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Abstract Art

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
Blue Depths- abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful acrylic on canvas by Eran Shmueli will bring color to any room it will be placed in. Eran Shmueli is an artist whose life and work are deeply intertwined with creativ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Flowers In Brown Striped Vase - Abstract Botanical Mixed Media 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Flower in Bowl - Abstract Cool Tone Botanical Mixed Media 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil

"Sobreteixims 3" original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Mourlot 891. Printed in 1973 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 203) and published in Paris by the Maeght atelier. S...
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1970s Abstract Art

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Lithograph

Mystic Arboretum - Large Contemporary Abstract Geometric Botanical 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...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Oil

Contemporary Abstract - Oil On Canvas. "Paths of being"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
This oil painting on canvas unfolds in an abstract language, rich in chromatic energy and movement. The composition is dominated by warm tones such as reds, oranges, and yellows, in ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Just A Stunner - Colorful Impasto Inspired Textural 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...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Glitter

Red Cascade - Cypress Gardens - contemporary, abstract, acrylic on paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The kaleidoscope of colours and the dynamic form of nature are expressed in this joyful celebration of nature. Rendered in right red, yellow, blue, green, orange and yellow—the colou...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Monoprint

Abstract Figurative Oil On Canvas. "Polychromy Study Red"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil painting on canvas featuring a mosaic of red, orange, and yellow tones, interspersed with abstract and representational elements and rich texture that imparts depth. It is create...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Vessel 7 (Green, Blue, & Yellow Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting)
Located in Hudson, NY
Vessel 7 Green, Yellow, Blue Abstract Expressionist Painting Made by Ragellah Rourke in 2025 oil on canvas 30 x 30 inches, unframed The sides are cleanly painted light grey so framin...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Before The Wire (Green, Blue, & White Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting)
Located in Hudson, NY
Before The Wire Green, White , Blue Abstract Expressionist Painting Made by Ragellah Rourke in 2025 oil on canvas 36 x 48 inches, unframed The sides are cleanly painted light grey so...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Elemental Drift (Grey, Blue, & White Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting)
Located in Hudson, NY
Elemental Drift Grey, White , Blue Abstract Expressionist Painting Made by Ragellah Rourke in 2025 oil on canvas 36 x 48 inches, unframed The sides are cleanly painted light grey so ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

By lake Hallwilersee / impasto impressionism oil painting.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Lake Hallwilersee is a small pearl of Switzerland. Its calm, blue waters with the surrounding hills and small, cozy corners of nature offer the perfect place for relaxati...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Water flowers
Located in IT
ANY custom charges/taxes etc.. ARE INCLUDED in the final price agreed. The item is located in central London, United Kingdom. The painting will be shipped rolled without stretcher ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Water flowers
Water flowers
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Bubbles - Impasto Inspired Textural Pink 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...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Contemporary semi-abstract small oil painting on canvas "Nature hides home"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This small-format semi-abstract expressive oil painting Nature Hides Home by French artist Natalya Mougenot evokes the quiet ambiguity of nature. Measuring just 20 x 20 cm (7.9 x 7....
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2010s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Expressionist impressionist oil painting "Journey through nature"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This small-format semi-abstract expressive oil painting "Journey through Nature' by French artist Natalya Mougenot evokes the quiet ambiguity of nature. Measuring just 20 x 20 cm (7...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bed Rotting I - Expressive Abstract Colorful Figurative Cubist Portrait 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Joan Miró - MARAVILLAS CON VARIACIONES... Lithograph Contemporary Art Abstract
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Joan Miró - Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró XX Date of creation: 1975 Medium: Lithograph on Gvarro paper Edition: 1500 Size: 49,5 x 35,5 cm Condition: In v...
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1970s Abstract Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Untitled (with Curls), from the Equitable Assurance Gallery, Signed/N, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Anish Kapoor Untitled (with Curls), from 15 Etchings (from the Equitable Assurance Gallery collection), 1996 Etching on Zerkall paper Pencil signed and numbered 21/30 on the front; b...
Category

1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Etching

Hand painted Limited Edition #1-First Moon-UK Awarded Artist-oil, gold on Giclée
Located in London, GB
This hand painted Limited Edition is 90% hand painted by artist Shizico yi with original gold paint, oil and gesso paint on a premium aluminium panel made with giclee. On offer here ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Metal

Ruby Rose - Impasto Inspired Textural Thick Paint Abstract Artwork on Canvas
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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

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...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

#167, 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...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Pigment

Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting In Orange, Yellows and Green, "Untitled" 2024
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
This abstract painting is part of a series in which I explore the chromatic relationships between colors and tones, inspired by the art and aesthetics of pre-Columbian cultures. In a...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Blue Haze - Impasto Inspired Colorful Textural 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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

landscape sea
Located in IT
ANY custom charges/taxes etc.. ARE INCLUDED in the final price agreed. The item is located in central London, United Kingdom. The painting will be shipped rolled without stretcher ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, 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...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Lacquer, 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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Two Dancers, Choreography Diptych of Abstract Figures in Pastel Tones on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
Two Dancers is a fluid exploration of movement, balance, and emotional resonance through abstract form. This vibrant diptych captures a dynamic choreography of shape and color—overla...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Oil

Shamsé - minimalist, contemporary, geometric abstract, steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This monumental outdoor sculpture is rendered in a contemporary geometric form. Amin Sadraei Tabatabai creates arresting sculptural work that embraces tradition and re-imagines it i...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Steel

Purple Mauve - Impasto Inspired Textural Thick Paint Abstract Artwork on Canvas
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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

#171, 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 Art

Materials

Pigment

Liminality -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Pop Culture, Love, Healing
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"I stood in the liminality of love, no longer believing it was enough, not yet ready to stop feeling it. Somewhere between the ache and the awakening, I learned that love alone could...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Untitled XXVI (Abstract, medium size) by Ferle - Abstract painting, lines
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XXVI (Abstract, medium size) is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 100 cm x 70 cm (39.4 × 27.6 in). The artwork is si...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Spirals" original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1970 and published by Art In America. Size: 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (365 x 293 mm). This lithograph was published as a folded sheet with a hori...
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1970s Abstract Art

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Lithograph

Another World - modern, abstract, contemporary, aluminum outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary outdoor sculpture was hand forged in aluminum by Philippe Pallafray. The provocative abstract sculptural work of Philippe Pallafray has found an international audi...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Metal

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...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Ombres Littorales – Textured Abstract Coastal Landscape Oil Painting minimalism
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Framed dimensions: 47 x 47 cm (18.5 x 18.5 in) Canvas size: 40 x 40 cm (15.7 x 15.7 in) Framed in black or natural wood floater (your choice) – Signed – Ready to hang – Certificate o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Oil

Escape - Impasto Inspired Textural Thick Acrylic Paint Abstract Art on Canvas
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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Waz Buzzin - Large Scale Abstract Warm Tone Botanical 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...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Charcoal

Untitled (abstract Chicago artist Moholy-Nagy pupil)
By Angelo Testa
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
ANGELO TESTA (1921 - 1984) Untitled, ca. 1940's. Watercolor on paper; Sight: 23 1/2" x 17.5"; Matting size: 22 x 18 inches. Minor loss and staining of paper sheet. Unframed. Un...
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1940s Abstract Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Abstract Expressionist impressionist nature oil painting "Calling to nature""
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This small-format oil painting "Calling to nature " by French artist Natalya Mougenot evokes the quiet ambiguity of nature. Painted on stretched cotton canvas (20 x 20 cm / 7.9 x 7...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

You are my other Half - Contemporary geometric abstraction - Oil Painting
Located in DE
Lilly Muth's geometric abstractions are colourful works full figures that of space such as the distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures. Her use of colour is bold yet ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Oil Tapestry #3, Original Painting, Floral, Abstract art, Blue, Green, White
Located in Deddington, GB
The third in my tapestry oil paintings - playing with subtle colours and not overdoing the lines - keeping it loose. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Oil, Pencil on Canvas 4 H x 2.98 W x 2.9...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph. Printed in 1966 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 156) and published in Paris by the atelier Maeght. Size: 15 x 11 inches (378 x 277 mm). There i...
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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Five Lines With Dots
Located in Dallas, TX
ink & graphite on mulberry paper
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Ink, Mulberry Paper, Graphite

May Flowers 5 - Minimalist Modern Abstract Acrylic Geometric Resin Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

nude landscape
Located in IT
ANY custom charges/taxes etc.. ARE INCLUDED in the final price agreed. The item is located in central London, United Kingdom. The painting will be shipped rolled without stretcher ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Contemporary Abstract Dots V Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner New
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...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This is one of the Alexander Calder lithographs from his "Stabiles" series, printed in 1963 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 141) and p...
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1960s Abstract Art

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Lithograph

Haiku flowers
Located in IT
ANY custom charges/taxes etc.. ARE INCLUDED in the final price agreed. The item is located in Rome, Italy. The painting will be shipped rolled without stretcher bars, unframed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

#166, 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...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Pigment

Abstract Oil Painting. "Loneliness In The Abstract"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Loneliness in the abstract" is an abstract painting distinguished by its texture and intertwined layers of color. Dominated by ochre tones, the piece is complemented by flashes of b...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Abstract Expressionist figurative portrait acrylic on paper "Graceful spirit"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressive portrait, Graceful Spirit, was created in 2025 by French artist Natalya Mougenot in her studio in Lyon, France. It is a powerful homage to the q...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Fruits" original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1964 by Mourlot Frères and published in an edition of 2000 on Arches wove paper. Image size: 6 x 4 1/2 inches (150 x 110 mm). Sheet s...
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1960s Abstract Art

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Lithograph

Fold, Contemporary Abstract Collage Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Collage has always been a part of the artist's work. The idea of reusing, recontextualizing, and even resurrecting parts of the painting. From an economic standpoint the materials ar...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Acrylic, Vinyl

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Schwerelos Gold by Kuno Vollet - Contemporary Golden bronze sculpture
Located in DE
Artist: Kuno Vollet Title: Schwerelos Gold Materials: Bronze sculpture with a dark patina on black granite base Size: 65cm height of upper sculpture, base: 18 x 18 cm x 8 cm Lim...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Granite, Bronze

DAMIEN HIRST - THE CURRENCY. Original work The Currency Project. Dots. Colors
Located in Madrid, Madrid
DAMIEN HIRST - THE CURRENCY: 6274. NOBODY SHOULD HEAR IT Date of creation: 2016 Medium: Enamel paint on handmade paper Edition: 5.149 unique works on paper Size: 21.5 x 30 cm Conditi...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Enamel

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Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract art 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 art 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 Sumit Mehndiratta, Giorgio Lo Fermo, Francisco Nicolás, and Dadodu . 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 art, so small editions measuring 0.02 inches across are also available.

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