture, and each movement of a figure can have a captivating effect on me,” says Onelio. He studied at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art where he mastered discerning color and values, giving his work a more spontaneous appearance. Onelio’s work is an appreciation for beauty in all of its greatest forms; nature, art, and people.


Words that describe this painting: restaurant, newspaper, bistro, cafe, table, Boston, Public Garden, Boston Common...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vase, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Vase, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century

Vase, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century

By Manu Jorquera

Located in Mexico City, MX

Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting Mixed Media on Canvas 100 x 80 cm Signed About the artist Manu Jorquera (1986) is a Chilean visual artist whose work explores the mestizo popular...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Ensign No. 1

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 ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Plastic, Permanent Marker

Structure Study I by Murray Duncan, Abstract Geometric, Mixed Media on Paper
Structure Study I by Murray Duncan, Abstract Geometric, Mixed Media on Paper

Structure Study I by Murray Duncan, Abstract Geometric, Mixed Media on Paper

By Murray Duncan

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Title: Structure Study I By Murray Duncan Mixed media on paper Size: 32" × 44" Unframed, signed Bold gestural brushstrokes sweep across a warm monochromatic ground, reducing abstra...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Glaze, Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Pencil

Orange Clouds
Orange Clouds

Orange Clouds

Located in Zofingen, AG

Size: 97×97 cm (overall size with stretching 107×107 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled “Orange Clouds” is an expressive rural landscape that explores the ...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Field Notes I, 2026 by Murray Duncan, mixed media on paper
Field Notes I, 2026 by Murray Duncan, mixed media on paper

Field Notes I, 2026 by Murray Duncan, mixed media on paper

By Murray Duncan

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Field Notes I By Murray Duncan Mixed media on paper Size: 32" × 44" Unframed, signed A richly layered mixed-media composition built through gestural graphite, charcoal, and earth-to...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Glaze, Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Pencil

Untitled (2)
Untitled (2)

Untitled (2)

By John von Wicht

Located in Columbia, MO

Signed and dated '52 recto. John von Wicht (German-American, 1888 - 1970) was a painter and printmaker whose abstract works evolved from European modernism to dynamic, expressionisti...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Inhabit, Abstract Geometric Painting, Mixed Media on Cotton Canvas
Inhabit, Abstract Geometric Painting, Mixed Media on Cotton Canvas

Inhabit, Abstract Geometric Painting, Mixed Media on Cotton Canvas

Located in Senigallia, IT

ASSEMBLY In the Assembly series, I use geometric abstraction as a language to map the human experience within large cities. Through compositions that play with volumes, perspectives,...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Daydreaming, Abstract Oil Painting
Daydreaming, Abstract Oil Painting

Daydreaming, Abstract Oil Painting

By Janet Hamilton

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"The green and blue hues give a peaceful and comforting feeling to this piece," says artist Janet Hamilton. Janet's ongoing Stripes collection is a heavily te...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

“Meeting Point”
“Meeting Point”

“Meeting Point”

By Jacob Burda

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting “Meeting Point” captures a quiet moment of anticipation. In the foreground, a man in a cap leans calmly against a car, as if waiting for someone. In the background, anot...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Blue Landscape II
Blue Landscape II

Blue Landscape II

By Pat Forbes

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
I see blue as a seminal color representing life in all its forms.

About the Artist
Pat Forbes is an abstract painter whose aesthetic is heavily influenced by her 20 years as a collector and dealer of Middle Eastern textiles. Pat, who lives on the Atlantic Ocean in Massachusetts, uses a neutral palette to present her interpretation of the world around her– from marshes and mountains to stones and spiderwebs. She is drawn to pattern and design, both of which influence the use of balanced repetition in her work. Pat’s muted colors invite pensive meditation, while her deliberate use of line guides the eye through satisfyingly symmetrical compositions.

Blue Landscape...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Original 20th Century French Abstract Painting Cubist Colorful Shapes 1976
Original 20th Century French Abstract Painting Cubist Colorful Shapes 1976

Original 20th Century French Abstract Painting Cubist Colorful Shapes 1976

By Gilbert Pelissier

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Abstract Composition by Gilbert Pelissier (French 1924-2013) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 8 x 15.75 inches inscribed verso condition: overall very good and pleasing. The ...

Category

20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Christina Gschwantner Vivid Gestures – Contemporary Abstract Painting Bright New
Christina Gschwantner Vivid Gestures – Contemporary Abstract Painting Bright New

Christina Gschwantner Vivid Gestures – Contemporary Abstract Painting Bright New

By Christina Gschwantner

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Contemporary abstract painting with vivid gestures and bright colors. Bold strokes of red, yellow, violet, and white emerge with energy against a muted ground, creating a powerful ba...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

Haiku Abstract Expressionist Painting in Acrylic and Oil on Canvas
Haiku Abstract Expressionist Painting in Acrylic and Oil on Canvas

Haiku Abstract Expressionist Painting in Acrylic and Oil on Canvas

By Katarina Joys

Located in London, London

95x105cm (Full size 98x111cm) acrylic, oil on canvas one-of-a-kind 2025 The painting will be shipped rolled without stretcher bars. All customs charges are included in the final ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Abstract Geometric Composition with Paper, Fibers, and Acrylic on Canvas (Green)
Abstract Geometric Composition with Paper, Fibers, and Acrylic on Canvas (Green)

Abstract Geometric Composition with Paper, Fibers, and Acrylic on Canvas (Green)

Located in Soquel, CA

Abstract Geometric Composition with Handmade Paper, Fibers and Acrylic on Canvas Whimsical abstract composition by an unknown artist (20th Century). Lime green acrylic paint makes u...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Jute, Acrylic, Washi Paper

Liberty
Liberty

Liberty

By Oksana Reva

Located in Zofingen, AG

Liberty is an oil abstract painting and minimalist abstract landscape shaped by the quiet meeting of a sky-blue horizon and warm ochre earth tones, creating a subtle dialogue between...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Bright bouquet" Contemporary abstract expressionist floral still life painting
"Bright bouquet" Contemporary abstract expressionist floral still life painting

"Bright bouquet" Contemporary abstract expressionist floral still life painting

By Mougenot Natalya

Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR

"Bright Bouquet" is an original Contemporary Expressionist floral painting by French artist Natalya Mougenot, created in 2026 as part of her ongoing series dedicated to flowers. Executed with watercolors and acrylic paint pens on heavyweight professional acid-free paper, this A4 artwork (21 × 29.7 cm 8.27 × 11.69 inches) celebrates the emotional power of color through an expressive visual language inspired by nature. A vibrant bouquet of golden blossoms rises from a luminous pink pitcher...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

Flow of Freedom
Flow of Freedom

Flow of Freedom

By Olena Kishkurno

Located in Zofingen, AG

Freedom is always about pure energy and inner strength, and since ancient times, the horse has been its most powerful archetype. In this work, the image of the horse becomes a condui...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Crayon

After the Rain, Tennessee Tobacco Farm, Oil Painting
After the Rain, Tennessee Tobacco Farm, Oil Painting

After the Rain, Tennessee Tobacco Farm, Oil Painting

By Doug Cosbie

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In this painting, artist Doug Cosbie features small-scale American tobacco farms with their fields. Each has a curing shed that is attached to the main structure. "The atmosphere is humid after the rain, and the air has an overwhelming but delightfully sweet and pungent smell."


About the Artist
Artist Doug Cosbie presents the vibrancy found in nature with his impressionist, rural architecture centered artwork. Longing to create something that connects with people, Cosbie spent countless years perfecting how he portrays the world on canvas. Within his journey, he studied as an apprentice in the studios of Sam Black and Jack Shadbolt. As a plein air artist, Doug's studio is a portable pochade box...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Flowers Whispered - Original Abstract Mixed Media Painting, 91x122 cm
The Flowers Whispered - Original Abstract Mixed Media Painting, 91x122 cm

The Flowers Whispered - Original Abstract Mixed Media Painting, 91x122 cm

By Annie King

Located in London, Chelsea

We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Street After Rain (Santiago de Chile) Dominican Artist
Street After Rain (Santiago de Chile) Dominican Artist

Street After Rain (Santiago de Chile) Dominican Artist

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Alberto Ulloa Burgos (1 January 1950 – 1 October 2011). Street After Rain (Santiago de Chile), 1970. Oil on masonite panel measuring 20 x 24 inches; 26 x 30 inches framed. Signed and dated lower right. Original frame with export label stamp. Alberto Ulloa Burgos was a painter, sculptor, and poet from Altamira, Dominican Republic. He was a student of the distinguished Latin American painter Jaime Colson...

Category

1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Aldo Caselli. Venice. Industries And The Dragon. Dated 1978.
Aldo Caselli. Venice. Industries And The Dragon. Dated 1978.

Aldo Caselli. Venice. Industries And The Dragon. Dated 1978.

Located in Firenze, IT

Aldo Caselli. Venice. Industries and the Dragon. Dated 1978. Born in Venice, in 1942 where he lives and works. The painting, at first impression abstract, with more accurate observ...

Category

1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Morning Magic, Abstract Oil Painting
Morning Magic, Abstract Oil Painting

Morning Magic, Abstract Oil Painting

By Dorothy Gaziano

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Dorothy Gaziano layers orange and light blue with oil paint and cold wax. Using black to enhance details, she applies marks and scratches, adding contr...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Meditation"
"Meditation"

"Meditation"

By Oksana Reva

Located in Zofingen, AG

The immersive painting “Meditation” is created in oil on Belgian linen canvas using the ancient glazing technique. This refined method of applying multiple transparent layers produce...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Colored bird
Colored bird

Colored bird

By Svetlana Saratova

Located in Zofingen, AG

A vivid, almost tropical-feeling bird is captured in a moment of quiet contemplation. Its plumage is a painterly symphony of warm ochres, golden yellows, turquoise, and deep blues. T...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Colorful Stories" by Masri - Large Gestural Contemporary Abstract Expressionist
"Colorful Stories" by Masri - Large Gestural Contemporary Abstract Expressionist

"Colorful Stories" by Masri - Large Gestural Contemporary Abstract Expressionist

By Masri Hayssam

Located in Carmel, CA

Masri (Lebanese, born 1965) "Colorful Stories" 2018 Acrylic paint, Oil paint, Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher bars The artist signed the back of the painting. "Colorful Stories" by M...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

"Out to Sea", Abstract, Expressionist, Red, Blue, White, Oil Painting
"Out to Sea", Abstract, Expressionist, Red, Blue, White, Oil Painting

"Out to Sea", Abstract, Expressionist, Red, Blue, White, Oil Painting

By Katherine Borkowski-Byrne

Located in Franklin, MA

Katherine Borkowski-Byrne’s “Out to Sea” is a colorful abstract oil painting, 36 x 60 x 1.5 inch, on canvas with very thick texture and spontaneous brushwork in saturated reds and bl...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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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.