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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
Contemporary Minimalist Green Abstract Painting on Canvas by Tete Alurralde 2025
Contemporary Minimalist Green Abstract Painting on Canvas by Tete Alurralde 2025

Contemporary Minimalist Green Abstract Painting on Canvas by Tete Alurralde 2025

By Teté Alurralde

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, Acrylic

Dance of Life
Dance of Life

Dance of Life

Located in Zofingen, AG

“Dance of Life” From the series “Metamorphoses of the Spirit” This work explores life as continuous movement — fragile, sensual, yet filled with inner strength. Through organic forms...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Abstract 2153, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas2
Abstract 2153, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas2

Abstract 2153, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas2

By Alex Senchenko

Located in Yardley, PA

There’s something ethereal, almost magical, about contemporary paintings. The incredible Expressionism bleeds through the canvas, transforming any room into an entirely new exper...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Jose Maria Sicilia

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Untitled" 1985 in an acrylic painting on paper by renown Spanish artist, Jose Maria Sicilia, born 1954. The exact artwork size is 17.90 x 14.90 inches, framed is 20.25 ...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

New England Winter
New England Winter

New England Winter

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Gordon Ham (20th century) New England Winter, ca. 1940. Oil on unstretched canvas panel, 14 x 17 inches. Measuring 17 x 20 inches framed. Signed lower right. Vertical cracking ...

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1940s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Rosetta #3  - (Contest Finalist - Abstract Contemporary Painting, Framed)
Rosetta #3  - (Contest Finalist - Abstract Contemporary Painting, Framed)

Rosetta #3 - (Contest Finalist - Abstract Contemporary Painting, Framed)

By G. Campbell Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Comes framed and ready to hang in professional wood black floater frame. This painting was a Finalist in the Grey Cube Gallery's City Art International Art Exhibition: "Out of all ...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Acrylic, Graphite, Watercolor, Spray Paint

Continuity
Continuity

Continuity

Located in Zofingen, AG

“Continuity” From the series “Metamorphoses of the Spirit” This work explores a state of continuous transition — a process in which form has no clear boundary between emergence, u...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Double Blue Painting, Abstract Acrylic on Paper, Framed, 21st Century
Double Blue Painting, Abstract Acrylic on Paper, Framed, 21st Century

Double Blue Painting, Abstract Acrylic on Paper, Framed, 21st Century

By Sandra Salamonová

Located in Slovak Republic, SK

The painting is acrylic on cartoon, according to my opinion evoking a good illusion of depth and imagination. Delivered in an easy frame - recommendation -leave it as it is and put t...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Going Outside, Original Abstract Landscape Painting

Going Outside, Original Abstract Landscape Painting

Located in Boston, MA

Going Outside 48.0 x 60.0 x 1.75, 8.0 lbs Mixed Media Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "'Going Outside' is a 48x60 mixed media abstract landscape painting. The colors and the composition are an emotional response to beauty and energy found in moments of reflection in the natural beauty of the landscape." About the Artist: Maggie Jones Boudreaux...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

'Wonderland' by Doug Bauer, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
'Wonderland' by Doug Bauer, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

'Wonderland' by Doug Bauer, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

This 36" x 48" acrylic on canvas painting by artist, Doug Bauer, is a dynamic composition of interlocking geometric and organic forms rendered in a vibrant palette of blues, greens, ...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Floral Study 3, Abstract Oil Painting
Floral Study 3, Abstract Oil Painting

Floral Study 3, Abstract Oil Painting

By Valerie Berkely

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Blooming flowers fill the vase evoking a sense of abundance despite its small stature. Artist Valerie Berkely presents the abstract floral using a limited palette of transparent purple and yellow tones. She demonstrates expressive finger painting...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled
Untitled

Roland AyersUntitled, 1982

$960Sale Price|20% Off

Untitled

By Roland Ayers

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Roland Ayers (1932-2017). Untitled, 1983. Ink on paper, measures 17 x 23 inches. Unframed and unmounted. Signed and dated lower left. Ayers holds the distinction of having participated in the first important survey of African-Americans, Contemporary Black Artists in America, a 1971 show at The Whitney. Biography: Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers was born on July 2, 1932, the only child of Alice and Lorenzo Ayers, and grew up in the Germantown district of Philadelphia. Ayers served in the US Army (stationed in Germany) before studying at the Philadelphia College of Art (currently University of the Arts). He graduated with a BFA in Art Education, 1954. He traveled Europe 1966-67, spending time in Amsterdam and Greece in particular. During this period, he drifted away from painting to focus on linear figurative drawings of a surreal nature. His return home inaugurated the artist’s most prolific and inspired period (1968-1975). Shorty before his second major trip abroad in 1971-72 to West Africa, Ayers began to focus on African themes, and African American figures populated his work almost exclusively. In spite of Ayers’ travel and exploration of the world, he gravitated back to his beloved Germantown, a place he endowed with mythological qualities in his work and literature. His auto-biographical writing focuses on the importance of place during his childhood. Ayers’ journals meticulously document the ethnic and cultural make-up of Germantown, and tell a compelling story of class marginalization that brought together poor families despite racial differences. The distinctive look and design of Germantown inform Ayers’ visual vocabulary. It is a setting with distinctive Gothic Revival architecture and haunting natural beauty. These characteristics are translated and recur in the artist’s imagery. During his childhood, one of the only books in the Ayers household was an illustrated Bible. The images within had a profound effect on the themes and subjects that would appear in his adult work. Figures in an Ayers’ drawing often seem trapped in a narrative of loss and redemption. Powerful women loom large in the drawings: they suggest the female role models his journals record in early life. The drawings can sometimes convey a strong sense of conflict, and at other times, harmony. Nature and architecture seem to have an antagonistic relationship that is, ironically, symbiotic. A critical turning point in the artist’s career came in 1971 when he was included in the extremely controversial Whitney Museum show, Contemporary Black Artists in America. The exhibition gave Ayers an international audience and served as a calling card for introductions he would soon make in Europe. Ayers is a particularly compelling figure in a period when black artists struggled with the idea of authenticity. A questioned often asked was “Is your work too black, or not black enough?” Abstractionists were considered by some peers to be sell-outs, frauds or worse. Figurative* work was accused of being either sentimental or politically radical depending on the critical source. Ayers made the choice early on to be a figurative artist, but considered his work devoid of political content. Organizations such as Chicago’ s Afri-Cobra in the late 1960‘s asserted that the only true black art of any relevance must depict the black man and woman...

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1980s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Discovering Green (Gestural Abstraction, Green, Blue, Gold, Jungle, ~42% OFF)
Discovering Green (Gestural Abstraction, Green, Blue, Gold, Jungle, ~42% OFF)

Discovering Green (Gestural Abstraction, Green, Blue, Gold, Jungle, ~42% OFF)

By Ted Hinrichs

Located in Kansas City, MO

Ted Hinrichs Discovering Green Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2025 Size: 30 x 24 x 0.75 inches (76.2 x 60.96 x 1.9 cm) Signed by hand COA provided *On Stretcher Frame (Painted Edges), read...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Untitled Figure (c. 1950s)
Untitled Figure (c. 1950s)

Untitled Figure (c. 1950s)

By Adine Stix

Located in Summit, NJ

Gorgeous oil and watercolor on paper by abstract expressionist artist Adine Stix. Beautiful shades of pink, purples, cobalt blue with s hint of orange cover the paper to create the h...

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1950s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Watercolor

Envie d'autre chose, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Envie d'autre chose, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Envie d'autre chose, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Emily STARCK

Located in Yardley, PA

Work of abstraction in a colorful palette. Realized in several layers with free and energic brush strokes. Professional and high quality painting with anti UV protection and velvet...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Abstract 2549
Abstract 2549

Alex SenchenkoAbstract 2549, 2025

$1,877Sale Price|20% Off

Abstract 2549

By Alex Senchenko

Located in Zofingen, AG

Experience the calming beauty of "Abstract 2549," an original abstract acrylic painting inspired by the soft tones of a summer evening sky. This artwork blends pastel pinks, blues, yellows, and lilacs into a harmonious composition, perfect for adding a touch of serenity to your home or office. ⭐ Artist : Alex Senchenko © 2025 Title: Abstract 2549 📐 Size: 120cm. x 100cm. 🖌️ Medium: Professional Gallery Canvas, Acrylic Paints Original Painting on a 4cm. Deep "GALLERY WRAP" Stretched Canvas 🎨 Style: Abstract Contemporary Modern Wall Art...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Original Oil Painting
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Original Oil Painting

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Original Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 29 by 23 inches overall and 28 x 22 painting alone. Framed in ...

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20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

AWH 168 - Original Figurative Abstract Still Life Oil Painting
AWH 168 - Original Figurative Abstract Still Life Oil Painting

AWH 168 - Original Figurative Abstract Still Life Oil Painting

By Bernhard Zimmer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Bernhard Zimmer has created a positive stir at major international art fairs (Art Basel, Kunst Köln, etc.). His lively and mysterious compositions pique the taste of the serious art ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

White Ruffles & Gold
White Ruffles & Gold

White Ruffles & Gold

By Svetlana Saratova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting “White Ruffles & Gold” is created on canvas using a mixed-media technique. The sculptural ruffles, formed from clay, create an expressive relief that evokes movement...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Ruz. Interior Landscapes - Abstract Acrylic on paper Painting
Ruz. Interior Landscapes - Abstract Acrylic on paper Painting

Ruz. Interior Landscapes - Abstract Acrylic on paper Painting

By Rafael Ruz

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

Original work of the artist RUZ Acrylic on paper Perfect state virtual frame While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in the same se...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Cardboard

Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting of Nude Figures Alba Fabre Spanish Artist
Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting of Nude Figures Alba Fabre Spanish Artist

Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting of Nude Figures Alba Fabre Spanish Artist

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, Oil

Abstract 2434
Abstract 2434

Alex SenchenkoAbstract 2434, 2024

$2,098Sale Price|20% Off

Abstract 2434

By Alex Senchenko

Located in Zofingen, AG

In creating this artwork, I harnessed the raw energy of nature's very own clash of calm and chaos. Swirls of soothing blues and shocking whites mirror the tranquility and turmoil fou...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

The Assembled Whole. No 6
The Assembled Whole. No 6

The Assembled Whole. No 6

By Svetlana Saratova

Located in Zofingen, AG

This painting from the The Assembled Whole series is created on canvas using a collage technique with various textured materials. The composition features soft pink, gray, and black ...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

CONCERT HALL, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
CONCERT HALL, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

CONCERT HALL, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Joseph Korom

Located in Yardley, PA

This collage subtly incorporates sheet music to reinforce the suggestion of sounds heard within a concert hall. Ironically, this is a quiet piece, a visually satisfying painting that...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Harmony - Framed Original Abstract Painting Layered Red White Ochre on Canvas
Harmony - Framed Original Abstract Painting Layered Red White Ochre on Canvas

Harmony - Framed Original Abstract Painting Layered Red White Ochre on Canvas

By Greet Helsen

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Belgian artist Greet Helsen masterfully layers acrylic paint with the effervescent transparency of watercolors in her large mixed-media abstract paintings. Reminiscent of abstract ex...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Villa d'été"
"Villa d'été"

"Villa d'été"

By Elina Bilous

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Every year summer comes and changes the rhythm, distracting us with aromas and fragrances from our usual day. We go to the city or to the dacha or to our friends and there we live by...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seaside Serenade: Minimalism Art-Deco Abstract Bold Invest Colorful Joy Bold
Seaside Serenade: Minimalism Art-Deco Abstract Bold Invest Colorful Joy Bold

Seaside Serenade: Minimalism Art-Deco Abstract Bold Invest Colorful Joy Bold

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: Seaside Serenade Minimalism, Art Deco, Abstract, Bold, Invest, Colorful, Joy This series connects to that around as well as that within. Solitude takes the viewer to that ...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Stretcher Bars

LEROY - LARGE FRENCH CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT CUBIST PAINTING
LEROY - LARGE FRENCH CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT CUBIST PAINTING

LEROY - LARGE FRENCH CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT CUBIST PAINTING

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: R. Leroy (French b. 1932) Title: Abstract/ Cubist Composition Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed signed Size: frame: 20.5 x 24.75 inches pa...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vortex - Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Abstract, 48in x 60in
Vortex - Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Abstract, 48in x 60in

Vortex - Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Abstract, 48in x 60in

By Mario Angel

Located in Mississauga, CA

"Vortex" by Mario Angel, is a compelling modernist acrylic on canvas fine art piece that serves as a profound example of abstract surrealist expressionism, characterized by its intri...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

French Abstract Contemporary Art by Jérémie Rebourgeard - Eloges Elogieuses
French Abstract Contemporary Art by Jérémie Rebourgeard - Eloges Elogieuses

French Abstract Contemporary Art by Jérémie Rebourgeard - Eloges Elogieuses

By Jérémie Rebourgeard

Located in Paris, IDF

Shipped in a tube Acrylic on Canson paper 300 g Artwork signed at the bottom right & countersigned on verso Born in 1983 in Chinon, France Lives & works in Paris, France Jérémie Rebourgeard is a young French artist devoted to abstraction on canvas and paper. Guided by spontaneity, he uses different pigments of acrylic, ink & pastels and mainly focuses on abstract subjects with harmonious and colorful topics. He is represented internationally by many operators as CATAWIKI or JASPER 52...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Somewhere Feeling Calm, Abstract Painting
Somewhere Feeling Calm, Abstract Painting

Somewhere Feeling Calm, Abstract Painting

By Kajal Zaveri

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Shades of blue, green, and white suggest a peaceful landscape. The painting reflects the quiet, expansive spaces in nature that always draw artist Kajal Zaver...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

The Tender Collision
The Tender Collision

The Tender Collision

Located in Zofingen, AG

Some things from home follow you without being asked. Not the furniture. Not the photographs. Something quieter — a pattern on a curtain, the way light passed through lace on an ordi...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint

Prediction (Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting)
Prediction (Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting)

Prediction (Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting)

By G. Campbell Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Painted on deep-profile gallery-wrapped canvas, comes ready to hang. Artist's Statement: "A new take on an earlier series of paintings I did called "Aggregate," this time with fewe...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Tar, House Paint, Oil, Acrylic

Rosetta #7  (Abstract Contemporary Painting, Framed)
Rosetta #7  (Abstract Contemporary Painting, Framed)

Rosetta #7 (Abstract Contemporary Painting, Framed)

By G. Campbell Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Comes framed and ready to hang in professional wood black floater frame. Artist’s Statement: “I have been working on more formal and restrained paintings lately, and decided to loos...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Watercolor, Graphite

Summer Fields, Abstract Painting
Summer Fields, Abstract Painting

Summer Fields, Abstract Painting

By Kajal Zaveri

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
An abstract landscape painting captures the vibrant energy of nature. Lush expanse of green, applied with energetic, painterly gestures, suggests the rhythmic m...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Metaphor of Thought- Large Abstract Library, Contemporary, French art 50x50 in
Metaphor of Thought- Large Abstract Library, Contemporary, French art 50x50 in

Metaphor of Thought- Large Abstract Library, Contemporary, French art 50x50 in

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Sophie Dumont – Metaphor of Thought (métaphore de la pensée) Unframed: 120 × 120 cm (47.2 × 47.2 in) Framed (natural wood floating frame): 127 × 127 cm (50 × 50 in) Natural wood or ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Warm Days, Abstract Oil Painting
Warm Days, Abstract Oil Painting

Warm Days, Abstract Oil Painting

By Jenn Williamson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A palpable sense of atmosphere and a soft, dreamy mood evoke memories of long summer afternoons bathed in gentle sunlight. Subtle layers and luminous textures i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstract R 2415
Abstract R 2415

Alex SenchenkoAbstract R 2415, 2024

$2,429Sale Price|20% Off

Abstract R 2415

By Alex Senchenko

Located in Zofingen, AG

"Artist : Alex Senchenko © Title: Abstract R 2415 . Acrylic Paints. The painting was created on 100% cotton 340gsm Canvas made in Italy (Pintura). 2024 • Size of a painting: 2...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

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.