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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
The Red Dress 12 - Abstract Flowy Minimalist Figurative Ink Painting on Paper
The Red Dress 12 - Abstract Flowy Minimalist Figurative Ink Painting on Paper

The Red Dress 12 - Abstract Flowy Minimalist Figurative Ink Painting on Paper

By Bettina Mauel

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Bettina Mauel expresses dynamism and sensuality in her paintings: “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, flowers, and people in motion, capturing th...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Ink, Mixed Media, Graphite

Contemporary Minimal Abstract, Large-Scale Neutral Earth Tones Painting
Contemporary Minimal Abstract, Large-Scale Neutral Earth Tones Painting

Contemporary Minimal Abstract, Large-Scale Neutral Earth Tones Painting

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

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Pigment

Las Mascaras XI. From Las Mascaras (The masks) Series
Las Mascaras XI. From Las Mascaras (The masks) Series

Las Mascaras XI. From Las Mascaras (The masks) Series

Located in Miami Beach, FL

This series draws inspiration from Hatillo’s Fiesta de los Santos Inocentes, translating the festival’s vibrant movement and collective energy into a refined abstract vocabulary. Thr...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Oil Crayon, Pastel

Lineto I (Abstract Encaustic and Collage Painting on Linen)
Lineto I (Abstract Encaustic and Collage Painting on Linen)

Lineto I (Abstract Encaustic and Collage Painting on Linen)

By Alaina Enslen

Located in Hudson, NY

"Lineto I" made by Hudson Valley artist, Alaina Enslen, in 2025 Encaustic, dyed fabrics, and paper mounted on panel 36 x 48 x 2 inches unframed, sides reveal raw panel and wrapped fa...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Encaustic, Linen, Monotype

Monet's Pond at Giverny, Oil Painting
Monet's Pond at Giverny, Oil Painting

Monet's Pond at Giverny, Oil Painting

By Onelio Marrero

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Reflections on the water in Monet's pond at Giverny. Onelio spent some time there taking in the splendor of the setting. "Each view of the place was a paintin...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Wallpaper 2: Abstract Green Encaustic Painting of Yellow Flower Petals on Panel
Wallpaper 2: Abstract Green Encaustic Painting of Yellow Flower Petals on Panel

Wallpaper 2: Abstract Green Encaustic Painting of Yellow Flower Petals on Panel

By Allyson Levy

Located in Hudson, NY

Abstract painting with green encaustic and light yellow flower petals on wood panel "Wallpaper 2" made by Allyson Levy in 2020 encaustic and flower petals on wood panel, 24 x 24 x 2 ...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Organic Material, Mixed Media, Encaustic, Wood Panel, Pigment

Miracle De La Vie - Green Teal Abstract Floral Painting
Miracle De La Vie - Green Teal Abstract Floral Painting

Miracle De La Vie - Green Teal Abstract Floral Painting

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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...

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1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled (hard-edge abstract painting)
Untitled (hard-edge abstract painting)

Untitled (hard-edge abstract painting)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Budd Hopkins (1931-2011). Abstract, 1968. Oil on canvas, 30 x 52 inches; 31 x 53 inches framed. Signed and dated lower margin. Provenance: Timothy Collins (1940-2017), Palo Alto, CA...

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1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Three Sisters: large abstract expressionist figural painting & breast feeding
Three Sisters: large abstract expressionist figural painting & breast feeding

Three Sisters: large abstract expressionist figural painting & breast feeding

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

FREE DELIVERY to certain areas along the Mid-Atlantic corridor between NJ and VA -- contact me to ask if your area qualifies. Ellen Powell Tiberino, matriarch of the Tiberino artist dynasty that includes her artist-husband Joseph and three artist-children (Raphael, Gabriel, and Ellen), often looked to Black women and girls as subjects, in the contexts of motherhood, pregnancy, and childhood, as well as subjects drawn from her neighborhood communities. Her work is expressionistic and passionate with dramatic gestures and dark colorism in her figures, but it is also intimate and highly personal. At this point in her career, Tiberino had been struggling with cancer, and as a result, her palette became brighter and more colorful than her former dark palette. "Three Sisters" includes Ellen Powell Tiberino’s self-portrait in the front of the composition, nursing an infant. Tiberino’s two sisters, Joyce and Anne, sit behind her. Tiberino likely paints from memory or imagination here, since her four children were well beyond nursing age when she created this painting. "Three Sisters" is likely among the last large-scale canvases Tiberino completed, opting to work on a smaller scale and while seated as her illness progressed. Tiberino ultimately lost her battle in 1992. "Three Sisters" comes from a private Main Line, PA collection, acquired directly from the artist immediately upon its completion. Framed in original wood strip frame. It is in excellent condition. Tiberino graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1959, where she was awarded a prestigious Cresson scholarship to study in Europe. After returning to the US, she lived and worked in New York until she married fellow artist (Joseph) and returned to her hometown of Philadelphia where she continued to create oil paintings, oil pastels drawings, sculptures, murals, and mosaics. In Philadelphia, she was part of social and professional circles that included Moe Brooker, Barbara Bullock, Walter Edmonds, Charles Pridgen, Leroy Johnson, John Simpson, James Dupree...

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1980s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Geometric Line Study C - 7 by Murray Duncan Mix Media on paper
Geometric Line Study C - 7 by Murray Duncan Mix Media on paper

Geometric Line Study C - 7 by Murray Duncan Mix Media on paper

By Murray Duncan

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Geometric Line Studies C- 7 is an original mixed-media work on paper by Toronto artist Murray Duncan, part of his ongoing exploration of gestural geometry, spatial rhythm, and atmosp...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper, Ink, Pencil

Mountain High - Large Original Abstract Expressionism Playful Landscape Painting
Mountain High - Large Original Abstract Expressionism Playful Landscape Painting

Mountain High - Large Original Abstract Expressionism Playful Landscape Painting

By Bruce Rubenstein

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The paintings of Bruce Rubenstein seamlessly marry sophistication with affordability. His expressive abstract landscape artwork 'Flourishing Fields' features whimsical details and vi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Plants in Pottery Pots - Original Abstract Colorful Botanical Painting on Paper
Plants in Pottery Pots - Original Abstract Colorful Botanical Painting on Paper

Plants in Pottery Pots - Original Abstract Colorful Botanical Painting on Paper

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil

A little bird on a lettuce background.
A little bird on a lettuce background.

A little bird on a lettuce background.

Located in Zofingen, AG

An exotic bird is depicted on a 40×40 cm canvas, painted with acrylics. Its plumage shimmers with vibrant shades of green, blue, turquoise, and yellow, creating a sense of living ra...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sepia Library, Contemporary oil painting, Textured Abstract Library, warm tones
Sepia Library, Contemporary oil painting, Textured Abstract Library, warm tones

Sepia Library, Contemporary oil painting, Textured Abstract Library, warm tones

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Bibliothèque Sépia (Sepia Library) exemplifies Sophie Dumont’s celebrated series of abstract libraries — compositions that merge geometry, color, and reflection. In this piece, the a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Moon Flower Potted Plant - Lively Abstract Colorful Botanical Painting on Paper
Moon Flower Potted Plant - Lively Abstract Colorful Botanical Painting on Paper

Moon Flower Potted Plant - Lively Abstract Colorful Botanical Painting on Paper

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Mid-century Abstract Expressionist painting
Mid-century Abstract Expressionist painting

Mid-century Abstract Expressionist painting

By Hoi Lebadang

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Beautiful ca. 1960-70 abstract painting in the style of Vietnamese artist, Hoi Lebadang (1921-2015) Oil on canvas measures 22 x 28 inches. Framed measurement 29.5 x 33.5 inches. Un...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pink peony on a golden background
Pink peony on a golden background

Pink peony on a golden background

Located in Zofingen, AG

A delicate close-up of a blooming pink peony, built on a subtle play of light and tonal transitions. The petals appear to glow from within, shifting from pale blush to richer raspber...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled 154_25 (Abstract Painting)
Untitled 154_25 (Abstract Painting)

Untitled 154_25 (Abstract Painting)

Located in London, GB

Ludovic Dervillez is a French abstract painter whose practice is a powerful interrogation of how painting can still be a living, resonant space, focusing on the vital tension between...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Ancient Wisdom - Large Abstract Textural Layered Expressionist Painting
Ancient Wisdom - Large Abstract Textural Layered Expressionist Painting

Ancient Wisdom - Large Abstract Textural Layered Expressionist Painting

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...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract Expressionist Painting American Late 1960's Mid Century New York Brown
Abstract Expressionist Painting American Late 1960's Mid Century New York Brown

Abstract Expressionist Painting American Late 1960's Mid Century New York Brown

Located in Buffalo, NY

Mid Century Modern, American Abstract Expressionist Painting on Masonite. This wonderful work in hues of blue comes house in a contemporary natural wood frame presentation.. The ar...

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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Acrylic

Growing

Growing

Located in Dallas, TX

acrylic & labels on paper

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Tranquil Puzzle 4
Tranquil Puzzle 4

Tranquil Puzzle 4

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

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic

"Fifteen on the Farm", Abstract Collage painting
"Fifteen on the Farm", Abstract Collage painting

"Fifteen on the Farm", Abstract Collage painting

Located in Westport, CT

In Fifteen on the Farm, Jill Haas arranges florals into a richly layered composition alive with warmth, movement, and graphic clarity. Creamy white blossoms, soft pink forms, and dee...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Canvas

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Approaching the Wave" Original Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Signed
"Approaching the Wave" Original Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Signed

"Approaching the Wave" Original Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Signed

Located in Soquel, CA

"Approaching the Wave" Original Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Signed Vibrant oil painting by Jocelyn Auld (American, b. 1999.) A yellow curling shape stretches into the center...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Stretcher Bars

Untitled (6)
Untitled (6)

Untitled (6)

By John von Wicht

Located in Columbia, MO

Signed recto, Signed and titled verso. John von Wicht (German-American, 1888 - 1970) was a painter and printmaker whose abstract works evolved from European modernism t...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Abstract Expressionist Still Life Oil Painting
Abstract Expressionist Still Life Oil Painting

Abstract Expressionist Still Life Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Mid Century Modern abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1960. Unsigned. Unframed.

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1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Midnight Blue - Large Modern Abstract Textured Color Drenched Landscape Artwork
Midnight Blue - Large Modern Abstract Textured Color Drenched Landscape Artwork

Midnight Blue - Large Modern Abstract Textured Color Drenched Landscape Artwork

By Lee Herring

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Lee Herring is a contemporary painter specializing in vibrant, textured, and abstract landscapes that convey fleeting moments. Herring's energetic artworks are inspired by everyday m...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Varnish, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Sunset VW Van - Colorful California Beach Still Life Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Sunset VW Van - Colorful California Beach Still Life Acrylic Painting on Canvas

Sunset VW Van - Colorful California Beach Still Life Acrylic Painting on Canvas

By Kathleen Keifer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Kathleen Keifer's original artworks represent one of the most significant expressions of New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Le Secret
Le Secret

Le Secret

Located in Zofingen, AG

(Series: Le Jardin Privé / Your Private Paradise) “Some doors lead not to rooms, but to states of grace — hidden havens where the soul finally feels at home.” This contemporary paint...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

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.