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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
Space Talk - Original Textural Layered Figurative Abstract Shapes Colorful Art
Space Talk - Original Textural Layered Figurative Abstract Shapes Colorful Art

Space Talk - Original Textural Layered Figurative Abstract Shapes Colorful Art

By Jonas Fisch

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Swedish artist Jonas Fisch’s imagery is vibrantly buzzing with colorful commentary on society - past and present - morphed into figures, words, and shapes. His heavily layered canvas...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Abstract Painting on Canvas by Serg Graff "Funny Octopuses", COA
Abstract Painting on Canvas by Serg Graff "Funny Octopuses", COA

Abstract Painting on Canvas by Serg Graff "Funny Octopuses", COA

By Serg Graff

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This is a unique original acrylic painting on canvas in a lively fantasy abstract style by Serg Graff, titled “Funny Octopuses.” The painting bursts with color and movement, depicti...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

The Big Lebowski - Colorful Abstract Expressive Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
The Big Lebowski - Colorful Abstract Expressive Mixed Media Painting on Canvas

The Big Lebowski - Colorful Abstract Expressive Mixed Media Painting on Canvas

By Bruce Rubenstein

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The paintings of Bruce Rubenstein seamlessly marry sophistication with affordability. His expressive abstract landscape artwork 'The Big Lebowski' features whimsical details and vibr...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Warm Touch
Warm Touch

Warm Touch

By Oksana Reva

Located in Zofingen, AG

“Warm Touch” A peaceful wave unfolds across the canvas — not forceful, not fierce, but gently wrapping the space in tenderness. Its shifting shades of blue flow softly, like the brea...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Fusion des éléments II” French Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Sophie Dumont
“Fusion des éléments II” French Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Sophie Dumont

“Fusion des éléments II” French Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Sophie Dumont

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

“Fusion des éléments II” is an original abstract landscape oil painting by French contemporary artist Sophie Dumont, created in 2026. In this intimate composition, Sophie Dumont con...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Bean Pole XL - Wind Kinetic Sculpture, Copper and Steel
Bean Pole XL - Wind Kinetic Sculpture, Copper and Steel

Bean Pole XL - Wind Kinetic Sculpture, Copper and Steel

Located in Bloomfield, ON

The uniquely magical kinetic sculptures of American artist Lyman Whitaker translate an unseen force of nature-the wind into a visible, graceful and mesmerizing dance. As a master in...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Copper, Steel

Sidera (Honeymoon) -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Expression, Flower Love
Sidera (Honeymoon) -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Expression, Flower Love

Sidera (Honeymoon) -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Expression, Flower Love

By Olumide Ajayi

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Sidera reflects that kind of radiant intimacy, the soul's longing to chart constellations in another person, to navigate the galaxies of their experiences, and to leave behind light,...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

flowers in the cloud
flowers in the cloud

flowers in the cloud

By Katarina Joys

Located in London, London

full size of the canvas 156x229cm (size 150x223cm) acrylic, oil on canvas one-of-a-kind The canvas will be shipped rolled without stretcher bars inspired by Anastasia Aureum'...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

The Beginning
The Beginning

The Beginning

By Oksana Reva

Located in Zofingen, AG

“The Beginning” Oil on linen, multilayer technique This work captures the moment when form is born out of silence. Translucent layers of oil, laid one upon another like breaths of t...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Stanley Bielen "Hope" 2026 oil on paper mounted
Stanley Bielen "Hope" 2026 oil on paper mounted

Stanley Bielen "Hope" 2026 oil on paper mounted

By Stanley Bielen

Located in New York, NY

Stanley Bielen Hope, 2026 oil on paper mounted 6⅜ x 5¼ in. (bie103) Stanley Bielen’s paintings often begin with him planting the flower that he intends to capture in paint. He bring...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Oil

Sculpted white folds. 3D texture
Sculpted white folds. 3D texture

Sculpted white folds. 3D texture

By Svetlana Saratova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The artwork is crafted on a wooden circular canvas, enhancing its organic and natural appeal. The folds, created from durable mesh and coated with plaster, add depth and texture to t...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Wooded Canal, Original Painting, Abstract art
Wooded Canal, Original Painting, Abstract art

Wooded Canal, Original Painting, Abstract art

Located in Deddington, GB

An oil and acrylic painting on paper of a canal scene. Painted without any reference other than my memory, this is of a patch of canal called ‘The Cleaves’. It lies between Lower Hey...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Oil, Acrylic

Path of Memories
Path of Memories

Path of Memories

Located in Zofingen, AG

This work explores memory as a path shaped not only by events, but also by people, encounters, and inner transformation. It speaks about how, when we look back, we begin to see a com...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Homage to the Square : HG442:a
Homage to the Square : HG442:a

Homage to the Square : HG442:a

By Josef Albers

Located in Paris, FR

Silkscreen, 1964 Edition : 70/125 Image dimensions : 28.50 cm. x 28.50 cm. (11.22 in. x 11.22 in.) Paper dimensions : 48.50 cm. x 38.50 cm. (19.09 in. x 15.16 in.) Handsigned by the...

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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Silk

Can this be real From the my journey collection - 1999
Can this be real From the my journey collection - 1999

Can this be real From the my journey collection - 1999

By Alexandra Nechita

Located in Rochester Hills, MI

Alexandra Nechita Can this be real From the my journey collection - 1999 Print - Lithograph on Arches Archival Paper   35½'' x 23¾'' inches Edition: Signed in pencil, dated and marked 139/199 Embossed with Mourlot Paris Stamp "I am so blessed to have a younger brother named Maximillian. Can this be real? I feel so infinitely happy, so full of life, so complete to have Maximillian. Loving to open up a chest full of race cars and trucks or kicking a ball the way boys do, was something unknown to me.""Having my pony tail pulled so much was another surprise of having a little brother. Even wild adventures like building pyramids out of live snails was nothing compared to trying to hold our garden spiders...

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1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

After sound
After sound

After sound

By Aliona Koroliova

Located in Zofingen, AG

This work is about a sound that has already disappeared, yet continues to exist as a trace. I am interested not in the moment itself, but in what remains after: vibration, residual m...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mid-Century French Abstract Expressionist Oil on Canvas.
Mid-Century French Abstract Expressionist Oil on Canvas.

Mid-Century French Abstract Expressionist Oil on Canvas.

Located in Cotignac, FR

A large mid-century French abstract expressionist oil and acrylic on canvas by Jean-Louis Ladislas. Signed and dated 69 to the reverse. Presented in a slim baton wood frame. A highl...

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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Traces No.9 Pour une Archéologie du Présent, 1970s Acrylic on Plywood
Traces No.9 Pour une Archéologie du Présent, 1970s Acrylic on Plywood

Traces No.9 Pour une Archéologie du Présent, 1970s Acrylic on Plywood

Located in Cotignac, FR

Large 1970s abstract geometric acrylic and oil on plywood panel signed Rivel and dated 1977 to the bottom left. The painting is titled to the rear of the panel. Numbers of colour fields in muted shades jostle against one another. It is the shapes and the space between them which give energy to the painting whilst the colour palette restrains. The painting is highly textured as the artist has applied the paint thickly and energetically with both palette knife and large brushstrokes. At times layers of paint reveal underlying colours. This painting fits perfectly into the abstract genre with its focus on its formal qualities over and above its subject matter. Furthermore the artist experiments with reconstructing shapes and rejecting three dimensional perspective. A fine example of non objective art...

Category

1970s 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.