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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Evening, Radcliffe Camera Oxford with Giclée Print by Susan Brown
Located in Deddington, GB
Cities 20 – Evening, Radcliffe Camera Oxford by Susan Brown.
A limited edition giclée print.
The print edition is 150
The image size is 40 x 40 cm, overall size is 50 x 50 cm.
Each ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Giclée, Paper
Short-term change 6, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Bright abstract painting with bold colors, great conversation starter. - Title: Short-term change 6 - A radiograph of my mind series - Medium: acrylic, mixed media - Support: canv...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
IVORY HARMONY, Pedestal Sculpture hand-formed acrylic and oak pedestal
By Cari Cohen
Located in Miami, US
The essence of this artwork series, Urban Fusion, lies in its exploration of the intricate interplay between human activity, architectural design, and the materials that sculpt our c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood
Street 3 - Abstract Oil Painting Black Beige Blue White Brown Green
By Nina Ruseva
Located in Sofia, BG
"Street 3" is an oil painting by the Bulgarian abstract artist Nina Ruseva.
About the artwork:
TECHNIQUE: Oil painting
STYLE: Abstract, Contemporary
Edition : Unique, signed
Weigh...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Talisman
By James Koenig
Located in Buffalo, NY
A modern abstract collage and oil on panel by American artist James Koenig.
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Cassiopeia
By Eric Johnson
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The Madame X works exemplify Eric Johnson’s passionate embrace of the sensuality of form. The sculptures are imbued with abstract bursts of color beneath pristine surfaces, which app...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Resin, Wood
Origin - Colourful Graphic Geometric Original Painting
Located in London, GB
A striking original framed painting by Charlotte Bernays.
Year: 2022
Framed size: 63 x 64.5
Authenticity: This piece comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Framing: Hand-stained...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood, Spray Paint
'Shattered Atlas: The Modern Burden' - Abstract Cubism Portrait by Masri
Located in Carmel, CA
In "Shattered Atlas: The Modern Burden," the artist Masri presents a 40" x 30" mixed media canvas that epitomizes 'Shattered Cubism,' a style that fragments reality into geometric fo...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Moonscape #2- Abstract soak-stain painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Moonscape #2- Abstract soak-stain painting by contemporary painter Elisa Niva.
This bright and cheerful color field painting uses the soak- method created by Helen Frankenthaler t...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
There Will Come A Day (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
There Will Come A Day (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas — Unframed
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This method is especially safe for large works, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'Saharah'- abstract nature scene, color-field stain painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
'Saharah' 26" x 48" acrylic and pigment on cotton canvas, silk stain color field painting.
This bright and cheerful color field painting uses the soak- method created by Helen Fra...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Pigment
Ryewater Farm V, Dorset, Original painting, Floral Landscape Meadow art, Pastels
Located in Deddington, GB
This is a lyrical work depicting a traditional wildflower meadow in full bloom in high summer. The pastel colours are drawn from soft green grasses and the pretty pinks and yellows o...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel
Hinksey Meadow, large landscape art
Located in Deddington, GB
Hinksey Meadow
Elaine Kazimierczuk
Original Abstract Painting
Acrylic Paint
Image Size: H 100 cm x W 119cm
Canvas Size: H 100cm x W 119cm x D 3cm
Framed Size: H 105 cm x W 124 cm x...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tree Swift
Located in Cazadero, CA
Tree Swift
A red fired fog rose up, above the winter sea. I can believe in forever.
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Parisian Abstract Expressionist Original Oil Painting - Pinks, Greens, Charcoal
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting by the French abstract artist, Yvette Dubois-Habasque (1929-2016). The painting has excellent provenance having come from the artists studio sale in Pa...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Vintage Vertical Abstract #5
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful vintage abstract expressionist painting by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009), circa 1970. From the e...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Futuristica 3 (Limited Edition Print)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
This Futuristica skyline series by Mauro Oliveira has been a bestseller for the past 10 years.
All pieces of the series are one of a kind, representing well known cities such as New...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Giclée
untitled (Dancing Figure)
By Walt Kuhn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Dancing Figure
Wood carving with pigment, c. 1913
Unsigned
Provenance: Kuhn Heirs, Maine
Kennedy Galleries, New York, until 1983
...
Category
1910s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood
You Looking At Me?
Located in Cazadero, CA
You Looking at me?
Everywhere you look you are seen, and looking backwards only turns your world around. We have stumbled into the matrix of vision.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Over The Pass
Located in Cazadero, CA
Over the pass
We have arrived, not at our destination, nowhere,over the pass. From now on we can see ahead all the way to the next hills. to the next pass.
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Clay, Canvas, Oil Pastel, Pigment
Untitled
Located in Berlin, MD
Andre Cottavoz (French, 1922-2012) Untitled, Paris scene with multitude of French flags. Canvas on board, framed. Frame: 20 1/2" x 22" x 1 1/4, Board 13 3/4" x 15"
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Board, Oil
Serpentine ＆Iron Sculpture “Solitude”, 2020
By Hsu Yun Chin
Located in London, GB
Hsu Yun Chin is a multidisciplinary artist who holds a BA in Fine Art Photography from Emily Carr University and an MA from the Royal College of Art. She is a member of the Royal Bri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Sandstone, Iron
Ecume (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Ecume (Abstract painting)
Collage, acrylic, watercolor and colored pencil — Unframed
The foam, the water and the earth. Space of a moment when we no longer know whether what we see ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
ALLUMETTES SUR METAL - Homage to Bernard Aubertin
Located in Napoli, IT
Matches on aluminum plate, work by unknown artist inspired by Bernard Aubertin. W/frame
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media
Epicenter II (Limited Edition Print)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Limited edition of 30 museum quality Giclee prints on CANVAS, signed and numbered by the artist. Print lead time 2 weeks.
A "Certificate of Authenticity" issued by the artist is in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Giclée
Abstract Color Composition - Painting by Martine Goeyens - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract color composition is an original artwork realized by Martine Goyenes in 2018.
Retouchè , mixed media.
70 x 102 cm.
Hand signed and dated on the back.
Good conditions.
...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Ballerina - Dreamy brown and pink abstract impressionist painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
"Ballerina" is an abstract expressionist painting dedicated to rose petals blowing on the wind at twilight.
It is a stunning palette of umber, rose, crimson, violet and dove gray.
I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Neige (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Neige (Abstract painting)
Collage, Gouache, acrylic and oil pastel on Arches paper — Unframed
Marie de Lignerolles is an artist, designer, illustrator and colourist based in France ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache
ABSTRACT Painting Contemporary German Artist Moritz Berg 2023
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The artwork can be shipped rolled in a tube to your adress, please contact with us for all shipping options from our gallery.
Moritz Berg, born in 1994, is an artist who resides and...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Somata 10
By Laura Berman
Located in West Des Moines, IA
Laura Berman's monoprint evokes feelings of a landscape at sunset. With shades of brown and purple, Berman's work will enrich any space.
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Monoprint
Sunset View Large Yellow Red Abstract Painting
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Sunset View Large Yellow Red Abstract Painting
Gallery wrap, artist signed and titled. Can be hang vertical or horizontal.
Frank Monaco.
Studied and worked with Marilyn Stiles of T...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Vinyl
Floating city
Located in Madrid, ES
Suspended sculpture. Work made from the idea of absolute lightness. Wooden constructions with the counterpoint of other materials, such as thread, which allows drawing with precision...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal
Portrait. 1975, oil on plywood, 32x27, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait. 1975, oil on plywood, 32x27,5 cm
Abstract portrait
Robert Elibekyan (1941) (Armenian: Ռոբերտ Էլիբեկյան; born 21 April 1941) is an Armenian pa...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Plywood
Somata 15
By Laura Berman
Located in West Des Moines, IA
Hues of orange and yellow in Laura Berman's piece will bring a stunning minimalist aesthetic to any home or space. Check our listings for other stunning works by Berman.
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Monoprint
Somata 9
By Laura Berman
Located in West Des Moines, IA
Complimentary shades of blue and orange meld and overlap in this stunning monoprint by Laura Berman. Works like this will breathe a new sense of life into any space.
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Monoprint
0, 05-17F
Located in Madrid, ES
Mixed technique on wood. Depending on the visual angle and the incidence of light, the colors vary. The title of the work corresponds to the space it occupies in square meters. A ref...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood
Tempest - Large warm sunset abstract landscape painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
"Tempest" is a large warm sunset abstract landscape painting. This painting was made in the high Rockies of Colorado in the late autumn, when the winds roll through the sky with the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
0, 05-5F
Located in Madrid, ES
Mixed technique on wood. Depending on the visual angle and the incidence of light, the colors vary. The title of the work corresponds to the space it occupies in square meters. A ref...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood
0, 48-1PK
Located in Madrid, ES
Mixed technique on wood. Depending on the visual angle and the incidence of light, the colors vary. The title of the work corresponds to the space it occupies in square meters. A ref...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood
0, 25-1F
Located in Madrid, ES
Mixed technique on wood. Depending on the visual angle and the incidence of light, the colors vary. The title of the work corresponds to the space it occupies in square meters. A ref...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood
0, 05-15F
Located in Madrid, ES
Mixed technique on wood. Depending on the visual angle and the incidence of light, the colors vary. The title of the work corresponds to the space it occupies in square meters. A ref...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood
0, 05-9F
Located in Madrid, ES
Mixed technique on wood. Depending on the visual angle and the incidence of light, the colors vary. The title of the work corresponds to the space it occupies in square meters. A ref...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood
0, 05-10F
Located in Madrid, ES
Mixed technique on wood. Depending on the visual angle and the incidence of light, the colors vary. The title of the work corresponds to the space it occupies in square meters. A ref...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood
0, 14-4F
Located in Madrid, ES
Mixed technique on wood. Depending on the visual angle and the incidence of light, the colors vary. The title of the work corresponds to the space it occupies in square meters. A ref...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood
Parrot
By Ira Lujan
Located in Albuquerque, NM
2023
Christmas red powder over translucent gray, handblown, sand carved glass
13” x 10” x 10”
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Blown Glass
Geometer landscape around the circle
Located in Madrid, ES
Geometric order work done based on the figure of the circle. Evoking urban landscapes and searching for the poetics of space. Chromatic and composition exercise.
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal
"Countryside Dream" Large Contemporary Geometric Abstract by Lori Poncsak
Located in Carmel, CA
Lori Poncsak's "Countryside Dream", s 48" x 60" acrylic on canvas is a contemporary abstract that bursts with a jubilant array of colors and intricate patterns. The artwork is a visu...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Comprégnac
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Born in 1988 and graduated from Villa Arson in 2012, Quentin Derouet came out with honors and the Nice city’s price that rewards his masterful and minimal gesture : the trace of a crushed rose on a wall. He now works between his two studios, in Paris and Aveyron in South of France. Between 2012 and 2014, Quentin Derouet worked on different conceptual projects - Le Cirque Noir - he created a perfume, - Intention - developed The Little Mathematical Theory of Poetic Spaces.
In 2014 he collaborated with Fabrice Hyber...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Little lies (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Little lies (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas — Unframed
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This method is especially safe for large works, and provid...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Imi Knoebel, Gelbe Fahne - 1999, Abstract Art, Minimalism, Signed Print
By Imi Knoebel
Located in Hamburg, DE
Imi Knoebel (German, born 1940)
Gelbe Fahne, 1999
Medium: Screenprint on rag paper
Dimensions: 100 x 73 cm (39.25 x 28.75 in)
Edition of 99: Hand-signed and numbered
Condition: Mint
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Abstract Landscape Triptych "After" acrylic on three canvases
Located in Versailles, KY
Large Nature Triptych by Alex K. Mason of expressionist landsape, "After" is acrylic on three unframed canvases using reds, greens, blues, and yellow...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Emotional Creation #315, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
EMOTIONAL free intuitive spontaneous visceral intense colorful explosive sensitive abstract impetuous bold temperamental effusive energetic pure intimate passionate unique warm exube...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled
By Sandu Darie
Located in Miami, FL
Sandu Darie (1908-1991) "Untitled" 1960, casein on wood 11.4 x 12.5 (29.8 x 31.7 cm).
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Casein
entrelacement, abstract lanscape, oil on canvas, expressionism, multicolor
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont, with her work entitled "entrelacement", offers us a captivating vision of a countryside reinterpreted through her unique artistic prism.
The chosen palette, dominated...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Auf und ab
Located in Berlin, DE
Jürgen Reichert - Maler
Freischaffender Künstler, Farbflächenmalerei, lebt und arbeitet in Berlin.
Auf und ab
2023
Acryl auf Leinwand
100 x 80 cm
Jürgen Reichert, 1953 in Mannheim ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
o.T. (2201)
Located in Berlin, DE
Jürgen Reichert - Maler
Freischaffender Künstler, Farbflächenmalerei, lebt und arbeitet in Berlin.
o.T. (2201)
2019
Acryl auf Leinwand
50 x 60 cm
Jürgen Reichert, 1953 in Mannheim ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Peaceful Morning
Located in Yuba City, CA
Ready to hang with a hooks on the back .The painting is signed on the back and on the front .The painting includes a Certificate of Authenticity . This high quality acrylic painting ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
The Blankets Lifted at the Edges, Original painting, Abstract art, Red Acrylic
By Jo Jenkins
Located in Deddington, GB
A dramatic painting on board with battened sides pieces and ready to hang... with a clean and solid appearance. High contrast in warm colours and strong shaded areas with bright high...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Abstract art for sale on 1stDibs.
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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