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
America (Limited Edition Print)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
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"America" is a unique eagle design by Mauro Oliveira.
This exquisite...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas
Tropical Migration
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mixed Media Collage UV Ink on Brushed Silver Aluminum folded into a 2 inch deep rectangle panel
Thomas’s professional photo career began at the age of seventeen with extensive appre...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Coming to Town
Located in Toronto, CA
Alexander Rasmussen’s “Better Days Are Comin’.” This vibrant new series of abstracts was presented in part at Art Miami 2023, and the remaining pieces are now being exhibited for the...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
De Idas y Vueltas, se Trata
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Marta Crespo is an Argentinian artist born in 1960.
She studied arts in Buenos Aires. Marta participated in workshops with various renowned artists, such as Santa Maria, Eckell, a...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Explotion of Life
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A series of polaroid's shot by Jordi Molla during lockdown in which he painted over them. The sale of this art piece goes towards the benefit of the Ann Norton Sculpture Garden.
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Hourglass Vows
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This new series of colorful abstract paintings continues the
artist’s exploration of memory - delving into those aspects of life that can be controlled and those that cannot.
“I oft...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Gathering Sky, serene and tranquil landscape, horizon in blue and orange
Located in Toronto, ON
Christopher Masoure was born into an artistic family in 1957 in Toronto. He began painting at an early age following his father’s footsteps. Educated in fine arts at the Art Institut...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Geomorphology 1608
By Andy Moses
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A Los Angeles-based artist with a unique take on color and the relationship between space, shape and light. Andy Moses paints with pearlescent pigments on concave canvases, which cur...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Blue Waters
By Dorothy Hood
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Blue Waters" is an oil on canvas painting by Dorothy Hood. The painting size is 90 x 70 inches.
Early in her maturation, Hood established herself as an artist of metaphysically cha...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Happy Party 45" x 30"
Located in Toronto, ON
With a vision of paintings that literally break free of the canvas, Blady + Van Mil invented moulage (molded collage) through experimentation in the early days of the pandemic. It be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas
Near the Church - abstract black and white landscape depicted in the Luminogram
Located in London, GB
NEAR THE CHURCH, 2016
Unique Luminogram Silver Gelatin Print, Framed; Framing options available, also can be shipped unframed if preferable
Framed; museum mount board, white metal fr...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogram, Silver Gelatin
NOR Cliff dwelling
Located in Ranchos De Taos, NM
Ceramic sculpture of combined clay bodies, unique processes developed by Anna Bush Crews, looks to inherent qualities in the material, the way it smoothes, or not, the way it stretch...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Ceramic
Composition N27. Oil on Canvas. 28.5X 47 Inch. 2015. By Giorgi Vepkhvadze.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Giorgi Vepkhvadze’s art is an Abstract expressionism for modern interior designs for Residential and Commercial spaces. Well suited for New York Apartments and Houses. Artist graduat...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Atomos 25A
Located in ÉTRÉCHY, FR
My artistic researches like Genesis plunged into incomprehension... How to understand matter made of emptiness. The atom which composes it exists only by the forces which animate it ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Twee haantjes
Located in BLARICUM, NL
QUIRIJN VAN TIEL
Rotterdam 1900-1967 Rhoon
Two birds
1966
Gouache on paper
39,5 x 48 cm.
Signed and dated: lower right ‘Quirijn 66’
Provenance: Private collection, the Netherlands...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Gouache
Earth Balance, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting uses simple geometric shapes and color harmony to explore balance and the relationship between positive and negative space. Cool blues and warm green shapes bring a sen...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Night Falls - On Canvas
By Sara Conca
Located in New York, NY
Abstract painting on canvas. Rich texture and vibrant colors.
About the artist:
Sara Conca is a world renowned, American, contemporary abstract artist of French-Italian descent...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Gently Does It
Located in Manchester, GB
An original acrylic painting on wood panel by artist Laura Pedley, signed on reverse by the artist, finished with archival UV protective varnish, this art...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Red King - Enamels on Plexi
Located in New York, NY
Abstract painting on plexi. Vibrant red with black and yellow and charcoal hues. No frame needed. King theme.
About the Artist:
Michael has been working as a painter and des...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Dadap
By Frank Stella
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Dadap" is an abstract sculpture made by Frank Stella in 2002, composed of stainless steel and aluminum. The artwork size is 66 1/2 x 50 1/4 x 19 inches.
This work is a part of Stel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Yves Klein Blue M1
Located in San Juan, PR
CARLOS MERCADO
ABSTRACT
Inspired in the work of Franz and Ives Klein
This body of work was produced during the initial months of the lock down due to the pandemic. This tragedy crea...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Samurai
Located in London, GB
Signature: Signed "R. Motherwell" in pencil lower right
Inscriptions: Numbered in pencil lower right; workshop chop mark lower right
Edition: 16
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Writer and Artist Charles Movalli Painting "Sterling Ridge, Vermont"
Located in Rockport, MA
Charles Movalli (1945-2016)
Charles Movalli (1945–2016) had a BA from Clark University and a PhD from the University of Connecticut. He painted and wrote about art for over thirty ye...
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled LX by Ferle - large abstract painting, green & yellow
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LX is an abstract painting by French contemporary artist Ferle.
Oil on free-standing canvas, W 140 cm x H 200 cm // W 55 in. x H 78 3/4 in.
”In her work, Ferle creates new s...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Frozen Ground
Located in Manchester, GB
Matthew Bourne derives his work from his passion for metaphysical concepts such as sight, sound, and emotion. As a result, Bourne argues that his abstra...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Untitled-059 mixed media on paper by John Von Wicht
Located in Hudson, NY
This abstract artwork is one of a group of over 100 pieces personally selected by the artist, and gifted to a close personal friend in 1969. Please note that this painting was never ...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
MAXA. Mixed media Abstract painting on Canvas
By Alec Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
MAXA, 2024 by Alec Franco
Mixed media acrylic and oil pastel on canvas
Image Size: 130 cm H x 215 cm W
Unframed
Signed by the artist
_______
The artist's works are based on time and...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Large Cleve Gray Abstract Painting, 65″W
By Cleve Gray
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer: Cleve Gray (American, 1918-2004)
Additional Information: Work is titled “Towards Cornwall #3.” Gallery label to reverse: Irving Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida.
Mar...
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Large Billy Lee Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer: Billy Lee (Chinese/British)
Additional Information: Billy Lee is well exhibited worldwide and known for his large abstract minimalist sculptures. He has received nu...
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Steel
NOR Bracket
Located in Ranchos De Taos, NM
Ceramic sculpture of combined clay bodies, the unique processes developed by Anna Bush Crews, looks to inherent qualities in the material, the way it smoothes, or not, the way it st...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Ceramic
Untitled
Located in København S, DK
Explore Mila Francesca Cali's abstract watercolors, inspired by her plein-air studies of space and nature. With echoes of modernist painting in a contemporary context, each piece res...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil Crayon, Watercolor
Firenze
Located in New York, NY
Firenze, 2022
Screenprint in colors, on Saunders Waterford 425gsm paper
Sheet size: 32 x 24 in. (81.3 x 61 cm)
Edition of 100 + 25 AP
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil, lower marg...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Screen
Purple and Black
By Paul Resika
Located in Provincetown, MA
Paul Resika was born in New York City in 1928. He began taking painting lessons at age nine, greatly encouraged by his Russian émigré mother. At twelve years old, he began studying w...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
untitled
Located in Queenston, ON
Can be purchased as a diptych, or individual art work .
custom framing options available. Adam makes bespoke one fo a kind furniture and frames.
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Alkyd
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Rano Kau', 2014 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Rano Kau' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. David wanted to capture pictorial quality of his previous cast internal piece...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Glass
Third Chapter, Suite #5 - Abstract Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Kennedy Contemporary is proud to announce a solo exhibition by Laguna Beach artist, Chris Gwaltney. This will be Gwaltney’s second solo exhibition with the gallery and will remain on...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Lets Not Think About Tomorrow
Located in Jönköping, SE
Keeping with my passion of nature, this collection focusses on the movement and structure of nature. Primarily that from trees. I am fascinated by trees and their amazing beauty. Co...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
In All Seasons - Large Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Kennedy Contemporary is proud to announce a solo exhibition by Laguna Beach artist, Chris Gwaltney. This will be Gwaltney’s second solo exhibition with the gallery and will remain on...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
"Stripe Drawing #11" 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
Elsewhere, Suite #7 - Small Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Kennedy Contemporary is proud to announce a solo exhibition by Laguna Beach artist, Chris Gwaltney. This will be Gwaltney’s second solo exhibition with the gallery and will remain on...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Down Comes the Sky
Located in San Diego, CA
"Down Comes the Sky" in "Urban Peace" collection is an original painting by San Diego Artist Shima Shanti in the ancient art form of Encaustic. Up to 50 layers of purified beeswax m...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wax, Encaustic, Oil
Children of the World: Midnight #4
Located in Southampton, NY
The latest in the wide world of J. Oscar Molina's "Children of the World" Collection--a profound collection of paintings and sculptures in assorted sizes and mediums which have been ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Cerulean Flora
Located in Readsboro, VT
Infused with a tranquil palette, this textile sculpture was crafted to evoke serenity and growth, drawing inspiration from the resilience of nature. Its cerulean hues and wood founda...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Cotton, Wood, Latex
unusual ORIGINAL 1960's plaster & oil paint relief panel painting VENICE ITALY?
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very unusual plaster and paint relief painting with wonderful depth. Possibly depicting St Marks Basilica Venice ? there work is signed and dated 1964 lower right - but we have been ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Copper Grey/Green
By Joel Perlman
Located in New York, NY
Joel Perlman is best known for his sculptures that juxtapose flat geometries of welded steel, aluminum, and bronze in three-dimensional space. His sculptures sketch themselves out in...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Copper
Untitled
Located in København S, DK
Explore Mila Francesca Cali's abstract watercolors, inspired by her plein-air studies of space and nature. With echoes of modernist painting in a contemporary context, each piece res...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Watercolor
Drip, Drip, Drip.
Located in Toronto, CA
Acrylic painting on canvas by artist Troy Smith. The Drip, Drip, Drip painting measures 48" x 72" and is painted on canvas. Painted in his studio in the summer of 2022, Troy experime...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
New Space Arabia 1979 Colossal Abstract Red Blue Green Museum Canvas James Yohe
By James Yohe
Located in Miami, FL
James Yohe painted this large scale red and deep hues of blue and green powerful and beautiful original work on canvas in 1979. This early work by this famous artist of the 1980's a...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer
Untitled
Located in København S, DK
Explore Mila Francesca Cali's abstract watercolors, inspired by her plein-air studies of space and nature. With echoes of modernist painting in a contemporary context, each piece res...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Watercolor
Loie Hollowell, Cascade: Porcelain Plate, Contemporary Art
Located in Hamburg, DE
Loie Hollowell (American, b. 1983)
Cascade, 2020
Medium: Porcelain plate
Dimensions: 10 7/10 in diameter (27.3 cm diameter)
Edition of 175: Signed in plate
Condition: Mint (sold in i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Ceramic
No. 16 painting by Naohiko Inukai
Located in Hudson, NY
A great strong-edge painting by Naohiko Inukai, No. 16 is part of a series the artist created in the mid 1960s. Many from this series were shown at Inukai's two solo shows at Stempfl...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Four & Six, No. 1 painting by Naohiko Inukai
Located in Hudson, NY
Strong vertical and horizontal elements woven into a repeating pattern, Naohiko Inukai's painting Four & Six, No. 1 offers a calming rhythmic symmetry. As was noted the the March 196...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Singularity I-Modern abstract geometric graphic atwork-painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Singularity I" by Heny Steinberg is a mesmerizing exploration of abstract geometrical minimalism that invites viewers to contemplate the convergence of form and space. Crafted with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Autres mouches no 3
Located in Westmount, QC
Jean-Paul Riopelle, 1923-2002, Canadian
Autres mouches no 3, 1985
Lithograph on Japan paper
20 1/2 x 26 3/4 in
Signed and numbered in pencil, edition of 75
Catalogue raisonné refer...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Wayvox
Located in New York, NY
Wayvox, 1986
Ballpoint pen on paper
11 x 8-1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
Signed, titled, and dated, lower margin
At the heart of Bousfield's work lies a lyrical celebration of color and ...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Rising
Located in Belgravia, London, London
"Rising"
by Michael Thacker
British, 21st Century
Bardiglio Marble with Platinum Leaf
Sculpture size (HxWxD): 19.75 x 15 x 6 inches
Monogrammed and dated 9 5 21
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Stone, Platinum
O.P. 88 collage on paper by Glenn Goldberg
Located in Hudson, NY
O.P. 88 (1988)
Pencil, ink, enamel and collage on paper
46" x 30"
48 ½" x 32 ½" x 2" framed
Stamped "GG88" lower right by artist with his signature stamp.
Provenance: M. Knoedler &...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Enamel
Autres mouches no 2
Located in Westmount, QC
Jean-Paul Riopelle, 1923-2002, Canadian
Autres mouches no 2, 1985
Lithograph on Japan paper
20 1/2 x 26 3/4 in
Signed and numbered in pencil, edition of 75
Catalogue raisonné refer...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
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