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
French Impressionist Oil Painting Flowers, Fruit and Jug Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Maggy Clarysse (1931-2011)
Oil on board, unframed
8.75 x 10.75 inches
Signed
condi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Colorful Portrait Painting on Board by Peter Keil
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
This modern abstract painting by Peter Keil is on a smooth masonite board with a painted Tiffany Blue background, black abstract portrait with many ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic, Board
Happy Little Tiger /// Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Colorful Painting Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Happy Little Tiger"
Series: Abstract
*Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso
Year: 2024
Medium: ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Sunset look at Venice, contemporary oil painting of Venice.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The oil painting size is 17.5"x29.5", with framed size is 20x32".
Narek Arakelyan captures the timeless beauty of Venice in this oil painting, where the sunset paints the sky with r...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Diptych-La Vie en Rose-British School-British Award Artist-Summer Bloom
Located in London, GB
In 2024, Shizico embarks on a fresh chapter with her new rose garden, which will take years to fully flourish. The first ten newly planted roses in her new Memorial Garden project inspired this series of rose paintings. (Also inspired by another new series she is working on called Breakfast with...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Cuerpo Escueto, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 75 cm
Signed
About the artist
Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultu...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Unter freiem Himmel - A colorful Abstract egg Tempera painting
Located in New York, NY
"Unter freiem Himmel" (2024) by Susanne Zuehlke (b. 1962) is a vibrant composition characterized by bold geometric shapes in vivid primary colors. The piece features dominant blocks ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Egg Tempera, Stretcher Bars
Misch-Masch / Acryl Painting / Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Abstract painting, which was inspired by the lovely silver wooden frame. Will be signed for the future owner. I like the contrast of the frame and colors - evoking good mood.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Acrylic
Literary Mosaic, Abstract Library, Geometric, Contemporary, Oil, Books, Modern
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Choose the color of the frame
"Literary Mosaic" is a captivating work that captures the essence of cultural and intellectual diversity. Sophie Dumont, through this 40x40 cm oil on ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Simplicity Of Art S 231 Acrylic on Canvas 2019 by Claudia Fauth
Located in Berlin, DE
Acrylic painting on canvas, 2019. Titled, dated and signed on the back. Framed. The artwork comes directly from the artist's studio. Dimensions: Height 56.46 in ( 143,4 cm ), Width 2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blue Fish in the Sky - Extra Large Expressionist Painting Red Investment Bold
By Karnish Art
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: Blue Fish in the Sky
Large and strikingly beautiful abstract expressionistic artwork.
This piece will create a beautiful focal point in any collectors establishment or home.
...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Mid-Century French Abstract Expressionist Oil on Canvas.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A large mid-century French abstract expressionist oil and acrylic on canvas by Jean-Louis Ladislas. Signed and dated 69 to the reverse. Presented in a slim baton wood frame.
A highl...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Saint Minecraft XXIX (Gestural Abstract, Portrait, Persian Artist, 20% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Golfam Jozdani
Saint Minecraft XXIX
Mixed Media on Cardboard; Acrylic, Pencil, Colored Pencil
Size: 9.44 x 14.17 inches (24 x 36 cm)
Signed and dated by hand
COA provided
*Framing O...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard, Pencil, Color Pencil
TN 566 by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, red, white, black
Located in Paris, FR
TN 566 is a unique ink and acrylic on canvas painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. The painting is made with acrylic on paper, dimensions are 195 × 97 cm (76.8 × 38...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Breakfast at Tiffany's, Abstract Art Original Painting, One of a Kind
By Jakob Gold
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Jakob Gold
Work: Original Acrylic Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Style: Abstract
Unframed, Stretched on Wooden Bar, Gallery Wrapped, Ready to Hang
Jakob is best known for his paintings but he also works with a wider range of media, including collages...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
To Celebrate Childhood - Entally, Yellow Light
Located in Greenwich, CT
An entrancing work about the artists childhood trip to Entally, India! A master abstractionist having spent years in Mexico with famous artists such as Rufino Tamayo - this artist had a way of presenting feelings through color and revertive brushwork. Here his childhood memory is colored in yellow - a color which speaks of his warm and rich experience which remained etched in a vivid way in his mind even in later years. He had a technique of sponging over and over dabs of paint and thru sponging could create rhythmic dots that pulsate and make his canvases glow and feel alive. He did a series of work called "To Celebrate a Childhood" and this one has a curious draw to it.
It is complimented by a high quality silvered leaf frame that allows the yellow to function and glow. It measures 27 x 35 inches inside the frame and is signed with the artists cache on the back along with the estates inventory #.
This work as one can see from our in-situ photo - enlivens a room and brings a positivity and welcoming aspect to a room. Would be great too with wood tones or just about any interior as yellow is a color to punctuate with yet there is a lot of detail within this canvas that draws a viewer in to take a closer look!
Its provenance is estate of the artist to Messums Gallery in London.
To Celebrate A Childhood-Entally, 1985 another of Michael Forster...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Punto de Partida. 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
Seascape, blue seaside, semi abstract, oil on canvas, sky, expressionism, french
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"This painting was exhibited as part of the Normandie Impressionniste alongside works by Gustave Courbet, Valtat..."
In the evocative tableau of the "Seaside Symphony Under Stormy Sk...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Reflection of the Northern Lights in the Waves of the Southern Sea" 2 of diptyc
Located in Zofingen, AG
The work has been submitted for selection and is scheduled to participate in the exhibition "Temporarily Here" at Meta Senses Gallery.
“Northern Lights “ is the second work of the di...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Early Female Modernist Geometric Hard Edge Abstract Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century hard edge abstract by Gabrielle Roos. Oil on canvas. Signed verso.
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ruz black on green original abstract acrylic painting
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Ruz- original abstract acrylic painting. Virtual frame
Original work of the artist RUZ
Acrylic on paper
Perfect state
While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to ta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Antique American School Abstract Expressionist Waterfall Nature-scape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted early American modernist abstract landscape. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1940s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Connection" - Original Art, Floral, Rich Warm Tones, Red, Yellow, Purple
Located in Woodstock, GA
About "Connection”:
Inspired by the universal need to belong and the invisible threads that tie us to one another, "Connection" was painted in warm tones of red, orange, peach, and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
The King, abstract expressionist painting by Cleveland School artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Richard Andres
American, 1927-2013
The King of Diamonds Accepts Challenges, 1982
acrylic and ink on paper mounted on canvas
signed lower right, signed and titled verso
47.5 x 47.5 in...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
The Heart Transcends The Body - Large Contemporary Colorful Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harrison Gilman's large original artworks begin with a layer of fast-paced gestural abstraction followed by organic shapes and geometric structures. Some of his paintings remain in t...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled XXXII by Ferle - Large abstract painting, earth tones, spiritual, red
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XXXII is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed an...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract My medallion Painting by Joseph Conrad-Ferm, Acrylic Mixed Media Canvas
Located in New York, NY
"My medallion" by Joseph Conrad-Ferm, REP by Tuleste Factory
Mixed media abstract painting by artist Joseph Conrad Ferm. An arranging contrast between bright and muted color brush s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Phoebus
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
Category
1940s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Indian Beaded & Embroidered Shisa Mosaic Textile Wall Hanging 8 Feet Long
Located in Rochester, NY
Colorful Indian metallic thread abstract wall hanging or shisha . Enormous amount of hand work. Excellent quality.
Shisheh or abhla bharat embroidery (Persian شيشه, abhala bharat; ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric
Exultation, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A flowing, expressionist portrait of woman lost in dance and embracing the promise of a new day. "I created this painting as 2020 drew to a close and 2021 daw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lyrids
Located in Westport, CT
Donald Martiny’s signature work is composed of dispersed pigment on aluminum. He creates immediately frozen brushstrokes that are made from his own movements. They are defined by the...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Pigment
Helen's Garden — Behind The Gate (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Helen's Garden — Behind The Gate (Abstract painting)
Mixed media on canvas — Unframed
This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
This artwork is from the “Helen Series”, which evolves s...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Freed 58
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
"Freed 58" Oil on Canvas is full range of blues from near white to Blu Black surrounding central figure. Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract figurative...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lavender at sunset . Semi-abstract impressionistic acrylic paint
Located in Oslo, NO
The gallery presents Slovenian artist Natasha Villone a high professional who has been working in the international art market for many years.
In 1991 she got a degree in theater de...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
”Dance with a Fan" 3 in triptych
Located in Zofingen, AG
The work took part in the exhibition
2023, "Ukraine residence of FREEDOM," Riga, Latvia
The third work of the triptych "Dance with a Fan" (“Dance with a Fan” Series)
The work "Dance...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
1960's French Huge Abstract Painting Layers Blue Abstract Textural Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924)
signed oil painting on canvas, unframed
inscribed verso
dated 68'
canvas size: 35 x 46 inches
condition: ov...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Farm in January, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A traditional farmstead basks in the bright winter day in artist Robert Hofherr's expressionist piece. He emphasizes painterly strokes and bold hues, drawing ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Sweet Little Nothing (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Sweet Little Nothing (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas — Unframed.
This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This method i...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled LX by Ferle - Large abstract painting, vivid tones, spiritual, green
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LX is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and c...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled Abstract Expressionist Still Life painting
By Eve Peri
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Still Life, ca. 1950's. Tempera on paper. Image measures 14 x 17 inches. Black paper sheet measures 18 x 24 inches.
Unframed.
Signed lower left. Discreet tears in upper right corn...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Abstract Underwater Painting Fish Coral Reef Wall Art Original Impasto
Located in Zofingen, AG
School of fish painting would be a great addition to your oil painting collection.
Coral reef artwork original underwater painting - painted on...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract figurative acrylic painting on paper "Woman in a turquoise dress"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork named " Woman in a turquoise dress" presents a dynamic female figure painted in bold, expressive brushstrokes.
This piece makes part of the artworks dedicated to "Wom...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
The Purple Dress 4 - Original Ink Artwork Figurative Dancer Dress Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses dynamism and sensuality in her paintings: “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, flowers, and people in motion, capturing th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Ink, Mixed Media
Diptych (two canvases) abstract vibrant interior painting "Duality"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
I have worked on a series of abstract paintings. This abstract series is dedicated to a "heart- mind connection".
This is the one of them called "Duality".
While working on this ar...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Contemporary figurative portrait oil painting of a blond woman on canvas
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork "Red lipstick with orange dress" a vibrant, expressive portrait of a woman rendered in bold, sweeping brushstrokes.
This piece makes part of the artworks dedicated to...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pink Foot
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pink Foot, Oil on Wood Panel, 12x9, 2016
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Large Abstract Expressionist Color Monotype Oil Painting Tom Lieber Mixed Media
By Tom Lieber
Located in Surfside, FL
Tom Alan Lieber, (American, born 1949),
GTW #11 -7, 1986,
Oil and mixed media on paper,
30.25 x 44 inches,
Hand signed and dated lower right
Provenance: Garner Tullis Workshop, ...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Monotype
Antique American Modernist Abstract Geometric Framed Large Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas.
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Large Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract expressionist painting. Signed on the back. Framed. Great color and movement.
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Gucci Slides & Bad Habits" Fashion Style Blonde Figure Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Archival Paper
I Really Did Think About It - Large Vivid Abstract Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Khoury's art is characterized by her masterful use of vivid fluorescent colors, dark tones, and high-contrast compositions that are both striking and visually compelling. She employs...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Progression (Geometric Abstraction, Minimalism, Josef Albers, Hard Edge)
By Susan Kiefer
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Susan Kiefer
Title : Progression
Materials : oil on canvas
Date : March 2020
Dimensions : 24" x 18"
Though born and raised in Kansas City, ar...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
City and Rain. Abstract original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this vibrant cacophony of color and texture, I overlay acrylic, oil, and colored pencil to evoke the dynamic pulse of an urban landscape whispered by rain. I infuse abstract with ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Autumn’s breath — leaves caress the warm body, silence between stems."
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Autumn’s Breath
Autumn’s breath —
leaves caress the warm body,
silence between stems.
The painting by Ihor Volkov-Tkachynskyi depicts a nude figure seamlessly merging with an abstra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Oil, Acrylic
Radical Markings, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A painting where the direct act of mark making produced a tapestry, of random nature graffiti. :: Painting :: Abstract Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman face oil on canvas painting abstract expressionism
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Nerea Caos (1993) - Woman - Oil on canvas
Canvas size 30X24 cm.
Frameless.
Nerea Sánchez Castro, born in Ferrol, Galicia in 1993, an art student since high school, with constant pri...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ABSTRACT Geometry Grey Painting by Contemporary German Artist Carolin Kreutzer
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
Indigo Check, Oil on Canvas, 2014
By Lloyd Martin
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Lloyd Martin
Title: Indigo check
Size: 60 x 44”
Year: 2014
American artist Lloyd Martin, known internationally for his rhythmically constructed abstract painting, continues ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary 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.