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
I Really Did Think About It - Large Vivid Abstract Original Painting
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Nick Thomm - GHOSTS (BLUE)
Located in FITZROY, VIC
Nick Thomm 'GHOSTS' (Blue)
69cm x 92cm (27"×36″)
Limited Edition of 199
Hand Signed and Numbered #113
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle 308gsm Fine Art Paper.
Condition: NEW.
Wo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment
The Memory of Unknown Things 7(ii), Contemporary, Abstract
Located in Deddington, GB
The Memory of Unknown Things is a series of paintings exploring the experience of knowing something but not being able to retrieve it immediately from memory. Through the painting pr...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Untitled #287 " watercolor print on fine art paper
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Over the past 20 years, Michelle Oppenheimer has become well known for composing paintings that capture the imaginative and organic possibilities of abstract watercolor and acrylic. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Inkjet
Daydream 2, Abstract Painting
By Pat Forbes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A tonal abstract landscape rendered with an introspective approach. Artist Pat Forbes describes the scene as "the world left behind in the dreamy moments when...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled #7 - Drawing, Landscape, Abstract, 21st Contemporary
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Untitled #7, 2016
Wax crayon on paper
78 7/10 × 59 1/10 in
200 × 150 cm
Signed on reverse
Berszán tries to bring forward the moment of the brutal unbinding between “I” and the “oth...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Wax Crayon
ABSTRACT Contemporary Artist French Rose Madone New Artwork Nature 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
Sydney Licht "Still Life with Plant" Oil on Linen
By Sydney Licht
Located in New York, NY
Remnants of our consumer culture keep finding their way into my work. Our visual lives are cluttered with packages, clothing and furnishings that come at us in a swirl of color and p...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Hand painted Artist Proof-Lemon Rose Cottage-British Awarded Artist-Large OneOff
Located in London, GB
This stunning large Artist's Proof is an one-off, hand-painted with highlights by the artist , signed at front and on the back label too; this proof is 80% hand painted with original...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Giclée
Nick Thomm - AFTER DARK (GREEN)
Located in FITZROY, VIC
Nick Thomm 'After Dark' (Green)
69cm x 92cm (27"×36″)
Limited Edition of 125
Hand Signed and Numbered #104
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle 308gsm Fine Art Paper.
Condition: NE...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Untitled (XX) (Abstract, Red, Grey) (25% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Barbara Keidel
Untitled (XX) (Abstract, Red, Grey)
Linocut
1996
Edition: 3
Numbered and dated by hand in pencil
Size: 9 x 8.25 inches (22.86 x 20.95 cm)
COA provided
Tags: Abstr...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Linocut
$58 Sale Price
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Immigrant V3 - female, figurative, bronze, stainless steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This figurative outdoor sculpture in female form is forged in bronze and stainless steel.
Galina Stetco used her own body as a model for the mould of this compelling and poignant l...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
Present Moments, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Textured brushstrokes blend muted tones of brown and green to capture a serene meadow with a meandering stream. The overcast sky gives the scene a tranquil, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Stunning Art Deco Young Woman Portrait Framed Signed Rare Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Exquisite antique portrait painting of a young fashionable woman. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 24L.
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Journeys, Abstract Painting
By Pat Forbes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Part of Pat Forbes's ongoing "Journey" series of modern abstract paintings, evoking our colorful and complex life paths. "Life offers us many choices," she sa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Blue Space
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
En esta obra, he vertido mi energía creativa en un lienzo que respira dinamismo y pasión. Usando acrílicos, he fusionado minimalismo con expresionismo abstracto, donde cada pincelada...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Still life with oysters, 80х80cm, print on canvas.Edition of 20 pieces
Located in Yerevan, AM
Edition of 20 pieces
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
Climbing Ivy - large sweeping elongated forms, stainless steel outdoor sculpture
By Kevin Robb
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The highly polished stainless-steel reflects the sunlight; like ivy, three gently curved pieces ‘climb’ a central ‘branch’. This is Kevin Robb. The American sculptor is known for his...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Night Out (Triptych) - Figurative Blue Textured Impasto Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ekaterina Ermilkina’s original, abstract fine art paintings are created using a skillful combination of applying and removing oil paint with a palette knife on canvas. Her inspiratio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vitnage American Modernist Abstract Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 10H by 10L.
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
On-Of-A-Kind Contemporary painting on canvas, Abstract, Fantasy style, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale Original Abstract Acrylic Painting on canvas in a fantasy abstract style the viewer with its swirling, vortex-like composition of vivid colors and dynamic movement. At th...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Daniel Humair 'Roland Garros French Open' 2004- Poster
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Galerie Le Long Paris, 2004 French Open
Paper Size: 29.5 x 23.25 inches ( 75 x 59 cm )
Image Size: 29.5 x 23.25 inches ( 75 x 59 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: A: Mint
Shipping an...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Offset
Malayer Persian Rug – Striking Design with Red Patterns
Located in Winterswijk, NL
This piece of jewellery from southern Persia is hand-knotted from fine, hand-spun highland wool and dyed with natural vegetable dye. Highland wool is particularly hard-wearing and du...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Silk
Inscape No.2, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"This piece is like magnified images of the inner constellations of neurons, thought forms, and connections," shares artist Maya Malioutina. A minimalist mode...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Garden Party - Mixed Media 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. With exhib...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Steel, Wire
20th Century Figural Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Woman Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Lucile E Lundquist Blanch (American, 1895 - 1981)
Abstract
Oil on panel
Signed lower right
10 x 8 inches
17 x 15 inches framed
Painter and lithographer Lucille Linquist Blanch, born in Hawley, Minnesota in 1895, was, by her mid-thirties, already represented by a number of paintings in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art. She would receive a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1933.
She studied at the Minneapolis Art Institute during World War I, 1914 to 1918, with fellow students Harry Gottlieb...
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
The Flow of Water. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
A recent sojourn to India has provided a very productive creative period for Francesca Owen. Her palette reflects the warmth, spice and amazing colours of the subcontinent. These myr...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Wind Across the Gorse, Original painting, Contemporary Landscape Art, Yellow art
Located in Deddington, GB
Elaine Kazimierczuk comments about this artwork "This is one of a series of paintings I made during the first. lockdown of 2019. I was unable to go out and visit meadows to make phot...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Las Flores en Mi Jardín, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
By Ana Valdes
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 100 cm
2025
Signed and dated on the side
About the Artist
Painting was always present in Ana Valdes's life, but it was ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Lee Krasner: A Retrospective - The Museum of Modern Art (Celebration) Poster
By Lee Krasner
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Lee Krasner (American, 1908-1984)
Title: "Lee Krasner: A Retrospective - The Museum of Modern Art (Celebration)"
*Signed and dated in the plate (printed signature) lo...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
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
Ensign No. 1
Located in Columbia, MO
A native of Upstate New York, Matt Ballou was educated at The School of The Art Institute of Chicago (BFA 2001) and Indiana University ( MFA 2005) before coming to The University of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Plastic, Permanent Marker
Frank Stella, Whitney Museum exhibited graphic work with label, Signed/N, Framed
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
Frank Stella
(Whitney Museum Exhibited) Shards IVA (Axsom 151), 1982
Lithograph & Silkscreen on Arches Cover Paper (Whitney Museum exhibition label verso of frame)
45 1/2 × 39 1/4 in...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Lithograph, Screen
Mocha Latte - Abstract, Contemporary, Original
Located in Deddington, GB
Sometimes just a colour will inspire a painting and the colour mocha did just that with this one. Its a warm muted brown with undertones of chocolate, soft pinks and creamy orange - ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil
McGovern for McGovernment (Signed by BOTH Alexander Calder and George McGovern)
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder
McGovern for McGovernment (Signed by BOTH Alexander Calder and George McGovern), 1972
Lithograph on wove paper with deckled edges. Hand signed and Numbered by Calder, and inscribed and signed by George McGovern. Publisher's blind stamp.
Pencil signed and numbered 184/200
Published by Styria Studio, New York (with blind stamp)
Bibliography:
George McGovern & the Democratic Insurgents: The Best Campaign and Political Posters of the Last Fifty Years (University of Nebraska Press), Hal Elliot Wert
Frame included
Framed in a mus...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph, Pencil
Geometric Abstraction Color field silkscreen signed Artists Proof, Museum Frame
Located in New York, NY
LUDWIG SANDER
Untitled geometric abstraction
Artists Proof, aside from the regular edition of 90
Hand signed and annotated AP on the front
Elegantly matted and framed in white wood m...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 16H by 20L.
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
Bathed In Sunshine, Oil Painting
By Lisa Nielsen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Lisa Nielsen displays impressionist roses gleaming from the warmth of the sun. Plump blossoms spring from effervesce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) - La ronde de la jeunesse - Color lithograph - 1961
Located in Varese, IT
color lithograph on Arches paper , edited in 1961
Limited edition of 200 copies , numbered 146/200 in lower left
Hand signed by Pablo Picasso in pencil in the lower right margin
pape...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
A Book of Silkscreen Prints 1973-76 (2nd Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Associated with the Minimalist art movement of the 1960s, Mangold developed a reductive vocabulary based on geometric forms, monochromatic color, and an emphasis on the flatness of t...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Figures - Screen Print by Pietro Spica - 1996
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and dated, and signed on plate.
Artist's proof.
Good conditions.
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
$226 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract 2205
Located in Zofingen, AG
This original artwork by Alex Senchenko is an abstract, contemporary acrylic on canvas piece. Perfect for a room that needs a burst of color.
Comes with a certificate of authenticity...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
ABSTRACT New Black White Artwork by Contemporary Artist Carsten Beck 2023
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
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Colorful Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Image size, 36H by 28L.
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Third Avenue Elevated #1' — Mid-century Precisionist Abstraction
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Ralston Crawford, 'Third Avenue Elevated #1', lithograph, 1951, edition 55. Freeman L51.4. Signed, titled and numbered '48/55' in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, with rich ...
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Adagio in Burnt Umber" Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Brown Hue Abstract 72"x60"
Located in New York, NY
"Adagio in Burnt Umber" 2025, 72" H x 60" W. Abstract, mixed media painting consisting of acrylic, pencils, and oil pastels on canvas by Argentine-born artist Karina Gentinetta (feat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
'Abstract in Jade', Bay Area Abstraction, Woman artist, SFMOMA, Oakland Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower right in pencil, 'B.R.' for Barbara Rainforth (American, 20th century) and dated 1989. Additionally signed in pencil, verso, 'Barbara...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Laid Paper, Graphite
Paul (male nude)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Patrick Terenchin (b.1970).
Paul, 2024
Gesso and charcola on paper, 16 x 20 inches.
Measuring 17 x 21 inches in black frame behind glass.
Signed and dated lower left.
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Charcoal
$375 Sale Price
25% Off
Composition in colour - Lithograph, 1956
Located in Paris, IDF
Sonia Delaunay (after)
Composition in colour, 1956
Lithograph and stencil (Jacomet workshop)
On wove paper 31.5 x 23.5 cm (c. 12.4 x 9 in)
Edited by San Lazaro...
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
Untitled - Expression no. 2 - Screen Print After Jackson Pollock - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
JACKSON POLLOCK (American, 1912-1956)
Untitled, CR1093 (after painting Number 9, CR340), 1951–printed 1964
Screenprint, on Strathmore wove paper, numbered in pencil lower left, and with the Estate of Jackson Pollock 1964 blindstamp lower left(?)
From the second posthumous printing of 50 authorized by his widow, Lee Krasner in 1964 (there was also a lifetime edition of 25)
Published by Bernard Steffen...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Longing For Paradise IV (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Longing For Paradise IV (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas — Unframed.
This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This metho...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hope You Don't See Me (Abstract Geometric Wall Sculpture in White and Gray)
By Dai Ban
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract geometric, minimalist wall sculpture in white and grey
Precision board, Venetian Plaster, pigments, and beeswax
Despite it's stone-like appearance, the sculpture weighs abo...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Plaster, Board, Pigment
"A bird"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The picture of the helicopter with a flower collage elements was painted 2 weeks before the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bouquet Chroniciles No. II
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The painting measures 12 x 9 inches (without matboard) and comes with a white matboard measuring approximately 14 x 10 inches. The artist has signed the work on the lower right corne...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Marc Chagall - Opera
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Opera
Lithograph from 1965.
Dimensions of work: 32 x 23.5 cm.
Publisher: André Sauret, Monte Carlo.
The work is in Excellent condition.
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
$848 Sale Price
20% Off
"Poolside" a woman wearing a sun hat relaxes next to the pool on a summer day
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Triptych Abstract Bookshelf Painting – Oil on Canvas, Modern Library
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Silent Chronicles: An Ode to Immobile Memory
Triptych – Oil on canvas (3 panels)
With "Silent Chronicles", Sophie Dumont invites us into a world where minimalist aesthetics meet the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
La Pique (I), from A Los Toros Avec Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: La Pique (I)
Portfolio: A Los Toros Avec Picasso
Medium: Transfer lithograph
Date: 1961
Frame Size: 17 1/4" x 19 3/4"
Sheet Size: 9 1/2" x 12 1/2"
Image ...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Contemporary Black New Abstract Dots Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Christina Gschwantner combines contrasting art movements such as Art Informel and Minimal Art. She succeeds in depicting and creating her very own view of the world. A world that, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Antique American Abstract Expressionist Large Colorful Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Measuring 16 by 36 inches.
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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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.