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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
Interconnections - colorful, contemporary, geometric abstract, paper collage
Interconnections - colorful, contemporary, geometric abstract, paper collage

Interconnections - colorful, contemporary, geometric abstract, paper collage

By Yvonne Lammerich

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This bold contemporary composition by Yvonne Lammerich is an intriguing exploration of colour and form. Origami-like folded shapes inter-connected by fine lines dance across this col...

Category

1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Gouache, Color Pencil

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 ...

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20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Beyond Measure, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Beyond Measure, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Beyond Measure, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Cynthia Ligeros

Located in Yardley, PA

Beyond Measure is a luminous meditation on transformation, possibility, and the boundless nature of existence. Inspired by the light of the full moon, it interweaves geometric forms ...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Redemption - painting, acrylic on canvas
Redemption - painting, acrylic on canvas

Redemption - painting, acrylic on canvas

By Paul Fournier

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This contemporary abstract colourful painting by Paul Fournier has a red background. Paul Fournier received early praise from the distinguished NY art critic, Donald Kuspit, who des...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Forever Hope - Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, 1980s
Forever Hope - Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, 1980s

Forever Hope - Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, 1980s

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This modern abstract is a Harold Feist 'spoke' painting. Early in his career, Canadian artist Harold Feist was mentored by the famed New York Art critic, Clement Greenberg and the f...

Category

1980s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Stroll Through the Evening City
Stroll Through the Evening City

Stroll Through the Evening City

By Jacob Burda

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

Just run your own course - abstract vs figurative painting
Just run your own course - abstract vs figurative painting

Just run your own course - abstract vs figurative painting

Located in New York, NY

This painting will be shipped rolled in a tube and is not stretched! This expressive mixed-media work blends floral forms, handwritten fragments, and gestural marks into a poetic vi...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sculptural folds N1
Sculptural folds N1

Sculptural folds N1

By Svetlana Saratova

Located in Zofingen, AG

This is an abstract, textured artwork on canvas, built around expressive relief and the sculptural flow of folds. The surface evokes soft fabric or drapery frozen in motion: broad wa...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Canvas

La Salle Street, Rainy Day, Oil Painting
La Salle Street, Rainy Day, Oil Painting

La Salle Street, Rainy Day, Oil Painting

By Yangzi Xu

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Yangzi Xu depicts an iconic view of LaSalle Street in Chicago, facing south from the bridge. She rendered this piece in a warm muted palette, setting the stage to highlight sporadic lights and reflections on wet concrete. "My focus was to convey the mood and feeling a rainy day brings to my beloved city," shares Yangzi.


About the Artist
Artist Yangzi Xu captures a nostalgia for Chicago and its dramatic seasonal changes in her expressionist cityscapes. Having a full-time job and being a wife and mother, Yangzi makes a habit of painting everyday to keep her passion exciting and fresh. She keeps a queue of ideas and reference photos that she takes throughout the year. She looks through her references, tweaks and adds elements to them. Once inspiration strikes, Yangzi draws several sketches and begins to work with oils on canvas on multiple pieces at once - to keep each painting spontaneous and new. "I try to capture the paradox of life in the city, where one can be in a crowd and yet feel alone," Yangzi says. "My main intent is not to capture the physical reality of a scene, but to express my own moods and feelings to my audience." In her free time, Yangzi enjoys reading, with her current favorite genres being biographies and memoirs. Yangzi is an alumnus of DePaul University in Chicago.


Words that describe this painting: Chicago, La Salle...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Ruz  Black White serie Qui Primitivum est  Acrylic on canvas Painting
Ruz  Black White serie Qui Primitivum est  Acrylic on canvas Painting

Ruz Black White serie Qui Primitivum est Acrylic on canvas Painting

By Rafael Ruz

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

Original artwork by Spanish artist Rafael Ruz. Acrylic on canvas in perfect condition. While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Magenta pink abstraction
Magenta pink abstraction

Magenta pink abstraction

By Svetlana Saratova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The work is created in the fluid art technique using acrylic on canvas. The composition is built on a harmonious combination of pink, fuchsia, and powdery tones, softly transitioning...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

La Gare
La Gare

La Gare

By François Arnal

Located in Boca Raton, FL

This richly detailed acrylic composition by François Arnal reflects the artist’s fascination with symbolic form, texture, and visual rhythm during the formative years of postwar abst...

Category

1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mensaje Lunar
Mensaje Lunar

Edgar ReascosMensaje Lunar, 1988

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Mensaje Lunar

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Edgar Reascos (1944-2023) Mensaje Lunar (Lunar Message), 1988. Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 60 inches framed. Signed and dated lower left. Original studio label affixed on veso.

Category

1980s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Ruz  Gray and Black  INSIGNIFICANTE Abstract Acrylic on canvas
Ruz  Gray and Black  INSIGNIFICANTE Abstract Acrylic on canvas

Ruz Gray and Black INSIGNIFICANTE Abstract Acrylic on canvas

By Rafael Ruz

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

Original work by the Spanish painter Rafael RUZ. Acrylic on canvas . Perfect condition. RUZ, Rafael (Barcelona 1956) While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled #501, Mixed Media on Paper by Murray Duncan - Abstract Geometric Modern
Untitled #501, Mixed Media on Paper by Murray Duncan - Abstract Geometric Modern

Untitled #501, Mixed Media on Paper by Murray Duncan - Abstract Geometric Modern

By Murray Duncan 1

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Untitled #501 by Murray Duncan, 2024 Mix media on paper Unframed Size: 32" x 40" Murray Duncan Studio: Murray Duncan, born in 1966, is a self-taught creative visionary celebrated f...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Glaze, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

Interlocking Gouache Forms on Ochre Paper by Serge Guerin French b1916
Interlocking Gouache Forms on Ochre Paper by Serge Guerin French b1916

Interlocking Gouache Forms on Ochre Paper by Serge Guerin French b1916

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Interlocking Gouache Forms on Ochre Paper by Serge Guerin French b1916 by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French inscribed verso: indistinct handwritten note including “69” (likely th...

Category

20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache

Landscape, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Landscape, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Landscape, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Marilina Marchica

Located in Yardley, PA

Landscape fragile Landscapes mixed media on canvas 61x46 cm 2021 :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

'Abstract, Chestnut and Coral', Venice Biennale, Michetti Prize Winner
'Abstract, Chestnut and Coral', Venice Biennale, Michetti Prize Winner

'Abstract, Chestnut and Coral', Venice Biennale, Michetti Prize Winner

By Gianni Pisani

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right 'G. Pisani' for Gianni Pisani (Italian, born 1935), titled verso 'Paesaggio con Valigia' (Landscape with Luggage) and dated 1963. Provenance: Galleria El Centro, ...

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1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

Contemporary New Abstract Artwork Colors by Artist Christina Gschwantner 2024
Contemporary New Abstract Artwork Colors by Artist Christina Gschwantner 2024

Contemporary New Abstract Artwork Colors by Artist Christina Gschwantner 2024

By Christina Gschwantner

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Artwork signed on the back. Christina Gschwantner combines contrasting art movements such as Art Informel and Minimal Art. She succeeds in depicting and creating her very own vie...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Raw Linen, Oil, Acrylic

'Abstract in Turquoise and Rose', Large American School Oil Abstraction
'Abstract in Turquoise and Rose', Large American School Oil Abstraction

'Abstract in Turquoise and Rose', Large American School Oil Abstraction

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'C. Maxwell' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1975. A very substantial, American School oil abstract comprising contiguous and overlapping curvilinear ...

Category

1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Solace Blue
Solace Blue

Solace Blue

Located in Deddington, GB

Solace in Blue by Christina Sadler [2022] original Oil paint on board Image size: H:29 cm x W:29 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:20 cm x W:20 ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

When Love lingers in the Air Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
When Love lingers in the Air Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting

When Love lingers in the Air Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting

By Gaëtan de Seguin

Located in DE

Contemporary figurative painting with lots of details and movement. Beautiful statement piece for any art collection. Combining a lot of different colors in any interiors and settin...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Abstraction 106. Original Acrylic Painting
Abstraction 106. Original Acrylic Painting

Abstraction 106. Original Acrylic Painting

By Iryna Kastsova

Located in Zofingen, AG

Abstraction 106. Modernist abstract painting with overlapping geometric shapes in a vibrant palette of red, yellow, orange, white. The painting has a delicate balance between an ord...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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

A little bird on a lettuce background.

By Svetlana Saratova

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...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ocean's Jewels, Abstract Oil Painting
Ocean's Jewels, Abstract Oil Painting

Ocean's Jewels, Abstract Oil Painting

By Dorothy Gaziano

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A layer of emerald green rests atop a base of purple, pale blue, and white, creating a striking contrast of light and dark. Scratches and marks added while the ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original Diptych-Spring Duet-British Awarded Artist-Abstract UK Contemporary
Original Diptych-Spring Duet-British Awarded Artist-Abstract UK Contemporary

Original Diptych-Spring Duet-British Awarded Artist-Abstract UK Contemporary

By Shizico Yi

Located in London, GB

Spring Duet is part of Shizico Yi’s ongoing exploration of the diptych format—a project that began in 2024. Painted en plein air, every canvas captures both the landscape outside her studio and the intimate interior surrounding it. This duality unfolds across two paintings, creating a visual dialogue that shifts and harmonises like a musical duet. The work belongs to Shizico’s long-running Memory Landscape Series (est. 2015), in which she moves fluidly between mediums—installation, sculpture, painting—and across visual languages from impressionism and expressionism into abstraction. In this spring chapter, she turns to the gentle hues of the Northern European early spring: soft greens, creamy whites, pink-apricot light—tones that hold the tender, awakening atmosphere of the season. Each canvas functions like a musical note; together, the pair forms a coherent visual phrase. Their relationship is harmonious yet flexible, offering multiple ways of living with the work in your home. -Artist's Lifetime Warranty for the original artwork Details Diptych (set of 2 paintings) Medium: oil, acrylic, mixed media on canvas Size: • Each canvas: 50 × 39.5 cm • Total combined size: 50 × 79 × 1.5 cm (Unframed measurements) -Versatile Display: The diptych may be hung: • Side by side as a traditional diptych set • Separated across different walls to create visual punctuation and subtle connection between spaces This flexibility allows the work to adapt to a variety of homes and interior styles. -Guarantee End to end tracking Delivery Worldwide by Royal Mail Worldwide at lowest flat Rate £22. About the artist: Dr. Shizico Yi is a London-based artist working across installation, film, and painting. Her practice explores themes of loss, repetition, the everyday, and the significance of memory. Drawing on a background in design and film, she creates works that weave personal experience into wider social and human narratives. Yi holds a PhD in Fine Art from the University of East London (2017), an MFA, and a BA in Womenswear from the University of the Arts London. ​ Her practice also includes plein air painting from spring to autumn and studio-based work in winter, allowing place and season to inform the energy, scale, and materiality of her pieces. Her work has been exhibited internationally in the UK, Korea, and Italy, and is held in private collections across the USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, Taiwan, and the UK. Notably, Shizico Yi secured the title of Winner of the Women Film Makers: Best Shorts Competition in 2013 in Los Angeles, USA. She also serves as a guest jury member at the 14th-16th Annual New York City Independent Film Festival from 2022 to 2024 and is a curator and founder of no barking aRt...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Feeling Pink - Lifeguard Stand on Beach Original Pop Art Oceanscape Sky Painting
Feeling Pink - Lifeguard Stand on Beach Original Pop Art Oceanscape Sky Painting

Feeling Pink - Lifeguard Stand on Beach Original Pop Art Oceanscape Sky Painting

By Kathleen Keifer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Kathleen Keifer is a California-based internationally collected artist. She is a leading force of the New California Realism. With a high level of technical virtuosity Keifer creates...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Golden Buds in Turquoise Air" impressionistic painting flowers on linen canvas
"Golden Buds in Turquoise Air" impressionistic painting flowers on linen canvas

"Golden Buds in Turquoise Air" impressionistic painting flowers on linen canvas

By Anastassia Skopp 1

Located in Zofingen, AG

“Look at the flowers. It is simply unbelievable how happy flowers are.” — Osho Size: 80 × 80 × 4 cm (31.5 × 31.5 × 1.6 inches) Medium: Mixed media with acrylic on 100% linen canvas ...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Deep sea III, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Deep sea III, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Deep sea III, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Luis Medina

Located in Yardley, PA

Immerse yourself in the enigmatic depths of "Deep Sea III," a captivating abstract painting that evokes the serene mystery of the ocean. This original artwork features a symphony of ...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

BIRTH, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
BIRTH, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

BIRTH, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Emily STARCK

Located in Yardley, PA

Birth is a work of abstraction in a colorful and vivid palette. Professional and high quality painting with anti UV protection and velvet rendering. Edges are painted in the cont...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Monk" 2019 Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting, 52x42
"Monk" 2019 Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting, 52x42

"Monk" 2019 Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting, 52x42

By Luke Jackson

Located in New York, NY

Luke Jackson "Monk" 2019 Oil on Canvas 52” x 42” inches About the Artist: Luke Jackson is a visual artist who has been based in Brooklyn, NY for the last 20 years. Raised in Ital...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lake and Land IV, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Lake and Land IV, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Lake and Land IV, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Eliane Saheurs

Located in Yardley, PA

From the serie of Rural Graffiti, shapes and lines on the earth’s surface created by tectonic forces, water and wind, as opposed to others which are patterns drawn and carved by hu...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Contemporary large figurative painting inspired by Frida Kahlo "Floral Muse"
Contemporary large figurative painting inspired by Frida Kahlo "Floral Muse"

Contemporary large figurative painting inspired by Frida Kahlo "Floral Muse"

By Mougenot Natalya

Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR

“Floral Muse” is a vibrant and emotive large painting (70 x 100 cm / 27.5 x 39.5 in) that blends figurative and abstract styles from Natalya Mougenot’s ongoing series dedicated to Wo...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Flying Gulls on the Surf
Flying Gulls on the Surf

Flying Gulls on the Surf

By James Floyd Clymer

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982), ca.1930. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 14 x 20 inches. Signed lower margin. James Floyd Clymer ( 1893-1982 ) known for his Regionalist st...

Category

Early 20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil

"Abstract With Pink and Teal" large-scale oil painting, pastel colors, amorphous
"Abstract With Pink and Teal" large-scale oil painting, pastel colors, amorphous

"Abstract With Pink and Teal" large-scale oil painting, pastel colors, amorphous

By Darius Yektai

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

A large scale oil painting - totally abstract, non representational. Largely pink, and blue, with pops of assorted colors peaking up from beneath. Thickly painted globs of paint are ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

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.