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
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Landscape Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 4 by 5 inches overall, and 3.5 by 4.5 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. ...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original-Impasto-Moonlit Dahlias-Jardin d'Hiver-British Awarded Artist-Gold leaf
Located in London, GB
Jardin d'Hiver Series is Shizico Yi's latest collection, created in her winter studio while longing for the summer left behind. Reflecting on the vibrant days spent painting en plein...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
'Exterminator II', Large Beat Generation Diptych, Naked Lunch, Ginsberg
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, right-hand canvas, "William S. Burroughs" (American, 1914-1997), dated "1993" and titled "Exterminator II'. Signed on lower left, left-hand canvas, "Steven Lowe" ...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Silent Glow
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Encaustic on panel.
It's simple; I create art because it makes me happy. I try not to overthink the process of what I’m painting and let my intuition be my guide. I love laying do...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic
Large Antique American Abstract Expressionist Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract still life painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed verso. Measuring: 48 by 56 inches overall, and 46 by 54 painting alone. In excellent origina...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hope - Floral Landscape Storm Extra-Large Floral Showcase Invest Meadow Flower
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Hope - Floral landscape after the Storm Extra large floral showcase Investment
Extra large Floral Showcase Investment Nature Landscape Joy Colorful Authentic Original One-of-a-kind ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Oil
Nude
Located in Dallas, TX
oil on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Cheer
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Encaustic on panel.
It's simple; I create art because it makes me happy. I try not to overthink the process of what I’m painting and let my intuition be my guide. I love laying do...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic
$12,000
Sagittarius
By Lisa Taliano
Located in Dallas, TX
oil on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Vintage American Modernist Abstract Naturescape Lake View Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring: 26 by 30 inches overall, and 22 by 25 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. Handsomel...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Stroll Through the Evening City
Located in Zofingen, AG
This abstract painting, with its rich palette of purples, ochres, greens, and oranges, evokes the atmosphere of an evening walk through the city. There are no literal buildings or st...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Colors of Reading– Original Textured Abstract Library, Oil Paint, Contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
French contemporary painter Sophie Dumont is celebrated for her refined series of abstract libraries, where the geometry of books becomes a meditation on rhythm, knowledge, and memor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vista No 2 by Murray Duncan, Mixed Media on Artist Board
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Vista No 2 by Murray Duncan is a striking abstract composition that merges bold gestural lines with an earthy, textured surface. Rendered in a muted, organic palette, the piece evoke...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glaze, Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Pencil
$486 Sale Price
30% Off
#130, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Flower Arrangement in Carved Wooden Bowl - Abstract 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
Water, Ice + Hotspot - modern, contemporary, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary colourful abstract painting is by Milly Ristvedt. Signed on verso, bottom right "Water, Ice + Hotspot © Ristvedt / 24"
Highly regarded for her intuitive, almost vi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hand painted Artist Proof-Magnolias-Weaver Series-British Awarded Artist #2 of 3
Located in London, GB
This stunning Artist's Proof is an one-off, oil hand-painted and gilded by the artist , signed at front and on the back label too; each proof is 80% hand painted and gold gilded by S...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
River Of Time. Horizontal, large format, fish, red, semi-abstract, design
Located in Oslo, NO
The fish, which is swimming slowly and smoothly in the waters of the river, represents the passage of time. The fish in the foreground is the "Here-And-Now", while the fish in the up...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Tide - Impasto Inspired Textural Blue Accented Thick Paint Abstract Artwork
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Mid Century French Black and White Geometric Abstract Ink on Paper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Black and White Geometric Abstract Ink on Paper
by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French
signed lower right 'SG', name stamped verso
Ink on artists paper, unframed...
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink
$681 Sale Price
30% Off
Seaside Serenade - Minimalism, Art Deco, Abstract, Bold, Invest, Colorful, Joy
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
Cheap Date - Abstract Large Organic Shape Pastel Original Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rue Bootay, a New York-born artist now rooted in the vibrant artistic landscape of Los Angeles, navigates the avant-garde realm of nonrepresentational surrealism with a style uniquel...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Wild Ecstasy - Minimalism, Art Deco, Abstract, Bold, Invest, Colorful, Joy
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Wild Extasy
Minimalism, Art Deco, Abstract, Bold, Invest, Colorful, Joy, Ecstasy
This series connects to that around as well as that within.
Wild Extasy takes the viewer to...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Contemporary Mixed-Media Abstract Painting on Canvas by Emma Labattaglia 2025
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery, we are committed to upholding the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection includes a Certificate of Authe...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
#232, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
The Green Dress 19 - Minimalist Figurative Original Ink Painting on French Linen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract and figurative paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, dancers and people ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Ink, Mixed Media, Graphite
« Autumn trees» Original semi-abstract painting . Home decor
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork is a vivid, abstract landscape bursting with dynamic colors and flowing forms. The composition is a harmonious blend of earthy tones—rich reds, deep greens, and soft blu...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Festival of Joy - Abstract Expressionism Colorful Delight Joy Texture Statement
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Festival of Joy
Abstract Expressionism Colorful Delight Joy Movement Texture Statement Vibrant
Festivitas Laetitiae - Festival of Joy
This vibrant artwork, set on a deep cr...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Rhythm of the Season, Abstract landscape, textured, expressionism, French artist
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont is a French contemporary painter whose work has been exhibited in museums and collected internationally. She is known for her deeply textured canvases that explore them...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large John Hultberg SF Bay Area Artist Abstract Expressionist Collage Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
John Hultberg (American 1922-2005)
New American Night
1967
Collage on board, framed
Hand signed, titled, dated, and inscribed "Collage 29" on verso
Dimensions: framed 31 x 41 image ...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper, Board
Everything On The Kitchen Counter
Located in Dallas, TX
acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Summer 2025" is an animalistic landscape by Lilia Volskaya.
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Summer 2025" is an animalistic landscape by Lilia Volskaya. Let's start with the shape of the canvas, which is a hexagon, which is unusual, isn't it? The canvas is painted black. Th...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, Canvas, Oil
$1,132 Sale Price
20% Off
Viktor Kobylianski Abstract Composition Rose Tones Mixed Media on Canvas Large
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Pigment
Ciel de Nuit (Night Sky) / Triptych 80 x 138 inches / 6.5 x 11.5 feet
Located in Burlingame, CA
Ciel de Nuit ( Night Sky) is a magnificent triptych of abstract golden clouds in a sky full of rich blues. Elegant and atmospheric. Ciel de Nuit is 80" X 138" OVERALL. Each of the th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ocean of love
Located in London, London
The item is located in London,UK.
The painting will be shipped rolled
without stretcher bars, unframed.
It is possible to ship this item stretched and framed.
Please feel free to ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$3,399 Sale Price
42% Off
Ricky Lee Gordon Abstract Diptych Sea Contemporary Minimalist Ocean Horizon 2025
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Dimensions:
Height: 170 cm
Width: 312 cm (overall, including the 10 cm gap between the two panels)
Depth: 4 cm
Note:
This diptych consists of two individual panels displayed with a ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Carbon Pencil, Pigment
Nympheas De Mon Coeur - Soft Abstract Floral Landscape 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...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
In The Shadows
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Design is in the details and sometimes the detail is the frame. This black and white acrylic piece found its match in a vintage frame I nearly painted gold, but the patina won me ove...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mid Century French Black and White Linear Geometric Abstract Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Black and White Linear Geometric Abstract Drawing
by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French
signed lower left, name stamped verso
Ink on artists paper, unframed
Siz...
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink
$718 Sale Price
30% Off
Large Impressive American Abstract Expressionist Modern Interior Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract interior scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed and titled verso, "Bertoia Chair". Handsomely framed in a period molding. Excellent ...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Small abstract expressive nature painting wood frame "Spring on the horizon"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressive nature painting, created by French artist Natalya Mougenot, bursts with color and emotion. "Spring on the Horizon" captures the fresh energy of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Original Modern Contemporary painting on canvas, Abstract, Fantasy style, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale Original Abstract Acrylic Painting on canvas in a fantasy abstract style. A unique technique, very colorful. An unusual combination of colors, a flow from sharp to soft s...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Take Me With You" (contemporary, white, black, floral, painting, antique linen)
Located in Paris, IDF
TAKE ME WITH YOU
2024
Paris, France
Canvas composition is divided in half, with the upper potion focused on a floral bouquet, and the bottom half left unfinished other than a subtl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Acrylic
House in Snow (Winter Landscape)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Nicholas Maravell.
House in Snow, 1989.
Ink and watercolor on paper, 10.5 x 13.75 inches; 18 x 21.25 inches framed.
Signed with artist monogram lower right. Gallery label affixe...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
A Primitive Pictograph (Abstract Painting in Metallic Gold & Splashed of Color)
By Bruce Murphy
Located in Hudson, NY
A Primitive Pictograph (Abstract Painting in Metallic Gold & Splashed of Color), 2021 by Bruce Murphy
38 x 38 inches, unframed, enamel paint on archival paper
Signed, verso
This ges...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Untitled (abstract expressionist mid-century modern painting)
By Joseph Fiore
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Fiore (1928-2005) Untitled, ca. 1955. Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches.
Measuring 24 x 30 inches in custom modernist frame. Signed lower left. Excellent condition.
Joseph Albe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,000 Sale Price
25% Off
On Hansen Abstract Mixed-Media Painting in Earth Tones with Gestural Marks, 2025
By On Hansen
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Portal 7
By Vicki Sher
Located in Dallas, TX
acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$6,800
In The Making 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Abstract, Colour Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
By and by
Too many thoughts rooted in my soul
So many memories, the good and the bad
They all shaped me.
Colourful in a wink, darkness looted.
But when it's all going grey, it shine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
An Elegy of Rest
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,...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic
Contemporary abstract impressionist nature acrylic painting "Nestled in silence"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This abstract expressionist landscape painting was created by french artist Natalya Mougenot.
"Nestled in Silence" is expressionist exploration of solitude, resilience, and emotion...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Md Tokon - The Morning light, Painting 2013
By Md Tokon
Located in Stamford, CT
Collection: Beyond the Horizon
Acrylic on canvas
Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. Th...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
On Hansen Abstract Mixed-Media Painting in Earth Tones with Gestural Marks, 2025
By On Hansen
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Natural Wonder 1, pink, yellow green, blue
Located in Cumming, GA
This original landscape painting captures the ethereal beauty of nature through soft greens, blues, and misty whites, evoking a tranquil and dreamlike atmosphere. The abstract compos...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$1,984 Sale Price
27% Off
Dusk, 2024 by Murray Duncan Mixed Media Abstract Geometric on board
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dusk, 2024 by Murray Duncan
Mix media on board
Size - 48" w x 60" h x 1.5" d
Signed
Murray Duncan, born in 1966, is a self-taught creative visionary celebrated for his large-scale,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glaze, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
$1,600 Sale Price
50% Off
"The Constant" 2025 acrylic on linen 30 x 26 in.
By Erin O'Brien
Located in New York, NY
Erin O'Brien
The Constant, 2025
acrylic on linen
30 x 26 in.
(obri041)
This original acrylic painting by Erin O'Brien features painterly abstract shapes in shades of lavender, yello...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Raw Linen, Acrylic
Bouquet of Love
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting, a symbol of spring and renewal, features a patterned vase that appeared almost instinctively as I worked. It's a quiet tribute to my mother, who filled our home with b...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Original-Impasto-Moonlit Jardin d'Hiver Series-British Awarded Artist-Impression
Located in London, GB
Jardin d'Hiver Series is Shizico Yi's latest collection, created in her winter studio while longing for the summer left behind. Reflecting on the vibrant days spent painting en plein...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Contemporary abstract expressionist woman's portrait painting "Inner light"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressionist portrait was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot as part of her ongoing exploration of emotional identity, inner truth, and the human s...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Cosmos, Mixed Media Art on Paper, Pink
By a.muse
Located in New york, NY
In the artist's abstract print series, Cosmos, 2023 by a.muse represents an imaginary cosmos - the universe as a place of longing, dreams, wonder, and ethereal beauty. A 13.75" x 11"...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Rag Paper, Monotype, Gouache
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.
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