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
Le Danseur Bleu (Very Large triptych)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Le Danseur Bleu" Thriptych, 1985, is a large oil painting and mixed media triptych on canvas linen by noted French artist Pierre Marie Brisson (b. 1955) It is si...
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Floral Still Life with Shell
By Edgar Levy
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Edgar Levy (1912-1975). Floral Still Life with Shell, ca. 1955. Oil on canvas measuring 28 x 36 inches. Unframed. Signed with artist monogram lower left.
Edgar Levy is remembered ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Oil Painting On Canvas. A Forgotten Dog On Green.
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil painting of a forgotten French bulldog, set against an abstract background dominated by Veronese green with touches of gold leaf. Made with professional Rembrandt colors. For dur...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold
A Los Toros Avec Picasso (Set of Four in Gold Frames)
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: La Pique (I), Le Picador (II), Jeu de la Cape (III), Les Banderilles (IV)
Portfolio: A Los Toros Avec Picasso
Medium: Set of four transfer lithographs
Ye...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Libre et Lumineuse - Soft Abstract Dreamy Floral Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Retrato, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
220 x 210 cm
Signed
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About the artist
Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Naci...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$5,040 Sale Price
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Original 1974 Show Poster 67 Watercolors-Drawings-Gouaches Sala Gaspar Barcelona
Located in Miami, FL
Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973)
"67 Acuarelas-Dibujos-Gouaches de 1897 a 1971", 1974
("67 Watercolors-Drawings-Gouaches from 1897 to 1971", 1974)
An Export Permit issued by the Span...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Offset
Mad World - Dramatic Colorful Contemporary Abstract Invest Striking Artwork
By Karnish Art
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: Mad World
Dramatic Colorful Contemporary Abstract Invest Striking Artwork Original One-of-a-kind Authentic Delight
The round canvas, painted lines, circles and spirals, repr...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
7.10.24 #6 - Jewel Tone Emerald Abstract Watercolor Minimalist Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Delicate strokes and natural hues shape Shiri Phillips' watercolor, ink, and colored pencil artworks, showcasing her exploration of minimalism and organic forms. Departing from her u...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Originals-Magic Bell Triptych-British Awarded Artist-After Monet-Impressionism
Located in London, GB
To Shizico Yi a triptych is a visual prayers; it embodies a meditative journeylike the form of meditation.
The repetition of motifs within the triptych serves as a method to revisit...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$1,018 Sale Price
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Set of 2 Abstract Expressionist, Original pieces, Landscapes and seascapes
Located in Carballo, ES
Lot of 2 original works by TUSET (A Coruña, 1997) made with ink and seawater on paper. The works can be framed on request or sent to you in a protected envelope for you to place, onc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Festival of Joy - Abstract Expressionism Colorful Delight Joy Texture Statement
By Karnish Art
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: Festival of Joy
Abstract Expressionism Colorful Delight Joy Movement Texture Statement Vibrant
Festivitas Laetitiae - Festival of Joy
This vibrant artwork, set on a deep cr...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Contemporary abstract impressionist seascape seaside acrylic painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork "When the blue sky meets the blue sea" is a captivating example of abstract expressionism, where vibrant color and dynamic brushwork coalesce to evoke an emotive landsc...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Oil
Contemporary New Abstract Grey Dots Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Moon over large Hill - minimalist, contemporary, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Aron Hill
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This modern landscape painting that features a moon is by Aron Hill.
Their influences were the modernists like Jack Bush and the great French Fauvist painter, Matisse. Both the form...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Hand painted Artist Proof-Rare LargeSquare format-British AwardedArtist-Rosarian
Located in London, GB
This is an unique one-off Artist Proof in a stunning large square format and its hand-painted detail bringing still life to modernity;
its outstanding hand-painted quality and rare...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Giclée
Fresh Moods 100 - Large Abstract Dark Blue Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
READY TO HANG - GALLERY QUALITY
A beautiful modern abstract, 100% handmade painting, made with professional varnished acrylics and Amsterdam acrylic sprays on stretched heavy canvas...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
20th Century French Geometric Abstract Composition Oil Painting 1970's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed and dated 70'
by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French
oil painting on board, unframed
size: 10 x 12 inches
provenance: private collection, Paris, France
conditi...
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Body in the Field #1 - 21st Century, landscape painting, blue, yellow, velvet
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Body in the Field #1, 202
oil on canvas
19 ¹¹/₁₆ H x 15 ³/₄ W in.
50 H x 40 W cm
Zsolt Berszán embodies in his works the dissolution of the human body through the prism of the fragm...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Contemporary New Abstract Pastel Strokes Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
In The Making 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Abstract, Colour Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
By and by
Too many thoughts rooted in my soul
So many memories, the good and the bad
They all shaped me.
Colourful in a wink, darkness looted.
But when it's all going grey, it shine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Joan Miró - MARAVILLAS CON VARIACIONES... Lithograph Contemporary Art Abstract
By Joan Miró
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Joan Miró - Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró X
Date of creation: 1975
Medium: Lithograph on Gvarro paper
Edition: 1500
Size: 49,5 x 35,5 cm
Condition: In ve...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
av_965 - Colorful Textured Original Contemporary Abstract Painting on Canvas
By Alex Voinea
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The colorful abstract artworks of Romanian artist Alex Voinea are inspired by experiments with paint poured over vibrating surfaces, such as speakers at full volume. Alex Voinea coll...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Phase – Contemporary Wall Sculpture on Wood with Lunar Texture and Color Accents
By Vera Vizzi
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Phase is a contemporary wall sculpture by Vera Vizzi that merges cosmic topography with symbolic intervention. Executed in modeling clay and acrylic on a circular fir wood base (30 c...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Enamel
ABSTRACT Black Lines Painting Spanish Artist Alicia Gimeno
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivated by calligraphy, the gestuality of brush strokes, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Spring is in the Air - Abstract Expressionist Green Landscape Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael's abstract expressionism paintings are influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work for the fir...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Large Abstract Painting on Canvas "Vanilla Ice Cream", Signed Serg Graff, COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is a large unique original acrylic painting on canvas in an fantasy abstract style by Serg Graff Titled "Vanilla Ice Cream". This piece has a wonderful gentle pastel color spect...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Spring Whispers
Located in THOMERY, FR
Spring Whispers captures the fleeting magic of a blooming garden in motion. Painted from life in a moment of deep connection with nature, this expressive watercolour evokes the joyfu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Contemporary Large New Abstract Gestural Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
Flamenco : Spanish Dancer - Original lithograph (Mourlot 1972)
Located in Paris, IDF
Sonia DELAUNAY
Flamenco : Spanish Dancer, 1972
Original lithograph
(Printed in Mourlot workshop)
Unsigned
On heavy paper 31 x 24 cm (c. 12 x 10 inch)
Edited by San Lazzaro in 1972
...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Blue Mountain - minimalist, abstract, landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract painting inspired by nature is by Pat Service.
The allure of the open road has long been a favorite subject for this Canadian artist. And with that artist...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Sea is Calling My Soul - Original Luminous Blue Textural Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Internal Limitations
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work is like a mirror into which our psyche gazes, afraid to see its true self. The artist explores the internal barriers that grow in the subconscious, like algae in impenetrab...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Improvisational Jazz - Large Oversize Neutrals Abstract Textural Action Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael captivates by his abstract expressionism paintings influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ancient Wisdom - Large Abstract Textural Layered Expressionist Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael's abstract expressionism paintings are influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work for the fir...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pink Cosmos, Mixed Media Art on Paper
By a.muse
Located in New york, NY
In the artist's abstract print series, Pink Cosmos, 2023 by a.muse represents an imaginary cosmos - the universe as a place of longing, dreams, wonder, and ethereal beauty. A 13.75" ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Ink, Rag Paper, Monotype, Gouache
Tecke, abstract, minimalism, library series, oil on canvas, textured, books, red
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
abstraction of books in a library in red ocher tones
the book appears more as the evocation of a culture than as an everyday object.
The affinities of literature and the plastic arts...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Large American Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting "Blue Landscape" Oregon 1955
Located in Portland, OR
A large American Abstract Expressionist oil on canvas painting by Pacific Northwest artist Frederick Heidel ( 1915-2000), "Blue Landscape", Oregon, circa 1955.
This is a large & earl...
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Imagine-Original abstract painting- contemporary artwork- contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
"Imagine" by Roman Goss is a captivating original abstract pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fake Marshmallow Series. "Red". Vibrant Contemporary Pop Art Sculpture in Clay
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Red" is a striking piece from Elizabeth Art Candy’s latest series dedicated to "Marshmallows", inspired by the evocative power of "sweet memories". This contemporary wall sculpture ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Clay, Canvas, Spray Paint
Original Diptych-Landscape Memories-Gold Leaf with Oil-British Awarded Artist
Located in London, GB
Shizico's unique approach to paintings, erasing, rewriting, and destroying the landscape in the background through bold strokes of gold leaf on the top layers in this series, works o...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
7 Folded Circles - Large Red Steel Tall Geometric Indoor Outdoor Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by dance and weightlessness, Granville Beals' modern industrial metal sculptures are primarily about relationships. Concerned with form and abstraction, he does not merely m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Metal, Steel
Morning Mist, 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 applied thick layers of paint using drywall...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
"Dancing in Teal Waters" Colorful Japanese Koi Fish & Water Oil Painting Canvas
Located in New York, NY
An impressionistic portrayal of Japanese Koi fish jubilantly depicted with movement and enthusiasm. In a burst of motion, the fish joyfully swim in the clear light blue waters, as th...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
#160, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Pigment
Natural / Unnatural R - Mixed Media Colorful Floral Sculptural Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kristina Fjellman, a Minnesota-based visual artist and performer, seamlessly blends sculpture and performance art in her captivating work. She has ga...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Steel
After Wordsworth - modern, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This colourful abstract painting is by Canadian artist Milly Ristvedt.
For more than sixty years, Milly Ristvedt’s artwork has been grounded in an exploration of colour and expressi...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled (abstract expressionist mid-century modern painting)
By Joseph Fiore
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Fiore (1928-2005) Untitled, ca. 1955. Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches.
Measuring 24 x 30 inches in custom modernist frame. Signed lower left. Excellent condition.
Joseph Albe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue and White Abstract Overlapping Shapes Fish Scribble Gestures, Mediterranean
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us and reminds us of its natural beauty and the importance of its preservation.
Details:
Title: Marina N31
Medium: Acrylic on Paper
Size: 106 x 70 cm ( 41.7 x 28 inches)
Year: 2024
* Frame is for illustrative purposes only. Artwork shipped carefully rolled and packaged in a tube.
* Certificate of Authenticity provided.
Enric Servera (Ciutadella de Menorca, 1970) lives and works between Barcelona and Menorca, Spain. His works explores the colors and forms of the ocean, inspired by the fauna and flora of the Mediterranean Sea. His work has shown in galleries across Spain, and is part of several public and private collections.
Words that may describe this series of artworks are: Mediterranean-inspired art, abstract sea...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor
Cadence pastorale, Abstract Landscape, Countryside, Contemporary Modern French
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Choose the frame: black or wood
Sophie Dumont is a professional painter whose work is collected worldwide and is known for her deep exploration of texture, color, and form. Her pain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
ABSTRACT Size Minimalism Painting Textil Spanish Artist Alicia Gimeno Black
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary impressionist landscape nature watercolor painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork "My love for Paul Cezanne" , inspired by Paul Cezanne, presents a vibrant and abstract interpretation of a tranquil landscape, characterized by energetic brushstrokes an...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Glaspalast Edition print, Munich, Germany 1996 (Hand Signed by Sean Scully)
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
Sean Scully
Munich 1996 (Hand Signed), 2001
Offset Lithograph print Hand signed and dated by Sean Scully in 2018
Boldly signed in black marker on the recto. Hand signed by Sean Scull...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Ink, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
Copernican Revolution, Astronomy Style Patchwork, Blue Tones Geometric Shapes
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful patchwork piece by Zita Chocarro.
Her exploration of color plays with form and contrast, as the intersection of the shapes she uses masterfully come together to ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Fabric
ABSTRACT PUZZLE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
I aim to visualize the invisible — energy, memory, and spiritual dimensions of reality. I believe art is the purest form of truth, and each line and symbol invites reflection on one’...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper
ABSTRACT Contemporary Artist French Rose Madone New Artwork forms earth colors
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of A...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pigment
Original-Impasto-Dahlias Jardin d'Hiver Series-British Awarded Artist-Impression
Located in London, GB
-In light of new tariffs, we’ve applied a 20% discount off the market price of this piece to support our collectors in facing potential added costs. At the gallery, we work closely w...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Matilda Mother
Located in New York, NY
John Vitale works on many canvases at once, moving between them, adding brushstrokes in acrylic paint, house paint and mark making with pencil and China markers. His process is intui...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
House Paint, Acrylic, Pencil
"Finishing Touch", Abstract Collage painting
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract painting by Jill haas features a contemporary style, often exploring themes of introspection and emotion through abstract forms and thoughtful color palett...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Greenwood
Located in New York, NY
John Vitale works on many canvases at once, moving between them, adding brushstrokes in acrylic paint, house paint and mark making with pencil and China markers. His process is intui...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
House Paint, Acrylic, Pencil
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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.