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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
Picnic by the Cypress
Picnic by the Cypress

Picnic by the Cypress

Located in Zofingen, AG

Picnic by the Cypress Size: 140×97 cm (overall size with stretching 150×107 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled In this piece, a moment of calm and ease mee...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Way Home
The Way Home

The Way Home

Located in Zofingen, AG

Size: 97×97 cm (overall size with stretching 107×107 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled This new piece from the “Past Passing Me By” series is a visual med...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Wild White Horses" Contemporary Outsider Urban Expressionism Painting Framed
"Wild White Horses" Contemporary Outsider Urban Expressionism Painting Framed

"Wild White Horses" Contemporary Outsider Urban Expressionism Painting Framed

By Purvis Young

Located in New York, NY

The painting is an expressive, abstract work by Purvis Young with a strong emphasis on dynamic brushwork and a limited color palette dominated by deep reds, off-whites, and subtle ac...

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20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Cardboard

Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Fauvist influence still-life art "Blooming aura"
Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Fauvist influence still-life art "Blooming aura"

Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Fauvist influence still-life art "Blooming aura"

By Mougenot Natalya

Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR

Contemporary Neo-Expressionist floral still life with Fauvist chromatic influence, expressive mixed-media painting on heavyweight professional acid-free paper (50 × 65 cm / 19.7 × 25...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

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

Abstract Expressionist Mid-century American painting

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Beautiful minimal Abstract Expressionist painting. Mixed media on paper glued down to illustration backing board. Paper sheet measures 10.25 x 14 inches. Cardboard panel measures 1...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Illustration Board

Sea Foam 11, Abstract Painting
Sea Foam 11, Abstract Painting

Sea Foam 11, Abstract Painting

By DL Watson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
An abstract seascape painting evokes the motion of ocean waves through layered blues and turquoises. Organic patterns suggest shifting currents and foam. Subtle...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Quiet Serenade - abstracted figurative art - underwater expressive oil painting
Quiet Serenade - abstracted figurative art - underwater expressive oil painting

Quiet Serenade - abstracted figurative art - underwater expressive oil painting

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bloomtime: Original floral painting on Canvas, Vintage Floral Still Life, Signed
Bloomtime: Original floral painting on Canvas, Vintage Floral Still Life, Signed

Bloomtime: Original floral painting on Canvas, Vintage Floral Still Life, Signed

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: Bloom-time in pot of blues This artwork is an invitation to connect to abundance and rejuvenation. Working layer upon layer, I honored the delicate blossoms, offsetting the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Exhale
Exhale

Exhale

By Iryna Rets

Located in Zofingen, AG

Exhale is part of the series From Simple to…, which focuses on simple things that help people restore their inner balance. The sheep conveys a sense of calm, trust in the present mom...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

The Fountain in the Garden of Eden
The Fountain in the Garden of Eden

The Fountain in the Garden of Eden

Located in Zofingen, AG

“Fountain in the Garden of Eden” is a painterly dialogue between Albrecht Dürer’s images of Adam and Eve and Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain. In this work, the classical narrative merges w...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Within the Radiance
Within the Radiance

Within the Radiance

Located in Zofingen, AG

Within the Radiance Size: 120×97 cm (overall size with stretching 130×107 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled This painting is part of the series “Past Pass...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Where it is quiet, No.5
Where it is quiet, No.5

Where it is quiet, No.5

By Aliona Koroliova

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this work, the artist explores silence as a state of inner balance and presence. Drawing from the ощущення of natural landscapes, she creates a distilled, atmospheric space where ...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Contemporary abstract expressionist woman's portrait on paper "Present moment"
Contemporary abstract expressionist woman's portrait on paper "Present moment"

Contemporary abstract expressionist woman's portrait on paper "Present moment"

By Mougenot Natalya

Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR

“Present Moment” is a contemporary abstract portrait by French artist Natalya Mougenot, created as part of her ongoing series dedicated to women and their inner emotional landscapes....

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Huge French Pink Red & Orange Abstract Expressionist Colour Field Oil Painting
Huge French Pink Red & Orange Abstract Expressionist Colour Field Oil Painting

Huge French Pink Red & Orange Abstract Expressionist Colour Field Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

French Pink Red Abstract Expressionist Colour Field Oil Painting by Marie Deloume (French, born 1942) signed verso French abstract expressionist oil painting on canvas, unframed Canv...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Modern City scape, London from St.Pauls in monochrome
Modern City scape, London from St.Pauls in monochrome

Modern City scape, London from St.Pauls in monochrome

Located in Woodbury, CT

William Yates (British, 20th Century) St. Paul’s Cathedral, London Oil on board, circa 1970 Signed on the reverse William Yates was a gifted British painter whose expressive citysca...

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1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Dubrovnik Cityscape Croatian Landscape
Dubrovnik Cityscape Croatian Landscape

Dubrovnik Cityscape Croatian Landscape

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Romana Milutin Fabris (b.1941) Dubrovnik Cityscape with Nude Women, ca. 1970. Gouache on illustration board, 23 x 32.5 inches; 25 x 34.5 inches framed. Signed lower right. Foil frame label on verso from 1960's with 5 digit telephone number, dating this piece to ca. 1970. Romana Milutin Fabris, born in 1941 in Dubrovnik, is one such artist: unwavering, devoted, and endlessly inspired. Her artistic education began at the School of Applied Arts in Split and Zagreb, and continued at the Academy of Applied Arts in Belgrade, where she laid the foundations of her distinctive visual language. A pivotal moment in her formation came with an international scholarship from the Austrian government, which enabled her to study in Salzburg under the great master Oskar Kokoschka-a painter of profound expressionist vision, whose spirit echoes in Romana’s work without ever being immitated. From the outset, she forged her own path-intimate but consistent, deeply personal and unmistakably her own. In 1964, she opened her first solo exhibition at the Sponza Palace in Dubrovnik, marking the beginning of a presence on the art scene that has now spanned more than six decades. Dubrovnik occupies a special place in her work. It is not merely the city of her birth, but the city of her soul-an eternal source of inspiration. Its stone walls, austere Mediterranean light, and the lush branches of bougainvillea reappear time and again on her canvases. Through these motifs, we sense belonging, but also poetic distance-for Romana does not paint the landscape as an external scene, but as an inner experience. Her colours speak in silence, her forms exude tranquillity, and the figures in her portraits radiate a depth that reaches beyond the visible. Each painting is a page from the diary of a strong and sensitive spirit, a woman who has preserved a childlike wonder, a profound reverence for beauty, and a lifelong belief in the power of artistic expression. Romana Milutin Fabris reminds us that art is not a fleeting moment, but a lasting presence. / 1965 / FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION, SPONZA PALACE ATRIUM, DUBROVNIK · ATELIER FOR INTERIOR DESIGN MASLINA - WORK COMPLETED UNDER THE FAMOUS PAINTER MILOVAN STANIĆ...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Modern abstract expressionist floral painting on linen canvas "Peony Bloom"
Modern abstract expressionist floral painting on linen canvas "Peony Bloom"

Modern abstract expressionist floral painting on linen canvas "Peony Bloom"

By Mougenot Natalya

Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR

"Peony Bloom" is a contemporary floral still life by French artist Natalya Mougenot, where vibrant color and expressive gesture celebrate the joyful abundance of peonies at their pea...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Linen

White folds 11. 3D abstraction
White folds 11. 3D abstraction

White folds 11. 3D abstraction

By Svetlana Saratova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting, created on canvas with clay, depicts soft, flowing folds that create the impression of draped fabric. The entire piece is rendered in a pure white color, giving it eleg...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Clay, Canvas, Acrylic

Blue and Gold - Impasto Color Drenched Textured Paint Abstract Artwork on Paper
Blue and Gold - Impasto Color Drenched Textured Paint Abstract Artwork on Paper

Blue and Gold - Impasto Color Drenched Textured Paint Abstract Artwork on Paper

By Shiri Phillips

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Glitter

Green Daze, Contemporary Abstract Painting, original painting
Green Daze, Contemporary Abstract Painting, original painting

Green Daze, Contemporary Abstract Painting, original painting

By Rebecca Newport

Located in Deddington, GB

Rebecca's work is inspired by a lifelong love of nature, colour, and pattern. Growing up in Kew, she was deeply influenced by the beauty of Kew Gardens and its rich abundance of bota...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

After the rain
After the rain

After the rain

By Aliona Koroliova

Located in Zofingen, AG

This work continues the exploration of silence as an inner space — a state in which perception softens and boundaries dissolve. “After the rain” is not a clearly defined landscape, b...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

"Blooming Silence” Contemporary Acrylic Painting on canvas Floral Still life
"Blooming Silence” Contemporary Acrylic Painting on canvas Floral Still life

"Blooming Silence” Contemporary Acrylic Painting on canvas Floral Still life

By Mougenot Natalya

Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR

"Blooming Silence” – Acrylic on Canvas by French Artist Natalya Mougenot Contemporary Floral Still Life (80 × 60 × 1.5 cm / 31.5" × 23.6" × 0.6") "Blooming Silence" captures a mome...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Among Chaos
Among Chaos

Among Chaos

Located in Zofingen, AG

Size: 120×97 cm (overall size with stretching 130×107 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled In this work, I explore the phenomenon of inner light — that unch...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Tale of a Rose
The Tale of a Rose

The Tale of a Rose

Located in Zofingen, AG

The Tale of a Rose This work is part of the Infinity Map series, dedicated to exploring the inner world and the search for personal points of reference. Beneath a star-filled sky, th...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Couleurs en équilibre -Abstract oil painting, stylized bookshelf with warm tones
Couleurs en équilibre -Abstract oil painting, stylized bookshelf with warm tones

Couleurs en équilibre -Abstract oil painting, stylized bookshelf with warm tones

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Sophie Dumont (b. 1964, Paris) French contemporary painter Sophie Dumont has developed a distinctive body of work over the past two decades, exploring the intersection of memory, str...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modern abstract Impressionist still life floral painting on paper "Roses Trio"
Modern abstract Impressionist still life floral painting on paper "Roses Trio"

Modern abstract Impressionist still life floral painting on paper "Roses Trio"

By Mougenot Natalya

Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR

"Roses Trio” is a vibrant contemporary floral still life by French artist Natalya Mougenot, whose intuitive, spontaneous brushwork transforms everyday blooms into a burst of emotiona...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Metal squares. 3D textured.
Metal squares. 3D textured.

Metal squares. 3D textured.

By Svetlana Saratova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting is made up of individual squares on canvas, creating a unique and intriguing geometric composition. Each square, crafted using clay, represents an individual element, im...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Clay, Canvas, Acrylic

Sculpted white folds. 3D texture
Sculpted white folds. 3D texture

Sculpted white folds. 3D texture

By Svetlana Saratova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The artwork is crafted on a wooden circular canvas, enhancing its organic and natural appeal. The folds, created from durable mesh and coated with plaster, add depth and texture to t...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

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.