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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
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Dancing Trees, Original Painting, Abstract art
Dancing Trees, Original Painting, Abstract art

Dancing Trees, Original Painting, Abstract art

Located in Deddington, GB

This work was made to create a landscape that feels like a disco, with dancing, twisted trees and colours that buzz next to each other. The sky and the land are celebrating the end o...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Oil, Acrylic

The Silent Sanctuary
The Silent Sanctuary

The Silent Sanctuary

Located in Zofingen, AG

The world does not always come at you loudly. Sometimes it is quiet and persistent — a thousand small moments of pressure, expectation, judgment. A look that says you are too much. A...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint

Presence
Presence

Presence

Located in Zofingen, AG

Size: 140×97 cm (overall size with stretching 150×107 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled Painting Title: "Presence" Series Title: "The Inviolable Reserve" ...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, 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...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Miami Art Deco Pool, Blue Cyanotype on Paper, Abstract Shapes Water Reflections
Miami Art Deco Pool, Blue Cyanotype on Paper, Abstract Shapes Water Reflections

Miami Art Deco Pool, Blue Cyanotype on Paper, Abstract Shapes Water Reflections

By Kind of Cyan

Located in Barcelona, ES

This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Miami Art Deco Pool" shows the movements of water over a tiled swimming pool floor. Details: + Title: Miami Art Deco Poo...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Emulsion, Watercolor, Photographic Paper, C Print, Lithograph, Other Medium

Golden Hour in Napa - Large Scale Abstract Expressive Landscape Mixed Media Art
Golden Hour in Napa - Large Scale Abstract Expressive Landscape Mixed Media Art

Golden Hour in Napa - Large Scale Abstract Expressive Landscape Mixed Media Art

By Bruce Rubenstein

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The paintings of Bruce Rubenstein seamlessly marry sophistication with accessibility. Rubenstein’s original art merges the creative attitudes of New York and Los Angeles, combining s...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Juste Milieu by Julien Guarneri - Stainless Steel Sculpture
Juste Milieu by Julien Guarneri - Stainless Steel Sculpture

Juste Milieu by Julien Guarneri - Stainless Steel Sculpture

Located in Paris, FR

Juste Milieu (2022) by Julien Guarneri Sanded stainless steel sculpture, 42 x 22 × 14 cm / 16.5 × 8.7 × 5.5 in. (Can be produced on a monumental scale - contact us for further inform...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

Reclaiming Europa
Reclaiming Europa

Reclaiming Europa

Located in Zofingen, AG

This powerful mixed-media work, featuring a neoclassical portrait of Europa upon a dark, graffiti-covered bull against a chaotic neon background, explores the theme of The Sovereign ...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint

Abstract Expressionist Mid-century American painting
Abstract Expressionist Mid-century American painting

Abstract Expressionist Mid-century American painting

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Beautiful minimal Abstract Expressionist painting. Mixed media on paper glued down to illustration backing board. Paper sheet measures 10.25 x 14 inches. Cardboard panel measures 1...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Illustration Board

Flower Field I - Large Scale Colorful Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Artwork
Flower Field I - Large Scale Colorful Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Artwork

Flower Field I - Large Scale Colorful Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Artwork

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Khoury's art is characterized by her masterful use of vivid fluorescent colors, dark tones, and high-contrast compositions that are both striking and visually compelling. She employs...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Pastel, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Au bord du jour, Contemporary Large Abstract landscape Oil Painting, 34 x 34 in
Au bord du jour, Contemporary Large Abstract landscape Oil Painting, 34 x 34 in

Au bord du jour, Contemporary Large Abstract landscape Oil Painting, 34 x 34 in

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Au bord du jour - Oil on canvas Unframed: 80 x 80 x 2 cm (31.50 x 31.50 x 0.79 in) Framed: 87 x 87 x 3.5 cm (34.25 x 34.25 x 1.38 in) Black or natural wood floater frame available Si...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Reversible Composition

Reversible Composition

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Reversible Composition, c. 1937, oil on composition board, signed verso in pencil, 12 x 15 / 15 x 12 inches, “#11” “22” and #104” annotated verso, label verso reads on one side: “Cha...

Category

1930s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Golden Hour (The Meeting)
Golden Hour (The Meeting)

Golden Hour (The Meeting)

By Olena Kishkurno

Located in Zofingen, AG

Golden Hour (The Meeting) is a luminous contemporary impressionist painting that explores the emotional power of human connection through expressive brushwork, radiant color, and atm...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sanctuary for Two
Sanctuary for Two

Sanctuary for Two

Located in Zofingen, AG

Size: 142×142 cm (overall size with stretching 152×152 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled This painting is a visual meditation on preserving one's inner wo...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dubrovnik Cityscape Croatian Landscape
Dubrovnik Cityscape Croatian Landscape

Dubrovnik Cityscape Croatian Landscape

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Romana Milutin Fabris (b.1941) Dubrovnik Cityscape with Nude Women, ca. 1970. Gouache on illustration board, 23 x 32.5 inches; 25 x 34.5 inches framed. Signed lower right. Foil frame label on verso from 1960's with 5 digit telephone number, dating this piece to ca. 1970. Romana Milutin Fabris, born in 1941 in Dubrovnik, is one such artist: unwavering, devoted, and endlessly inspired. Her artistic education began at the School of Applied Arts in Split and Zagreb, and continued at the Academy of Applied Arts in Belgrade, where she laid the foundations of her distinctive visual language. A pivotal moment in her formation came with an international scholarship from the Austrian government, which enabled her to study in Salzburg under the great master Oskar Kokoschka-a painter of profound expressionist vision, whose spirit echoes in Romana’s work without ever being immitated. From the outset, she forged her own path-intimate but consistent, deeply personal and unmistakably her own. In 1964, she opened her first solo exhibition at the Sponza Palace in Dubrovnik, marking the beginning of a presence on the art scene that has now spanned more than six decades. Dubrovnik occupies a special place in her work. It is not merely the city of her birth, but the city of her soul-an eternal source of inspiration. Its stone walls, austere Mediterranean light, and the lush branches of bougainvillea reappear time and again on her canvases. Through these motifs, we sense belonging, but also poetic distance-for Romana does not paint the landscape as an external scene, but as an inner experience. Her colours speak in silence, her forms exude tranquillity, and the figures in her portraits radiate a depth that reaches beyond the visible. Each painting is a page from the diary of a strong and sensitive spirit, a woman who has preserved a childlike wonder, a profound reverence for beauty, and a lifelong belief in the power of artistic expression. Romana Milutin Fabris reminds us that art is not a fleeting moment, but a lasting presence. / 1965 / FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION, SPONZA PALACE ATRIUM, DUBROVNIK · ATELIER FOR INTERIOR DESIGN MASLINA - WORK COMPLETED UNDER THE FAMOUS PAINTER MILOVAN STANIĆ...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Vers l'equilibre, Contemporary Large Abstract Geometric Oil Painting, 34 x 34 in
Vers l'equilibre, Contemporary Large Abstract Geometric Oil Painting, 34 x 34 in

Vers l'equilibre, Contemporary Large Abstract Geometric Oil Painting, 34 x 34 in

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Vers l'Équilibre - Oil on canvas Unframed: 80 x 80 x 2 cm (31.50 x 31.50 x 0.79 in) Framed: 87 x 87 x 3.5 cm (34.25 x 34.25 x 1.38 in) Black or natural wood floater frame available S...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Within the Green Crowns
Within the Green Crowns

Within the Green Crowns

Located in Zofingen, AG

Size: 97×120 cm (Total canvas size including stretching margins: 107×130 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled This artwork is a visual metaphor for the sanct...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Serie I: bleu sur vert et rouge" original lithograph

"Serie I: bleu sur vert et rouge" original lithograph

By Joan Miró

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. The catalogue reference is Mourlot 282. Printed in 1961 in an edition of 1200 for the wrap-around dust-jacket cover of the "Miró 1959-1960" catalogue, pu...

Category

1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Subtle balance
Subtle balance

Subtle balance

By Aliona Koroliova

Located in Zofingen, AG

This work continues an exploration of silence as an inner space — a state where perception slows down and the boundaries between forms become soft and unstable. It is built on a bala...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Where it is quiet, No.5
Where it is quiet, No.5

Where it is quiet, No.5

By Aliona Koroliova

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this work, the artist explores silence as a state of inner balance and presence. Drawing from the ощущення of natural landscapes, she creates a distilled, atmospheric space where ...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

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.