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.
Find original abstract paintings, sculptures, prints and other art on 1stDibs.
Style: Abstract
Color: Gray
Spaced Abstract
Located in New York, NY
Original monotype made from found objects and textures. I use found objects with various shapes and textures in my original prints to make the monotype have depth and texture. All of...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Monoprint, Monotype
Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Space', 2022 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Swimming with Georgia
Located in Oceanside, CA
This 48 x 60 mixed mediums painting on canvas is stretched over a wood frame.
Why you will love this painting and why it will be perfect for your home:
This painting will make you f...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Varnish, Coffee, Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite
The sandbox, 140cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
The sandbox, 2019, 140x140 cm
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
"Doves for the Dorians I" (pink, green, white, Greek warrior. sword, painting)
Located in Paris, IDF
The Dorians played a significant role in the development of the Greek city-states during the Bronze Age -- and Doves are widely recognized as symbols of peace, primarily in the bibli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Dye, Oil, Acrylic
"Pitbull" Abstracted Dog Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstracted painting of a Pit Bull dog features a loose, energetic style and a warm neutral palette. The artist layers wide brush strokes and thin, swirling lines to create the d...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Eucalyptus Breath
Located in Oceanside, CA
This 48 x 60 mixed mediums painting on canvas is stretched over a wood frame.
Why you will love this painting and why it will be perfect for your home:
This painting will make you f...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Varnish, Coffee, Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite
Journal - Wednesday
By Jane Booth
Located in San Diego, CA
Jane Booth lives and works on the rural Kansas prairie where the broad, open vistas of land, water, and sky, act as a foundation for her work. Booth paints from the inside out, from ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"1256 gold/white/blue exclusive", Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Roger König
Located in Yardley, PA
"1256 gold/white/blue exclusive" König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way, he connects contemporary art with tradition. The natural clay color...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Woodland Wander - Original abstract floral landscape painting-contemporary Art
By Sylvia Paul
Located in London, Chelsea
In "Woodland Wander," Sylvia Paul invites viewers to embark on a journey through a tranquil woodland adorned with vibrant bluebells. This original landscape painting, crafted with th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Mission To Mars - Abstract Expressionist Art Photography
Located in Salzburg, AT
Der Foto-Künstler, Roger Reist, reflektiert die Welt um uns herum und in seinen Bildern auf zauberhafte Weise: "Die gesellschaftlichen Muster zu erkennen, diese anhand von meinen Bil...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Black and White
Polzeath, Sunset, Rupert Aker, Original Expressionist Landscape Painting, Coast
By Rupert Aker
Located in Deddington, GB
Polzeath, sunset by Rupert Aker [2021]
original
Acrylic on canvas
Image size: H:60 cm x W:60 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:60 cm x W:60 cm x D:4cm
Framed Size: H:64 cm x W...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
There Is No Past - Abstract Expressionist Art Photography
Located in Salzburg, AT
Der Foto-Künstler, Roger Reist, reflektiert die Welt um uns herum und in seinen Bildern auf zauberhafte Weise: "Die gesellschaftlichen Muster zu erkennen, diese anhand von meinen Bil...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Color
"Stripe Drawing #4" Contemporary Original Abstract Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
My drawings and paintings are an examination of three major elements - color, surface and mark making. These nonrepresentational pieces give me the freedom to concentrate on and inve...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil Pastel
Sans Titre (10-22)
Located in PARIS, FR
This unique painting bring together the boundaries of abstract and figurative painting.
Anne Renaud is a French painter. She lives and works in Paris.
She works from a set of figu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Close Your Eyes - Abstract Expressionist Art Photography
Located in Salzburg, AT
Der Foto-Künstler, Roger Reist, reflektiert die Welt um uns herum und in seinen Bildern auf zauberhafte Weise: "Die gesellschaftlichen Muster zu erkennen, diese anhand von meinen Bil...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Black and White
Orbit
By Jane Booth
Located in San Diego, CA
acrylic and mixed media on canvas. Can be un-stretched and shipped rolled if preferred.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Jane Booth lives and works on the rural Kansas prairie where the broad, o...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Journal - Monday
By Jane Booth
Located in San Diego, CA
Jane Booth lives and works on the rural Kansas prairie where the broad, open vistas of land, water, and sky, act as a foundation for her work. Booth paints from the inside out, from ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Snowdance - Mountain Snowboarding Black & White Art Photography
Located in Salzburg, AT
Hailing from the picturesque city of Zaragoza, nestled near the Pyrenees, Carlos Blanchard's journey into the realm of photography was influenced by the rich tapestry of his upbringi...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Black and White
For Every Place I Could Not Stay; For Every Word I Could Not Say
By Brian Jerome
Located in Conshohocken, PA
In the last 16 years I have moved 9 times. 3 of which were houses i purchased with the intent to never move again and to finally have some where to call home. In all those apartmen...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Journal - Tuesday
By Jane Booth
Located in San Diego, CA
Jane Booth lives and works on the rural Kansas prairie where the broad, open vistas of land, water, and sky, act as a foundation for her work. Booth paints from the inside out, from ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled open
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Olga’s artistic approach is centered around the elusive concept of time and its impermanence. Rather than engaging in an ontological reflection on the nature of time, Olga prefers to...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Ceramic
My Beloved - Mesmerizing Striking Abstract Figurative Love Contemporary Invest
By Karnish Art
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: The Guardians of my Beloved
Mesmerizing Striking Abstract Figurative Love Peace Invest Contemporary
This work is part of a series. It is part of a story... It portrays truth...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Liberty Garden
Located in Newport Beach, CA
“Liberty Garden”, a large resin on canvas. Dated 1972 and signed on verso by
Walter Darby Bannard (1934-2016), an American artist. Can be hung horizontally or vertically. Bannard ...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Resin
Composition Original Drwaing Hand signed dated Unique piece
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Original mixed media on paper
Pastel and color pencils
Hand signed lower right
Hand dated 1953
Unique piece
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Pastel, Color Pencil
Two Hands Touching
Located in Ridgewood, NY
Most mornings, we wake up to a physical reality of sharp contrast and clear-cut edges.
Defined outlines help us navigate everyday life and the world around us. But the blurry fringe...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Las redes entre nosotros
Located in New York, NY
acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
letsgoawayforawhile - playful, blue, abstract, elongated, ceramic wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This intriguing large blue clay piece by Canadian artist Steven Heinemann bridges the divide between sculpture and ceramics. The teardrop-shaped vessel appears deflated and gently cu...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Ceramic
The Entertainer - Abstract Expressionist Art Photography
Located in Salzburg, AT
Der Foto-Künstler, Roger Reist, reflektiert die Welt um uns herum und in seinen Bildern auf zauberhafte Weise: "Die gesellschaftlichen Muster zu erkennen, diese anhand von meinen Bil...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Black and White
Sans nom
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Olga’s artistic approach is centered around the elusive concept of time and its impermanence. Rather than engaging in an ontological reflection on the nature of time, Olga prefers to...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Ceramic
Here, but Before, Where We Are but Will Be Again
By Brian Jerome
Located in Conshohocken, PA
We are conditioned to dwell in the past, dread the future. What could we have done differently? Will we make the right choice? The moment flickers. Fish still swim
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Un Affastellarsi di parole per un piccolo cielo
Located in Milano, MI
In the compositions, the gaze is attracted by an interplay of harmonious balances
between full and empty spaces, which compel the regarding to an observation
dynamic approach in orde...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Of Antique Verse and High Romance
Located in Clayton, MO
About:
Alena's artistic approach is intuitive and gestural. She often works with a limited color palette of encaustic pigment and uses an iterative and spontaneous approach to apply the media. The final phases of creation sometimes include additional intuitive mark-making, subtle line work and sentimental hand-written text from historical, contemporary, or autobiographical sources.
Washi Paper:
The texture and slight distress in select areas near certain media application is intentional and intended to be part of the overall aesthetic.
Shipping:
The artwork will be rolled, shipped in a tube, and take approximately 5 business days. For shorter delivery timelines please message Alena directly to make arrangements.
Matte and Frame Ideas:
Float frames (glass/no glass over the monotype; glass will "flatten" the monotype)
Traditional frames with or without a matte
When framing the monotype a light ivory or white matte board illuminates the colors.
For assistance and/or advice with framing and mounting the monotypes, please contact me directly.
Signature and Certificate
All artworks are signed on the back in pencil and include the title, creation year, and my signature. A certificate of authenticity is also included with the artwork.
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Alena Ahrens is a contemporary American-Asian artist. She studied performance art at MoMA...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Encaustic, Washi Paper
Sans Titre (04-23)
Located in PARIS, FR
Anne Renaud is a French painter. She lives and works in Paris.
She works from a set of figures and natural motifs borrowed from landscapes and still lifes: fruits, plants, animals. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Tropicalia
Located in New York, NY
acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Denizen IV
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Olga’s artistic approach is centered around the elusive concept of time and its impermanence. Rather than engaging in an ontological reflection on the nature of time, Olga prefers to...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Ceramic
At last it is here
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ruan Hoffmann uses ceramic earthenware as his preferred medium. Ruan Hoffmann chooses familiar objects such as plates as his canvases, however the resulting works are not presented a...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glaze
Human Alien - Abstract Expressionist Art Photography
Located in Salzburg, AT
Der Foto-Künstler, Roger Reist, reflektiert die Welt um uns herum und in seinen Bildern auf zauberhafte Weise: "Die gesellschaftlichen Muster zu erkennen, diese anhand von meinen Bil...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Black and White
"Stripe Drawing #2" Contemporary Original Abstract Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
My drawings and paintings are an examination of three major elements - color, surface and mark making. These nonrepresentational pieces give me the freedom to concentrate on and inve...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil Pastel
Wind Searcher
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Olga’s artistic approach is centered around the elusive concept of time and its impermanence. Rather than engaging in an ontological reflection on the nature of time, Olga prefers to...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Ceramic
Glass Antlers, white
By Ira Lujan
Located in Albuquerque, NM
2023
Glass Antlers
Approximately 5" x 12" x 7"
Ira Lujan (Taos/Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo) learned glass blowing in Taos, New Mexico while apprenticing with glass artist Tony Jojola (Isleta Pueblo) in 2000. He also studied with noted glass artist Preston Singletary...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Blown Glass
Parched and Determined/Graves to Beginnings
By Brian Jerome
Located in Conshohocken, PA
After a treacherous year of change and the emotional brutality and transition of life, I engaged on a physical and, non-intended, journey through mental revival. To leave old rumina...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Vessels on a Landscape by Ellen Rolli, Contemporary Still Life Oil on Paper
By Ellen Rolli
Located in Atlanta, GA
The artist has signed on the back.
Ellen earned her degree in Art Education with a minor in Painting at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. In 2009 she completed a residenc...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Oil
"Doves for the Dorians II" (pink, green, white, Greek warrior. sword, painting)
Located in Paris, IDF
The Dorians played a significant role in the development of the Greek city-states during the Bronze Age -- and Doves are widely recognized as symbols of peace, primarily in the story...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Dye, Oil, Acrylic
Dive Deeper
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
The Box
Located in Milano, MI
In the compositions, the gaze is attracted by an interplay of harmonious balances
between full and empty spaces, which compel the regarding to an observation
dynamic approach in orde...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
Whispers of Nature
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Whispers of Nature
In the tranquil palette of light browns and whites, a serene scene emerges. On the canvas, a countryside house stands modestly, its thatched roof sloping towards the sky. Bare trees embrace the structure, their branches extending like protective hands. A winding path unfolds before the house, inviting an introspective journey into the unknown. The ground, a mixture of soil and pale grass, adds depth to the composition. In this corner of nature, stillness becomes a silent companion...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Tiger's Eye I
By Jane Booth
Located in San Diego, CA
As an oversized canvas, this painting can be unstretched and shipped rolled for ease of transport if desired.
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Jane Booth lives and works on the rural Kansas pra...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Land VII - Landscape Art Photography
Located in Salzburg, AT
Hailing from the picturesque city of Zaragoza, nestled near the Pyrenees, Carlos Blanchard's journey into the realm of photography was influenced by the rich tapestry of his upbringi...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Color
Lindantes
Located in New York, NY
acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
I Used to Reckon Where I Would Be
By Brian Jerome
Located in Conshohocken, PA
Memories of being 5 and my dad showing my the Kingston Trio and Harry Belafonte and him singing along. I miss that.
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
The Ruler - Abstract Expressionist Art Photography
Located in Salzburg, AT
Der Foto-Künstler, Roger Reist, reflektiert die Welt um uns herum und in seinen Bildern auf zauberhafte Weise: "Die gesellschaftlichen Muster zu erkennen, diese anhand von meinen Bil...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Black and White
"Heart Mandala #2" 36" x 36" inch by Tetiana Kalivoshko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Heart Mandala #2" 36" x 36" inch by Tetiana Kalivoshko
Mixed media collage
THE SPRING WAR COLLECTION
Finding light and hope during time of war and despair is the message Tetiana ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
'Avon Walk' c 2012 original painting signed
Located in Frome, Somerset
'Avon Walk' mixed media on paper circa 2012, signed
Oak glazed frame 52.5cmx52.5cm
painting 33cmx34cm
Painted plein air outdoors during walking along the banks of the River Avon near...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Spring Floral Study 2
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
Journal - Friday
By Jane Booth
Located in San Diego, CA
Jane Booth lives and works on the rural Kansas prairie where the broad, open vistas of land, water, and sky, act as a foundation for her work. Booth paints from the inside out, from ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Spring Floral Study on Paper
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, Paper
Soulpeacesilence - Abstract Expressionist Art Photography
Located in Salzburg, AT
Der Foto-Künstler, Roger Reist, reflektiert die Welt um uns herum und in seinen Bildern auf zauberhafte Weise: "Die gesellschaftlichen Muster zu erkennen, diese anhand von meinen Bil...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Black and White
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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