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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
Propels #4 (Edition 1/25)
Propels #4 (Edition 1/25)

Propels #4 (Edition 1/25)

Located in New York, NY

Unidentified Artist, "Propels #4" Edition 1/25, Abstract/ Figurative Lithograph numbered and signed in Pencil, 15 x 11 (Image: 11.75 x 9), Mid-20th Century, 1952 Colors: Turquoise, ...

Category

1950s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

ONYX - Amber (XL)

ONYX - Amber (XL)

By Nick Thomm

Located in FITZROY, VIC

Nick Thomm - ONYX - Amber (XL SIZE 36" x 48"). Limited Edition #15 of 25. Hand Signed & Numbered. Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle 308gsm Fine Art Paper. Condition: NEW - Unopen...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Original Diptych-Spring Duet-British Awarded Artist-Abstract UK Contemporary
Original Diptych-Spring Duet-British Awarded Artist-Abstract UK Contemporary

Original Diptych-Spring Duet-British Awarded Artist-Abstract UK Contemporary

By Shizico Yi

Located in London, GB

Spring Duet is part of Shizico Yi’s ongoing exploration of the diptych format—a project that began in 2024. Painted en plein air, every canvas captures both the landscape outside her studio and the intimate interior surrounding it. This duality unfolds across two paintings, creating a visual dialogue that shifts and harmonises like a musical duet. The work belongs to Shizico’s long-running Memory Landscape Series (est. 2015), in which she moves fluidly between mediums—installation, sculpture, painting—and across visual languages from impressionism and expressionism into abstraction. In this spring chapter, she turns to the gentle hues of the Northern European early spring: soft greens, creamy whites, pink-apricot light—tones that hold the tender, awakening atmosphere of the season. Each canvas functions like a musical note; together, the pair forms a coherent visual phrase. Their relationship is harmonious yet flexible, offering multiple ways of living with the work in your home. -Artist's Lifetime Warranty for the original artwork Details Diptych (set of 2 paintings) Medium: oil, acrylic, mixed media on canvas Size: • Each canvas: 50 × 39.5 cm • Total combined size: 50 × 79 × 1.5 cm (Unframed measurements) -Versatile Display: The diptych may be hung: • Side by side as a traditional diptych set • Separated across different walls to create visual punctuation and subtle connection between spaces This flexibility allows the work to adapt to a variety of homes and interior styles. -Guarantee End to end tracking Delivery Worldwide by Royal Mail Worldwide at lowest flat Rate £22. About the artist: Dr. Shizico Yi is a London-based artist working across installation, film, and painting. Her practice explores themes of loss, repetition, the everyday, and the significance of memory. Drawing on a background in design and film, she creates works that weave personal experience into wider social and human narratives. Yi holds a PhD in Fine Art from the University of East London (2017), an MFA, and a BA in Womenswear from the University of the Arts London. ​ Her practice also includes plein air painting from spring to autumn and studio-based work in winter, allowing place and season to inform the energy, scale, and materiality of her pieces. Her work has been exhibited internationally in the UK, Korea, and Italy, and is held in private collections across the USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, Taiwan, and the UK. Notably, Shizico Yi secured the title of Winner of the Women Film Makers: Best Shorts Competition in 2013 in Los Angeles, USA. She also serves as a guest jury member at the 14th-16th Annual New York City Independent Film Festival from 2022 to 2024 and is a curator and founder of no barking aRt...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Blue Lifebuoy Mixed Media Wall Sculpture with Miniature Figure
Blue Lifebuoy Mixed Media Wall Sculpture with Miniature Figure

Blue Lifebuoy Mixed Media Wall Sculpture with Miniature Figure

By Vera Vizzi

Located in FISTERRA, ES

Blue Lifebuoy Mixed Media Wall Sculpture with Miniature Figure "Portami al Mare" is a unique mixed media wall relief by Italian artist Vera Vizzi. Created on a circular wooden panel,...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Wood Panel

Abstract Painting of Textured Earth Landscapes, 2023, 130x187 cm
Abstract Painting of Textured Earth Landscapes, 2023, 130x187 cm

Abstract Painting of Textured Earth Landscapes, 2023, 130x187 cm

By On Hansen

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

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Blockchain #4, Blockchain, Abstract Geometric Painting
Blockchain #4, Blockchain, Abstract Geometric Painting

Blockchain #4, Blockchain, Abstract Geometric Painting

By Robert Petrick

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Blockchain #4 explores the intersection of structure, connection, and complexity through a network of layered geometric forms. Interlocking rectangles in deep blues, charcoal, soft p...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

July
July

July

Located in Zofingen, AG

Size: 91×66 cm (overall size with stretching 101×76 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled Svetlana Brazhnikova’s artwork "July" is an expressive, sun-drenched...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled - Expression no. 1 - Screen Print After Jackson Pollock - 1964
Untitled - Expression no. 1 - Screen Print After Jackson Pollock - 1964

Untitled - Expression no. 1 - Screen Print After Jackson Pollock - 1964

By Jackson Pollock

Located in Roma, IT

JACKSON POLLOCK (American, 1912-1956) Untitled, CR1091 (After Painting Number 7, CR324), 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

Flowers - Colorful Contemporary Floral Painting on Canvas
Flowers - Colorful Contemporary Floral Painting on Canvas

Flowers - Colorful Contemporary Floral Painting on Canvas

Located in East Quogue, NY

Julia Scheuer’s "Flowers" is an exuberant meditation on resilience and the emotional promise of spring. Created after a long winter, the painting channels the artist’s anticipation o...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Colorful Stories" by Masri - Large Gestural Contemporary Abstract Expressionist
"Colorful Stories" by Masri - Large Gestural Contemporary Abstract Expressionist

"Colorful Stories" by Masri - Large Gestural Contemporary Abstract Expressionist

By Masri Hayssam

Located in Carmel, CA

Masri (Lebanese, born 1965) "Colorful Stories" 2018 Acrylic paint, Oil paint, Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher bars The artist signed the back of the painting. "Colorful Stories" by M...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Circular Multicolor Clay Sphere Wall Relief Geometric Pop Abstract Sculpture
Circular Multicolor Clay Sphere Wall Relief Geometric Pop Abstract Sculpture

Circular Multicolor Clay Sphere Wall Relief Geometric Pop Abstract Sculpture

By Elizabeth Art Candy

Located in FISTERRA, ES

Circular wall relief composed of hundreds of hand-formed clay spheres creating a vibrant geometric field of color, texture and dimensional abstraction. Bubble belongs to Elizabeth A...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Clay, Spray Paint, Board

Untitled (PPR443) - Original Colorful Surrealist Abstract Mixed Media Artwork
Untitled (PPR443) - Original Colorful Surrealist Abstract Mixed Media Artwork

Untitled (PPR443) - Original Colorful Surrealist Abstract Mixed Media Artwork

By Max Manning

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Max Manning is a Houston-based painter whose practice he describes as “algorithmic abstraction”, studio-built systems that he deliberately disrupts to create compositions where loose...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache

Untitled (Concetto Spaziale)
Untitled (Concetto Spaziale)

Untitled (Concetto Spaziale)

By Lucio Fontana

Located in Washington , DC, DC

Tipped in color plate produced in 1962 for a rare official Lucio Fontana artist monograph published by famed art book publisher Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (not included), during the artis...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paper

'Abstract in Red', Brasil, São Paulo Bienniale, MoMA Resende, New York, Chicago
'Abstract in Red', Brasil, São Paulo Bienniale, MoMA Resende, New York, Chicago

'Abstract in Red', Brasil, São Paulo Bienniale, MoMA Resende, New York, Chicago

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

'Abstract in Red' by Carmélio' Rodrigues Cruz, 1966. Brasil, São Paulo Bienniale, MoMA Resende, New York, Chicago ---- Signed twice, verso, 'Carmélio' and 'Carmélio Cruz' for Carmélio' Rodrigues Cruz (Brazilian, born 1924) and dated 1966. Carmélio Rodrigues Cruz first studied art with the Brazilian painter, Jacinto de Souza (1935-1940). In 1944, he was invited to participate in the Sociedade Cearense de Artes Plásticas (SCAP), alongside other Latin American Modernists including Antonio Bandeira...

Category

1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Meeting Point”
“Meeting Point”

“Meeting Point”

By Jacob Burda

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting “Meeting Point” captures a quiet moment of anticipation. In the foreground, a man in a cap leans calmly against a car, as if waiting for someone. In the background, anot...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Flow of Freedom
Flow of Freedom

Flow of Freedom

By Olena Kishkurno

Located in Zofingen, AG

Freedom is always about pure energy and inner strength, and since ancient times, the horse has been its most powerful archetype. In this work, the image of the horse becomes a condui...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Crayon

Christina Gschwantner Vivid Gestures – Contemporary Abstract Painting Bright New
Christina Gschwantner Vivid Gestures – Contemporary Abstract Painting Bright New

Christina Gschwantner Vivid Gestures – Contemporary Abstract Painting Bright New

By Christina Gschwantner

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Contemporary abstract painting with vivid gestures and bright colors. Bold strokes of red, yellow, violet, and white emerge with energy against a muted ground, creating a powerful ba...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

"Warm"  Mixed Media Painting  37 x 49
"Warm"  Mixed Media Painting  37 x 49

"Warm" Mixed Media Painting 37 x 49

By Scott Harper

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

BORN JULY 31, 1979 IN NEW JERSEY, USA CURRENTLY LIVES AND WORKS IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA BIO: As an artist based in the vibrant community of West Palm Beach, my work is an explor...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

"Budding Flowering Ripening" - Vintage Glass Sculpture
"Budding Flowering Ripening" - Vintage Glass Sculpture

"Budding Flowering Ripening" - Vintage Glass Sculpture

Located in Westport, CT

Resurrect Studio, “Budding Flowering Ripening,” Vintage Glass Sculpture, 14 x 14 x 12 in. “Budding Flowering Ripening” is a radiant vintage glass sculpture by Resurrect Studio, the ...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Glass, Resin

Daydreaming, Abstract Oil Painting
Daydreaming, Abstract Oil Painting

Daydreaming, Abstract Oil Painting

By Janet Hamilton

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"The green and blue hues give a peaceful and comforting feeling to this piece," says artist Janet Hamilton. Janet's ongoing Stripes collection is a heavily te...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Untitled #2
Untitled #2

Untitled #2

By Aliona Koroliova

Located in Zofingen, AG

This work is part of the series “Inside and outside”, which explores the connection between a person’s inner world and what is happening around them. The series speaks about thoughts...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Untitled 1980
Untitled 1980

Untitled 1980

By Grace Hartigan

Located in Columbia, MO

Grace Hartigan (American, 1922–2008) Watercolor on paper, signed recto Grace Hartigan’s work is defined by its bold color, gestural intensity, and a striking synthesis of abstraction...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Transformation - Lithograph by Mark Tobey - 1970s
Transformation - Lithograph by Mark Tobey - 1970s

Transformation - Lithograph by Mark Tobey - 1970s

By Mark Tobey

Located in Roma, IT

Screen print on Richard de Bas paper, realized in 1970 ca. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition 89/100. Published by Edition de Beauclair. Very good condition.

Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Large Warm Toned Vintage Figural Abstract Oil Painting
Large Warm Toned Vintage Figural Abstract Oil Painting

Large Warm Toned Vintage Figural Abstract Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American abstract painting. Oil on canvas. Measuring: 48 by 36 inches. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Architecture of Chaos
Architecture of Chaos

Architecture of Chaos

Located in Zofingen, AG

From the series “Between States” Before you is a space where familiar reference points dissolve. The work does not depict a specific place; instead, it captures a moment of transfor...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

After the Rain, Tennessee Tobacco Farm, Oil Painting
After the Rain, Tennessee Tobacco Farm, Oil Painting

After the Rain, Tennessee Tobacco Farm, Oil Painting

By Doug Cosbie

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In this painting, artist Doug Cosbie features small-scale American tobacco farms with their fields. Each has a curing shed that is attached to the main structure. "The atmosphere is humid after the rain, and the air has an overwhelming but delightfully sweet and pungent smell."


About the Artist
Artist Doug Cosbie presents the vibrancy found in nature with his impressionist, rural architecture centered artwork. Longing to create something that connects with people, Cosbie spent countless years perfecting how he portrays the world on canvas. Within his journey, he studied as an apprentice in the studios of Sam Black and Jack Shadbolt. As a plein air artist, Doug's studio is a portable pochade box...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Ensign No. 1

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

Bloomtime: Original floral painting on Canvas, Vintage Floral Still Life, Signed
Bloomtime: Original floral painting on Canvas, Vintage Floral Still Life, Signed

Bloomtime: Original floral painting on Canvas, Vintage Floral Still Life, Signed

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: Bloom-time in pot of blues This artwork is an invitation to connect to abundance and rejuvenation. Working layer upon layer, I honored the delicate blossoms, offsetting the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Abstract Geometric Composition with Paper, Fibers, and Acrylic on Canvas (Green)
Abstract Geometric Composition with Paper, Fibers, and Acrylic on Canvas (Green)

Abstract Geometric Composition with Paper, Fibers, and Acrylic on Canvas (Green)

Located in Soquel, CA

Abstract Geometric Composition with Handmade Paper, Fibers and Acrylic on Canvas Whimsical abstract composition by an unknown artist (20th Century). Lime green acrylic paint makes u...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Jute, Acrylic, Washi Paper

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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.