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
What mask are you wearing? 80x80cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
What mask are you wearing? 80x80cm, print on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
Sunset in the mountains, 80x80cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Limited edition of 5 pieces
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
What mask are you wearing? 80x80cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Limited edition of 5 pieces
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
Large Contemporary Colorful Abstract Oil Painting
Located in ALP, ES
This large abstract oil painting is by contemporary artist and art teacher Rubins J. Spaans. A unique oil painting on the finest quality Belgium linen canvas. The painting is a color...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Large watercolour still life of figures by the window by Stafford-Baker
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Julius Stafford-Baker (British, 1904 – 1988)
Figures by the window
Pencil, watercolour and gouache
20.1/2 x 29.3/8 in. (52 x 74.8 cm.)
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Watercolor
Flower Meadow by K Husslein Botanical Abstract Flower Painting
Located in DE
This is a beautiful oil painting of abstract flowers on a light beige background.
This brand new painting bursts with vibrant colors and timeless elegance, embracing the rich and div...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Line people, 86x61cm
By Tatiana Nega
Located in Yerevan, AM
Line people, 86x61cm
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Litografia Original VIII (Abstract, Modern, Surrealism, Colorful, 50% OFF)
By Joan Miró
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miró
Litografia Original VIII (Abstract, Modern, Surrealism, Colorful, Iconic)
Color Lithograph
Year: 1975
Size: 13.25 x 20 inches (33.65 x 50.8 cm)
Catalogue Raisonné: Queneau,...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Litografia Original II (50% OFF LIST PRICE)
By Joan Miró
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miró
Litografia Original II
Color Lithograph
Year: 1975
Size: 12.5 × 9.6 inches
Catalogue Raisonné: Queneau, Miro Lithographe II, 1952-1963, p.35
Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Pari...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Sunset on the beach, 80x80cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Limited edition of 5 pieces
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
Sunset on the beach, 80x80cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Limited edition of 5 pieces
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
Contemporary New Abstract Artwork Pink Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner 2024
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Christina Gschwantner combines contrasting art movements such as Art Informel and Minimal Art. She succeeds in depicting and creating her very own view of the world. A world that, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Contemporary New Abstract Artwork Colors by Artist Christina Gschwantner 2024
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Christina Gschwantner combines contrasting art movements such as Art Informel and Minimal Art. She succeeds in depicting and creating her very own view of the world. A world that, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Raw Linen, Oil, Acrylic
Contemporary New Abstract Artwork Colors by Artist Christina Gschwantner 2024
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Christina Gschwantner combines contrasting art movements such as Art Informel and Minimal Art. She succeeds in depicting and creating her very own view of the world. A world that, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Raw Linen, Oil, Acrylic
The Fitzgeralds, abstract painting w figures, flowers, white and green tones
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil paint, mixed media on panel.
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
Up to the dream, 80x80cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Limited edition of 5 pieces
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
Connected by one network, 90x150cm
By Tatiana Nega
Located in Yerevan, AM
Connected by one network, 2020, 90x150 cm
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Stranger, 90x110cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Stranger. 90x110cm
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Reihenbilder Spieltafeln (Geometric Abstraction, Minimalism, Constructivism)
By Klaus Basset
Located in Kansas City, MO
Klaus Basset
Reihenbilder Spieltafeln
Offset Lithograph
1967
23.62 x 16.53 inches (60 x 42 cm)
Unsigned as issued
COA provided
*Condition: Creasing along the edges. Folded. Otherwis...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Pollock, Composition, Jackson Pollock, The Last Sketchbook (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on acid-free paper made at the Mohawk Paper Mills. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Jackson Pollock, The Last Sketc...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Pollock, Composition, Jackson Pollock, The Last Sketchbook (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on acid-free paper made at the Mohawk Paper Mills. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Jackson Pollock, The Last Sketc...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
A vibrant abstract red flower with splashes of green and yellow on canvas
Located in Preston, GB
A vibrant, abstract red flower with splashes of green and yellow on canvas by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield
Art measures 20 x 8 inches
Signed, Unique Original, Box C...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
What mask are you wearing? 80x80cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Limited edition of 5 pieces
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
Hot Air Balloon Invasion of New York , 80x80cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Hot Air Balloon Invasion of New York , 80x80cm, print on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
Hot Air Balloon Invasion of New York, 80x80cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Hot Air Balloon Invasion of New York, 80x80cm, print on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
Not a cute bunny, 80x80cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Not a cute bunny , 80x80cm, print on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
What mask are you wearing? 80x80cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
What mask are you wearing? 80x80cm, print on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
Turbulence, water, abstract expressionism, blue, white, gold, yellow, nature
Located in Jönköping, SE
In keeping with my passion of nature, this collection focusses on the movement and structure of nature. Movement of water, vegetation and even sound. I am fascinated in seeing thing...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Contemporary New Abstract Artwork Colors by Artist Christina Gschwantner 2024
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
In her work, artist Christina Gschwantner combines contrasting art movements such as Art Informel and Minimal Art. She succeeds in depicting and creating her very own view of the w...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
Contemporary New Abstract Artwork Colors by Artist Christina Gschwantner 2024
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
In her work, artist Christina Gschwantner combines contrasting art movements such as Art Informel and Minimal Art. She succeeds in depicting and creating her very own view of the w...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Raw Linen, Oil, Acrylic
27 , 235x170 cm, acrylic, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
evangelion, 150x100 cm
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
27 , 235x170 cm, acrylic, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
27, 235x170 cm
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The illusion of intimacy, 70x100cm
By Tatiana Nega
Located in Yerevan, AM
The illusion of intimacy, 2020, 70x100 cm
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Where is your body, 100x150cm
By Tatiana Nega
Located in Yerevan, AM
Where is your body, 2020, 100x150 cm
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
oxygen , 250x170 cm, acrylic, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
oxygen, 250x170 cm
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Find a bird, 50x60cm
By Fleur
Located in Yerevan, AM
Find a bird, 50x60cm
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
What mask are you wearing? 80x80cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Signed by the artist, edition of 5 pieces
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
With a friend, 80x80cm , print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
With a friend , 80x80cm , print on canvas
Signed by the artist, edition of 10 pieces
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
Kya Banaye, Kahaan Banaye?. What shall we make and where shall we make it.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From the covid diaries series
Watercolour on paper mix media
Overall size: 32 in H x 12 in W
Individual Size: 16 in H x 12 in W
Unframed
*The coloured squares on the paper are wate...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Original Abstract Painting on Board by Serg Graff "Palm Monkey", COA
Located in Framingham, MA
This is a unique original acrylic painting on board in a fantasy abstract style by Serg Graff Titled "Palm Monkey".
It comes signed, dated, and with COA (Certificate of Authentici...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Original Abstract Painting on Canvas by Serg Graff "Freeddy is Back" COA
Located in Framingham, MA
This is a unique original textured acrylic painting on canvas in a fantasy abstract style by Serg Graff Titled "Freeddy is Back".
It comes signed, dated, and with COA (Certificate ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Frame Medium Tiny Stainless Steel Bear '2'
Located in Valencia, ES
Made in Spain, 2024.
A simple form builds a complex one. In our approach, we go from the opposite, representing complex things in simple forms. So, our bear consists of only 8 simpl...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Somewhere in Between (Yellow and Gold), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
abstract painting acrylic on canvas Oversize statement piece This artwork was created layering and blending layers of yellow, bright yellow, gold with a layer of fine iridescent...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Matisse Exhibit Poster Art (Reproduction)
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Matisse Exhibit poster (reproduction) has this in the poster"
Collages * Gouaches
Linden Gallery
May 1 to June 1
It is 20 x 26 and in excellent condition
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Contemporary New Abstract Artwork Colors by Artist Christina Gschwantner 2024
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
JUST, 2024, oil and acrylics on canvas, 103 x87 cm
Christina Gschwantner combines contrasting art movements such as Art Informel and Minimal Art. She succeeds in depicting and crea...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Raw Linen, Oil, Acrylic
Contemporary New Abstract Artwork Colors by Artist Christina Gschwantner 2024
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
ITS GETTING SPRING, 2024, oil and acrylics on raw canvas, 120x100, framed
Christina Gschwantner combines contrasting art movements such as Art Informel and Minimal Art. She succeed...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Raw Linen, Oil, Acrylic
Untitled #506 by Murray Duncan, mix media on paper, abstract geometric, modern
Located in Toronto, CA
Untitled #506 by Murray Duncan, 2024
Mix media on paper
Unframed
Size: 32" x 40"
Murray Duncan Studio:
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paint, Paper, Pastel, Pencil
Untitled #505 by Murray Duncan, mix media on paper, abstract geometric, modern
Located in Toronto, CA
Untitled #505 by Murray Duncan, 2024
Mix media on paper
Unframed
Size: 32" x 40"
Murray Duncan Studio:
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paint, Paper, Pastel, Pencil
Untitled #507 by Murray Duncan, mix media on paper, abstract geometric, modern
Located in Toronto, CA
Untitled #507 by Murray Duncan, 2024
Mix media on paper
Unframed
Size: 32" x 40"
Murray Duncan Studio:
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paint, Paper, Pastel, Pencil
Carl Brandien New York National Academy Artist Painting, 1930, Old Kyoto
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Oil on board by Carl Brandien (1886-1965) - Street in Kyoto with red lanterns.
Titled on the verso: “Street in Old Kyoto, Japan”
Signed lower right and titled lower left “Kyoto”
Mea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Paint
Low Tide at Hideaway 5 by Chris Brandell, Large Contemporary Painting with White
Located in Atlanta, GA
Discover the serene beauty of a large oil on canvas painting by renowned Florida artist Chris Brandell, created in 2024. This captivating work features a minimalist style, showcasing...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Pencil
Low Tide at Hideaway 7 by Chris Brandell, Large Contemporary Painting with White
Located in Atlanta, GA
Experience the refined sophistication of a large oil on canvas painting by the esteemed Florida artist Chris Brandell, created in 2024. This minimalist masterpiece features a harmoni...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Pencil
Low Tide at Hideaway 6 by Chris Brandell, Large Contemporary Painting with White
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elevate your space with the serene elegance of a large oil on canvas painting by acclaimed Florida artist Chris Brandell, created in 2024. This exquisite artwork features a minimalis...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Pencil
Carl Brandien, New York National Academy Artist, Oil Painting, 1930, Bali
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Wonderful oil on board of swimmer’s in Bali by Carl Brandien (1886-1965)
Signed lower left and dated ‘30. Titled lower right “Bali.”
Measures: 11 3/4" H x 15 3/4" W. Frame: 19.5" H x...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Paint
From the Series 'Estampida' - Mixed Media Painting by Cuban Master Hector Frank
By Hector Frank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Figurative Multiple Portrait Cuban store by Cuban Master Painter Hector Frank.
Unique Painting with a certificate of authenticity.
Height 84 by 72 Length in Inches
Despite interna...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Fire Island Behavior-Will It Spread to the Mainland?
By Jack Roth
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Fire Island Behavior-Will It Spread to the Mainland?
Collage and oil paint on luan board, n.d., c. 1970's
Signed in ink lower center edge (see photo)
Signed with the estate stamp ver...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Power of colors - yellow, green, white, colourful abstraction, drops, expression
Located in Vienna, AT
In creating this piece, I unleashed a vibrant dance of colors, blending acrylics, oils, enamels, and inks. Embracing abstraction and expressionism, each splash and dribble embodies r...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Former luxury, 80х80cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Limited edition of 5 pieces
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
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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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