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
THE MILKY WAY CIRCLE (Limited Edition of Only 30 Prints)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas
Monochrome Ultramarine Blue Abstract Painting on Canvas by Gabriela Meunie
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, Acrylic, Pigment
Huge French Contemporary Modernist Abstract Oil Painting Multi Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed by Jacqueline VERDET (French, 1931-2023)
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 45 x 35 inches
condition: the work is in overall very sound and good con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Green Cathedral III - Large Contemporary Abstract Green Tone Geometric Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harrison Gilman's large original artworks begin with a layer of fast-paced gestural abstraction followed by organic shapes and geometric structures. Some of his paintings remain in t...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
#260, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Pigment
Dialogues geometriques, Abstract textured, French artist, Oil paint Contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Oil on canvas
Unframed size: 100 x 81 cm (39.37 x 31.88 in)
Framed size: 107 x 88 cm (42.12 x 34.64 in)
Choice of natural oak or black floater frame
Year: 2025
Signed lower right
Cer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
12 Dreams - Large Abstract Expressionism Colorful Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The paintings of Bruce Rubenstein seamlessly marry sophistication with affordability. His expressive abstract landscape artwork 'Flourishing Fields' features whimsical details and vi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Enamel
Contemporary Abstract Figurative Painting on Canvas in Violet Tones
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Encounters at Dawn" – Contemporary Abstract Painting on Canvas in Violet Tones with Figuration is an abstract oil painting that explores color field and abstract expressionism. The ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Light of the Hills– Original Textured Abstract landscape , Oil, Contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
In Light of the Hills, Sophie Dumont, a French contemporary painter, captures the serene rhythm of an abstract landscape built through subtle layers of oil paint.
Soft greens, ochres...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Hand Painted Proof-Golden Glow Summer Night-British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf
Located in London, GB
Golden Glow Summer Night is a large, hand-painted Artist’s Proof, uniquely finished with original oil paints and hand-applied gold leaf on premium Giclée fine art paper.
This is a tr...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Untitled 145_25 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Ludovic Dervillez is a French abstract painter whose practice is a powerful interrogation of how painting can still be a living, resonant space, focusing on the vital tension between...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Original Triptych-Sunlit Series-British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf, Oil on canvas
Located in London, GB
This stunning Original Set of 3 paintings by Shizico Yi on Canvas includes:
Sunlit-Primary Blue
Sunlit-Primary Red
Sunlit-Purple with Red
these are a part of Shizico Yi's Sunlit proj...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Save the Savior - Large Oversized Affordable Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harrison Gilman's large original artworks begin with a layer of fast-paced gestural abstraction followed by organic shapes and geometric structures. Some of his paintings remain in t...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Original Triptych-Gladiolus, Dahlias, and Elderberry-British Awarded Artist-oil
Located in London, GB
The paintings draw upon late-summer blooms and trees from Shizico’s own garden—gladiolus, dahlias, and elderberry. Red tones carry the warmth of maternal love, while yellow brings th...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Mediterrani, Blue and White, Abstract Gesture Patters, Acrylic Painting Seascape
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor
Salat, Yellow and White, Abstract Fish Patterns, Modern Seascape on Paper, 2025
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
avp_1521 - Original Abstract Vibrant Blue Tone Contemporary Painting on Paper
By Alex Voinea
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The colorful abstract artworks of Romanian artist Alex Voinea are inspired by experiments with paint poured over vibrating surfaces, such as speakers at full volume. Alex Voinea coll...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Another Way To See, Small Works No. 143
Located in New York, NY
As a whole, these paintings continue my exploration of building forms through intuitive,
responsive painting. It has been five years since my first show at SEFA Hudson, and I’m thril...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Hand-Painted Canvas Proof #1-Purple Misty Alliums-British Awarded Artist-One Off
Located in London, GB
This Artist’s Proof is approximately 90% hand-painted with original oil paint and gesso by Shizico Yi, applied directly onto a premium Giclée canvas made from her original oil painti...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Giclée
avp_1275 - Original Abstract Vibrant Pink Tone Contemporary Painting on Paper
By Alex Voinea
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The colorful abstract artworks of Romanian artist Alex Voinea are inspired by experiments with paint poured over vibrating surfaces, such as speakers at full volume. Alex Voinea coll...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Flower in Bowl - Abstract Cool Tone Botanical Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Paramount Ranch Oaks
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
UNFRAMED: 14" x 18" FRAMED: 20.25" x 24.25" x 1.5"
Signed "K Dempwolf" on lower right
Artist Statement
"This is a movie ranch whe...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Mystique 7, blue, earthy, green, white, calm, atmospheric
Located in Cumming, GA
This abstract landscape radiates a sense of calm and renewal through its layered, atmospheric composition.
A soft wash of aqua blue drifts across the canvas, suggesting open sky or...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
L'homme à la fraise - Linocut by Pablo Picasso - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Color linocut on strong wove paper, realized in 1962.
Image dimension: 53.2x39.2; Sheet dimension 62.5x44.3 cm.
One of the "épreuves de passe" remaining with the printer Arnéra in ...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Linocut
Untitled #SP-201, Mixed Media on Paper by Murray Duncan - Abstract Geometric
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Untitled #SP-201 by Murray Duncan
Mixed media on paper
Size: 32" x 40”
Unframed, signed
A bold mixed-media work with dynamic lines and textures.
This captivating piece by Murray D...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Mid Century French Geometric Abstract in Black White and Navy Signed SG
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Geometric Abstract in Black White and Navy Signed SG
by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French
signed lower right “SG”, name stamped verso
Acrylic and gouache on ar...
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Gouache
Awakening Dreams - Abstract Luminous Earth Tone Textural Floral Acrylic Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Plants in Pottery Pots - Original Abstract Colorful Botanical Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Astra, abstract.
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Astra” is created on a round canvas using the acrylic pouring technique.
The composition is built on the interplay of deep black, white, blue, and brown tones, enriched by two shad...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Falling Reef. From the series Polyculture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
These works explore our relationship with the incredible biodiversity of our planet Earth. Visual representations of flowing colours, smells, sounds and the feeling of our life sourc...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blooming
Located in London, London
“Blooming in the Ether” – An Abstract Floral Dreamscape
Immerse yourself in a world where petals drift like constellations. This expressive abstract painting captures lush, impress...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
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The Beginning
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Persian Morning II (Abstract expressionist mid-century Indiana artist painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mary Ann Robertson (1923-1911).
Persian Morning II, 1964.
Oil and paper on canvas.
25 x 36 1/2 inches. overall frame size 37 1/2 x 26 inches.
notes: Nashville, IN woman artist....
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Handmade Paper
Painting Animal Dog Modern Gold Contemporary Striking Invest Bold Classic Joy
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: BLUE - Insightful Intent
Painting Animal Dog Modern Gold Contemporary Striking Invest Bold Classic Joy
Original One-of-a-kind
This painting forms part of an artwork series c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Gold
Original-Roses, Gladiolus, Hydrangeas-Summer Bloom Series-British Awarded Artist
Located in London, GB
This painting marks Shizico Yi’s joyful return to en plein air painting in her garden after a season of unpredictable weather—storms and heatwaves arriving in sudden turns.
By late J...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
TN509-T by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, triptych, white
Located in Paris, FR
TN509-T is a unique triptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. The painting is made with Ink and acrylic on canvas. It is composed by 3 panels, total dimensions...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
#63, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Pigment
Ruz Red Light Background Landscapes - Abstract Acrylic on canvas Painting
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Original artwork by Spanish artist Rafael Ruz.
Acrylic in perfect condition.
While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in the same...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
“Ooooo, Heavenly Sheep”
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Ooooo, Heavenly Sheep”
Series: “Mosaic of Time”
In this work, the sheep appear as a symbol of simple, almost naive anchors that stay with us regardless of the chaos of the outside w...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
THE WARMTH OF VOID
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Everything unnecessary has been removed to highlight the essential: the boundary between “just now” and “not yet.” The work speaks not of events, but of the point where they come t...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Inner library, Original Textured Abstract Library, Oil Paint, Contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Abstract bookshelf oil painting by French contemporary artist Sophie Dumont, Inner Library explores the silent architecture of memory and thought. Known for her poetic compositions a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Glowing Sunset II - Original Vibrant Warm Tone Textured Abstract Artwork Framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The delicate and poetic artworks of painter Frederic Paul reference his Asian roots in expressive and elaborate compositions. Inspired by the bold colors, spices, flora, and landscap...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Rice Paper
Original Lithograph X
By Joan Miró
Located in Henderson, NV
Printed in 1972 at the Mourlot atelier and published for the "Miro Lithograph I" catalogue raisonne. Size: 12 1/2 x 19 1/4 inches (320 x 490 mm). This work was published as a folded ...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Unlikely Refresh, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This abstract landscape painting, built through multiple layers of wet-on-wet mediums, creates a rich surface. The tactile depth contrasts with smooth, glossy p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
ABSTRACT 2565
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I poured vibrant emotion into layers of soft pastels, letting acrylics dance freely across the canvas. The swirling pinks, yellows, and blues express an uplifting ener...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Sidera (Honeymoon) -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Expression, Flower Love
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,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
"Ambient Resonance" - Organic hand-built ceramic bowl sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Ambient Resonance" Hand-coiled and pinched wide ceramic sculpture vessel by Jessamyn Go.
Iron Speckled Brown Stoneware, White Crawl Glaze, White Glaze Interior
Size: 11.5 x 11.5 x...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze
Black And White - Impasto Inspired Textural Thick Acrylic Paint Abstract Artwork
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 i...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
MIST
Located in Zofingen, AG
"A thin veil of fog hides the world. In this shaky haze dreams are born”
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,184
Cuerpos Magnéticos #42. Wall sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Pigment
Colorful Mid Century Modern Abstract Painting by M Hamilton Morton, dated 1957
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a very colorful and energetic painting by American architect and artist M. Hamilton Morton. It is nicely signed and dated 1957. Mr Morton was born in Washington DC in 1934 a...
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
SAT-NAM
Located in Zofingen, AG
“This work is a visual mantra — an invitation to stillness. With no defined forms, only texture and vibration, the painting dissolves the boundary between the outer and inner world.”
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Expressionist impressionist nature oil painting "Calling to nature""
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This small-format oil painting "Calling to nature " by French artist Natalya Mougenot evokes the quiet ambiguity of nature.
Painted on stretched cotton canvas (20 x 20 cm / 7.9 x 7...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Venus - Ethereal Abstract Textural Floral Painting in Blush, Coral and Gold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary abstract impressionist still-life painting "Table in garden"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
“Table in Garden” is a vivid contemporary still-life painting by French artist Natalya Mougenot, part of her ongoing series dedicated to floral compositions and intimate domestic sce...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Original-To make a Garden-British Awarded Artist-oil and gold leaf on canvas
Located in London, GB
[To make a garden ] is a part of her "Landscape Memory" Series. Shizico explores forms, layers, and time onto canvases.
In this outstanding painting, Shizico applied layers of mater...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Yankee Doodle /// Gene Davis Abstract Geometric Huge Screenprint Colorful Modern
By Gene Davis
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Gene Davis (American, 1920-1985)
Title: "Yankee Doodle"
*Signed and numbered by Davis in pencil lower right
Year: 1972
Medium: Original Screenprint on wove paper, laid down t...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Screen
Oh Yosemite - Original Abstract Muted California Landscape Watercolor Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Heidi Lowell is a multidisciplinary artist based in Austin, Texas, whose practice is deeply rooted in the earth itself. Harvesting site-specific soils and plant materials from across...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Pastel Grid (Spice) - contemporary, minimalist, abstract, pastel on paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This colourful contemporary pastel on paper in grid form is by Milly Ristvedt.
The classic grid pattern becomes more than a ‘container’ for colour in the hands of master colourist M...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Evening over Green, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Bold texture and vibrant color convey the drama of Tennessee’s summer evenings. A vast sky of purples and blues reflects the shifting light at dusk, while lay...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
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