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
Color: Blue
Storm in the Ocean
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
In this expressive piece of action painting, a whirlwind of captivating blues merges to bring to life a stunning seascape in turmoil. The intense shades of blue, from deep sapphire ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
When Oceans Rise
Located in Covington, LA
"The nostalgia of a tropical climate is the undercurrent that inspires my process. Bright and vibrant pigments live on my palette. I treat each canvas with an intuitive approach, nev...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Sky Graph 13
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
This beautiful slice of abstract geometric art can hang horizontally or vertically in a small space alone or with a grouping. The bright colors are the perfect pop of color for your ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Sky Graph 5
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
This beautiful slice of abstract geometric art can hang horizontally or vertically in a small space alone or with a grouping. The bright colors are the perfect pop of color for your ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Epiphany
Located in Covington, LA
"The nostalgia of a tropical climate is the undercurrent that inspires my process. Bright and vibrant pigments live on my palette. I treat each canvas with an intuitive approach, nev...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Magpie to the Morning
Located in Toronto, ON
Laura Culic’s distinct aesthetic is built on her use of cold wax painting to represent natural landscapes, imbued with abstracted elements, where she subverts our expectations of thi...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wax, Oil, Panel
DS.29
Located in Bantam, CT
Chris Kelly has developed a foundational style that fills the space between Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, and the Hard-Edge California school, incorporating emotion, beauty, an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
Arcana 08. Abstract color photograph
By Monika Bravo
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Arcana 08, 2023 by Monika Bravo
From The Series Arcana
Archival digital print
Size: 24 in. H x 36 in. W
"Arcana" stems as a series of unique studies for an upcoming commissioned gla...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Tempestuous Nature
Located in NIAGARA PARK, NSW
This painting is the tempestuous behaviour of nature from an emotional perspective. Although this is an abstract painting and emotionally driven, there are similarities with the temp...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Acrylic Polymer, Varnish, Acrylic
Allow
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery:
Artist Statement: I am an Encaustic painter, working in the ancient art form of painting with beeswax and fusing with fire. I paint visions of P...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Encaustic
Is coming
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
I have used acrylic paints to make the composition and generate relief and shapes. I want to fuse a scene of struggle between the wild feelings that emerge in situations of silence. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
In the blue land of circles / Oil Pastel on cardboard / 100 x 70 cm
Located in KRAKÓW, PL
Oil pastel on cardboard, one of several paintings under the common title "Microcosmos". Depicting a fairy-tale world, a microcosm. The paintings are characterized by attractive color...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil Pastel
In the fairy-tale depths / Oil Pastel on cardboard / 100 x 70 cm
Located in KRAKÓW, PL
Oil pastel on cardboard, one of several paintings under the common title "Microcosmos". Depicting a fairy-tale world, a microcosm. The paintings are characterized by attractive color...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil Pastel
"KVTNO7_02" Abstract Print 23" x 23" Edition of 50 by DOT
Located in Culver City, CA
"KVTNO7_01" Abstract Print 23" x 23" Edition of 50 by DOT
Print. Signed and numbered by the artist.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
By compiling concepts from multiple philosophies, DOT’s Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Screen
Untitled
Located in Quogue, NY
Brightly colored, still life oil painting.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Purple - Original Lithograph by Lorenzo Indrimi - 1970 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed. Edition of 100 pieces and 30 pieces in roman numbers plus some artist's proofs.
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Pacific Ocean II
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Shipped rolled in a tube without frame
I have used acrylic paints to make the composition and generate relief and shapes. I want to fuse a scene of struggle between the wild feeling...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Oil
Ocean of Passions
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Painting: Acrylic
Shipped rolled in a tube without frame
Imagínate un cuadro de gran tamaño, lleno de colores brillantes y vibrantes que se mezclan y se superponen de manera caóti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Four season winter
By Karl Momen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hand signed and numbered lithograph Momen has made a small collection of lithographs in full colours, for these under painting of his large f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
o.T.
Located in Berlin, DE
Jürgen Reichert - Maler
Freischaffender Künstler, Farbflächenmalerei, lebt und arbeitet in Berlin.
o.T.
2015
Acryl auf Leinwand
80 x 100 cm
Jürgen Reichert, 1953 in Mannheim gebore...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Slow Blues"
Located in Bantam, CT
Emilia Dubicki's paintings evoke the infinite: duration, expanse and change knowing no limits. The artist based in New Haven Connecticut says " I like to combine the feelings, struc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ashawagh Hall: The Springs Artists' Exhibition Poster /// Female Artist Abstract
By Lee Krasner
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Lee Krasner (American, 1908-1984)
Title: "Ashawagh Hall: The Springs Artists' Exhibition"
Series: Ashawagh Hall Posters
*Signed by Krasner in the...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Intoxication, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A vibrant, colourful abstract floral painting experimenting with mixed media (acrylic, charcoal, oil pastels and oil). The painting has been built with different layers of paint star...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Vigna del Capannino
Located in Baranzate, IT
TITLE: Vigna del Capannino
ARTIST: Antonio Franchi
YEAR: 2017
CLASSIFICATION: Unique
MEDIUM TYPE: Painting
MEDIUM/MATERIALS: Acrylic on canvas
DIMENSIONS: 60 x 60 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
Located in Baranzate, IT
TITLE: Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
ARTIST: Antonio Franchi
YEAR: 2017
CLASSIFICATION: Unique
MEDIUM TYPE: Painting
MEDIUM/MATERIALS: Acrylic on canvas
DIMENSIONS: 60 x 60 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
The Earth and Us
Located in Yuba City, CA
Inspiration came from nature .Layering and texture serves as the foundation for my painting .The painting is ready to hang with a hooks on the back .The painting is signed on the ba...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Acqua di Lipari
Located in Baranzate, IT
TITLE: Acqua di Lipari
ARTIST: Antonio Franchi
YEAR: 2017
CLASSIFICATION: Unique
MEDIUM TYPE: Painting
MEDIUM/MATERIALS: Acrylic on canvas
DIMENSIONS: 50 x 50 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
The Earth and Me
Located in Yuba City, CA
I am inspired by the colors of nature .I focuses on structure ,texture ,arrangement and unity . The painting is ready to hang with hooks on the back .The painting is signed on the ba...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
The Earth and You
Located in Yuba City, CA
One-of-a-kind artwork .Acrylic on canvas .I am inspired by the colors of nature . The colors are very vibrant and rich.
The creative process I begin with a layering ,then smearing .T...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Old Harry Rock
Located in Baranzate, IT
TITLE: Old Harry Rock
ARTIST: Antonio Franchi
YEAR: 2017
CLASSIFICATION: Unique
MEDIUM TYPE: Painting
MEDIUM/MATERIALS: Acrylic on canvas
DIMENSIONS: 70 x 70 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Geometric Triangles Pattern, Cutout Layer Paper Cyanotype in Blue, Naif Shapes
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted unique cyanotype that takes its inspiration from the mid-century modern shapes.
It's made by layering paper cutouts and different exposures using uv-...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photogram, Monotype, Color, C Print, Photographic Pap...
Geoforms Blue, Green and Black
Located in King, ON
This constructed minimalist painting in blue, green and black is from series that considered the interplay between colors and forms.
Simplicity and harmony are the features of this a...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Palabra de Honor
Located in Madrid, ES
The words and fabrics are intertwined in history and society in various ways, whether through communication, cultural identity, activism, or the economy. These connections inspire th...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Digital
Emerald Zen, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A two-toned contemporary abstract piece features a textured surface. In her signature style, artist Janet Hamilton crafts through thick layers of paint applied ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Contemporary Abstract Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Columbus, OH
Lyrical, poetic contemporary abstract on stretched canvas - soft, but rich colors.
Artist bio:
Dennis E. Smith (aka: Eugene DeSmith) attended high scho...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Cobalt Pink Escape One
By Kal Mansur
Located in Toronto, ON
Kal Mansur employs a palette knife to build a textured terrain from impasto layers of paint. The surface is washed over with translucent glazes, with liquid pooling in valleys and fa...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Acrylic
Serenely Deep Blue
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
"Serenely Deep Blue"
This painting is a work of art that unfolds on a deep and captivating blue background. The background blue sets an atmosphere of serenity and depth that envelops...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
New Horizon, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Benjamin Thomas portrays a luminous horizon where loose brushstrokes and blurred outlines create a sense of ambiguity. The nuances of blues create depth ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
L'allée bleue
Located in Naples, FL
Born in Breton, in 1960, Hervé Lenouvel had an assertion to paint at a very young age. He spent his childhood in the countryside where his love of natur...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Original Weltcup Slalom Damen vintage downhill ski poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original ski poster for the World Cup Slalom Damen (Women's) Feb/. 1987. Linen backed.
Original vintage winter sport alpine ski event poster for the Women's Slalom World Cup 198...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Offset
Topology- Abstract Geometric Contemporary Modern Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Medium Sized Abstract Geometric Oil Painting on Canvas.
BIO:
Carrie Johnson was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and grew up in the Chicago
suburbs. She received a B.A. in Fine Arts f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Riverbero T-3
Located in Milano, IT
A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme.
Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental
zen colors as the sides of the paintings expa...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cobalt Green Escape One
By Kal Mansur
Located in Toronto, ON
Kal Mansur employs a palette knife to build a textured terrain from impasto layers of paint. The surface is washed over with translucent glazes, with liquid pooling in valleys and fa...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Acrylic
Frank Stella "Rabat" Screenprint, 1964
By Frank Stella
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Rabat" is an important work in Frank Stella's oeuvre as it is his first print, created in 1964. Unlike his future prints, this work was an adaptation of a gouache based on one of the paintings from the Moroccan Paintings series created that same year.
Stella was invited by the legendary Sam Wagstaff...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Water Reflection of Fish Under Water, Pool Monotype Cyanotype in Blue Tones
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted unique cyanotype that takes its inspiration from the mid-century modern shapes.
It's made by layering paper cutouts and different exposures using uv-...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Emulsion, Printer's Ink, Watercolor, Photographic Pap...
Composition #4 by Maria Cohen - Abstract painting, oil on canvas, 2017
Located in Basel, BS
Maria Cohen's artist statement: "The main objective of my research is to speculate about sexuality through the process, as a permanent process of producing...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sea Landscape - Abstract Oil Painting Colors Grey Lilac Black Pink Blue
Located in Sofia, BG
"Sea landscape" is a modern, abstract painting by Maestro Zhivko Zheliazkov,
TECHNIQUE: oil painting on canvas
STYLE: Romantic, Impressionist, Contemporary
Edition : Unique, signe...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mediterranean Blue Sea Waves, Handmade painting ink, Calming Ripples, Limited
Located in Carballo, ES
Blue Minimal Painting is an original artwork realized by TUSET in 2020. We can frame it in natural wood or black on request.
The title of this works is "From the Apollonian pictori...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Friends
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1978
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 10/100
Publisher : Jacques Putman (Paris)
Printer : Clot Bramsen (Paris)
This lithograph reveals the artist's proxim...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Ceta, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Janet Hamilton creates a contemporary abstract painting using drywall knives. The mesmerizing repetitive circular motion forms an organic shape. Shades o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
"Untitled"
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Framed oil on canvas paintings signed on back by Israeli-American artist Miriam Cabessa (b. 1966) and dated 2017. Wired to be hung vertically or horizontally.
Cabessa was born i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Untitled"
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Framed oil on canvas paintings signed on back by Israeli-American artist Miriam Cabessa (b. 1966) and dated 2017. Wired to be hung vertically or horizontally.
Cabessa was born i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Curved Lines 20
Located in King, ON
This abstract painting is from new series “Curved Lines” and inspired by nature. Performed in Minimalism, Modern Art and Hard Edge styles.
This work is signed by Artist on the back. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large colourful abstract expressionist painting framed rainbow blue sky clouds
Located in COOMERA, QLD
'Colourscape'
Brighten and enliven your space with this colorful expressive abstract landscape. Vibrant colours of joy alongside a bright Australian blue sky. Painterly detailed tex...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Deepwater
Located in Southampton, NY
An endless horizon with a cloud-filled sky reflected on a tranquil azure sea. The horizon floats in and out, creating a meditative ambience.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Elusive Perspective, Abstract Oil Painting
By Heidi Hybl
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Heidi Hybl paints an abstract seascape with soft and blurred edges, evoking a sense of tranquility and fluidity. The piece features a striking red horizo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Retrato en Azul, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
180x130cm
Signed
About the artist
Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado (ENPEG) “La Esmeralda”. As a Mexican Contemporary Expressionism artist...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Emotions in color Midnight Sun
Located in Southampton, NY
In the manner of Mondrian, a strong 60's influence in the balance of strong colors and shapes, shifting back and forth seemingly heading towards a horizontal terrain of light and day.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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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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