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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
Touched Red
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Richard Diebenkorn's "Touched Red," created in 1991, is a color softground etching, aquatint, and spitbite etching with drypoint on Rives Heavyweight paper, measuring 35 3/4 x 26 3/4...
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1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

"Sculptures I" original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1974 by the Atelier Arte and published by Maeght. Size: 11 x 22 inches (275 x 562 mm). This lithograph was published as a folded shee...
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Sculptures II" original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1974 by the Atelier Arte and published by Maeght. Size: 11 x 22 inches (275 x 562 mm). This lithograph was published as a folded shee...
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Blue Hydrangeas" Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Abstract in Blue Hues 30"x30"
Located in New York, NY
"Blue Hydrangeas" 2024, 30" H x 30" W. Multi-colored square abstract painting consisting of acrylic, house paint, pencils, and oil pastels on canvas by Argentine-born artist Karina G...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, House Paint, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil

Yegua 4/30
Located in Napa, CA
Siri Hollander, born in New York, lived most of her childhood in Andalusia, Spain, where the local community revolved around fairs and fiestas. Influenced by a family of artists and ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Bronze

Cari 1/30
Located in Napa, CA
Siri Hollander, born in New York, lived most of her childhood in Andalusia, Spain, where the local community revolved around fairs and fiestas. Influenced by a family of artists and ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Bronze

Fields I /// Joan Mitchell Large Diptych Etching Aquatint Female Abstract Artist
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Joan Mitchell (American, 1925-1992) Title: "Fields I" Portfolio: Fields *Signed and numbered by Mitchell in pencil (on second sheet) lower right Year: 1992 Medium: Original E...
Category

1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Handmade Paper, Aquatint, Intaglio, Etching

The cave of the goldfishes
Located in London, GB
Artsit: Olga Volha Piashko 80x120x0,1cm (86x126x0,1cm full size) acrilyc,oil on canvas. hand signed A world of energy and vibration, of subtle nuances and hidden dimensions. It ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Monkey Mind
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela Monkey Mind, 2019 Giclée archival inkjet print on watercolor paper Unframed dimensions: 15 x 15 inches Framed dimensions: 17.12 x 17.12 inches Edition of 10 Limited...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée

French Pop Art Modernist Textured Carborundum Etching Abstract James Coignard
Located in Surfside, FL
Carborundum Etching by James Coignard (French, 1925-2008) Signed and numbered 5/15. This might be a proof edition Includes insert by Michel Bohbot Frame: 22.5" X 18" Image: 16.75" X ...
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20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Etching

Hanami
Located in London, GB
Artsit: Olga Volha Piashko hand signed A world of energy and vibration, of subtle nuances and hidden dimensions. It is a world that exists in harmony with the physical, yet remains...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Melting Sun
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Born Monterrey, Mexico 1991. Graduated from the Bachelor of Arts at the University of Monterrey. (2014) Andrés uses ceramics as a medium to create amorphous beings that seem to belo...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Ceramic

Abstract 2462
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this piece, I channeled deep emotions, letting splashes of color collide in a dance of dream and reality. I poured my heart into layering acrylics, letting the interplay ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Red Mountain - minimalist, contemporary, abstract, landscape, acrylic on canvas
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 favourite subject for this Canadian artist. And with that artis...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

What Is Left
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela What Is Left, 2019 Giclée archival inkjet print on watercolor paper Unframed dimensions: 14 x 14 inches Framed dimensions: 17.12 x 17.12 inches Edition of 10 Limite...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée

Composition
Located in Varese, IT
Color silkscreen printing Limited edition , copy: XXXVIII/L Signature and numbering in pencil by the artist at the bottom Paper size: 76.5 x 55.5 cm Very good condition , slight s...
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper

Miro La melodie acide. original lithograph painting.
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
La melodie acide. original lithograph painting. signed on the stone and numbered 384/1500
Category

1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Visions of the Metropolis" Purple Flame Heart Original Oil on Canvas 1996
Located in Soquel, CA
"Visions of the Metropolis" Purple Flame Heart Original Oil on Canvas 1996 Original oil painting from Bay Area artist Travis Flack (American, 20th Century) from the series "Visions ...
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20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Flowers for Me
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela Flowers for Me, 2022 Acrylic and mixed media on panel Unframed dimensions: 12 x 12 inches Framed dimensions: 13 x 13 x 1 inches Paula Valenzuela's signature style c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

"Visions of the Metropolis #1" Spheres in Downtown Original Oil on Canvas 1996
Located in Soquel, CA
"Visions of the Metropolis #1" Spheres in Downtown Original Oil on Canvas 1996 Original oil painting from Bay Area artist Travis Flack (American, 20th Century) from the series "Visi...
Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

"Visions of the Metropolis #16" Harbor District Original Oil on Canvas 1996
Located in Soquel, CA
"Visions of the Metropolis #16" Harbor District Original Oil on Canvas 1996 Original oil painting from Bay Area artist Travis Flack (American, 20th Century) from the series "Visions...
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20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

My Blue Heart
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This wall hanging piece represents a blue heart with other organic shapes such as flowers and thorns. The artist uses clay, blue and gold glaze, as well as copper and velvet.
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Copper

Untitled XXXXX and XXXXVII. Glazed ceramic sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of 2 sculptures by Charo Oquet Glazed Ceramic Overall size: 18 H in x 28 H in. x 5 D in. 1. Untitled XXXXX, 2019 18 H in x 15 H in. x 5 D in. 2. Untitled XXXXVII, 2018 18 H i...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze

This is Up - Impasto Thick Paint Colorful Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint a...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Glitter, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Untitled XXXXIII and XXXXVIII. Glazed ceramic sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of 2 sculpures, by charo oquet Glazed Ceramic Overall size: 13 H in x 25 W in. x 7 D in. Individual size: 1. Untitled XXXXIII, 2019 13 H in x 10 W in. x 4 D in. 2. Untitled...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze

Stay Awake
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela Stay Awake, 2019 Mixed media on panel with cold wax finish Unframed dimensions: 16 x 16 x 2 inches Framed dimensions: 17 x 17 x 2 inches The title for this painting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Wax, Panel

Intervenciones del Tiempo, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
- Dimension 50 cm x 50 cm x 1.5 cm - Acrylic on canvas, mixed media, degradation, textured - Minimalism, degradation, the beauty of decay - Signed on the back - The edges...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Crossing Path -textile abstract geometric beige, blue handwoven wool framed
Located in New York, NY
Alma Prism stands at the intersection of art and ethics, creating geometric abstraction designs that are as responsible as they are beautiful. Through our collaboration with skilled ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Wool

Other Me
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Born Monterrey, Mexico 1991. Graduated from the Bachelor of Arts at the University of Monterrey. (2014) Andrés uses ceramics as a medium to create amorphous beings that seem to belo...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Ceramic

Brazilian Contemporary Art by Celia Eid - Les Arbres Bleus
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Framed, 41 x 41 x 4 cm, wooden frame Celia Eid is a Brazilian artist born in 1952 who lives and works between Paris, France and São Paulo, Brazil. She graduated from t...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Kazimierz, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original oil on canvas on wooden stretcher, signed on the front. Certificate of authenticity included. :: Painting :: Abstract Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official cer...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Untitled
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled" 1997, is an original color etching on wove paper by noted American artist Charles Eckart, b.1935. It is hand signed, dated and inscribed "Proof for Steve Head...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Etching

Untitled
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled" 1999, is an original color etching on wove paper by noted American artist Charles Eckart, b.1935. It is hand signed, dated and inscribed T.P in pencil by the ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Etching

"To dream or not to dream" (abstract woman's figure watercolor art on paper)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork called " To dream or not to dream" is a striking example of abstract expressionism, featuring a bold interplay of colors and shapes that captivate the viewer. This piece...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

The Words My Heart Was Calling - Framed Colorful Abstract Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Barcelona native artist Raul de la Torre's vibrant abstract mixed media artworks pay homage to textiles. De La Torre allows the materials to take over during the process and collabor...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Violets for dessert" semi-abstraction, flowers, stylish monochrome, raw canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original art by Lesia Danilina. Abstract acrylic painting on raw canvas "Violets for dessert». Shipping rolled in a tube. The painting is done on raw canvas with acrylic paints in ab...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

German Israeli Artist Abstract Lithograph
Located in Surfside, FL
Yohanan Simon (Hebrew: יוחנן סימון‎; November 3, 1905 – January 16, 1976) was a German-born Israeli painter. Yohanan Simon, painter was born in 1905, Berlin. From 1927 he lived main...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

New Wave
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Born Monterrey, Mexico 1991. Graduated from the Bachelor of Arts at the University of Monterrey. (2014) Andrés uses ceramics as a medium to create amorphous beings that seem to belo...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Ceramic

"Your moon" abstraction, large painting, monochrome, black and white
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original painting by Lesia Danilina. Acrylic on canvas. Abstract acrylic painting on canvas "Your Moon». unstretched canvas The influence of black and white on the subconscious leve...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Iraqi Israeli Mod Abstract Oil Painting Naim Basson Modernist Art Dove of Peace
Located in Surfside, FL
Naim Basson (Israeli, b. 1935) Naim Basson was born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1935 and immigrated to Israel in 1950. He studied painting and sculpture at the Avni Institute in Tel Aviv an...
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Board, Oil

Yellow Ball, East Hampton
Located in East Hampton, NY
Yellow Ball, East Hampton, NY, Archival Pigment Print, $ Ed. 2/5, 2016 Printed to Order *Photography: U Wash Truck, Death Valley and Mulford Lane, Amagansett 2012 have been feature...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Deals II - colorful circular abstract geometric watercolor drawing
Located in New York, NY
Richard Garrison collects information from typically overlooked aspects of daily life. Observed data from places like big box stores and parking lots are systematically transformed i...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Gouache, Graphite

French Urn No. 3 by Amy Dixon, Framed Contemporary Still Life Collage Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Amy Dixon’s loose, spontaneous canvases are full of life, energy and a glorious palette that warm the soul. Mostly her paintings convey this artist’s infectious joie de vivre and the...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Board

Bonfire Minor 5/30 - contemporary, abstract, polished, stainless steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This elegant and dynamic contemporary stainless steel sculpture was created by Ulysses Veloso to emulate the warmth and shape of a bonfire. The Toronto-based artist has hand-forged t...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

Urban Lights, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
75x60x1.5 cm. One of a kind work. Signed front and back. Sold with a certificate of Authenticity. Painted on canvas with the highest quality professional oil colors. Sold with a simp...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Font Diaz Little original pastel abstract painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Sin titulo original pastel abstract painting Manel Font Díaz (Barcelona, 1950) es un artista centrado especialmente en la pintura, primero formado en la facultad de Bellas Artes de ...
Category

1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Pastel

Passage -textile abstract pink, yellow, orange, brown handwoven wool framed
Located in New York, NY
Alma Prism stands at the intersection of art and ethics, creating geometric abstraction designs that are as responsible as they are beautiful. Through our collaboration with skilled ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Wool

MY NY Photography Signed Limited
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
NY long time ago, photography captured from a hotel room. Limited to 5 and signed.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Brazilian Contemporary Art by Celia Eid - Rouge Obscur
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Framed, 51 x 51 x 4 cm, wooden frame Celia Eid is a Brazilian artist born in 1952 who lives and works between Paris, France and São Paulo, Brazil. She graduated from t...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Brazilian Contemporary Art by Celia Eid - L'invasion Bleue
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Framed, 51 x 51 x 4 cm, wooden frame Celia Eid is a Brazilian artist born in 1952 who lives and works between Paris, France and São Paulo, Brazil. She graduated from t...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rene Magritte 'Les Promenades D'Euclide' 1973- Poster
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This reproduction of the Magritte painting is the only authorized and approved copy in its current format. It has been sanctioned by the appropriate authorities managing Magritte’s e...
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Offset

All You Need Is Love #5, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
All You Need Is Love #5 In this expressive poppy piece, I've created a vibrant dance of colors on canvas, encapsulating the a wild Poppy meadow in bloom. The lively acrylic dabs c...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Mar
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Born Monterrey, Mexico 1991. Graduated from the Bachelor of Arts at the University of Monterrey. (2014) Andrés uses ceramics as a medium to create amorphous beings that seem to belo...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Ceramic

"Forever Roaming, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 36" x 54"
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract Limited Edition giclee print by Kelly Rossetti is made with acrylic paint on canvas. It features a light, warm, and neutral palette, with grey, white, and ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Digital, Giclée

Dianthus flower
Located in Valencia, ES
Please note: artworks are sold and delivered without frames. Every artwork is hand-made and supported with a certificate of authenticity. Made in Spain, 2024. Package: protected ca...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Sandstone

Polygonatum flower
Located in Valencia, ES
Please note: artworks are sold and delivered without frames. Every artwork is hand-made and supported with a certificate of authenticity. Made in Spain, 2024. Package: protected car...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Sandstone

Lathyrus odoratus flower
Located in Valencia, ES
Please note: artworks are sold and delivered without frames. Every artwork is hand-made and supported with a certificate of authenticity. Made in Spain, 2024. Package: protected car...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Sandstone

Gladiolus
Located in Valencia, ES
Please note: artworks are sold and delivered without frames. Every artwork is hand-made and supported with a certificate of authenticity. Made in Spain, 2024. Package: protected car...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

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