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Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
Composition No. 4
Composition No. 4

Composition No. 4

By Aliona Koroliova

Located in Zofingen, AG

Composition No.4 from the series “Quiet Motion” This work explores the subtle movement of light and form. Soft transitions and layered transparencies create a sense of depth, while ...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Adjacent note (Abstract Painting)
Adjacent note (Abstract Painting)

Adjacent note (Abstract Painting)

By Xanda McCagg

Located in London, GB

Xanda McCagg is an American abstract artist who divides her time between the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City and Connecticut. A classically trained artist, she began her practi...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Komorebi -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Expression, Friendship, Art Deco
Komorebi -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Expression, Friendship, Art Deco

Komorebi -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Expression, Friendship, Art Deco

By Olumide Ajayi

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

There are days I find myself looking back at moments that live quietly in memory, days filled with laughter, noise, and the warmth of people I once stood beside. I painted this from ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Untitled (Ref 17007)
Untitled (Ref 17007)

Untitled (Ref 17007)

By Martin Reyna

Located in London, GB

Ink on paper - Unframed. Martín Reyna is an Argentinian-born abstract painter living in Paris, France. His gestural abstract paintings delight the eye and activate the mind with the...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Superposition
Superposition

Superposition

By Kseniya Rai

Located in Zofingen, AG

Superposition from the series “Zero Thinking” This work explores the state where opposite realities coexist. “Superposition” is a moment before the mind chooses. Before logic separat...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Linen

Monterey  Pier
Monterey  Pier

Monterey Pier

By Gregory Kondos

Located in San Francisco, CA

Untitled (Cityscape) is an oil on canvas created by Gregory Kondos (American, b. 1923), one of the world's most prominent California landscape artists. The artwork is signed in the lower right corner and was created circa 1950. The canvas size is 24 x 47.75 inches. Overall in good condition. Framed in a gold wooden frame. The size including frame is 33 x 56.75 inches. Gregory Kondos has spent decades depicting California’s unique, majestic beauty, from its rolling farmland to its varied coastline, to the forests and peaks of Yosemite, where he has often served as artist-in-residence. He has been drawn as well to the deserts around Santa Fe, and to Europe, especially Greece, the country from which his parents emigrated. Now in his nineties, he is celebrated as one of the world’s foremost landscape painters, known for his light-filled palette and intuitive, organic forms that seem like effortless extensions of nature. Kondos describes his paintings as possessing a sense of quietude and cleanliness while maintaining a necessary lonely quality: “Less is more…and what is left out makes the picture more understandable.” His distilled images tend to feature a solitary element—a lone boat, a mountain peak, a house standing away from the others—that projects a contemplative sense of being alone in thought. His simple yet lively palette and elegant lines, influenced by artists like Willem de Kooning, Cezanne, and Gauguin, allow us to place ourselves within the space of the painting. Chief curator and associate director at Sacramento’s Crocker Art Museum, Scott A. Shields, who organized “A Touch of Blue: Landscapes by Gregory Kondos” at the museum in 2013, remarks: “His paintings simultaneously celebrate the terrain's inherent formal, abstract properties, as well as the beautiful possibilities of the paint itself." Kondos’ lifelong achievements place him in the great tradition of American landscape painters such as Albert Bierstadt, Edward Hopper, and Georgia O’Keefe. He has won numerous prizes and awards, including a lifetime achievement award from International Bienniale in Florence, Italy, and has been elected to the National Academy of Design in New York. Collections of Kondos’ work are displayed in museums around the world, including the Shanghai Art Museum in China, the Phoenix Art Museum, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The gallery at Sacramento City...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American School Modernist Gilt Framed Abstract Expressionist Painting
Vintage American School Modernist Gilt Framed Abstract Expressionist Painting

Vintage American School Modernist Gilt Framed Abstract Expressionist Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist abstract painting. Mixed media watercolor on board. Framed. Measuring: 16 by 18 inches. Handsomely framed in giltwood molding. Excellent condition, ready...

Category

1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Traces of Memory
Traces of Memory

Traces of Memory

Located in Zofingen, AG

From the series “Between States” This work unfolds as a space of layered memory — not linear, but embodied, fragmented, and sensed rather than clearly seen. As in the broader “Betw...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Ladders

Ladders

By Alejandro Rubio

Located in San Francisco, CA

Alejandro Rubio Ladders, 2020-2024 Oil on canvas 20 x 16 inches This one-of-a-kind oil painting on canvas is stretched across wooden stretcher bars.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vivid Blue Green Yellow colors 60 X 60` Return to The Meadow

Vivid Blue Green Yellow colors 60 X 60` Return to The Meadow

By Neltje

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Return to the Meadow-Vivid colors 60 X 60 Acrylic on canvas Neltje was born in New York City and raised in style on Long Island and a South Carolina plantation. At the age of 32, as a single mother of two, she moved from Park Avenue to a ranch in Wyoming in the shadows of the Big Horn Mountains. Since then she has become one of the West’s preeminent artists. Like the openness of the West, Neltje likes to do things on a big scale and many of her works are ten to twelve feet wide. She considers herself “an abstract expressionist painter.” Her works are in a wide range of museums and private collections including The Smithsonian Institution, the Yellowstone Art...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Water's Edge, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Water's Edge, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Water's Edge, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

Acrylic Abstract Painting on a gallery wrapped canvas. Wired and ready to hang. Painting continued onto sides. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certific...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"VITUS" (Abstract, Bold, Graphic, Neutral Painting on Antique Wood Door)
"VITUS" (Abstract, Bold, Graphic, Neutral Painting on Antique Wood Door)

"VITUS" (Abstract, Bold, Graphic, Neutral Painting on Antique Wood Door)

By Nicholas Evans

Located in Paris, IDF

VITUS 2022 Paris, France A bold and graphic painting done with acrylic on a paneled antique door. A beautiful patina and dimensional shape of the door acts as a backdrop. The piece features black and white abstract shapes...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

"Awakening" - Abstract Contemporary Painting
"Awakening" - Abstract Contemporary Painting

"Awakening" - Abstract Contemporary Painting

By Leroy Miranda

Located in New Orleans, LA

Emerging artist Leroy Miranda took off like a rocket a few years back in 2015 when he was discovered in New Orleans. A painting of this self-taught artist with what he describes as "...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

"Bird on a Wire" The Crow - Acrylic on Canvas
"Bird on a Wire" The Crow - Acrylic on Canvas

"Bird on a Wire" The Crow - Acrylic on Canvas

By Ricardo de Silva

Located in Soquel, CA

"Bird on a Wire" The Crow - Acrylic on Canvas Playful depiction of a crow by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). The crow is shown with green and ye...

Category

1980s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

1992 Modernist Swedish Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting - Cobalt Collision
1992 Modernist Swedish Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting - Cobalt Collision

1992 Modernist Swedish Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting - Cobalt Collision

Located in Bristol, GB

COBALT COLLISION Size: 32 x 42 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A striking abstract composition that explores depth and tension through bold, jagged forms that evoke architectural...

Category

1990s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Monochrome Composition with Layered Textures by Beñat Olaberria
Abstract Monochrome Composition with Layered Textures by Beñat Olaberria

Abstract Monochrome Composition with Layered Textures by Beñat Olaberria

By Beñat Olaberria

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

At our 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 Auth...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Handmade Paper, Monoprint

I AM the Kindred Spirit: Large Colorful Abstract Cubism Painting
I AM the Kindred Spirit: Large Colorful Abstract Cubism Painting

I AM the Kindred Spirit: Large Colorful Abstract Cubism Painting

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: I AM the Kindred Spirit I AM the Kindred Spirit is part of Karnish's I AM series, where themes of human connection, shared identity and inner wisdom are explored through her ...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Rich Reds Yellow Blues-"Open Your Window" -  72 X 72

Rich Reds Yellow Blues-"Open Your Window" - 72 X 72

By Neltje

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Open your window - Rich Reds and Yellow 72 X72 Neltje's signature rich colors appear in this acrylic on canvas Vivid blasts of color is a trademark of Neltje....

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Blanca Nieto, Aurelia Aurita – Abstract Textile Grid in Indigo and Grey Olive
Blanca Nieto, Aurelia Aurita – Abstract Textile Grid in Indigo and Grey Olive

Blanca Nieto, Aurelia Aurita – Abstract Textile Grid in Indigo and Grey Olive

By Blanca Nieto

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

Silk, Cord, Pigment, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Miniature Mantelpiece Art - Original Abstract Landscape with Pink & Sage Green
Miniature Mantelpiece Art - Original Abstract Landscape with Pink & Sage Green

Miniature Mantelpiece Art - Original Abstract Landscape with Pink & Sage Green

By Angela Wakefield

Located in Preston, GB

Miniature Mantelpiece Art - Original Abstract Landscape with Pink & Sage Green by leading British Urban Artist Angela Wakefield. Part of the "mantelpiece series" of miniatures. ...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Varnish, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, ...

Colored Abstract, Books, Oil on canvas, Expressionism, Geometric
Colored Abstract, Books, Oil on canvas, Expressionism, Geometric

Colored Abstract, Books, Oil on canvas, Expressionism, Geometric

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

In this work (Inner Arrangement), Sophie Dumont continues her exploration of the stylized library as a mental and architectural space rather than a literal representation. The compos...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Morning Mist, Abstract Oil Painting
Morning Mist, Abstract Oil Painting

Morning Mist, Abstract Oil Painting

By Karen Barton

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Karen Barton draws inspiration from the flower meadow and grassland near her home. Blue, red, and yellow flowers bloom across the landscape in the soft l...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Saturday Morning", Abstract Collage painting
"Saturday Morning", Abstract Collage painting

"Saturday Morning", Abstract Collage painting

By Jill Haas

Located in Westport, CT

In this original botanical painting, Jill Haas presents a lush stand of blossoms in layered shades of lavender, violet, plum, and soft pink set against a warm golden ground. Vertical...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Large Colourful Abstract Figurative Market Scene Oil Painting 2000

Large Colourful Abstract Figurative Market Scene Oil Painting 2000

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist: Signed (illegible), attributed to Dominican Republic School Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 2000 Size: 37 x 27 inches Signature: Signed and dated Provenance: Private modern art c...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstract 2463
Abstract 2463

Abstract 2463

By Alex Senchenko

Located in Zofingen, AG

In creating this piece, I channeled deep emotions, letting splashes of color collide in a dance of dream and reality. I poured my heart into layering acrylics, letting the interplay ...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

View of planet earth-6
View of planet earth-6

View of planet earth-6

By Svetlana Saratova

Located in Zofingen, AG

An abstract composition is presented on the canvas, created using the fluid acrylic technique. The painting is built on the flowing movement of paint, creating a sense of depth, text...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Figure with Orange and Blue - Original Signed Abstract Expressionist Work
Figure with Orange and Blue - Original Signed Abstract Expressionist Work

Figure with Orange and Blue - Original Signed Abstract Expressionist Work

By Felix Ruvolo

Located in Soquel, CA

Figure with Orange and Blue - Original Signed Abstract Expressionist Work Dynamic figural abstract piece by Felix Ruvolo (American, 1912-1992). In the center of the composition is a...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Ink

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.