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
Figures, Abstracted Faces
By Karel Appel
Located in Greenwich, CT
A large and impressive Karel Appel of his most desirable subject, abstracted faces. Very difficult to find a work of this size and impact by the artist. Often the faces are not as ...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Monumental NYC Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. No signature found.
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Barbarians Of California (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This method is especially safe for large works, and provides lower shipping costs as well.
Rolled works can be easily st...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Geometric Abstract Painting by Listed British artist - Mix of Bright Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Abstract Composition'
by Michael Haswell (British, 1931-2020)
inscribed verso
acrylic painting on box canvas (painted edges so do not require framing)...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Wild Strawberry (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
This artwork will be shipped flat within the US. If shipped outside of the US this work will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This method is especially safe for large work...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Artwork Orange Red Contemporary Artist Jonathan Freemantle Landscapes
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, Oil
Composition
Located in PARIS, FR
Important work by the artist, were exhibited at Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, Radical Innovations, 2024-25.
Signed lower right.
Natalia Dumitresco (or Dumitrescu) was born in Buchare...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pleaser (Abstract Painting)
By Karl Bielik
Located in London, GB
This work will be shipped rolled.
This work is exclusive to IdeelArt.
Karl Bielik is a contemporary British artist known for his abstract paintings characterized by dynamic brushwo...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Body in the Field #1 - 21st Century, blue, landscape, expressionism, yellow
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Body in the Field #1, 2023
oil on canvas
15 3/4 H x 11 13/16 W in.
40 H x 30 W cm
Zsolt Berszán embodies in his works the dissolution of the human body through the prism of the frag...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1980's FRENCH EXPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING - SIGNED & DATED - AMAZING MOVEMENT
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition"
French School, 1980's
indistinctly signed lower corner
oil painting on thin card, unframed
painting: 25.5 x 19.75 inches
Superb French abstract oil painting...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
garden city
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Frank Chiodo is a contemporary painter whose dynamic work centers on organic abstraction. Through the interplay of color and gesture on the canvas, he creates a compelling dialogue t...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Face Touching - Expressive Abstract Colorful Figurative Mixed Media Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valerie Etitinwo's unique approach to abstract figurative painting celebrates the unconventional beauty found in imperfection and awkwardness. The Nigerian-Swiss artist uses bold col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Contemporary Aboriginal Inspired Abstract. Acrylic on linen.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Contemporary Aboriginal inspired abstract by Menno Modderman, a Dutch artist painting in the south of France, signed and dated to the bottom on the passepartout.
Working for several...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic, Cardboard
World Of Chaos, Original Painting in Acrylic on Canvas, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
World Of Chaos, Original Painting in Acrylic on Canvas, 2021
Artist Commentary:
This piece highlights the relationship between nature and humans.
Keywords: light, day, abstract, wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Pastel, Found Objects
Meditation II, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
As your thoughts progress in a relaxed quietness, colors emerge, dots of energy and creativity like flowers in a field. Edges are painted a light warm gray.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Colored Reticulum - Oil On Canvas by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Colored Reticulum is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2020.
Original Oil Painting on Canvas.
Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the back of the can...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Echo Series: Pushing Back the Sea- acrylic on canvas
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Stephanie Visser, a native of southwestern Michigan, was educated at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids Michigan. She continued her education in fine arts and painting...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Color creation (Natures dream), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
A Color Explosion - Statement Work! Eclectic abstract with clashes of colors, shapes and forms, Inspired by my studio and all the different colors all around me as I paint. Bright...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Large John Hultberg SF Bay Area Artist Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
John Hultberg
Oil on canvas
Panorama of pictures. 1998
Hand signed lower right, J. Hultberg ‘98.
Artist, date, and title written on verso.
Canvas 25.5”H x 35”W, Frame 26”H x 35.5”...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Gorgeous summer day" (impressionist bouquet of flowers oil art on cardboard)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork makes part of my series dedicated to the scenes of a summer period.
This floral painting called "Gorgeous summer day" is done in an expressive impressionist style.
Fl...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Nita. Mixed media Abstract painting on Canvas
By Alec Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
" The work resists framing in concepts, it overflows the contours and borders of the rational. It is through the presence of color, combined with an abstraction at times with express...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
1970's French Abstract Original Painting Blues Oranges and Whites Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Landscape
by Gerard Guegueniat (French 1970's)
signed oil painting on board, framed
framed: 22 x 14 inches
board: 19 x 11 inches
provenance: private collection...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Wake, Stitched Sheer Textile Collage in Warm Earth Tones and Pastel Color Blocks
Located in New York, NY
“Wake” by Linda Kamille Schmidt is an intimate textile collage composed of layered sheer and opaque fabrics, meticulously assembled using both machine and hand stitching. A third-gen...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Thread, Plastic, Pins
Sheer Whimsy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This colorful portrait painting is inspired by Picasso and the mid-century masters.
Framed and matted in a vintage gold frame, can hang or stand, 10 in. wide x 12 in. high
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Avon Walk, no27 Mixed media original signed painting c 2019
Located in Frome, Somerset
'Avon Walk, no 27' signed original painting by Andy Gradwell circa 2019.
mixed media on paper 25 x 35cm
Oakwood glazed frame 46x 55cm.
A chosen piece from extensive painting journe...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Albert Alcalay Oil on Canvas "Nightlights" Colorful Abstract
By Albert Alcalay
Located in Detroit, MI
"Nightlights" is the perfect name of this sparkling gorgeous piece by Alcalay. Dozens of colors are used to described a lively, moving street scene of night lights, including headlig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Untitled Composition Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Jay Milder
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
Jay Milder (American, 1934-)
Oil painting on Canvas
Hand signed lower right
Dated 1960
This is being sold unframed
Abstract with letters and calligraphy, Homage to Cy Twombly.
Jay ...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Century French Expressionist Portrait of a Girl in Orange Flat Cap Portrait
By Akos Biro
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Girl in Flat Cap Portrait
by Akos Biro (Hungarian 1911-2002)
pastel painting on artist paper, unframed
painting: 9 x 12 inches
provenance: the artists estate, France
condi...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Colorful Abstract Waterfall by Johanna Secor
Located in New York, NY
Johanna Secor (American, 1920-1998)
Waterfall, Late 20th Century
Oil on canvas
Framed: 35 3/8 x 29 1/8 x 1 7/8 in.
Signed and inscribed verso: Johanna Secor "Waterfall"
“Mrs. Seco...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Impermanence Series n6. From the Impermanence series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Impermanence Series n6, 2025 by Rosario Briones
From the Impermanence series
Inks, natural pigments and bitumen on canvas
Dimensions: 165 H x 104 W cm.
Unframed
Signed by the artist
...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Canvas, Pigment
Untitled #407, Mixed Media on Paper by Murray Duncan - Abstract Geometric Modern
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Untitled #407 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
Red #18 (Composition with red, blue and black)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and dated in graphite pencil at the bottom right , annotated in graphite pencil on the reverse side Gouache / 2018 / Renaud Allirand.
Abstracted landscape in rds and black, w...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract expressive impressionist flowers on paper "Enjoying my summer morning"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract impressionist floral painting, enriched with touches of expressionism and vibrant art, showcases a radiant bouquet in full bloom.
Titled "Enjoying My Summ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
I Love You Babe
Located in Zofingen, AG
"What inspired the creation of this floral abstraction:
The excellent intensive pink and red colours supporting with tender light rose and violet hues.
Dimension in inches: 31 x 31
D...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Lacquer, Varnish, Ink, Acrylic
$1,435 Sale Price
44% Off
Contemporary Happy Pastel Abstract Dots Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner
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, Acrylic
"Aria of Opera Eleven" (b&w, abstract curtains, sculptural, fabric, bold, black)
Located in Paris, IDF
ARIA OF OPERA ELEVEN
2025
Paris, France
This painting suggests a connection to performance, something both grand and fleeting. Made with black paint on stretched antique French line...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Impressionist expressive acrylic painting of a couple "Together in strength"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary expressive figurative piece, titled "Together in strength," was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot and forms part of her intimate series dedicated to the the...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Female control - line drawing figure with red gloves
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The artwork was done with watercolor on watercolor paper 300g. The works are 15 by 11 inches in size, framed (black) with a styrene face on a mat board in ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Sakura glamor / Original Gift Art / Blooming trees in spring / 50*60 cm.
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this artwork you can feel the vitality and mildness of spring. The blossoms emerge in dynamic strokes, merging impressionism with expressionism's spirit. This painting is ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Untitled Abstract Composition signed Joe Stefanelli
Located in New York, NY
This Untitled Abstract Composition in Oil on Canvas signed Joe Stefanelli is a gem of Mid-Century American Abstraction. This painting brilliantly exemplifies the approach and movemen...
Category
1940s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint
Dreamer In Pink. Abstract Expressionist Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Who is the dreamer and what is the dream. Dreamer in Pink is a lovely, romantic painting from Francesca Owen and adds to the range of her work. It’s a s...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Abstract Painting by Chamlin Oil Paint on Canvas
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-century Abstract Painting by Chamlin
Oil Paint on Canvas
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Minimalism 39 Large Abstract Modern Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Minimalism 39. A modern abstract painting created with drops and splashes of paint that sparkles and shimmers! The colors overlap each other and also match with different stains. Man...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mountain River - Large Blue and Green Layered Abstract Colorfield Painting
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Salmon Fishermen Nova Scotia Canada
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982), ca.1930. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 15 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
"Tropical Vibes III" by S. Hessler - Vibrant Colorful Rainbow Impasto Abstract
Located in Carmel, CA
Sveta Hessler (Russian, born 1973)
"Tropical Vibes III" 2024
Oil paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the bottom right and back of the painting.
"Tropical Vibes III" by S...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Séptico I, Mixed media Abstract painting on Canvas
By Alec Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
DNA is genetic information, hidden and encrypted in body fluids. Veiled data that we load, that we do not know and that someone knows how to decipher. Such specifications characteriz...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Pastel
universe 01
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
In this work, I have used acrylic and enamel to capture the vast and mysterious beauty of the universe. Abstract swirls and galaxies represent constant evolution and cosmic dynamism....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Meraki - Elegant Amber Abstract Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Europa - Colorful Green Stripes Original Abstract Landscape Layered Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Canvas
Untitled
Located in Berlin, MD
Stanley Sporny (American 1946 - 2008) A view into a stream with overhanging branches reflected in the water. A beautiful oil painting that explores the stream bottom as well as the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
About Time (Abstract, Expressionist, Blue, Beige, Grey, Atmospheric, ~20% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katherine Bello
About Time
Acrylic and oil stick on canvas
2023
Size: 52x42x1.5in
Signed, dated and titled by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1874
*on stretcher frame - ready to hang...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Untitled
Located in New York, NY
UNFRAMED
Measurements:
80” W x 72” H
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$14,000
Abstract 22168
Located in Zofingen, AG
There’s something different about the homes of creative people. They like to surround themselves with inspiring things, from unique tablecloths to the incredible paintings on the wal...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
ABSTRACT New Colors Blue Artwork by Contemporary Artist Sierra White 2024
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, Acrylic
Alignment, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Alignment is an original painting, created with acrylic paint on gallery-wrapped canvas. It has a width of 36 inches and a height of 24 inches with a depth of 1 inches (24x36x1). ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled #535 by Murray Duncan – Original Contemporary Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Untitled #535 by Murray Duncan – Contemporary Mixed Media on Paper
Size: 32" x 40"
Unframed, signed on the back
A striking exploration of form and movement, Untitled #527 by Murray ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Pencil
Geometrical Birds
Located in Henderson, NV
Geometrical Birds is Singer's geometric interpretation of Birds in Flight. Singer was influenced by Stravinsky's music.
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Archival Pigment
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Huge French Cubist Abstract Oil Painting Greens Blacks and Reds
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Composition
by Armand Rottenberg (French 1903-2000)
signed lower corner, dated 1988
oil painting on board, framed
Framed 47 x 30 inches
Stunning original Cubist painting by ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$3,799 Sale Price
21% Off
The dreamer's home
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting is permeated with memories of childhood and early dawns, the smell of grass, earth, sunlight, long walks and fresh coffee. A story about how to be free, light, brave. Be...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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.
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