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
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Ballad of the wind - Abstract impressionist warm sunset painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
An abstract impressionist warm sunset painting, "Ballad of the Wind" inspired by late summer golden light, and a Chopin ballad. This painting is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - ZAP
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made by acrylic & texture on solid maple, mahogany & matte clear coat.
Small Pop series are minimalist driven, wood wall sculptures that are small and blocky and feature bri...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Mahogany, Maple
Erotic YOBITSUGI STYLE VASE by Aaron Scythe
By Aaron Scythe
Located in Morton Grove, IL
YOBITSUGI STYLE VASE (INV# NP2717)
Aaron Scythe
porcelain, clay, underglaze, glaze
8 x 6 x 6”
2020
This vase is made of several different vases, cut apart and enameled back together!
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Porcelain, Stoneware, Glaze
Artist and Model Howard Hodgkin - green and yellow etching watercolour gouache
Located in New York, NY
This vibrant abstract orange and green print is part of a group of soft-ground etchings (Artist and Model, Artist and Model (in green and yellow), These…Plants) by Howard Hodgkin. The two versions of Artist and Model are printed from the same plates, but in different colors. In this iteration, green watercolor contrasts beautifully with marigold orange, crimson, and terra cotta red. Seen in all three prints is a bust in silhouette before a window. Artist and Model is a surprising name, as Hodgkin never painted or drew from a model.
Signed by the artist with initials, dated 1980, and numbered lower center in red crayon. Soft-ground etching with hand coloring in a yellow watercolor wash and green gouache on Stoneridge mould-made etching paper. Edition 100.
Howard Hodgkin was introduced to the etching technique used in Artist and Model (in green and yellow) at Petersburg Press, where this print was produced and where he would become a long-time collaborator. This technique allowed him to work fluidly and spontaneously, creating the moody interior scenes that mark Hodgkin’s work from the late 70s and early 80s.
Catalogue reference: Elizabeth Knowles...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Etching
Abstract Post War Still Life
Located in Greenwich, CT
An exciting, rare and impressive painting that is of a great size for a sofa or long wall. Very hard to find paintings with this format. It is of an early and important historical ...
Category
1940s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - BlueTwo
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made birch, wax & acrylic washes.
Small Pop series are minimalist driven, wood wall sculptures that are small and blocky and feature bright saturated colors. The pieces was ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Birch, Wax
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Solar Luau
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made by acrylic washes on birch.
Small Pop series are minimalist driven, wood wall sculptures that are small and blocky and feature bright saturated colors. The pieces was i...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Birch
"The Way" (Black & White, Texture, Depth, Antique Linen, Neutral Beige, Nude)
Located in Paris, IDF
The canvas comes to life with a captivating yet understated painting, heavy on texture, using antique linen, crafted with a unique blend of dye, pigment, and acrylic. The artist's su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, India Ink, Acrylic
Summer Sheep By Natalie Bird
Located in Deddington, GB
original
Oil on board
Image size: H:14 cm x W:18 cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
Oil on board
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Cuerpo I, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
150x100cm
Signed and dated
About the artist
Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacional de Pintura, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Star Foil
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made by acrylic on solid maple, matte clear coat.
Small Pop series are minimalist driven, wood wall sculptures that are small and blocky and feature bright saturated colors....
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Maple
Rothko?/ NO - Photography Limited Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Picture done occasionally, reminded me to Mark Rothko, limited to 5, signed. I can imagine it on a white wall with a wonderful frame.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color
PLAY, colorful, dynamic, kinetic mixed media paint and collage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
To create PLAY the artist reached back and up cycled materials that she had worked with in the past. She combined sections of her archival pigment prints collaged with painted wood ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood, Archival Paper, Acrylic
The picnic
By Camila Tobon
Located in BOGOTÁ, CO
The Picnic, Edition of 10, printed on 100% cotton canva.
My artistic vision intersects my love of silence and nature with the simple beauty of quotidian femmininity.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Abstract Art
Materials
Digital
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Sled
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made by reclaimed wood, acrylic & oil.
Small Pop series are minimalist driven, wood wall sculptures that are small and blocky and feature bright saturated colors. The pieces...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood, Oil, Acrylic
Balance Imbalance, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Balance accommodates and imbalance bothers, but generates energy, movement and a new level of knowledge. Within an order of cause and effect governed by action and reaction, there is...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Fabric 2023 - geometric abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This hand painted piece by Lucchetta is part of the op art series where he is able to catch movement with his unique technique. Lucchetta is challenging himself. His precise stable hand can be sometime mistaken to a work of a machine, a printer. But if you look close enough you are able to see that it is a work of a line master!!
This piece comes framed in a white wooden frame. The measurements of the work with the frame is 17/17".
Op art masters from the 20's century that are inspiration to Lucchetta's pieces are Victor Vasarely, Brigit Riley...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard
Original Zurich, Switzerland vintage travel poster Culture, Liife. Science
By Hans Erni
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Zurich, Switzerland vintage poster by artist Hans Erni.
In art, vintage posters hold a special place as they showcase artistic brilliance and serve as timeless reminders of...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Offset
Abstract-182 On Voyage of Highness, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The way this artwork took shape, slowly and gradually,made me take an insight into it. Everything was quiet and calm then, all my thoughts in sync, when I felt a sense of belongingn...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Harbor Flags
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made by acrylic on solid maple, mahogany and matte clear coat.
Small Pop series are minimalist driven, wood wall sculptures that are small and blocky and feature bright satu...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Maple, Acrylic, Mahogany
Holding It Togetherness, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Japanese influence, floral expressive painting by the highly regarded British artist Victoria Horkan. Rich in textures and an abundance of dancing colors over the canvas surface her...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Nel Bosco
Located in Tulsa, OK
DAVID SKILLICORN
Nel Bosco
40.00w x 30.00h x 2.00d in
$4,000.00
“The real purpose of painting is to give pleasure. My work is an expression of joy. Joy
in color. Joy in gesture. Joy ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paint
FIEX
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The cult of the curve developed by Jacinto Moros in his work enjoys, as a good production with solid foundations, a prismatic texture. From this, the interpretations and rich metapho...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper
Saturday Morning
Located in Tulsa, OK
AMEE CALLOWAY
Saturday Morning
• mixed media on board
31.00w x 29.00h x 2.00d in
$1,200.00
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Lagoon
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made by acrylic on solid maple, matte clear coat.
Small Pop series are minimalist driven, wood wall sculptures that are small and blocky and feature bright saturated colors....
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Maple
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Skylark
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made by acrylic on birch, satin lacquer finish.
Small Pop series are minimalist driven, wood wall sculptures that are small and blocky and feature bright saturated colors. T...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Birch, Lacquer, Acrylic
Tears of a Snowman, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Hal Mayforth
Located in Yardley, PA
A lively composition of textured, saturated color with an off white lattice-like structure superimposed. Painted in early spring when the higher sun and warmer temperatures melt snow...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Vine Hint
Located in Tulsa, OK
PATTI PARSONS
Vine Hint
• ink stick, china marker, acrylic paint on wood panel
16.00w x 20.00h x 1.00d in
$1,600.00
From the perspective of a writer and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood, Ink, Acrylic
Adagio 3 - Signed limited edition abstract brown pigment print, Contemporary
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Adagio 3 - Limited edition pigment print of 5
This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm ). The inks used are known for their longe...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Digital Pig...
Pale Plant (Blue)
Located in Tulsa, OK
PATTI PARSONS
Pale Plant (Blue)
• ink stick, china marker, acrylic paint on wood panel
18.00w x 24.00h x 1.00d in
$2,160.00
From the perspective of a wri...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood, Ink, Acrylic
'Post voor de Haven nr. 20'. Large Dutch Mixed Media Abstract.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large Abstract Expressionist mixed media work by Dutch artist Kraaijenveld. Titled 'Post voor de Haven Nr. 20' to the front left third and to the rear, also signed with artists monog...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Metal, Iron
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Streamliner 2
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made by pigmented lacquer on MDF
Small Pop series are minimalist driven, wood wall sculptures that are small and blocky and feature bright saturated colors. The pieces was i...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Birch, Lacquer
Sirocco by Gerard Tunney with Acrylic on Canvas, Painting by Gerard Tunney
Located in Deddington, GB
Sirocco by Gerard Tunney by Gerard Tunney [2021]
Sirocco by Gerard Tunney is an original painting. A composition made up of the dominant horizontals of Sirocco set against the verti...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas
Evicted - Painting Gold Leaf Blue Grey Black Orange Red
Located in Sofia, BG
"Evicted" is a painting by Stefano Georges.
The painting is unframed.
He uses mixed techniques on his artworks
“The impressions of Stefano's paintings on the viewer is so mighty, m...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Galaxy, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
I have drawn and painted very detailed artwork representing people an cities all my life. After my beloved father died last year, I felt the urge to express my inner feelings just wi...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - This is not a Phone
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made by cherry, walnut, mahogany, boat nails, Acrylic, reclaimed suede & table legs.
Small Pop series are minimalist driven, wood wall sculptures t...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut, Acrylic
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Dusty Pink
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made by acrylic on solid maple, matte clear coat.
Small Pop series are minimalist driven, wood wall sculptures that are small and blocky and feature bright saturated colors....
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Maple, Acrylic
Preliminary drawing for the painting entitled Trapezoids
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Ink, graphite and colored pencil on graph paper
The final composition measured 28 x 28 inches
Annotated #615 in the lower right corner of the sheet
Provenance: Francine Seders Galler...
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Color Pencil
Like Scattered Birds, Abstract Painting
By Karen Hansen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Karen Hansen plays with earthy colors and lavender hues to create a conceptual abstract piece. Its purpose is to serve as a visual tool for meditation, h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
West Wind/ Emerge
Located in Detroit, MI
Jim Miller-Melberg (1929 - 2017) was a mid-century industrial designer and sculptor known for his ubiquitous playground sculptures. Jim studied at the University of Michigan, Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills...
Category
Mid-19th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
Briefly Scattered Blue (Grass)
Located in Tulsa, OK
PATTI PARSONS
Briefly Scattered Blue (Grass)
• ink stick, china marker, acrylic paint on wood panel
30.00w x 30.00h x 2.00d in
$4,500.00From the perspect...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood, Ink, Acrylic
Medianoche en el Bosque - 21st Century, Oil painting, abstract, fall, gold leaf
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Oil and gold leaf on canvas
For centuries, artisans and artists have turned to gold leaf as a way to make their creations shimmer and shine. Also many contemporary artists continue ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Stem Study
Located in Tulsa, OK
PATTI PARSONS
Stem Study
• ink stick, china marker, acrylic paint on wood panel
36.00w x 48.00h x 2.00d in
$8,700.00
From the perspective of a writer and...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood, Ink, Acrylic
Flower Fade
Located in Tulsa, OK
PATTI PARSONS
Flower Fade
• ink stick, china marker, acrylic paint on wood panel
36.00w x 48.00h x 2.00d in
$8,700.00
From the perspective of a writer an...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood, Ink, Acrylic
Storm over the Water Abstract
Located in Greenwich, CT
This semi-abstract with wonderful red, orange coloration depicts a storm coming over a beach and the water. It has all the elements of abstraction desirable in the market currently...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1960’s Abstract CUBIST Violin Bird Composition by Polish/Russian
Located in New York, NY
Here we have an abstract composition composed of hands, a reptilian-like figure, and a string instrument. All three subjects are joined together, creating an otherworldly like being.
Marc Sterling...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
True Blue (Grass)
Located in Tulsa, OK
PATTI PARSONS
True Blue (Grass)
• ink stick, china marker, acrylic paint on wood panel
30.00w x 30.00h x 2.00d in
$4,500.00
From the perspective of a writer ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood, Ink, Acrylic
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Fire Dancer
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made by acrylic on solid maple, matte clear coat.
Small Pop series are minimalist driven, wood wall sculptures that are small and blocky and feature bright saturated colors....
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Maple, Acrylic
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Hot Mess
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made by spray acrylic on poplar with glass clearcoat.
Small Pop series are minimalist driven, wood wall sculptures that are small and blocky and feature bright saturated col...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Poplar, Acrylic
Dynamic Superface 2019 - Geometric Abstract
Located in New York, NY
This hand painted piece by Lucchetta is part of the op art series where he is able to catch movement with his unique technique. Lucchetta is challenging himself. His precise stable h...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood, Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard
Elemental III, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Elemental III- Fire and Air showing a unique dynamic interplay of shape, movement and colour. In her recent series ‘Elemental’ Katja Wittmer has been incorporating sand, plast...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract-180 Happy Mind, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The way this artwork took shape, slowly and gradually,made me take an insight into it. Everything was quiet and calm then, all my thoughts in sync, when I felt a sense of belongingn...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Rebel Leaf
Located in Tulsa, OK
PATTI PARSONS
Rebel Leaf
• ink stick, china marker, acrylic paint on wood panel
48.00w x 60.00h x 2.00d in
$14,400.00
From the perspective of a writer an...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood, Ink, Acrylic
Disco Inferno
Located in Washington, DC
Painting titled "Disco Inferno" by Jeanne Cosimano. Wonderful vibrant gouache on paper and dated 2020. Frame is included. This work was recently featured in a solo show at Gallery 2112...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Cathedral
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made by acrylic on birch, satin lacquer with copper enamel backer.
Small Pop series are minimalist driven, wood wall sculptures that are small and blocky and feature bright ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Birch, Acrylic
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Balken
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made with spray acrylic on solid mahogany, cherry & oak.
Small Pop series are minimalist driven, wood wall sculptures that are small and blocky and feature bright saturated ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Mahogany, Oak, Spray Paint
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Tenser
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made by birch, pigmented lacquer & MDF.
Small Pop series are minimalist driven, wood wall sculptures that are small and blocky and feature bright saturated colors. The piece...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Birch, Lacquer
Elemental IV, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Elemental IV- Earth and Air showing a unique dynamic interplay of shape, movement and colour. In her recent series ‘Elemental’ Katja Wittmer has been incorporating sand, plast...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
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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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